As the king of the notebook market, many users should have experienced the notebook brand under ASUS. In recent years, ASUS has also begun to layout the mobile phone market, and has successively launched the Pegasus series, ASUS ZenFone Selfie camera, Eagle Eye and other mobile phones. From the perspective of products, ASUS has positioned its products as high-quality, Unique appearance design and camera phone with a higher level of preference.

At this year's CES 2017, ASUS released three products at one go, of which the ASUS Eagle Eye 3, which can achieve 2.3x optical zoom and 12x total zoom, is particularly eye-catching. In addition to the IMX362 sensor from Sony, the F/1.7 aperture, a single pixel of 1.4 μ m, and the optical anti shake, triple hybrid focus, RGB color correction sensor, etc., make this product eye-catching.  

one Appearance design

this Thank you very much once Love to play computer games As well as this opportunity brought by ASUS, I was able to experience this mobile phone with powerful photo taking function for the first time. First of all, in terms of product packaging, this eagle eye 3 did not break through the simple packaging design of ASUS's previous machines, and continued to use a simple and low-key packaging method.   In terms of accessories, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 has begun to pursue the practice of mainstream high-end mobile phones. In addition to being equipped with a power charger and cable, it is equipped with a headset and a water protection sleeve.   The front design of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 continues the family style of Zenfone 3, but it does not add ASUS representative concentric circle laser elements, but it is rounder on the whole. The overall texture of the mobile phone has greatly improved compared with that of the camera I experienced last year. The 5.5 inch AMOLED screen is bright in color and has an excellent appearance, The front style of the whole machine has obviously returned to the traditional aesthetic style, and the all black front look makes this ASUS Eagle Eye 3 more calm and restrained 。  

ASUS Eagle Eye 3 adopts the mainstream flagship mobile phone matching scheme with a 5.5 inch screen. 76.5% of the high screen is matched with the 2.08mm ultra narrow frame design. There is no pressure to hold down the phone in a single hand. The rounded corner processing and the transition of the middle frame make the phone more comfortable to hold, which has been greatly improved compared with the previous generation of products.

ASUS Eagle Eye 3 has chosen Samsung 1920 * 1080 full HD resolution AMOLED screen this time, which has a delicate and transparent image. At the same time, the screen surface is also covered with 2.5D arc surface of the 5th generation gorilla protection glass, which can effectively improve the fall resistance protection ability. ASUS Hawkeye 3 is equipped with a Sony 1300W pixel camera in front. The IMX214 sensor combined with ASUS SuperPixel technology can provide up to twice the sensitivity. This mobile phone is also a flagship product in front of the self timer, with its self timer, camera/2.0, 140 ° shooting and beauty.   The three touch buttons at the bottom of the front of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 are arranged in the most traditional way, and the touch is relatively sensitive. However, the three buttons are not equipped with backlights, so blind operation is the only option in the dark environment.   The back of Hawk Eye 3 fuselage is a three section metal fuselage (upper and lower parts are plastic, and the middle part is metal). The surface of the metal body has undergone fine sandblasting treatment, which makes it feel comfortable. The fingerprint identification module is placed on the upper back, and the unlocking position is comfortable. Below the dual lens are the laser focusing module, dual color temperature flash lamp and color correction sensor with good recognition.  

In the rear, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 adopts the same dual camera design scheme as the iPhone 7 Plus, that is, the "wide-angle+telephoto" dual camera scheme. In terms of wide-angle camera, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 adopts the 12 million pixel camera of Sony IMX362 sensor, with a 6P mirror set design, the unit pixel size is up to 1.4 μ m, the aperture is F/1.7, and supports full pixel dual core focusing technology, as well as OIS optical anti shake+EIS electronic anti shake. In terms of telephoto camera, ASUS Hawkeye 3 uses a 12 million pixel camera with Samsung 3M3 sensor, with an equivalent focal length of 59mm. Through the switch between wide-angle and telephoto cameras, 2.3x lossless zoom can be achieved. In addition, it supports up to 12x digital zoom. Such hardware should be a top configuration on the mobile camera head.

The LOGO of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 should be relatively low-key. Only when you find the right angle can you get a good visual effect.  

From the side view of ASUS Eagle Eye 3, first of all, this mobile phone maintains a 7.99mm body, which can effectively improve the holding comfort of the product. In addition, under a relatively thin body, it needs to accommodate a 5000mAh super capacity battery, which is also a test of product design and product technology. This should also be regarded as ASUS's confidence in its product quality. The volume increase/decrease button and power button on the upper right side of the fuselage are metal buttons, and the surface is processed by CD pattern technology. The symbolic concentric circle design of ASUS products also appears in them.

