ASUS ZEN 3 PHONE SOFTWARE
The ZenFone 3 Deluxe is preloaded with ASUS' comprehensive Splendid app, which provides a more detailed set of software color controls than you'll find on most other phones. Additionally, while colors on the display are quite vivid, the ZenFone 3 Deluxe display isn't as bright as similar size phablets and, as a result, under bright sunlight it's not easy to see clearly.
Other than the iPhone 7 Plus, most of the phablets at this price level use QHD resolutions. On the bottom of the phone there's a USB 2.0 Type-C port, and on top there's a headphone port. I asked ASUS if there was any benefit to an oblong-shape scanner and was told it looked better. The reason most fingerprint scanners are round is so that you can place your finger on it at any angle. It is longer than most fingerprint scanners, but that just means you have to line up your finger perfectly along its length to get it to scan correctly. The skinny fingerprint scanner is a strange bit of hardware. It's substantially narrower than circular fingerprint scanners and only scans about half the width of your finger, which makes me wonder if it's less secure than a full-size fingerprint scanner. On the back of the device there's a square camera module with a moderate-size camera bump and beneath it an oblong-shaped fingerprint scanner. On the left-side is the dual nano-SIM card tray, with the second SIM slot doubling up as a MicroSD card slot. Like previous ZenFone devices, the Deluxe features ASUS’ signature pattern of concentric circles above and beneath the display, and also on the power button and volume rocker, which can both be found on the right-hand side. Consider this: Apple was the first to popularize chamfered bevels, and the iPhone moved on from them three years ago. It's a tried and tested look that helps make the frame look slimmer but it's getting a bit dated now. Polished chamfered bevels run all long the frame of the phone.
Obviously if you put your phone in a case, you won't be able to appreciate this, but it's a nice feat of engineering nevertheless. If you look closely, you'll spot three breaks in the front bezel where the antenna peeks out, suggesting that ASUS has managed to build the antenna into the frame of the device.
ASUS ZEN 3 PHONE ANDROID
Like ASUS' other ZenFones the Deluxe has a slightly curved profile, which makes it comfortable to hold in hand.Īt first glance the phone's design looks quite similar to many other Android phablets out there, such as Huawei's Mate 9, but upon closer inspection you'll notice it's actually unique because it has no visible antenna bands on the back of the device. While the regular ZenFone 3 is a mix of metal and glass, the ZenFone 3 Deluxe is all metal, with a sleek unibody design that comes in either Shimmer Gold or Glacier Silver (there's also a Titanium Gray model, but it's not available locally).
Unfortunately, only the 820 version is available in Singapore. Note: There are actually two versions of the ZenFone 3 Deluxe, one with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, and a more premium model powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor. That puts it in the same price range as LG's V20, and makes it a lot more expensive than the Xiaomi Mi5, OnePlus 3T and Samsung's new A7 (2017).ĭoes the ZenFone 3 Deluxe offer enough to justify its high price tag? Let's find out. These upgrades come at a price though: the ZenFone 3 Deluxe costs twice as much as the ZenFone 3, coming in at a hefty S$998. Overview, Design, Display, Audio & SoftwareĪfter a string of successful entry and mid-range smartphones, including last year's ZenFone 2, which won our ' Best Mainstream Smartphone' award, ASUS has now set its sights higher with the new ZenFone 3 Deluxe, a premium flagship smartphone that ASUS believes can challenge the likes of Apple and Samsung.Ĭompared to the mid-range ZenFone 3, the Deluxe version sports a number of premium touches, including what ASUS is calling the world's first aluminum alloy unibody invisible-antenna design, as well as an upgraded 23-megapixel rear camera with Sony's IMX318 sensor, and a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with 6GB RAM.
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