Asus Zenfone 5 Review And First Look

KEY FEATURES OF ASUS ZENFONE 5 A501CG (CHARCOAL BLACK, WITH 8 GB)

• 2 MP Secondary Camera
• 5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 8 MP Primary Camera
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB
• Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Upgradeable to v4.4 (KitKat) OS
• Wi-Fi Enabled

Packing: good, contains mobile with charger, USB cord, headset & user manual, warranty card. 

Design: Extremely light and sleek and looks great. doesn't at all look like a budget phone

Intel Processer and 2 GB RAM makes the device extremely smooth and fast.

Camera: 8Mp provides decent pics and night pics are also good. Noise does come when zoomed. But more than enough for daily applications.

Good display and resolution. HD videos are a delight.

Backcover: easy to open and replaceable. Battery non removable

Storage: 8 GB inbuilt is decent and has extendable mem till 64GB

Battery life is ok but high graphics games would drain the juice. Not yet tried any games, so cannot comment 

LED indicator at top is very small and dim and cannot see unless u view it from top.

Pros:-

1. Butter smooth touch and also there is an option "Glove Touch" - it allowed me to touch from outside a polybag while i was in rain...great application.

2. Lag free upto 21-apps(GREAT multitasking)... thereafter i noticed some lag.

3. GPS works fine... GPS Toolbox - 7,8 sat fixes in rainy conditions also.

4. Maps has better Street View, with building structures in somewhat 2D or 3D. 

5. Gaming is also good, i played iron man 3. asphalt 8, beach buggy blitz without any trouble.

6. rear camera is good gives bright images under low light conditions also

7. Build quality is par good, has matte finish back (WHite looks good, black/red will also look good)

8. All 5 SENSORS :- Accelerometer, Compass, Magnetic field sensor, Proximity, Light

9. 10 point multi touch

10. Headset provided is In-ear type.. sound is good, but wire quality is cheap, may get broken sooner / later.

Cons:-

1. In Call - Speaker sound is bit sluggish... sounds cheap chinese kind of sound... (4/10)

2. Loudspeaker(music sound) is having low volume...

3. No backlit on buttons... becomes awkard to find buttons in complete dark place.

4. no scratch gaurd/cover available in market / inside box.

5. Front camera disappointed me a lot, despite being a 2MP, video call is blurred. (3/10)

6. No option to move apps to external sd card... you shall have to root it to do so--CAUTION: it will void ur warranty

7. Battery backup - 1 day (on moderate-heavy usage), 2day (only calling/sms(2G))

(6/10) -- backup not as expected...

8. device is a complete No-No for people with small palms(hands)... it will be difficult for them to handle with one hand alone.

Conclusion : 

But overall a great phone at great price.

In any way under 10k, this is best for people lookin for a slim 5" sleek design phone for everyday usage. it might not be good for those whose major usage is video calling, travelling long(battery backup)...

Suggestions:- Purchase 16GB version if You are a gamer (coz it has no option to install on external sd card)

Overall this is a good phone

Here Is the Video Review of Asus Zenfone 5

 Thanx to Shivam Mishra For The video.