In fact, for PC DIY players, the impression of "ASUS", an old brand that has stood in the computer hardware board industry for many years, has always been ranked first in the front line, and represents the myth of invincibility. The reason for this is that in addition to the rock solid reputation of quality, the leadership in technological innovation is also very worthy of recognition, especially the high-end players' national series boards have always been the "magic weapon" in the eyes of high-end enthusiasts.

Of course, this time I share with you the mobile communication product of ASUS - mobile phone. In fact, ASUS is not the first time to do mobile phones. The ZenFone series has also experienced multiple upgrades and iterations in the three years since its initial release. It is worth mentioning that although it is one of the world's top 500 enterprises rooted in Taiwan, the core of the previous mobile phone is basically the Atom mobile processor cooperated with Intel, so the highlights in power consumption and system optimization are not prominent enough. Besides, in terms of quality, ASUS, which has great influence in the PC industry, is not paid attention to by the public in the field of mobile communication for various reasons.

This year, ASUS seems to have taken a big step towards innovation in mobile communication. At the beginning of the year, the ZenFone Eagle Eye 3 mobile phone was released at CES 2017 in the United States. As a photography artifact that focuses on long focus dual photography and long endurance, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 pays more attention to the immediate needs of users, and focuses on the quality of photography and endurance requirements. In addition, it has more fashionable appearance and customary quality to impress users, It is believed that the launch of Eagle Eye 3 will bring consumers a new experience. I am very lucky to use“ Love to play computer games ”You can try this new phone at the first time on the trial platform. Let's share the experience of this ASUS Eagle Eye 3 mobile phone.

|Appearance design and details

In fact, we can also see from the brand and model logo of the packaging box that the international version of Eagle Eye 3 is named ZenFone3 Zoom. The literal translation of Zoom is exactly the zoom function that is often involved in photography. It can be seen that ASUS is confident in the photographic ability of this new machine.

Although the small package can still be seen inside, at least in addition to the card taking pin, power adapter and charging data cable that are standard for mainstream mobile phones, it is also very conscientious to have a pair of headphones and a water cover. If you can have another screensaver, it will be perfect. In terms of color matching, according to the author's verification, there are three types: Starry Black, Glacier Silver and Rose Gold. However, it seems that only Starry Black is available in China at present.

5.5 inch screen seems to be the matching standard of mainstream flagship mobile phones at present. Naturally, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 has chosen this size of screen without exception, and 76.5% of the high screen proportion is matched with the 2.08mm ultra narrow frame design, which can also be easily held by one hand. The actual measurement is closer to the grip feel of iPhone 7 Plus.

As for the screen resolution that affects the visual perception, this time Asus Hawkeye 3 directly uses the 1920 * 1080 full HD resolution Samsung AMOLED screen, which achieves fine, transparent and colorful display quality performance through a wide gamut index greater than 100%. At the same time, the screen surface is also covered with 2.5D arc surface of the 5th generation gorilla protection glass, which correspondingly improves the fall resistance protection ability.

On the top of the mobile phone are well-known LED status indicators, front camera, optical distance sensor and earpiece, but it is worth mentioning that the 13 million pixel front camera head of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 uses Sony's IMX214 stacked CMOS sensor, The f/2.0 aperture is not a new sensor model of Sony, but its overall performance can be highlighted when used in the front camera head. After all, in addition to hardware, it also needs support and optimization at the level of driver and software algorithm, including Asustek's unique SuperPixel ™ Technology, as well as PixelMaster3.0 series of photography mode support, including beauty mode, which will be interpreted by the author later.

As the traditional classic "three button customer" of Android phone, the return, home page and menu touch keys at the bottom of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 phone do not need to be familiar with the functions, but it is a pity that they do not have backlight, and can only be operated blindly in the dark environment without external light source. In fact, you can learn from Meizu on this point. I believe that many users especially like the mBack function, which can be done with one click. Even if you use it at night without backlight, you will have no pressure.

Relatively speaking, today, when a lot of mobile phone sets are designed with front faces, the back is the easiest to reflect the sense of design and open the brand identity. There is no exception to the ASUS Eagle Eye 3, whose back design is simple and characteristic. The metal integrated fuselage feels delicate and smooth, but it is also an unavoidable fact that black is easier to collect fingerprints. In addition, the upper and lower antenna slots designed on the side divide the three segment area less clearly, and the laser laser carved ASUS English LOGO on the bottom shines at a specific light angle.

