Line of ASUS Zenfone 3, it seemed to me, follows the same philosophy as the Xperia X from Sony. There is a basic model, with very balanced features and attractive price, is the flagship and has a separate Ultra model with a larger screen. Thus it is possible to please almost everyone. In addition to those who prefer iOS.
As correctly stated by Eugene Kharitonov “main novelties may” ASUS ceases to be the chief ideologist of the Intel processors in smartphones – all three new products are built on the Qualcomm chips. And Zenfone 3 Deluxe may be the most affordable handset with Snapdragon 820 inside.
ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe
In addition to a top processor of the flagship Zenfone 3 Deluxe includes impressive amount of RAM – as much as 6 gigabytes. Why is a rhetorical question. For example, iPhone 6s well do two gigabytes, and Samsung Galaxy S7 has 4, but ASUS decided that this next year will not be enough.
ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe
Case Zenfone 3 Deluxe completely devoid of plastic “Windows” that are usually needed for the best signal reception antennas. Neither Apple nor Samsung could not completely abandon them. But ASUS it worked. They even say that the signal level is not affected. But of course, we’ll find out in our detailed review.
ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe
Another killer-feature – hybrid stabilization system built-in camera. Here, the module itself is impressive, with a sensor on a 23 megapixel camera produced by Sony. But stabilization can claim the title of best on the market. Picture stabiliziruemost along four axes in the optical and electronic modes. However, I am inclined to believe that the photo mode will only work with optical, but when shooting video you connect even and electronic. Anyway, we’ll find out as soon as I receive a sample for review.
ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe
I should add that Zenfone 3 Deluxe is the only smartphone in the line that uses the Super AMOLED display of 5.7’, 1920×1080), the other two are using IPS-matrix. In CSV it will cost $ 499.
ASUS Zenfone 3
ASUS Zenfone 3
ASUS Zenfone 3
And this is the Central model of the new line and potentially the most hits and the massive smartphone ASUS this year. He had a very good performance, good looks and a very attractive price – just $249. In Russia it can turn into 20 thousand rubles, but even in this case, the smartphone will be very attractive.
ASUS Zenfone 3
ASUS Zenfone 3
His screen is slightly smaller than the Zenfone 3 Deluxe (5.5 inches instead of 5.7), but this difference is almost not felt. And as a hardware base processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, 506 Adreno graphics and 4GB of RAM. The main camera uses Sony IMX module 298 with 16-megapixel sensor and the same stabilization system as the flagship.
ASUS Zenfone 3
All three smartphones use a USB plug Type C, except that the underlying Zenfone 3 it supports USB 2.0, while the Zenfone and Zenfone 3 3 Deluxe support the 3.0 standard
ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra
And it is the largest of the presented smartphones by size and average performance. It IPS screen with a diagonal of 6.8 inches and Full HD, 4GB of RAM and a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 652.
ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra
ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra
Built-in camera is same as in Zenfone 3 Deluxe. But the most capacious battery in all the line. If Zenfone and Zenfone 3 3 Deluxe cost batteries at 3000 mAh, here we have an impressive 4600 mAh. However, about battery life, ASUS says nothing – will have to find out during the preparation of the full review.
ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra
ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra
The largest smartphone in the Zenfone line 3 will cost 479 dollars, a bit less than the flagship. The difference in price between the models in Russia, of course, will remain, but the exact amount is not yet known. But I would not expect that the model will cost less than 20 thousand rubles.