Headingto the specifications, The ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser sports a 5.5-inch full HD IPS display with a curved 2.5D glass and a brightness of 400 nits, enough for daylight readability and bluelight AsusZenfone 3 Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE, BATTERY LIFE When it comes to hardware, the Zenfone 3 ships with the midrange-level Snapdragon 625 chip, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. TheZenfone 3 Laser is powered by an 8-core 64-bit Snapdragon 430 chipset clocked at 1.4 GHz. GPU is an integrated Adreno 505 graphics and 4GB of RAM. Internal storage is capped at 32GB with AsusZenfone 3 Laser Review, Rumor, Compare, Price and Specification SPECIFICATION ZENFONE 3 LASER Body Material : Full Metal Feature : Fingerprint Sensor Display Type : IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Resolution : 5.5 inches 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Feature : 2.5D Arc Screen Memory Internal : 32 GB External : microSD, up to 256 GB AsusZenfone 3 Deluxe review This is the Zenfone 3 you want - now with Android Oreo By Matt Swider published 17 May 18 Zenfone 3 Laser and even a 6.8-inch Zenfone 3 Ultra. Review ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser. NEWS TECH CARS GAMING ENTERTAINMENT SCIENCE HEALTH REVIEWS FEATURES. Review: ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser. By Brittany Roston / Nov. 3, 2015 2:04 pm EDT. . Verdict We’re not giving the Zenfone 3 a score just yet, since Asus hasn’t confirmed the phone’s UK price and there were some potentially atypical issues with out test unit that we need to investigate What is the Zenfone 3? Since Motorola threw down the gauntlet with its original Moto G, smartphone makers have been embroiled in a price-slashing war. As a result, we’ve seen all manner of fantastic value-for-money handsets appear, such as the OnePlus 3, Nexus 6P and Moto Z Play. The Zenfone 3 is Asus’ stab at the market, and aims to offer top-end-ish hardware at a price point that won’t break the bank. Having had a play, I can confirm that the device certainly looks the part and generally delivers great performance on a par with the Huawei Nova and Alcatel Idol 4S. However, as is the case with almost all mid-range handsets right now, its software leaves a lot to be desired. Related Best Smartphones to Buy Zenfone 3 – Design and Display The phone looks like a slightly more boxy Samsung Galaxy S7. Featuring a glass back and metal sides, were it not for the Asus logo and absence of a physical home button you could easily mistake the Zenfone for a Samsung handset. Some will bemoan the lack of originality, but in my mind the Zenfone’s design looks far nicer than that of most mid-range handsets. Technically, on paper the Zenfone 3 is an impressive bit of kit. Despite being a mid-range handset, Asus hasn’t made too many compromises. Around the back you’ll find a fingerprint scanner, which can used to unlock the phone or approve specific actions – such as in-app payments. On the bottom you’ll find a USB Type-C charging port, as opposed to the older and slower Micro USB. The SIM tray also contains a microSD card slot, making it quick and easy to upgrade the handset’s built-in 64GB of space. A cheaper 32GB model is also available for those with lower storage requirements. Audio fans will be pleased to see that Asus hasn’t removed the jack – looking at you, Apple. The phone’s slightly curved edges, reasonable thickness and 155g weight also make it surprisingly comfortable to hold when compared to other glass-backed phones – the Galaxy S7, for example. I’m a little concerned about build quality, though. The glass rear – like on past Samsung and Sony phones – feels like it will pick up scratches fairly easily. It’s also a smudge magnet, which will be an annoyance for folk who like their phone to look glass front on the model I was testing hadn’t been glued down properly. The bottom-left corner would lift a fraction of a millimetre off the phone’s main body, regularly letting light from the screen’s LEDs leak out. Since I’ve only had a chance to use one Zenfone 3, I can’t confirm if this is an isolated incident. Otherwise, the screen is pretty good for an affordable phone. The 1080p resolution may not match higher-end handsets, but it’s more than sharp enough and you’ll struggle to spot individual pixels. The IPS panel has also been well calibrated, and unlike the OnePlus 3’s AMOLED screen, which was horribly oversaturated, the Zenfone’s display offers up a nice neutral tone. Whites are clean and colours look natural. Some will find the Zenfone 3’s native display setting a little too cool, but I like it. Those who want more pop can adjust the screen’s colour temperature in the Zenfone’s Settings menu, thanks to the addition of Asus’ ZenUI software. Zenfone 3 – Software, Performance and Battery The aforementioned colour temperature setting is pretty much the only feature I like about ZenUI. I’ve never been a fan of Android skins, since they generally delay how quickly phones can receive software updates and also add pointless bloatware. There’s no word if the Zenfone will be upgraded to Nougat, but the handset certainly is full of bloatware. ZenUI isn’t the worst offender I’ve seen in this regard – that honour is reserved for Huawei and its Emotion UI – but Asus’ skin still adds more duplicate apps and pointless features than I’d like. Opening up the app tray you’ll see everything from clone Asus cloud storage apps that offer little improvement on Google’s central Drive, to pointless duplicate gallery and photo services that don’t add anything to the OS’s core offering. I’m also not sold on the UI changes that Asus has made to Android. The Settings menu has been entirely reconfigured, to the point that even seasoned Android users will struggle to find certain options. The pull-down Quick