  ASUS Eagle Eye 3 has adopted a more convenient and user-friendly Type-C interface this time, and Type-C is gradually replacing the traditional USB interface to become the mainstream option for flagship phones. In terms of sound quality assurance, ASUS has adopted the exclusive SonicMaster technology and Sony High Res Audio certification, combined with the new architecture of the new generation of five magnet speakers, combined with metal voice coils, wide sound room and NXP intelligent power amplifier technology, to provide more amazing sound performance.

In terms of other hardware, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is equipped with Snapdragon 625 processor, which was popular in the market last year. It uses 14nm technology, 8 A53 cores, and the maximum frequency is 2.0GHz, Adreno506GPU， In addition, 4G+128G memory combination is the main reason for choosing Snapdragon 625. I think I still value the good performance of this processor in terms of endurance and heat control. In addition, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is equipped with a 5000mA super battery, which effectively controls the thickness and weight of the body and improves the endurance of this mobile phone with Snapdragon 625 processor.

In terms of product design and process, this ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is indeed in line with the consistent style of international manufacturers, and also in line with the firm corporate connotation. It is no less popular than flagship products such as OPPO and vivo in the domestic market.

2、 System experience

I have also experienced another ASUS camera before. About a year ago, I was still impressed by the system on the phone. The main reason is that the retro level 2 menu really made me feel a bit uncomfortable. When I experienced ASUS Eagle Eye 3, I was still a little worried. However, when I saw the new Zen UI on ASUS Eagle Eye 3, My heart went back to my stomach. The new Zen UI is customized based on Android 6.0. The overall style is more concise, and the layout and functions are more practical than before. Compared with various personalized customizations that domestic users have been accustomed to meeting the use habits of Chinese people, The native style of the Zen UI may not be recognized by everyone, but from the perspective of the updated version, the Zen UI will definitely be more concise and practical.   From the perspective of desktop content layout, the Zen UI has added many elements of its own. Users can receive messages received by the login account at the first time through the login account. The prompt location is in a specific main screen box, which is really practical. In addition, in the new Zen UI, we can see that the system can define the content that users like to push messages. In addition, the system has also added many convenience services, which also conforms to the current trend of mobile phone function enhancement.   In the new Zen UI, the system has added the automatic classification function. After the user installs a new app, the system will automatically classify the app according to the type of app. The user also saves the trouble of self classifying and creating folders. Common application users can also drag to the desktop for easy operation. In more applications of folders, Zen UI also recommends many popular software, which is relatively considerate.   In addition, Zen UI innovatively adds the concept of cloud applications. For some apps that are not commonly used, users can directly experience and use them in cloud applications without taking up mobile phone memory and eliminating the trouble of deleting software that is not practical.

Now many mobile phone systems have added the old phone mode or simple mode. In fact, this mode is mainly aimed at the use needs of middle-aged and elderly people. Large fonts, large icons, and more simple operation methods are also really necessary.

Now children's ability to understand electronic products is beyond our imagination. The mobile phone password can be remembered by adults after they input it several times. Instead of letting them play secretly, we should think about how to let them play healthily and moderately. So we added a child mode in Zen UI, where parents can choose software and game time for children to use, With the more lively and lovely children mode desktop, children can also play happily with their mobile phones.

Do it later， From the name, it should be known that this is a schedule management app. This app is also the app that Zen UI has always brought with it, and it is also an app that has been improving with the system. Through the app, users can plan general schedules, including calls, messages, reminders, etc. In addition, users can view and use applications that have not been operated in time through Do it later.  

In Zen UI, I also found a more interesting function, micro movie. With this software, users can make very interesting short movies, and also can have a baby photo show. It's a different feeling, making everything enjoyable.  

Among the operation functions, the Zen UI has many convenient functions. The screen out gesture, motion sensing and fingerprint functions have very good experience, such as drawing a "C" on the screen when the screen is turned off You can quickly start the camera. When you call, you can automatically answer the phone by placing the phone beside your ear. After the device is unlocked, you can double-click the fingerprint sensor to automatically start the camera. These functions are really practical. After experience, these operating tips are also very reliable.

