Asus takes on the Selfie Trend with its ZenFone Selfie equipped with Dual 13MP Rear and Front Cameras with Dual LED Real Tone Flash. Whether which side you take you get high resolution photos as well as Full HD video recording. To be more technical, both cameras have f2.0 aperture letting in more light and so great exposure even in low light conditions, rear camera rocks 5-element lens while front camera features a 88* wide angle lens letting you capture more view and more people. Real Time Beautification and Selfie Panorama Modes takes your selfies to the next level by enhancing and correcting facial flaws and take incredible long panorama of people around you. Manual Settings is also available for more creative control like those found on DSLR. Macro focus up to 6cm for taking photos up closer to get those fine details. Laser Auto Focus lets you focus on your subject instantaneously with .03 focus time. It will surely suit photographers, photographer enthusiast, or selfie addicts.
Under the hood, Asus partners with Qualcomm utilizing its Snapdragon 615 64bit Octa-Core Processor coupled with LPDDR3 3GB RAM and ample flash storage of 32GB. Higher MegaPixels would mean higher storage needs, luckily you can expand storage via MicroSD up to 128GB.
For connectivity, you do get WiFi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS (aGPS, GLONASS, BDSS). It is Dual Sim Dual Standby handset with both SIM Slot supporting LTE as cellular data connection. You could easily switch from one network to the other if signal is weak or internet is slow.
Runs Android 5.0 with Asus ZenUI 2.0 on top bringing you a very unique and intuitive operating system. Quickly launch your camera for taking a selfie even when its one standby by simply scribbling "S" on your screen. You could also do this for other apps by assigning gestures. Personalize your Zenfone with customization features with themes and icon packs.
Packs 3000mAh battery which should last the day or two. It is removable so you could carry an extra battery pack and just snap it on when you are out of juice.
Priced for 11,995 Pesos, the ZenFone Selfie is quite a steal with its Phablet-sized Full HD Display, Performance Grade hardware, Brilliant Rear and Front Optics, and it looks great too with Zen Aesthetics. Beauty, Power and Brilliance came to mind for ZenFone Selfie.
Camera Samples:
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| Focus Test - Subject is Focus (Left) - Backgound Focus (Right) |
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| Selfie Test (See it's in high resolution and great exposure even in ISO 50) |
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| Zenfone Selfie |
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ASUS Zenfone Selfie Specs
Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ ZenUI
5.5 inch 1080p Full HD IPS Display
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Octa-Core Processor
64bit Snapdragon 615
Adreno 405 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD up to 128GB
13MP Primary Rear Camera
f/2.0 apeture, 5P Largan Lenses, Laser Auto Focus
Dual LED Real Tone Flash
13MP Primary Front Camera
f/2.0 apeture, 88* Wide Angle Lens
Dual LED Real Tone Flash
LTE / HSPA+
Dual Sim Dual Stand by Dual LTE
WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth V4.0 +A2DP
GPS, aGPS, GLONASS, BDSS
3000mAh Removable battery
11,995.00 Pesos