Of course, the design of the top of the back of the phone is more attractive. First, the 12 million pixel dual camera combination scheme is a major selling point. The lens that protrudes slightly from the body is still beautiful on the whole, and the protection with a frame does not need to worry about being worn out. As far as the author knows, one of the wide-angle cameras equipped with Sony's latest IMX362 sensor is responsible for regular photography with a large aperture of f/1.7, while the other camera provided by Samsung is responsible for 2.3 times optical zoom shooting function, which also supports ASUS's SuperPixel ™ Technology. Moreover, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 has achieved 4-axis optical camera anti shake and 3-axis electronic video anti shake through the built-in gyroscope sensor.

In addition, the addition of the new three hybrid focusing system of ASUS TriTech+also supports full pixel PDAF dual core focusing, the second generation laser focusing and continuous auto focusing, realizing the auto focusing ability as fast as 0.03 seconds. The area next to the dual color temperature flash is the focus sensor. In addition, it should be mentioned that the rear fingerprint identification sensor is very convenient and fast to unlock with the index finger. Eagle Eye 3 supports screen out unlocking, and the unlocking speed and accuracy are not inferior to that of iPhone. However, the current support for functions is not high. In addition to unlocking, it also supports quick functions such as answering the phone, starting the camera and taking photos. Currently, the popular fingerprint payment is not supported.

The volume increase/decrease button and the power button located on the upper right side of the fuselage are metal keys, and the surface is processed by CD pattern technology, which has obvious touch and skid resistance, and the force feedback of pressing is also moderate. In addition, from this perspective, it can be seen that the 7.99mm fuselage thickness is still very thin. After all, under the premise of built-in 5000mAh high-capacity battery cells, it is very valuable to control the fuselage to the same thickness as the flagship computers of friends with 3000+mAh battery cells.

Without exception, ASUS Hawkeye 3 adopts the current mainstream design of dual card dual standby Nano small card, in which card slot 2 also supports the replacement of MicroSD expansion card, and ostentatiously supports the expansion of up to 2TB of mass storage space. In terms of network format, Hawkeye 3 naturally supports the free collocation of all Netcom 4G.

The layout of the bottom of the mobile phone is clear at a glance. The data charging port is the popular Type-C interface of the current Android high-end computers. What is worth highlighting is the new 5-circuit loudspeaker used for the external amplifier. Thanks to Asus's own SonicMaster technology and Sony's small yellow label certification, plus the use of NXP intelligent power amplifier technology, the volume and low frequency of the external amplifier have been fully improved, The high fidelity experience gained when wearing headphones highlights the efforts of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 in audio.

|Comprehensive performance, charging and endurance performance

For mobile phone enthusiasts, they will pay more attention to the core hardware configuration of the phone. The processor always hopes that the higher the frequency is, the better the number of cores is; The larger the storage and memory, the better; Although the current high-end flagship Android phone has excessive performance, it is understandable to have such demands. If you are a user who pays attention to running points, you may be disappointed by ASUS Eagle Eye 3. After all, the processor is a mid tier product of Qualcomm Snapdragon.

From the hardware information detected by Anthare, it can be seen that ASUS Hawkeye 3 uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, an eight core 64 bit processor with a 14nm process, an integrated GPU of Adreno 506, and a memory of 4GB+128GB. From the score of more than 60000 points, we can see that there is indeed a gap between the current dynamic flagship U of Qualcomm and the current dynamic flagship U of 100000+, and the score of the Ice Storm version of 3DMark is also fairly satisfactory.

In addition, according to the series of test results of Master Lu, the comprehensive performance of Eagle Eye 3 is not weak, such as the optimization of system menu, APP control and web page loading.

As can be seen from the benchmark test of Vellamo software, the WEB test can evaluate the performance and stability of mobile browser in many aspects, including Java script performance, rendering, etc. The multi-core test can measure the cooperative operation ability of multiple CPU cores, and the metal test can test the performance of a single core processor. In terms of content, it is detailed to score 3D graphics, video performance, memory reading and writing, peak bandwidth and other aspects. The higher the score, the better. Finally, from the feedback results, ASUS Eagle Eye 3 shows that in addition to its single core performance and 3D score, its overall comprehensive performance is not bad.

