Although the competition of smart phones is getting fiercer and fiercer, this does not prevent some traditional hardware manufacturers from entering the market. Asustek is one of them. As a traditional big factory that has been in the PC industry for many years, ASUS's reputation in the minds of DIY users must not be worded. Its rock solid advertising words have become widely known, and its position in the industry has long been unshakable. Although ASUS is still a rising star in the field of mobile phones, it is gratifying that ASUS has a very solid pace, Today, Asustek has brought us a new machine - Eagle Eye 3, which is equipped with a dual 12 megapixel rear camera with 2.3 times optical zoom capability. It is one of the few models with a long focus segment on the market. In addition, it also carries a lithium ion battery up to 5000mAh, which is a model with very distinctive and prominent features. Let's take a look at its performance.
Unpacking and appearance
In terms of packaging, Eagle Eye 3 uses a black packaging box, with shiny silver reflective particles added to the slightly frosted surface, which has a slight reflective effect under the light. The Chinese name is ASUS Eagle Eye 3, and the English name is Zenfone 3 Zoom.
The package adopts a flip design, and you can see the real Eagle Eye 3 after opening it.
The instruction manual, clip, water jacket, charger, data cable and earplug are included.
The Hawk Eye 3 we are going to evaluate today is the starry sky black color scheme, which uses black as the main color throughout. The black front panel+matte black back cover can be described as "black" thoroughly.
Matte black can also be very beautiful, which reveals the user's taste in a low profile. In addition to the low-key appearance, the matte black slightly frosted feel can also increase damping, which makes it more stable to hold than the glass material and is not easy to slip.
Apart from the three physical touch buttons, there is no redundant logo or other decorations on the front, and the design is quite simple.
Eagle Eye 3 is equipped with a 5.5 inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1080P, the theoretical maximum brightness is 500 nits, with 100% sRGB color gamut, and the surface is made of the fifth generation Corning gorilla glass.
The design on the back is also simple, with only cameras, flash lights, fingerprint recognition and ASUS logo.
The overall design is three-stage. The top and bottom are made of plastic, and the middle is made of metal. All of them are made of matte black surface. The color difference is very small, the transition is very natural, and the design style is harmonious and unified.
The dual camera design is slightly special. The size of the camera opening is large, and the two large eyes look very attractive. The left side is the main camera, the aperture is f/1.7, the Sony IMX362 sensor with 12 million pixels is used, and the unit pixel area is up to 1.4 μ m. On the right is a telephoto lens with a focal length of 2.3 times that of a conventional lens, and a Samsung 3M3 sensor with 12 million pixels is used.
The strip decoration below the camera integrates a color correction sensor, dual color temperature LED fill light and ASUS second generation laser focusing system.
In terms of key layout, the volume key and power key are all located on the right side of the body, the volume key is located at the upper position, and the power key is located at the lower position. As the most commonly used key, the position is more convenient to operate than the lower position. The right side of the fuselage is very simple, with only the SIM card slot.
There is only a noise reducing microphone on the top of the fuselage. The interface at the bottom of the fuselage will be more abundant. From left to right, there will be 3.5mm headphone interface, call microphone, USB Type-C interface and speaker opening.
In terms of design style, its integrity is relatively strong. The black panel+the overall frosted black body reveal maturity and composure in a low profile. In addition to the unique camera design, it is still very durable on the whole.
Performance and system experience
In terms of configuration, Hawkeye 3 uses Snapdragon 625 processor, 4GB running memory and 128GB built-in storage, and its screen is a 5.5 inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1080P. Let's take a look at its specific performance.
Processor performance
In terms of processor performance, its performance is in line with other models using the same processor.
Graphics Performance
In terms of graphics performance, the performance is also at a normal level, which is sufficient for general use scenarios, but it may be difficult for large-scale games.
Storage performance
In terms of storage performance, because it has 128GB built-in storage, generally speaking, the larger the capacity of flash memory chip is, the faster its read and write speed is. Therefore, its storage performance is good.
In terms of system experience, Hawkeye 3 uses ASUS's latest easy 3.1 operating system, which is customized based on Android 6.0.
It has built in a very powerful aggregate search application, Search+, which can search local content and network content at the same time, and aggregates a variety of life assistance functions.
For example, functions such as one button takeout and one button shopping are somewhat similar to intelligent assistants, which are still very powerful.
In terms of UI, ASUS has adopted a relatively flat design. The icon size is relatively large, the design style is very flat, and the icon has been redrawn for many applications, so there is basically no inconsistency in icon style.
Authority management and self start prevention are available.
