First Await Asus Zenfone Inward Singapore
Starting from equally depression equally $199 (if yous pre-order in addition to if it is all the same inwards stock), the ZenFone 5 is best seen equally taking the middle solid soil betwixt the Xiaomi Redmi ($169) in addition to its higher-end cousin, the Mi3 ($419).
You tin fellowship straight from Asus on its website (www.asus.com/sg) from today, making it the latest mass-market outcry to hitting Singapore. These phones are keen for users on a budget who practise non desire to live tied to a two-year contract.
The ZenFone 5 should also possess got to a greater extent than units available at launch than the China Xiaomi phones, which "sold out" minutes after they went on sale.
There are 3 models of the ZenFone - the ZenFone 4, the ZenFone 5 in addition to the ZenFone half dozen - amongst each issue referring to the size of the screen. The ZenFone 5 volition launch hither first.
Like the Redmi, the ZenFone 5 has a dual-SIM feature. Unlike the Redmi, inwards which solely ane SIM slot volition back upward 3G, both the ZenFone 5's SIM slots are 3G-capable.
This makes it useful for people who possess got 2 local lines in addition to desire to possess got amount payoff of the information access bundled amongst them.
In damage of specs, the ZenFone 5 is slightly ahead of the Redmi. The ZenFone 5 has a 5-inch Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen, an internal storage of 8GB in addition to weighs 145g.
The Redmi has a 4.7-inch Corning Gorilla Glass 2 screen, 4GB of internal storage in addition to weighs 158g.
Despite existence larger in addition to longer, the ZenFone 5 feels significantly lighter, mayhap because its weight is amend distributed across the chassis.
Asus has worked difficult to tout the low-light functioning of the raise camera. At the press briefing, Asus said the ZenFone 5 performed amend inwards depression lite than the Apple iPhone 5s in addition to the Samsung Milky Way S4.
From my early on tests, this was indeed impressive, although the photos turned out to live rather grainy.
I switched off all the lights inwards my hotel room except for a tabular array light in addition to drew the curtains to block out external light. Even nether this low-light condition, the photographic goggle box camera was able to discern objects inwards the room.
Other useful features
The ZenFone 5 has several other interesting features.In selfie mode, yous tin shoot equally many equally 5 people inwards a grouping using the higher-resolution raise camera.
All yous possess got to practise is signal the issue of people inwards the photo, aim the raise photographic goggle box camera at the subjects in addition to hold off for a serial of beeps to warning yous that the photographic goggle box camera has locked on to them in addition to is inwards the procedure of shooting the photo.
Smart Remove deletes images of people who walk unexpectedly into your frame, spell All Smiles fashion takes a outburst of 5 images of a grouping in addition to individually selects each person's best expressions, to create the best grouping picture.
The ZenFone makes role of Asus' ZenUI, which has a construct clean appear amongst a striking icon design.
Of its several unique apps, the ane I similar near is PC Link. It lets yous link your outcry in addition to laptop, thus mirrors the phone's shroud on the laptop.
This allows yous to role your mouse in addition to keyboard to command your outcry - from navigating the phone's carte du jour to sending text messages on WhatsApp. With PC Link, yous also practise non possess got to proceed switching betwixt outcry in addition to PC spell yous are seated at your desk.
The ZenFone is the source smartphone available hither to role the novel Intel Atom Clover Trail Plus processor.
While Intel Atom processors pack enough of punch, the query is whether it has improved its ability efficiency thus that the outcry tin hold out a amount twenty-four sixty minutes menstruation of use.
The ZenFone 5 is available inwards 5 colours, but solely the red, dark in addition to white volition live available hither at launch.
TECH SPECS
Price: $249 (pre-order cost of $199 from today to Apr 30)
Processor: Intel Atom Z2560 1.6GHz
Operating system: Android Jelly Bean 4.3 (upgradable to 4.4 Kit Kat later)
Network: Quad-band HSPA+ (3G)
Display: 5-inch 1,280 x 720 IPS+screen
Storage: 8GB (internal), upward to 64GB microSD card (external)
SIM: Dual SIM, both slots back upward 3G
Cameras: 2 megapixels (front), 8 megapixels (rear)
Battery: Built-in 2,110mAh lithium polymer
Weight: 145g
This article was published on Apr 23 inwards Digital Life, The Straits Times.
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