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Asus has re-entered the smartphone market in India with their new Zenfone series announced at this year’s CES. The new series is available in four screen sizes – 4, 4.5, 5 and 6 inches. Today we’ll be taking a closer look at the Zenfone 5. With a starting price of just Rs 10,000. Battery life isn’t fantastic, but most other elements are for the money. Asus is one of the best options if you want to save that additional cash. Can the Zenfone make a dent in Motorolas current lead?

The phone does look premium for its price range but the bezels look a tad bit large for my liking,it being a 5 inch screen. The power buttons and the volume rockers are easy to press.The screen has got gorilla glass 3 protection,so thats a thumbs up Performance: The phone runs on an Intel Atom 1.6 ghz dual core processor.But since it relies on hyper threading,it makes android feel like its a quad core(adding 2 virtual threads). And thats where the performance stands out. Scrolling seems buttery smooth and the Ui itself is refreshing to say the least.I tried games like Asphalt8 and Riptide GP and it handled them with ease. The only con here is the heating up after a short period of usage itself. Overall,a more than good performance from Asus. Camera: The camera part was the one which interested me since Asus claim they use pixelmaster technology to highly improve on the quality of images captured. And true to their claims,Asus does manage to take outdoor shots with fine details and less noise.But indoors,it leaves a lot to be desired frankly. Lot of noise creeps in but something had to give for a phone priced at 10k. Battery: Asus provides us with a non-removable 2110mah battery. Id say dont have high expectations and you wont be dissappointed. Overall: I had a pretty good experience using this phone for the better part of one month.And i have to admit that it doesnt get much better at 10 k. Asus is a worldwide trusted brand and you should buy it if you are stuck at a budget of 10k.

Network-Technology-GSM / HSPA
Launch-Announced-2014, January
Status-Available. Released 2014, April
Body-Dimensions    148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
Weight-145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM-Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display-Type    IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size-5.0 inches (~63.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution-720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch-Yes
Protection-Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform-OS-Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset-Intel Atom Z2580/ Z2560
CPU-Dual-core 2 GHz (Z2580)/ 1.6 GHz (Z2560)
GPU-PowerVR SGX544MP2
Memory-Card slot-microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal-8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Camera-Primary-8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features-Geo-tagging
Video-1080p@30fps
Secondary-2 MP
Sound-Alert types-Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker-Yes
3.5mm jack-Yes
Comms-WLAN-Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth-v4.0, A2DP, EDR
GPS-Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio-FM radio
USB-microUSB v2.0
Features-Sensors-Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging-SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser-HTML
Java-Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial
Battery     -Non-removable Li-Po 2110 mAh battery
Stand-by-Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk time-Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)