As we mentioned before, ASUS has adopted the exclusive SonicMaster technology and Sony High Res Audio certification, combined with the new architecture of the new generation of five magnet speakers, combined with the metal voice coil, wide sound room and NXP intelligent power amplifier technology, to provide more amazing voice performance. From the picture, we can also see that ASUS Eagle Eye 3 also supports Dolby sound effect. In the sound quality setting, users can make personalized settings for movies, music and speeches to ensure the best sound effect.

3、 Camera experience

From a series of actions such as the launch of ASUS's camera and eagle eye series mobile phones, we can clearly see that ASUS has found its own direction in the development of its own mobile phone brand. In this era of increasingly fierce competition in the mobile phone market, how to avoid being homogenized, and how to find its own characteristics and strengths are also questions ASUS is thinking about. Obviously, Asustek will become the development direction of mobile phone products on how to create an extreme photo.

In ASUS Eagle Eye 3, we can see that this product has indeed exceeded all the current flagship levels, and strives to make the best use of mobile phone photography. First of all, from the perspective of configuration, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is equipped with a camera with a unit pixel size of 1.4 μ m, aperture of F/1.7, and supports full pixel dual core focusing technology, as well as OIS optical anti shake+EIS electronic anti shake, At the same time, it can achieve 2.3x lossless zoom and support up to 12x digital zoom, which is enough data to shake off many flagship products. But how about the actual performance? Let's look at the picture.

First of all, let's take a group of samples of sunny days. This photo was taken at noon in strong light. First, the light is very strong, and second, the backlight. From the picture, we can see that the picture is very clean, and the contrast is also very good. Although it belongs to strong backlight, the details of dark places can still be clearly identified.

The following photo belongs to the production under the environment with strong light and dark contrast. It can be seen that the light and dark contrast is very layered, but there is no obvious sense of smearing in the dark part, and the details are still well preserved.

As can be seen from the following two pictures, the color restoration of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is relatively accurate and the sharpness is also very good in a well lit environment.

Then, let's take a look at the manual mode. As a mobile phone with photography as its main selling point, ASUS Eagle Eye 3's manual mode functions are very comprehensive, including white balance, exposure compensation ISO、 The focusing distance, exposure time and focusing mode can be manually selected. In addition, a horizontal line is added in the middle of the screen to ensure a good visual experience of the picture.

The photos in the manual mode have very high playability, and the quality of the photos of the night scene is also very good. In the low ISO mode, the details of the photos are fully preserved, and the colors of the photos are also very beautiful.

Although the noise of the night scene in automatic mode is somewhat obvious, the film quality is acceptable.

When shooting the indoor scene, you can see the details of both the light and the reflection on the glass are very good, and the dark places with strong contrast can also be clearly identified.

Under the condition of insufficient light indoors, the quality of the film is still good, the color is still very bright, and the restoration is more accurate.

With the help of the large aperture of ASUS Eagle Eye 3, the flowers near and far still have a clear sense of hierarchy, and the illusion effect is relatively easy to accept.

With large aperture, 6P lens, optical anti shake and electronic anti shake, it is no longer difficult to capture children, and the film production rate is much higher.

As mentioned earlier, ASUS Cinema 3 supports 2.3X lossless zoom and up to 12x digital zoom. What kind of effect is this? In fact, the picture is the best illustration. Let's take a look at this group of photos in different zoom ranges. First, a photo with a regular focus.

Then 3.3X, we can see that although the picture has reached 3.3 times, there is no obvious sense of blurring and graininess with other mobile phone cameras. This is the advantage of 2.3X lossless zoom, which can capture more picture details like a telephoto lens.  

Then we zoom in to 7.3X. Although the sense of smearing and particles have improved, under the high power digital zoom, the performance of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is absolutely better than any other mobile phone in your hand, including the iPhone.

In another group of live pictures, I stood about 10 meters away from the opposite decorative wall, took a panoramic picture first, and then took the maximum zoom shot.

By comparing these two photos, you can see the advantages and functions of ASUS Eagle Eye 3's lossless zoom and 12X's digital zoom.

It is believed that from the above group of samples, it is not difficult to see that the quality of shooting and imaging of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is not so simple as stated in the brochure. With accurate color restoration, good exposure control, and good sharpness performance, this camera is impressive. Thanks to the advantages of optical anti shake and large aperture, as well as the cooperation of manual mode, it has a high film production rate in low light environment, The image quality is also excellent, and the excellent performance of the camera also gives ASUS Hawkeye 3 a lot of points.