The overall functionality of the system is still very perfect. Localization and intelligent folders have the same functions as others. Although the UI is not sophisticated on the whole, the shortcomings do not cover the shortcomings. The convenience 3.1 is indeed not a choice in terms of functionality.
screen
In terms of screen, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 uses a 5.5 inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1080P, and uses the fifth generation Corning gorilla glass. The overall appearance is pretty good. Let's take a look at its specific performance.
In terms of color temperature, its default display effect is around 8200k, which is slightly cold. The highest brightness is about 328 nits, which is normal in AMOLED screen. In terms of color gamut, it has 97% of sRGB color gamut. In terms of color accuracy, the average DeltaE is 6.1, and the highest DeltaE is 12.1.
photograph
Photography is naturally the top priority of Eagle Eye 3, which adopts the current popular dual camera solution. The solution adopted by Eagle Eye 3 is somewhat similar to the iPhone 7 Plus solution, which is a conventional focus camera+a long focus camera. The conventional focus camera uses a lens with an aperture of f/1.7, and uses a 12 megapixel IMX362 sensor from Sony. The unit pixel area is up to 1.4 μ m, which is the same level as Samsung S7; The telephoto camera also uses a telephoto lens of 2.3 times the focal length, and uses a 12 million pixel 3M3 sensor from Samsung. Now let's take a look at the specific performance of Eagle Eye 3.
Zoom shooting
In terms of shooting, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 uses a telephoto lens with a conventional focal length of 2.3 times, so it also has an optical zoom capacity of up to 2.3 times. In addition to the optical zoom, it also has up to 12 times the digital zoom capacity, which can be described as quite brutal. Now let's take a look at the zoom shooting ability of Eagle Eye 3.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus 1X Right - Hawkeye 3 1X
Left - iPhone 7 Plus 2X Right - Hawkeye 3 2.3X
100% magnification
From the first two photos, we can clearly see that the practicability of the shooting ability of the 2x focus segment is still OK, and the advantages of the optical zoom in shooting effect over the digital zoom in picture quality effect are self-evident. From the perspective of exposure, the iPhone 7 Plus is more fully exposed, while Hawkeye 3 has some shortcomings, so some dark details are lost. However, because the image brightness is low, the noise control is better. There is no large area of smearing and graininess on the iPhone 7 Plus, and the image purity is better.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus 1X Right - Hawkeye 3 1X
Left - iPhone 7 Plus 2X Right - Hawkeye 3 2.3X
100% magnification
The overall imaging effect is similar to that of the previous group of samples. The exposure of the iPhone 7 Plus is still more sufficient, so it has better picture brightness, but it also causes poor noise control of the picture and a heavy sense of smearing. The overall appearance of the picture is better, although Eagle Eye 3 is somewhat dark, losing some dark details, the overall appearance is better, However, the treatment of red seems to be a bit biased. The overall white balance is fairly good, but red is a bit heavy.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus 1X Right - Hawkeye 3 1X
Left - iPhone 7 Plus 2X Right - Hawkeye 3 2.3X
100% magnification
In this group of samples, both of them are excellent in details and have high usability. Eagle Eye 3 has a slightly heavier graininess and is not as clean as the iPhone 7 Plus. In addition, when the brightness difference of the main body is small, the shade part at the bottom of the main body is not exposed enough, and the tolerance is somewhat low.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus 1X Right - Hawkeye 3 1X
Left - iPhone 7 Plus 2X Right - Hawkeye 3 2.3X
100%
In this group of proofs, the details of the two are similar, both have some noise and sense of smearing, and the two are between Zhongbo. In terms of white balance, Hawkeye 3 is slightly blue, but the main color is relatively close to reality. The iPhone is a little white in this scene.
Daytime proof sheet
Left - iPhone 7 Plus Right - Hawkeye 3
100% magnification
In the daytime proof, the two have the same pixel, so there is little difference in details. But on the grille at the top, the iPhone is clearer, and the eagle eye 3 is less analytical. However, in terms of picture richness, Hawk Eye 3 is better than others, with richer colors and more transparent pictures. The iPhone 7 Plus is slightly white, and there are certain smear marks on the details of the tree crown at the bottom. Hawk Eye 3 is still better preserved in this part, and the leaves still have a certain level.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus Right - Hawkeye 3
100% magnification
In the link of competition and analysis, both of them can clearly distinguish the outline of the font at the same level. The sharpening trace of Eagle Eye 3 is more obvious, so the font recognition is higher, but the sharpening is slightly excessive, and some fonts have white edges. However, the overall color of the screen is still more rich in Eagle Eye 3, and the iPhone continues to be slightly white.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus Right - Hawkeye 3
100% magnification
On the whole, the eagle eye 3 is still more transparent and colorful, with a more distinct sense of hierarchy. The iPhone is slightly white and noisy. After 100% magnification, the details of the iPhone 7 Plus are slightly better, but the difference is not significant.
