The communication has been a need at various times and to meet this requirement society has developed various means of communication. In the current age, the device known as the smartphone has made it much easy for the users to communicate in different ways. The modern users of a smartphone are no more dependent on the calling and text features of the device as there are numerous applications with the help of which to exchange different types of files is also a matter of few clicks only. The utility of this device has attracted many users from all over the planet. Considering the requirement of the devices to meet the demand many producers have entered in this field. One of such producers is Asus. The brand has launched many models in the market, and as they are much different than the rivals, the buyers also have supported the brand.
Asusis a Taiwan based multinational computer hardware, and Electronics Company and it was established in the year 1989. It is dedicated to offering quality products for present and future. ASUS is the world’s numberone motherboard developer and gaming brand. ASUS is blessed with a creative team of engineers who have conceived technologies and features that have revolutionized the electronics company. Due to its intelligent marketing strategy, it has gained grounds in the Indian market as well. It has posed serious competition to the other companies that are in the market. In order to maintain their hold on the market, they have gone a step ahead by introducing the Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie. The successful launch of this product has benefited the company economically.
Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie hit the market on 21st September 2017. The amazing camera of this phone has gained popularity amongst the selfie lovers. This phone has many latest features and gives it an edge over the phones of this range. This lightweight phablet has many distinguishing descriptions of its features that make it one of its kinds.
Display and Screen
The Asus ZenfoneSelfie reveals a 5.5 inch IPS LCD Full HD screen. The screen is provided with a protection of Corning Gorilla Glass v4 present on the top. The screen resolution of this excellent device is 1080 x 1920 due to the density of 267 pixels per inch. The capacitive touch works well with the multi-touch function. The dimensions of the phone are 155.6 mm x 76.2mm. This is a sleek phone with the thickness of 7.8mm and weighs only 144 grams, which is a good feature of this phone. The phone comes in various extravagant shades- deep-sea black rose pink, and sunlight gold. The screen size of this device is a standard one and hence one can easily use the device standard or professional use. The screen resolution is also known as classic one which can make the user enjoy the viewing of images and videos.
Software
This smart device runs on Android v7.0, Nougat operating system. Beneath the hood, is found a 1.4 GHz OctaCore, Cortex A53processor that is supported by 4 GB of RAM. The processor is mounted on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 chipset. The graphical requirements are taken care of by Adreno 505. The device owns best of the class processor and RAM which enhances the speed of the device.
Camera
This phone is equipped with 16 MP Dual – color front and rear camera. As the name of the phone suggests, it clicks mesmerizing images with the front camera s well. The rear camera captures pictures of 4616 x 3464 Pixels and brilliant shots of resolution 20 MP + 8 MP are taken by Dual Front Cameras which is best in the class. The video of 1920×1080 @ 30 fps give an accurate video shooting. It is also provided with Phase Detection autofocus,Continuous Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Digital Zoom, LED Flash, Touch to focus, Face detection, Auto Flash,Exposure compensation, and ISO control. This device is much known for its camera resolution that can help the user take classic selfies and videos anytime.
Storage and Battery
The Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie smartphone houses an internal storage of 64 GB that is expandable up to 2 TB. No other phone provides this expandability feature in this range.
The phone is fuelled by a massive 3,500 mAh Li-polymer battery which keeps the phone alive for long hours. However, the phone does not have a replaceable battery. When it comes to storage, there is hardly any other device from any of the leading brands that can stand in the competition to this phone. The massive storage up to 2 TB makes it much special than any other device in the market. The battery is also known for its longtime service.
Connectivity Options
In terms of connectivity, it is a dual SIM,GSM+GSM phone with nano SD SIM slots and supports all Indian bands of 4g,3g,2g network. It is also provided by Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth v4.0,with A-GPS, Glonass, no NFC, and microUSB 2.0. Other than NFC there is no connectivity option left which is not provided by the company in this device.
Price
Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie price in India is Rs 14,999 onwards. This places the phone in lower-middle range and makes it affordable to masses especially those who love to have premium features.
Verdict
Asus Zenfonehas come up as one of the popular brands that have gripped the entire market and has stood firmly in the competition posed by other brands to it. The outstanding features of the phone include its great battery backup, strong configuration, superb cameras with Dual–colour LED flash, fingerprint sensor, gorilla glass and a nice display. However, the non-removable battery may be inconvenient to some and could be counted as its drawback. The rear camera captures excellent images and videos. The battery backup and performance is impressive besides the cameras. The RAM supports multitasking with ease and makes it the best purchase in this range.