4、 Comprehensive experience

The Snapdragon 625 processor equipped with ASUS Eagle Eye 3 uses 14nm technology, 8 A53 cores, and the maximum main frequency is 2.0GHz, Adreno506GPU， Assisted by 4G+128G memory combination. As a result, many users may want to criticize. Is this price and configuration a little insincere? However, on the contrary, this Snapdragon 625 processor should be a hot product in 2016. It has been used by mainstream manufacturers such as Xiaomi, 360, and OPPO, which are cost-effective mobile phones. Its biggest feature is its good temperature control performance and relatively excellent performance output.

From the perspective of the score of Anthare, the performance of ASUS Hawkeye over 60000 points is not good enough, especially in the era when many products are more than 100000 points and up to 160000 points, such cost performance ratio should not be recognized by people, but we should never doubt that in this mobile phone market with complete excess performance, good experience is also the key to the success of a mobile phone, We should not only pay attention to the hardware configuration of mobile phones, but also understand whether such a product can meet our needs in some aspects; And whether the super features in one aspect can fully exert their performance in personal experience.

Obviously, as a mid tier Snapdragon processor, the Snapdragon 625 has a lot to admire. First, it has a very good performance. Although it is not as high as the flagship processor, I think the Snapdragon 625 processor can meet the needs of most users. Then we look at the CPU performance and overall load, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 should be said to be very stable, and its performance in temperature control and power control can be said to be very excellent, which has completely exceeded the performance of flagship phones of Snapdragon 8 series.

So, how to see whether a mobile phone is enough? Obviously, I'm going to use the legendary measuring machine artifact "King's Glory" again. Many people are playing this game, and primary school students are no exception. As a game with high requirements for mobile phones, the existence value of this mobile phone can only be proved by playing a group without cards and becoming a god. Then I can be very responsible to tell you that ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is fully competent. In addition, The mobile phone will also be obviously hot. I think this is a characteristic that many flagship mobile phones do not have.

ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is equipped with a 5.5 inch AMOLED screen. The biggest feature of this screen is bright color performance and excellent appearance. In order to meet the different experience needs of different users on the screen, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 also adds screen color management. Users can choose their favorite screen color mode according to their own preferences, You can even customize the screen to have the most suitable look and feel.

5、 Battery performance

The ASUS Eagle Eye 3 holds a 5000mAh super capacity battery in the 7.99mm body, which also makes the endurance of this mobile phone a big step ahead of many mobile phones at the starting point. With the excellent endurance of Snapdragon 625, the Eagle Eye 3 performs very well in the endurance.

In order to effectively test the endurance of the mobile phone, the author started using ASUS Eagle Eye 3 from the morning when the phone was fully charged, and watched the live video through the Glory of the King app for a long time. After more than 5 hours of watching the video, the power consumption was about 1500 mAh, and the power consumption accounted for only 28% of the total power. So the author was still not satisfied, so he started the pressure test, The high-intensity pressure test has a great impact on the power consumption and heating of the mobile phone. During the pressure test, the heat of the mobile phone did not increase significantly, while the two-hour pressure test only consumed 10% of the power. The performance of this endurance is really amazing.

The endurance needs to be guaranteed, and the charging speed can not be ignored. ASUS Eagle Eye 3 also knows that the battery performance must be satisfactory, and there must be no shortcomings in both aspects. Compared with other high-capacity mobile phones, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 requires a longer charging time. ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is equipped with a 5V 2A charger as standard, which can ensure that the mobile phone can be quickly recharged. From the test results, it takes more than three hours for ASUS Eagle Eye 3 to fully charge the battery when the battery is almost exhausted. The first two hours are the fast charging stage of the mobile phone, and the last hour is basically trickle charging. Such a charging range can effectively speed up the charging speed and ensure the good life of the battery.

6、 Product summary

As a mobile phone product that strives to be responsible for users, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 has also found its own way today when mobile phone products are seriously homogenized. With good design and technology and rock solid quality, the 5000mAH super capacity battery ensures the feel of the product as well as the endurance of the mobile phone. As the main function of ASUS Eagle Eye 3, the zoom dual camera makes this mobile phone stand in the first sequence of mobile phone camera function. As an important carrier of user experience, Zen UI is also undergoing tremendous changes, more reliable, and more consistent with the use habits of Chinese people. I believe that under a stronger wave of publicity and momentum, This ASUS Eagle Eye 3 will also be recognized by more users. After all, mobile phone photography has become a trend.

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