Settings and Notifications bar has also been redesigned, replacing Marshmallow’s simple, to-the-point UI design with childlike spherical shortcuts. The design change isn’t terrible, but it just feels unnecessary and is indicative of pretty much every aspect of ZenUI. To be fair, this isn’t an issue that affects Asus alone. Bloatware and pointless UI changes are a common issue on 99% of mid-range handsets I see, including the OnePlus 3, Huawei Nova and Alcatel Idol 4S. I can’t help but wish that companies would listen to consumers and realise that most people would be more than happy with unskinned Android on their phones. Over my week-plus of using the phone I haven’t experienced that many surprise bugs or unexpected glitches, which are another common problem on phones with heavy Android skins. The octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 and 4GB of RAM performed better on the Zenfone than the Huawei Nova, which has the same specs. For much of the time, the phone glided between menus and opened apps chug-free. Games did run on the device, but the Zenfone 3 took longer to load intensive titles such as Riptide and Asphalt than top-end phones with 820 CPUs. The only performance issue I did notice is that during prolonged video streaming and gaming sessions the Zenfone 3 would sometimes heat up. The temperature wasn’t Galaxy Note 7 explosive, but it was enough to cause concern. The Zenfone’s synthetic benchmark scores did reveal some performance shortcomings, however. The handset’s 62,371 score on the generalist AnTuTu test is lower than most mid-range handsets, such as the similarly specced Idol 4S, which score 76,756. The same issue occurred on the gaming focused 3DMark IceStorm Unlimited test, where the Zenfone 3 scored 14,037. The Idol 4S scored a more robust 17,554. Related Best Android Smartphones Zenfone 3 – Battery Battery life is one area where the Zenfone 3 excelled during my tests. The non-removable Li-Ion 3,000mAh battery easily lasted one and a half – if not two – days in regular use off a single charge. Regular use entailed listening to music on the way to and from work, playing some games over lunch, making and taking a few calls, regularly checking social media and email, and watching an episode of Stranger Things on Netflix before bed. The Zenfone 3 also dealt with demanding tasks, such as video streaming and 3D gaming, pretty well. Streaming video over Wi-Fi with the screen at 75% brightness, the Zenfone 3 lost between 8-11% of its charge per hour. Competing handsets generally lose between 10-15% of their charge tasked with the same test. Playing 3D games such as Riptide GP2, the Zenfone 3 lost between 13-16% of its battery per hour – again, this is impressive. In the past, the majority of mid-range phones I’ve tested have lost as much as 20-25% of their battery per hour when gaming. Buy Now Asus Zenfone 3 at $286 Zenfone 3 – Camera Camera tech is an area with which most mid-range phones struggle. The majority come with undersized sensors and don’t have the hardware to capture anything but holiday selfies and photos for sharing on social media. The Zenfone 3 doesn’t change this trend, but as phone cameras go, it isn’t terrible. The 16-megapixel rear camera on paper beats the specifications of most mid-range handsets. The f/ aperture is pretty much par for the course, but the Sony IMX298 camera sensor is a step up from the components used on most sub-£400 handsets. For a mid-range phone, the Zenfone 3’s camera isn’t badIt doesn’t oversharpen……but performance doesn’t match that of cameras on more expensive handsets, such as the Galaxy S7The sensor is identical to the one in the OnePlus 3 and means that the phone is capable of capturing reasonably good photos in decent light. Shooting around London during one of the city’s rare sunny days, I was able to capture good cityscapes with decent contrast and suitable detail. Colours don’t look exaggerated and, unlike quite a number of handsets, the phone doesn’t oversharpen images. The autofocus is also okay, but not great. Much of the time it will focus on your intended shot within only milliseconds but, like all the phone cameras I test, it struggles with moving objects. The inclusion of optical image stabilisation OIS is a rare sight in the mid-range market, and on paper this should elevate the Zenfone 3 above the competition when it comes to low-light performance. However, during my tests I noticed only a negligible improvement and still wouldn’t recommend the phone for night-time photography, or low-light clubs shots without the LED flash. Even with OIS, noise crept into photos taken in even moderately dim conditions. As a result, captured photos weren’t good enough for sharing, even on Facebook. The 8-megapixel front camera has the same f/ aperture and can record video at 1080p, which makes it more than good enough for basic video calling. You’d do well to avoid the beauty mode, though. Related Best Smartphones 2016 First Impressions As mid-range phones go, there’s plenty to like about the Zenfone 3. The handset I tested offered great battery life, reasonable performance, and featured a capable for the money camera and nicely balanced display. ZenUI is a fairly awful Android implementation, but it’s just one of many that are clogging up the world of mid-range handsets. If the Zenfone 3 is competitively priced in the UK, as it is in many other markets, the phone could be a solid choice for buyers on a budget. However, it will only deliver on its opening promise if my initial concerns about build quality aren’t found to be a problem across the board. How we test phones We test every mobile phone we review thoroughly. We use industry standard tests to compare features properly and we use the phone as our main device over the review period. We’ll always tell you what we find and we never, ever, accept money to review a