Night proof sheet
Left - iPhone 7 Plus Right - Hawkeye 3
100% magnification
In terms of details, they are basically at the same level and both are relatively clear and sharp. In the window part, Eagle Eye 3 performs better, especially the two pictures are higher, the overall appearance is better, and the sky level is richer. However, the details of the top grille are slightly inferior to that of the iPhone, but the iPhone has some color noise on the solid color C identifier.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus Right - Hawkeye 3
100% magnification
The overall picture brightness of Eagle Eye 3 is slightly better, so the performance of the non main part is better, especially the details of the dark part. The iPhone has always kept the exposure pressure very low, but it has achieved better picture purity. In the main part, both of them can clearly and sharply identify the characters in the center, and the sharpening and details are not different. Eagle Eye 3 performs slightly better.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus Right - Hawkeye 3
100% magnification
In this group of scenes, there is little difference between the two as a whole, but Eagle Eye 3 appears a certain red phenomenon, the sky is obviously a little red, and there is little difference in other parts. After 100% magnification, the performance of the iPhone is slightly better. Although the picture is a little white, there are more details in the grass and the leaves of the pipeline. However, Hawk Eye 3 has some smearing marks in this part, which is somewhat ambiguous.
Left - iPhone 7 Plus Right - Hawkeye 3
100% magnification
The overall appearance of the picture is still relatively close, and there is little difference between the two in terms of exposure and details. The picture brightness of Eagle Eye 3 is slightly higher, still at the same level. After 100% magnification, the details are still close. The iPhone is slightly better, and the picture purity is better. In the neon part at the top, the font edge of Eagle Eye 3 has a certain sense of sawtooth, the algorithm still needs to be optimized, and the iPhone is smooth and natural.
On the whole, Hawkeye 3 has made great progress in photographing. Except for the low tolerance under the 2.3 times focal length, other scenes, whether in the daytime, at night, or in the dark environment, all show quite good quality. In most scenes, Hawkeye 3 is at the same level as the iPhone 7 Plus, which is rare in previous ASUS mobile phones, Although there is still room for improvement in algorithm and white balance, such progress is still commendable.
Endurance&fast charging&heating
In terms of battery life, we still use the three hour high intensity battery life test, half an hour of games, half an hour of WiFi Internet access, half an hour of 4G Internet access, half an hour of hard solution video, and one hour of music playback to test the battery life of the mobile phone. After the three hour high intensity battery life test, the remaining power of Eagle Eye is still 85%, and the performance is very excellent, Among all currently available smartphones, its performance can still be in the forefront.
In terms of charging, the charging power of Eagle Eye 3 is about 10W. Although the charging speed is average, considering that it has a large capacity battery of up to 5000mAh built in, and has a quite strong endurance, it is still reassuring that there is almost no need to worry about the power problem in daily use.
In terms of charging time, we use the standard QC2.0 charger to charge it, which takes 3 hours for 1% - 100%.
In terms of heating, after about half an hour of game testing, the maximum temperature of the front is 40.2 degrees Celsius, and the maximum temperature of the back is only 37 degrees Celsius. The overall heating control is fairly good, and the heating part is located in the upper middle of the fuselage, avoiding the main part of the holding.
summary
As the latest work of ASUS Eagle Eye series, Eagle Eye 3 is a model with quite distinct characteristics. It focuses on taking pictures and has a special ability to meet its product name - telephoto shooting. Compared with conventional lenses, it has a shooting ability of 2.3 times focal length, which is also one of the few smart phones with more than 2 times focal length, In our actual experience, its availability is also very high. The Sony IMX362 main camera+2.3 times long focal length camera has shown excellent imaging ability, especially the addition of long focal length lens, which has shown strong practicality in many scenes. In some scenes where the conventional focal length is not so convenient, it is much more convenient for 2.3 times focal length.
In addition to taking photos, the endurance is also one of the highlights of Eagle Eye 3. It has a built-in 5000mAh lithium-ion battery, which has excellent endurance. In daily use, there is almost no need to worry about running out of power. It is one of the most powerful models in the current market of smart phones. In addition to these, its use experience is also commendable. It is equipped with the easy 3.1 system for the Asian market, which is very powerful in terms of functionality. For example, the built-in search+function is not only a powerful search application, but also provides the function of intelligent assistant. Although the UI beauty still needs to be improved, the overall functionality and ease of use are really not to be picked.
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