Of course, the vast majority of users do not buy mobile phones to score points. Daily integrated entertainment applications are nothing more than watching movies and playing games. Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, as an optional processor for mid-range mobile phones, has a very high appearance rate. In addition to the advantages of the new 14nm process power consumption and heat control, its stability and sufficient performance are also its charm.

The author conducts the corresponding demonstration by the way of hard decoding the ultra-high definition 4K video on this machine. From the actual playing situation, the video is not only very smooth, but also can ensure the synchronization of sound and picture. Even if you drag the time axis at will, you can quickly switch pictures. For the user demand dominated by online video, it is naturally easy to solve all the problems without pressure.

In addition, the author has specially selected two Android 3D game masterpieces to meet the picky needs of game enthusiasts. I believe that "Wild Racing 8" and "NBA2K17" are familiar to everyone, but the actual experience is that both games can run smoothly, and the time for game cache loading is not too long. After entering the game, the screen is smooth, the control feedback is timely, and there is no crash, jam, pop or unexpected jump during the experience. By the way, playing this 3D game masterpiece is to squeeze the performance of the processor and the core display, but there is no case that the body heat has soared due to long-term operation at high frequency. It can be seen that ASUS still knows its own way in temperature control and heat dissipation.

With regard to charging efficiency, the author has drawn a graph to facilitate everyone's understanding. The output of the official standard power adapter is 5V 2A. In addition to the 5000mAh high-capacity battery cell, the actual measurement shows that it takes about three hours to fully charge the ASUS Eagle Eye 3 mobile phone. The first two hours are basically charged at the efficiency of 6% of the power every 10 minutes, and then it decreases from 4% to 3% every 10 minutes until it is fully charged.

In terms of endurance, thanks to the 5000mAh high-capacity battery cell built in ASUS Eagle Eye 3, as well as the advantages in processor power consumption and system optimization, even heavy users can easily meet the use needs of more than one day in general. It is worth mentioning that ASUS Eagle Eye 3 can also be transformed into a power bank at any time to charge other devices. A power bank has a magical Type-c to USB female connector for sale.

|All round photography experience

As the biggest selling point of ASUS Eagle Eye 3, the feature function naturally belongs to photography. Its excellent hardware and professional optimization, with the help of powerful photography software, meet the needs of the majority of mobile photography enthusiasts. Let's feel it together.

The detailed hardware parameters of the 13 million pixel front camera will not be described if there is related description in the front. What I want to say is that when the front camera is turned on and enters the self portrait mode, it will pass the ASUS SuperPixel ™ The technology can provide up to twice the sensitivity. It is very easy to take self portraits in low light environment. At the same time, the beauty mode in the camera application is also very powerful. Up to 10 levels of customized beauty adjustment for skin color, blush, thin face, big eyes, etc. can definitely meet the needs of the color controller. The key is that the final imaging effect is quite natural, not an exaggerated PS painting effect.

There are indeed many places that can be highlighted in the rear 12 million pixel dual lens combination scheme. The same parameters mentioned above will not be described here. Let's focus on sharing some more distinctive photographic experiences and sample effects with you. In a word, ordinary users can shoot in one click fool automatic mode. Those with creative ideas can choose various special effects in the menu. Those with professional shooting skills can choose full manual mode.

The manual mode of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 actually looks very professional and complex, but it is very simple to operate. The WYSIWYG quick adjustment menu, including color temperature, exposure compensation, sensitivity, shutter time, and focusing mode, can be easily controlled with one button. The level in the center and the peak map in one corner all bring a professional look close to the SLR, Users who like tossing and squeezing the performance of this camera phone are worth a try, and the playability is very high.

In addition, through the shortcut menu, you can call up more than 20 preset modes such as children, night scene, special effects, time delay and microfilm. In terms of special effect mode alone, you can also select more than 10 special effects such as negative film, pixel, edge, pencil, cartoon and retro, which can definitely meet the creative needs of mobile photography enthusiasts.

The miniature landscape sample of ASUS Eagle Eye 3, also known as the toy landscape, can shoot the distortion effect of God's perspective.

The depth of field effect is also a large aperture illusion effect with large size. It is worth mentioning that the depth of field effect of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 can be customized according to your own needs after shooting.

▲ Sample of depth of field effect of ASUS Eagle Eye 3

ASUS Eagle Eye 3 panorama mode sample film is different from the general mobile phone panorama mode, which can shoot more than 200 degrees of image content within the sector range at most. The panorama mode scanning angle of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 can actually achieve 360 degrees of shooting content, and the final receiving quality is still very high, so we must admire it.