product. Find out more about how we test in our ethics policy. Used as our main phone for the review period Reviewed using respected industry benchmarks and real world testing Always has a SIM card installed Tested with phone calls, games and popular apps Trusted Score Asus Zenfone 3 Laser detailed review Remember the teacher’s pet back in school? The kid who would ruin things for all others? That’s pretty much how the sub-20k market works today. Phones like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and LeEco Le 2 ruin things for most other companies. But, does that mean everyone should, or may, provide the same value? Well, Asus doesn’t think so. The Asus Zenfone 3 Laser is priced at Rs. 18,999, almost double its predecessor, and its specifications do not match its price tag, following current market trends. Why, then, is Asus betting that you’ll buy this phone? Here’s what we found in our review of the Asus Zenfone 3 Laser. Build and Design Starting with the obvious, the Zenfone 3 Laser looks similar to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. However, I prefer this design. The Laser decidedly feels lighter, thinner and more premium as well, giving it ergonomic value over its competitors. The phone nestles in your palm and the curves near the edges make it easier to use with one hand. While it does look like the Redmi Note 3, the Zenfone 3 Laser is thinner and lighter To be clear, the Zenfone 3 Laser isn’t perfectly suited for single-handed usage, but it’s still a pretty efficient design. The back has a metallic finish, which feels good, especially because of its smudge resistant, and oleophobic properties. It’s smooth and seamless, and feels more “metallic” than similarly designed phones. The body also seems well put-together and sturdy, capable of withstanding usual scratches, like those caused by keys in pocket. It may get scratched if dropped, though. The only real fault in the design is in the cuts for the micro-USB port and screws at the bottom. You probably won’t even feel them, but running your fingers across these holes reveal lack of polish. The corners of these holes are sharp, and can occasionally leave marks on your hands. The capacitive buttons on the front aren't backlit Asus' concentric circles design is seen only on the Power On/Off button and Volume Rocker Also, the capacitive back, home and recents buttons below the display aren’t backlit. Personally, I don’t mind that, but many do. You’ll find the earpiece, front camera and sensor hub above the display, and the soon-to-be obsolete if Apple has its way headphone jack is on the top as well. The biggest misstep with the Zenfone 3 Laser’s design is in the fingerprint sensor. Asus decided to go with one on the back, but with a thinner, rectangular design. This reduces the surface area for your finger to interact with the sensor, and makes it tougher to find. While it’s good at recognising your print, the smaller surface area makes it seem slower because you’ll often be shifting your finger to find the right spot. This, combined with the rather slow phone more on that later, makes the fingerprint sensor quite unsavoury. Interestingly, Asus’ peculiar concentric circles’ design can only be found on the home button, and the volume rocker on the right. This, for me, is a big positive. The concentric circles looked good on the Zenfone 5 and that family, but I’ve found them disagreeable on all Asus phones since then. The phone also has a sizeable camera bump at the back, with a shiny metal lining around the camera unit. On either sides of this are the dual-LED flash and the Laser AF system. Overall, I’m quite satisfied with the Zenfone 3 Laser’s design. Yes, Asus can refine it more, but it’s still one of the better-designed smartphones in this price range. It feels premium enough, and is even quite ergonomic, despite the display. Display You’re looking at a pretty pixel-dense display, measuring 401ppi and with a curved screen on top. It’s reasonably good with colours, although it doesn’t provide the deepest blacks. It’s on the upper end of the IPS LCD family, though, and that should satisfy most. Asus also allows you to tweak the display’s colour temperature, hue etc., using its preinstalled Hue app. There’s a slight shift in colours from some angles, but not enough to complain. The achieves maximum luminance of 598 Lux, which is not the best but works. While colours and sharpness aren’t really an issue, I’m not a big fan of the display’s reflectiveness. The glossy display affects sunlight visibility, which isn’t the best, and LED lights in your home will also be in conflict. You may have to hold the phone in your hand throughout full movies, unless you find a spot away from light sources. Further, Asus uses Corning Gorilla Glass for the screen, which is fine. However, the display is somewhat weak against oily fingers. Moreover, the touch sensitivity doesn’t seem as good as it is on most smartphones today, irrespective of price. Touch latency is good enough, but the display doesn’t feel very premium. User Interface Even Asus’ ZenUI does not feel premium. The Zenfone 3 Laser, like all other phones in the Zenfone 3 family, have ZenUI layered over Android Marshmallow, to be precise. Asus’ UI is bloated and lacks polish. There’s just too much happening on the phone. I can’t remember a time when an Asus app didn’t notify me of something I didn’t care about. Even the Splendid app, which tweaks display temperature, could simply have been put into the Settings menu. Instead, Asus created a whole new app for it, adding to clutter and disturbance. You have apps like Do It Later, Flashlight, Go2Pay, Mobile Manager, MiniMovie, Puffin and so on. All of these can be replaced by better apps from the Play Store, and I had little use for them. There’s even a Game Genie that’ll appear as a floating bubble while you game. It makes