Asus Zenfone 5

The battle in the market Dual-SIM Android smartphone large screen middle class increasingly heated. Newcomers storm the market with price approach, while the old players began to introduce new products that are not less interesting. Asus, as that is still relatively new to the world of smartphoneAndroid, presenting solutions to the big screen dual sim interesting.Concept & Design

In accordance with the representation of zen, this phone presents elegant simplicity. Large 5-inch screen with an aspect ratio of 16: 9 screen adorning the front Zenfone 5, the capacitive buttons back, home, and recent apps button at the bottom, as well as the speaker grille and LED notification lights on top.

With additional motif strips strokes semicircle at the bottom, Zenfone 5 take a little inspiration from the design of the Zenbook, which gives smartphone big screen is a touch of premium. Thanks to an appropriate size, holds ZenFone 5 is quite comfortable for all hand sizes. In addition, the angle of life on the sides makes us do not need optimal position to hold.

In addition to beautiful, unibody design Zenfone 5 also feels sturdy and of high quality. To install the SIM card and memory, rear panel smartphones can be unlocked. You also can see the path of the antenna for each SIM, SIM position for the first antenna at the top while the antenna for the second SIM is on the bottom. Thanks to this panel, the entire side Zenfone 5 looks minimalist without any gaps, thus making it still appear attractive.

Display and UI
Screen 5 inches in Zenfone 5, uses an IPS panel which is quite good. Seen from any point of view, contrast and color well maintained. Color reproduction is also quite good. Although the colors tend to bluish (cold), Asus Splendid include application, which allow users to regulate the level of saturation, hue, and color temperature according to taste. So you can get the look customized easily and quickly.

Interface or UI ZenFone also quite unique. Armed ZenUI, 5 ZenFone look similar to the iPhone UI that "flat" . When used, ZenUI not overload the processor so that it remains responsive when used to navigate. 

In addition to a clean look, there are two main functions, namely its "What's Next" and "Do It Later". What's Next For a smart feature that tries to guess what ZenUI needed ZenFone users. For example, when the battery runs out, it will be advisable to charge the battery, and so on. Although limited, this feature is quite useful for the novice user.

While the "Do It Later" quite helpful in terms of practicality of use. For example, an incoming call that is rejected when you write an email, it will display the option to create a reminder to call the person after you have finished writing an email.

Results Photo
camera features a major concern with the PixelMaster technology that is claimed to produce photos in low light conditions better. Of testing, the picture is quite good, both in terms of detail, sharpness and color reproduction.

One of the best features of the camera is a mode of low light that is capable of producing images evenings with enough detail and sharp for consumption on the screen, even with high noise. In short, the images from the camera ZenFone 5 is above its competitors in the smartphone class 2 million dollars.  

Features and Performance

Relying on a dual core Intel Atom processor Z2560 x86-based architecture with a speed of 1.6 GHz, the processor is also integrated with a PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU, memory RAM 2 GB and OS Android Jelly Bean (4.3), 5 ZenFone performance is quite amazing. In testing Antutu, Zenfone 5 19 885 scores, placing the smartphone position slightly above the Galaxy S3. But in testing Vellamo, Zenfone 5 scores slightly below the Galaxy S3 in terms of speed reading web content. It seems that the high speed processor Z2560 is not in line with the PowerVR GPU processing speed.

In real-world conditions, as long as light gaming with 2-dimensional graphics, Zenfone 5 provides an exceptional experience. Popular games like Clash of Clans and Candy Crush Saga , running well. But when games with complex graphics such as Asphalt 8 and Shadowzone run, the animation will occasionally faltered, though not too intrusive.       

Asus provides 2 GB of memory on Zenfone 5. Large capacity considering the ASUS smartphones are just middle-class smartphone. As a result, many applications open chat in the background, while reading web content, while listening to music is not a thing that can be placed on them.

5 Zenfone battery life is quite varied. With the use of a SIM only, on testing, a 30-minute conversation, browse the internet for 1 hour, and takes photos continuously for 15 minutes, the batteries are consumed 25%. Normal conditions, Zenfone 5 can last up to one full day. With two SIM, battery power consumption will increase, especially if the quality is not good second SIM network.

Conclusion
The combination of premium design, minimalist interface ZenUI and tidy, as well as excellent performance with extra large memory, making Asus ZenFone 5 is able to be the smartphone 's best-in-class price of 2 million dollars. For those of you who need a smartphone Android dual-SIM with a large screen and an affordable price, the phone is mandatory you lyrics.

Sophisticated:
(+) Enchanting design
(+) Long life battery
(+) Performance reliable enough
(+) good photo Results
(+) is relatively affordable price compared to competitors
(+) The display can be set

Missing:
(-) quality standard screen
(-) Performance varies depending on the application running.