In addition, the optical+digital zoom function of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 is also quite practical. It is known that most mobile phone zooms are digital zoom at present, and digital zoom even professional cameras will suffer from loss of image quality details. Therefore, if you want to take a shot of a distant object after magnification, you must rely on optical zoom to achieve perfect imaging without affecting the image quality. Although the optical zoom of ASUS Eagle Eye 3 can only achieve 2.3x magnification due to the body technology, its practicability is still quite high. For example, it is more convenient to shoot a lotus in the water or a bird in the tree.

▲ ASUS Eagle Eye 3 1.0x normal focus proof sheet

▲ ASUS Eagle Eye 3 2.3 X-ray zoom proof sheet

▲ Sample shot of ASUS Eagle Eye 3

▲ Sample shot of ASUS Eagle Eye 3

▲ Sample shot of ASUS Eagle Eye 3

▲ Sample shot of ASUS Eagle Eye 3

▲ Sample shot of ASUS Eagle Eye 3

▲ Sample shot of ASUS Eagle Eye 3

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 quite high. The new three hybrid focusing technology brings in the focus with enough high sharpness, accurate color and exposure. Thanks to the advantages of optical anti shake and large aperture, the low light environment has a high film output rate and the same excellent image quality, It is obvious that ASUS Eagle Eye 3, with a new photographic experience as its selling point, is by no means a work that has gained a false reputation.

|About the punctuation of the system UI

At present, the ASUS Eagle Eye 3 operating system is customized based on Android 6.0. The overall simple and flat design style is quite refreshing. There is no colorful and cool theme replacement. It is relatively primitive. Some people like it and others dislike it. The negative screen can display news and link quickly according to their custom habits. The sound effect settings and blue light filtering eye protection in the drop-down menu are highlights.

In addition, convenient controls such as touch gestures and motion sensing can be realized through settings, and the double opening function of social media applications can also meet the special needs of Chinese people.

The rare simple model seems to be specially set up for the elderly of parents' generation. Large icons and large fonts, simple logical relations and layout are easy to understand.

In addition, in view of the possibility that there are children at home and mobile phones among players, the system also designs a cartoon style child mode. Parents can enter the setting menu control through the PIN code to ensure that the child can only limit what to see and the use time after getting the mobile phone.

Thanks to Asustek's own SonicMaster technology and Sony's Hi Res certification, in addition, Hawkeye 3 also uses NXP intelligent power amplifier technology. Through the built-in sound effect adjustment function, personalized EQ and tri band tuning are carried out for use scenarios such as movies, games, music, etc., ultimately creating a high fidelity listening environment.

In addition, ASUS Eagle Eye 3's smart butler function is also very powerful. It has detailed and thorough settings for space cleaning, security and privacy, notification management and power management to ensure that the mobile phone can maintain a safe, smooth and efficient operating environment at any time during use.

|Summary comments

For the new ASUS Eagle Eye 3, the design and quality control aspects are generally impeccable. After all, ASUS's gold lettered signboard cannot be established overnight, and the AMOLED screen with delicate and accurate color restoration is also the first choice for high-end computers. In addition, the 5000mAh large capacity battery is absolutely the choice of conscience. At least, the inevitable endurance problem of current smart phones has met a turnaround in front of ASUS Eagle Eye 3.

Of course, the most commendable thing is its advantage in photography. Although dual photography is not the first initiative of ASUS, it has really followed the trend. Today, in the era of hardware homogenization, the competition is the optimization of software strength in photography system. For ASUS with strong technical background, it has really achieved it through the new machine Eagle Eye 3, which is highly playable, The high percentage of films is the biggest feeling that the author has experienced for a period of time. In terms of comprehensive performance, there is a certain gap between ASUS and some domestic flagship computers of the same price with fever as the selling point. However, from the practical point of view, ASUS is competent in all aspects. Finally, considering the recognition of users in the PC circle, the author personally believes that ASUS should increase the corresponding publicity efforts, We might as well consider a massive bundling marketing with our own boards and PC hardware. As for the price, it would be better if we could offer more discounts.

(Image and text: light and shadow of monkey)

Get free trials and professional reviews every day, and follow the Woaiqiku official account (woaiqiku)