no sense, since the Zenfone 3 Laser struggles to render high frame rates on graphically intensive games in the first place. Asus has even provided a Laser Ruler app, which apparently uses the Laser auto-focus to measure the distance to an object. The app, however, can’t measure anything over 50 centimetres, and I didn’t find any practical real-world use case for it. Most of Asus’ apps can’t be uninstalled, either. You can disable them to avoid annoying notifications, but you’d still not get that lost space back, and each megabyte matters today. This is even more of an issue because all of these apps are asking for additional permissions to run, and that can be irksome. Bloatware aside, ZenUI feels like the early days of Samsung’s Touchwiz. I find it childish, and an UI made simply for the sake of differentiation. If there are background enhancements to the Android software, they’re not discernible on regular usage, and that makes the UI all the more unnecessary. The only aspect of ZenUI that’s useful and you’ll really use is Pixelmaster which is built into the camera app. We’ll discuss this when we get to the camera. Performance For me, the most disappointing aspect of the Zenfone 3 Laser is its performance. It’s a slow smartphone that doesn’t justify its price tag. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 SoC makes sense on a sub-10k smartphone, but not here, and especially not with a Snapdragon 820-powered device available at a lower price point the Lenovo Z2 Plus. In practice, you’ll easily find lags and stutters on the Zenfone 3 Laser. It lags heavily on games like Injustice Gods Among Us and Asphalt 8, and takes considerable durations to load. The phone’s slow single-core performance speeds increase app load times - for anything from Facebook to Subway Surfer, and calling one app from another results in noticeable lags. As mentioned before, the fingerprint sensor is slow as well. The upside with all this is that the Zenfone 3 Laser doesn’t heat up. Under a temperature of 24 degree Celsius outside, the Laser doesn’t rise beyond 38 degrees after over 15 minutes of gaming, and recording video for 10 minutes takes the temperature to about degrees. This, though, is warranted, given the weak performance. The Snapdragon 430 doesn’t support 4K video, which is disappointing for a camera-centric smartphone, and I’m willing to trade a few degrees for better performance. The Zenfone 3 Laser is slower than a last-gen smartphone like the Moto X Play. The Power Management settings offer slight customisation to the performance. You can choose between Super Saving, Power Saving, Normal and Performance modes. The temperatures above are on the Normal mode, and turning on Performance Mode doesn’t bring much of a difference, either. Our Asus Zenfone 3 Laser stress test has more on this. Camera The absence of snappy, fluid performance also means that the camera app takes a second to load. This means that you’ll often miss a moment, because the camera was loading. However, when it does load, the Zenfone 3 Laser does a reasonably good job. It has a 13MP f/ camera with the Sony IMX214 sensor and pixel size. It’s quite good under well-lit conditions and sunlight outdoors. Under white LED lights, the phone loses some details to noise, and images aren’t very sharp. However, colours are retained quite well across various lighting conditions. Essentially, you’ll be fine unless you’re zooming into photos. Asus Zenfone 3 Laser Camera Samples Asus says, the Laser AF system focuses in seconds, which may even be true under ideal conditions. In practice, though, your hand shakes and the phone will keep changing focus points the longer you point the camera at a subject. Moreover, Laser AF is best suited for close-up photography, and during low light shots. And that is where the Zenfone 3 Laser excels. Under low light, close-ups are decent, but the phone creates considerable noise and loses a lot of details when shooting scenes. Low light shots are considerably enhanced by the low light mode, though, and it is well ahead of most of its competitors. Here again, speed matters. Asus’ slow camera makes it difficult to just point and shoot. You’ll get good photos if you have the time to fix focus manually, or by tapping the screen, but the auto mode isn’t very dependable. On auto, the camera sometimes messes up the white balance and subdues colours. Pixelmaster This is where Pixelmaster comes in. Asus’ camera app gives you a Manual mode with control over ISO, White Balance, Exposure Value, Focus and Shutter Speed. There are also Super Resolution, Low Light, Manual, HDR Pro, Beautification and Children modes. Of these, the low light mode is the really useful one, but it also adds a few button taps, thereby increasing the time taken to shoot a photo. This mode basically increases image brightness, while softening the details. It’s useful, but would have been better had Asus made it a part of the regular Pixelmaster algorithm than instead of adding a separate button for it. The Super Resolution mode allows you to take 52MP photos, by taking multiple images using the 13MP camera and then combining them together. You can have some fun with it, but it remains more of a gimmick, as it has been before. In general, you’ll be using the auto-mode most often, which can shoot in HDR, HDR Auto and simple auto modes. Battery A 3000mAh battery drives the Zenfone 3 Laser, and as in the Zenfone 3, it lasts quite long. On heavy usage, with lots of browsing, calling, texts, IMs, social networking, and some video, the phone dropped from 80% to 20% battery in about 8-9 hours. That’s quite good, considering the usage. A full workday’s battery life is easily obtainable, and for many others, it’ll run for over a day and a half. In practice, charging it every night should be enough, which is pretty much the industry standard. The Performance Mode doesn’t seem to affect battery life much either, which is warranted given that the performance doesn’t increase much, either. You can use Asus’ power manager when needed, but it’s pretty standard. The more intense power saving modes turn off the mobile data and limit both the processor, and screen brightness. I wonder how difficult it would be to drop the screen resolution as well, though. That’s a feature I quite liked on Huawei’s EMUI. Bottomline The Asus Zenfone 3 Laser has a better camera than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, LeEco Le 2, Lenovo Z2 Plus and Xiaomi Mi Max. However, these phones are also miles ahead in performance. In my opinion, what those phones lack in the camera department, they more than make up for in others, and that’s why I wouldn’t recommend the Zenfone 3 Laser over them. Asus has done a good job designing this phone, and it has a decent display as well, but there are ifs and buts all over, and the phone is not very good in overall terms. If you want a camera-centric smartphone, the Nubia Z11 Mini which we’ll be reviewing soon is a better buy. It’s cheaper and faster than the Zenfone 3 Laser, with a very good camera. Asus Zenfone 3 Laser Key Specs, Price and Launch Date Price ₹18999 Release Date 08 Nov 2016 Variant 32GB Market Status Launched Key Specs Screen Size 1080 x 1920 Camera 13 8 MP Memory 32 GB/4 GB Battery 3000 mAh Related Reviews About Me Trying to explain technology to my parents. Failing miserably. Read More Gráficos Popularidade % Tela 1920 × 1080 px Chipset Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 Memória 2048 / 4096 MB Armazenamento 32 / 64 GB Câmera 13 MP Sistema Operacional Android Cada pontuação de benchmark mostrada nesta página é a mediana de todos os resultados enviados pelos usuários para este dispositivo. Para modelos populares, as pontuações de benchmark medianas são calculadas a partir de milhares de resultados de benchmark. Algumas pessoas testam seus dispositivos em condições menos do que ideais. Por exemplo, o dispositivo pode estar muito quente ou ter outros aplicativos sendo executados em segundo plano. Esses resultados tendem a diminuir a pontuação média, mas os incluímos no cálculo porque fornecem uma melhor indicação do desempenho do mundo real. Você pode obter uma pontuação mais alta ao testar seu próprio dispositivo em condições ideais. A duração da bateria mostrada para um dispositivo é a mediana de todos os resultados de benchmark para esse modelo. A duração da bateria é muito sensível a mudanças no brilho da tela. Embora nossa recomendação seja calibrar o brilho da tela para 200 cd/m2 nits ao testar a duração da bateria, essa configuração não pode ser aplicada pelo aplicativo de benchmark. Como resultado, a faixa de pontuação de duração da bateria apresentada pelo público é muito maior do que a observada ao testar em condições controladas. A classificação de popularidade é baseada no número total de resultados de benchmark enviados em todos os testes nos últimos 30 dias. Esta página é atualizada diariamente. Gráficos 3DMark para Android Sling Shot Extreme OpenGL ES Pontuação 296 Pontuação de fisica 1268 Pontuação de gráficos 243 Teste Gráficos 1 2 FPS Teste de Gráficos 2 1 FPS Teste de física parte 1 21 FPS Teste de física parte 2 13 FPS Teste de física parte 3 7 FPS 3DMark para Android Sling Shot Extreme Vulkan Pontuação 347 Pontuação de fisica 1948 Pontuação de gráficos 281 Teste Gráficos 1 2 FPS Teste de Gráficos 2 1 FPS Teste de física parte 1 22 FPS Teste de física parte 2 15 FPS Teste de física parte 3 14 FPS 3DMark para Android Sling Shot Pontuação 575 Pontuação de fisica 1278 Pontuação de gráficos 497 Teste Gráficos 1 4 FPS Teste de Gráficos 2 2 FPS Teste de física parte 1 21 FPS Teste de física parte 2 13 FPS Teste de física parte 3 7 FPS PCMark para AndroidTrabalho Pontuação 3773 Web – pontuação 3709 Edição de vídeo – pontuação 3638 Manipulação de dados – pontuação 2835 Escrita – pontuação 3320 Edição de foto – pontuação 6060 PCMark para AndroidTrabalho Pontuação 3692 Pesquisa na web – pontuação 4010 Edição de vídeo – pontuação 3634 Manipulação de dados – pontuação 2662 Escrita – pontuação 2859 Edição de foto – pontuação 6123 Visão computacional PCMark para Android Pontuação 1779 TensorFlow 798 ZXing 62 Tesseract 3607 PCMark para armazenamento Android Pontuação 3122 Leitura sequencial interna 197 MB/s Leitura aleatória interna 9 MB/s Escrita sequencial interna 105 MB/s Escrita aleatória interna 3 MB/s Leitura sequencial externa 218 MB/s Leitura aleatória externa 9 MB/s Escrita sequencial externa 104 MB/s Escrita aleatória externa 2 MB/s Leitura SQLite 2048 IOPS Atualização SQLite 118 IOPS Inserção SQLite 66 IOPS Exclusão SQLite 111 IOPS Detalhes Geral Chipset Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 CPU Up to GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 and GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 GPU Adreno 505 Memória 2048 / 4096 MB Sistema Operacional Android Dados Rede 2G varia por modelo Rede 3G varia por modelo Rede 4G varia por modelo Conectividade Bluetooth WLAN USB Sim, microUSB Mídias Armazenamento interno 32 / 64 GB Armazenamento externo microSD Câmera principal Sim, 13 MP Câmera secundária Sim, 8 MP GPS Sim GPS assistido Sim Rádio Bússola Sim Físico Dimensões 76 / 149 / mm Peso 150 g Tipo de tela IPS LCD Tamanho de tela Resolução da tela 1920 × 1080 px Proteção da tela Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Multitouch Sim Bateria 3000 mAh BIOS & FIRMWARE Driver & Tools BIOS & FIRMWARE Firmware ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser ZE550KL Z00L Software Image： for WW SKU only* Andriod M Versão GB 2018/04/18 Improved Item1. Fixed wifi Vulnerable issue2. Performance improved and bugs fixedSteps of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only. **How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model number Example ASUS PadFone2 **How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number Example upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser ZE550KL Z00L Software Image： for WW SKU only* Andriod M Versão GB 2018/02/07 Improved Item1. Fixed Blue booth Vulnerable issue2. Fixed dual SIM call forwarding issue3. Performance improved and bugs fixedSteps of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only. **How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model number Example ASUS PadFone2 **How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number Example upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system ZenFone 2 Laser ZE550KL Software Image Version： 此軟體僅提供給WW版本的客戶更新使用。 EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser ZE550KL software Image： for WW SKU only* Versão GB 2017/09/11 Improved Item1. Performance improved and bugs fixedSteps of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only. **How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model number Example ASUS PadFone2 **How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number Example upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L Software Image： for WW SKU only* Andriod M Versão GB 2017/07/04 Improvement Item： improved and bugs fixedSteps of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L Software Image： for WW SKU only* Andriod M Versão GB 2017/05/08 Improvement Item： improved and bugs fixedSteps of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Andriod M Versão GB 2017/01/10 Improvement Item： India SOS Security performanceSteps of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image WW SKU only* Andriod M Versão GB 2016/10/12 Improvement ItemBugs fixed and performance improvedFor more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Andriod M Versão M GB 2016/08/05 Improvement Item1Fix auto reboot if turn on mobile data2Fix no LED indicator light option3Fix the problem of standby power consumption after updating to Android update stored in the SD card image in the image library in the back of the ash, can not be the vehicle Bluetooth mobile phone can not find the device Fiat Blue&MeFor more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only*Android M Versão GB 2016/07/04 Software update to Android Mashmallow. Internal storage will decrease slightly after update, suggest to back up data and relocate media file pictures & video clip to SD card to reserve enough storage before starting the software Marshmallow won't support APP2SD. Please move apps to internal storage before system function won't be supported if the account is deleted. Please keep your account to continue insert the Singtel SIM card will auto reboot issueFor more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Versão GB 2016/05/13 Improvement Item1Suggest to update for connection quality for more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Versão GB 2016/03/11 Improvement Item 1Suggest to update for connection quality more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Versão GB 2015/12/18 Improvement Item Browser Camera preview issue of Time Rewind connection quality improved in 2G/3G product safty Logo information for back key DoNotDisturb mode setting more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Versão GB 2015/11/11 Improvement Item1Imrpoved phone call photo quality in HDR camera image detail and noise camera shutter/focus animation and improve shooting shutter up to 32 seconds in Manual Features1Camera shutter up to 32 seconds in Manual ZenFlash App, the first external Xenon Flashlight for mobile devices. It can fulfill the demand of professional photographers in rendering dark detail and strengthen delicate more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Versão GB 2015/10/15 Improvement Item1Improved Auto focus speed in the lowlight UE takes long time to complete the detach procedure due to temp no service in 3G it takes long time camp to 4G while entering 4G strong signal modem crash in 3G System Webview rolled back to more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Versão GB 2015/09/15 Improvement Item double tap to wake pop noise of clock ringtone“free flight” no voice in the phone call while "Connection alert setting" the icon display issue of auto focus issue while zoom to the quality of photo the quality of phone the stability of cellular the stability of SIM card slotNew Features1. Add Mobile Manager app which has six major functions - Data usage Controls the apps' data usage - Notifications Manages annoying notifications - Auto-start Manager Manages auto-start apps running in the background - Boost Boosts memory - Power Saver Provides various battery modes to extend the battery life - Virus Scanner Scans virus and malwares2. Add Laser Ruler app- Instantly measures the subject's distance within 50cm range by using the laser autofocus more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser=ZE550KL Z00L software Image for WW SKU only* Versão GB 2015/08/26 Improvement Item1. Fixed camera preview lag in beautification Fixed the issue of Quick access on Lockscreen3. Fixed Gmail widget resulting in ASUS Launcher crash issue4. Improved GPS signals drop or offset issue5. Improved stability of Browser6. Improved performance of PowerSaver7. Improved performance of AudioWizard8. Fixed flashlight in auto mode while using continuous shooting fuction under poor light caused some pictures black or Implement Android security patch for StagefrightFor more information please refer toTW： of Update 1. Check software version of your device**2. Download device software and Update SOP From “Manual” Item3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example WW->WW, CN->CN, TW-> Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.*How to know the device model? Path Settings->About-> Model numberExample ASUS_T00I**How to know the device software version? Path Settings->About-> software information->Build number***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading. EXIBIR DESCRIÇÃO MAIS DETALHADA Exibir tudo Asus announced the ZenFone 3 series during Computex 2016. The company launched three devices, and the Zenfone 3 Laser was announced after Computex. We have already reviewed Asus ZenFone 3 Max and Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, and in this review, I will be talking about the Asus ZenFone 3 Laser. As expected from the announcements, ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Max and Zenfone 3 Ultra, all cater to a particular subset of the audience and work well for what they offer. You can check out the detailed breakup of the three smartphones in the reviews done for the devices. Asus Zenfone 3 Laser is pegged to be the camera-centric smartphone with Laser autofocus mechanism and the stresses on delivering good image quality. Build and Design / 10 Asus ZenFone 3 Laser comes with an inspiring design, and the philosophy follows the general guidelines set by the ZenFone 3 series, going with an all metal body. You get the physical navigation buttons on the bottom which can't be reassigned and are not backlit. There is no textured back or fancy design element to make it stand out in the sea of smartphones in the same or even lower price bracket. According to the website, the smartphone weighs 150g with dimensions of 149 x 76 x mm. The overall feel of the device is sturdy with no squeaky or loose parts, thereby giving it a durable feel. You will find the volume rocker and the power button on the top right side of the smartphone with the SIM tray located on the top of the left side of the smartphone. One thing to note is that the Sand Gold variant gives the smartphone a dull look which is not the case in the Asus ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Max, ZenFone 3 Ultra or even the ZenFone 3 Deluxe. The fingerprint sensor comes on the back of the smartphone, and it does not come in the circular form factor as most smartphones have these days. Instead, the fingerprint sensor comes in a narrow rectangle with rounded corners. This form factor of the fingerprint sensor makes it difficult for the users despite the increase in the surface area, as the increased yet restricted surface area reduces the accurate detection of the fingerprint. You will find the speaker grill along with the microUSB port on the bottom edge of the smartphone with the headphone jack on the top. Features 7 / 10 Asus ZenFone 3 Laser packs an Octa-core Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 processor clocked at with Adreno 505 GPU. I got the 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage variant for review. But the phone also comes in 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage option. If you are running out of storage space, then you can add a microSD card up to 256GB in the second SIM slot. Laser has a IPS LCD with an effective resolution of 1080x1920 at 401ppi pixel density covered with Gorilla Glass 3 for additional protection. Asus has added a 13MP camera module along with laser autofocus with f/ aperture dual-tone LED flash on the back. This camera module is capable of shooting video at 1080p resolution at 30fps. Also, the phone sports an 8MP camera module with f/ aperture on the front. ZenFone 3 Laser is equipped with Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS and BDS, microUSB port with fast-charging support sort of depending on the max current supplied by the adapter and USB On-The-Go support. The smartphone also provides headphone jack on the top side of the smartphone, IR port and FM radio support along with hybrid dual SIM slots one nano SIM + one micro SIM or one nano SIM + one microSD. The company has added fingerprint sensor on the rear side of the smartphone right below the camera module along with an accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and compass sensors. You get a 3000mAh Lithium-Ion non-removable battery in the device which performs decently. Display / 10 Asus ZenFone 3 Laser has a respectable FullHD IPS LCD display. The display seems to hold on its own during daily usage. The screen is reflective, and you will face discomfort while working in direct sunlight and will need to re-adjust your viewing angles. One thing to note is that the screen brightness seems to be strangely low. The LCD IPS display provides decent viewing angles despite seeming a bit dim when viewed from sides. But overall, I had a good time while reading, web browsing, gaming or watching videos on the display. The colours, contrast and vibrancy of the display was fairly decent at all times. There is no special mode for outdoors, and I wish that Asus had added something for the direct-in-sun workflow which could make working easier. Software 7 / 10 Asus ZenFone 3 Laser runs Android Marshmallow out of the box along with the custom ZenUI on the top of the OS. There are elements like the three quick-launch options on the lock-screen and the folder-style on the home screen that could have been better. Thankfully ZenUI does give you the option to turn the quick-launch options off which helps it give more AOSP like experience. Asus has packed 'Mobile Manager' as part of its ZenUI which gives you information on data usage, power saving modes, notifications and privacy and security. This works amazingly in principle, giving you quick access to everything important that you need to take control of. But also, they have added 'Cleanup' and 'Boost' options on the 'Mobile Manager' which doesn't make sense to me. Primarily because anyone who is familiar with Android architecture and the changes done since Android Kitkat the OS has evolved sufficiently to make sure that user experience remains unaffected in the long run. The 'Boost' mode, in particular, does not provide any benefit and may indeed worsen the battery life and break cross-app operations. The company has even added a shortcut for the same labelled 'Power & Boost' which claims to 'Boost' your smartphone. Asus has added other apps like ZenTalk, Themes, Puffin, MyASUS Service Centre, ZenFone Care also in-house apps like Gallery, Contacts, File Manager, MiniMovie, PhotoCollage, Weather, Do It Later, Clock, Calculator, Flashlight, Share Link and WebStorage. One thing that I continue to love about the ZenUI is the option to turn off the screenshot notification in the settings menu. Performance 6 / 10 Asus ZenFone 3 Laser's performance was quite average, without any significant device freezing, lag or stuttering for the majority of the review. The experience turned rocky immediately after I ran any high-level benchmark apps where the entire system came to a crawl. I had to manually kill some benchmark apps to return to usable system conditions. I also regularly suffered from micro stutters while using the phone where the UI seemed sluggish while scrolling through long list of Google Play Store apps. It's not clear if Asus purposely included the slow animations to make sure that users don't detect the stuttering and slowness from the animations. Apart from the occasional micro-stutters, Snapdragon 430 coupled with 4GB RAM performed decently during all the tasks, music, gaming, web browsing and photo editing. But at these price points, you need to have a well-optimised software user experience. Asus needs to fix these issues in future updates. The smartphone scored 3481 in the PCMark 'Work performance benchmark along with scoring 642 in Single-Core and 2026 in Multi-Core benchmarks in Geekbench 4. Laser did decently and did not heat up considerably during extended gaming sessions and held admirably to heavy games like DeadTrigger 2, Modern Combat 5 and Gear Club. It scored 9398, 5569 and 9590 in IceStorm, IceStorm Extreme and IceStorm Unlimited benchmarks. The smartphone scores 22779 in Quadrant and 44525 in AnTuTu benchmark that I ran during my testing. The call quality of the ZenFone 3 Laser is decent with good clarity and volume of the sound. The audio quality of the speaker grill on the bottom side of the smartphone is decent with no surprises. However, the volume should have been more as in large halls or noisy rooms, the audio quality goes for a toss. Camera 6 / 10 ZenFone 3 Laser is supposed to be a camera-centric smartphone which should take decent if not great photos. But I am sad to report that the photos taken by the ZenFone 3 Laser are not great. The 13MP camera on the rear and the 8MP camera on the front are equally bad with most of the images full of noise in anything less than ideal lighting situations. Some turn to be a blurry mess in the auto mode. The camera like all the ZenUI running smartphones provides sufficient options regarding shooting modes ranging from Auto, ZenFlash, Manual, HDR Pro, Beautification, Super Resolution, Children, Low Light, QR Codes, Close-up among others. Asus needs to step up their camera game, and the camera needs to take better photos in anything less than perfect lighting conditions. One cannot name the smartphone 'Laser' to signify the Laser Autofocus system of the camera and then deliver such ordinary photos throughout. Battery 8 / 10 ZenFone 3 Laser performed great in the battery life department. During my extensive testing, the smartphone performed admirably well coping to my heavy usage. It lasted a little over 11 hours during my typical day which consists of always being connected to the internet through Wi-Fi, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp throughout the day in addition to 1 hour of music, 35-40 minutes of gaming and installing and testing new apps. However, two major things are missing in the offering are the USB Type-C port and fast charging. It is almost criminal for people to wait for more than two hours to wait for their smartphone being charged from 0 percent to 100 percent in 2016. I could not figure out what it was that was causing the PC Mark for Android battery life test benchmark to crash constantly. I tried running the test four times, but all the times PCMark would crash as the test reached 50 percent. Similarly to other ZenFones, the Mobile Manager has a "Power Saver" which gives us Performance, Normal, Power saving, Super saving and Customised power saving modes to improve the battery life. The smartphone also offers to reserve battery for calls, and you can set the conservation mode to kick in once the battery drops to a certain percentage. Even though the performance drops once the Power saving mode is activated, the fact remains that I would much rather use my smartphone in a reduced performance state rather than have a dead smartphone. Verdict and Price in India Asus ZenFone 3 Laser is a decent smartphone in the whole ZenFone 3 series. But despite the decent attempt at going with tried and tested way, there is no way that I would suggest this smartphone to anyone for the Rs 18,999. I would never pay this much money for a smartphone that has issues such as micro stutters and lags in operation, average camera and does not have essentials such as USB Type-C and fast charging in 2016. It is better that you look elsewhere like the Xiaomi Mi Max or you can get Xiaomi Mi5 with the exchange of your current smartphone. Looking at other smartphone offerings even Moto G4 Plus or Lenovo Zuk Z2 Plus is better than what Asus is offering here both in terms of performance as well as the value for money. Even if you are Asus loyalist, I would recommend you to save up and look for something else like Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra or ZenFone 3 Max or ZenFone 3. Find latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison.

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