Mar kasta oo aad ka fikirto ASUS , waxa ugu horreeya ee maskaxdaada soo gala waxaa laga yaabaa inaanay noqon khadkooda casriga ah. Inkasta oo shirkadda Elektarooniga ah ee Taiwan ay inta badan caan ku tahay buugaagta xusuus-qorka iyo qalabka kombiyuutarka, waxay sidoo kale soo saaraan taleefannada casriga ah iyo tablet-yada. Waxaan ku guuleysanay inaan gacmaheena ku helno mid ka mid ah taleefannadooda casriga ah ee ugu dambeeyay, ASUS ZenFone Selfie , aalad Android ah oo inta badan loo abuuray dhalinyarada iyo jiilka is-fiifiyaha. Aynu aragno sida ugu wanaagsan ee shaqada ASUS ugu samaysay casrigan, dib u eegistan:

Tilmaamaha qalabka^(Hardware) iyo baakaynta

Taleefanka casriga ah wuxuu ku yimaadaa inta badan baakadaha ASUS oo habaysan : waa kartoon cad, oo ay ku qoran yihiin magaca soo-saaraha, astaanta talefanka casriga ah iyo qaar ka mid ah sifooyinka ugu muhiimsan ee dhinaciisa ku daabacan.

Sanduuqa bogga ayaa u furan si uu u muujiyo waxa ugu muhiimsan: casriga laftiisa. Qoraal shakhsi ah oo dheeraad ah, waxaan la yaabay markii aan furay sanduuqa, maadaama aanan horay u akhrin wax ku saabsan casriga ah, oo ku salaysan magaciisa, waxaan filayey qalab aad ka yar. Waxay ahayd wax lala yaabo in la arko taleefan casri ah oo si xarrago leh loo qaabeeyey, oo leh qaloocyo qurxoon iyo shaashad aad u weyn - waxay u muuqataa in iibsadayaasha aaladaha dhexdhexaadka ah ay helayaan qaybtooda tayada sidoo kale, taas oo ah xaqiiqo soo dhaweyn leh.

ZenFone Selfie^{(ZenFone Selfie)} waxaa laga heli karaa Maqaar Madow^{(Leather Black)} , Cadaan^{(Pure White)} saafi ah , Chic Pink , Aqua Blue , Glacier Gray iyo Kala duwanaanshiyaha Dahabka Sheer^{(Sheer Gold)} - kani waa ka badan yahay. Waxaan hubnaa in qof kastaa heli karo midab uu isagu ama iyadu jecel yahay, haddii ay rabaan ciyaar badan, kala duwanaansho midab leh ama qaab xarrago leh ayaa la door bidaa. Waxaan haysanay qalabka Glacier Gray si loo tijaabiyo, kaas oo rafcaan u ah ku dhawaad ​​qof walba, maadaama uu yahay midab aad u hooseeya.

Hoosta casriga ah iyo daboolka kartoonada, waxaa laga heli karaa buug-gacmeedka isticmaalaha, warqadda dammaanadda, madaxa dabeyga, fiilada microUSB iyo sidoo kale labo taleefoonnada dhegaha la isku dhegeysto. Ku darida sameecado-madaxeedyadu waa gunno aad u fiican, badiyaa sababtoo ah inta badan lagama arko aaladaha kala duwan. Oo waxaan ka hadleynaa kuwa dhegaha ku jira oo leh qalab dheeri ah oo dhegaha ah sidoo kale - mahadsanid gunnada!

Marka laga hadlayo tafatirka taleefanka casriga ah, ASUS ZenFone Selfie (oo sidoo kale loo yaqaan nambarkeeda moodeelka, ZD551KL ) waxay leedahay shaashad taabasho oo weyn oo 5.5 " IPS ah oo leh xallin 1080 x 1920 pixels ah iyo cufnaanta pixel ee 403 ppi, waxaas oo dhan waxaa lagu ilaaliyaa Corning Gorilla Glass 4 dahaarka oleophobic Cabirkani waxa uu ^{(Corning Gorilla Glass 4)}ZenFone Selfie ka dhigayaa mid ka mid ah phablet ka badan talefanka casriga ah - haddii aad leedahay gacmo waaweyn, hubaal taasi waa faa'iido marka aad la macaamilayso ilmahan.

Taleefanka casriga ah waxa uu dhererkiisu yahay 156.5 mm (6.16 in), balaciisu yahay 77.2 mm (3.04 in), dhumucdiisuna waa 10.8 mm (0.43 in) culayskiisuna waa 170 garaam (6.00 oz).

Daboolka hoostiisa waxaa ku jira octa-core Snapdragon 615 ( MSM8939 ) chipset oo leh laba quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU 's, mid walbana wuxuu ku saxan yahay 1.7 GHz . Awoodda habaynta waxa sii kordhiyey Adreno 405 GPU oo leh DirectX 11.2 , OpenCL 1.2 iyo OpenGL ES 3.0 taageero. Sida RAM , waxaad heli kartaa 2 ama 3 Gigabyte, iyadoo ku xiran nooca saxda ah (waxaan haysanay mid leh 3 GB oo xusuusta ah), halka booska kaydinta uu noqon karo 16 ama 32 GB. Qalabkayaga tijaabada ahi waxa uu leeyahay 32GB oo meel wax lagu kaydiyo, iyadoo 24.88 GB ay u tahay bilaash xogta isticmaalaha iyo codsiyada dheeraadka ah. Haddii taasi aysan ku filneyn, ZenFone Selfiewuxuu haystaa taageerada microSD, waxaadna ku rakiban kartaa kaadhka xusuusta leh oo cabbirkiisu yahay 128 GB.

Qalabku waxa kale oo uu leeyahay laba boos oo micro -SIM ah, oo ku shaqeeya laba hab oo heegan ah, taasoo la macno ah in marka aad ku hadlayso hal SIM kaar, ka kalena uu ku jiro heegan, oo aan awoodin in la soo waco. Labada boos ee SIM waxay taageeraan shabakadaha 3G iyo 4G sidoo kale, in kasta oo hal keliya uu ku xidhmi karo shabakadahan xawaaraha sare leh markiiba. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaa si gaar ah u wanaagsan in labada boosba ay yihiin 4G-u hoggaansanaanta haddii aad rabto inaad isticmaasho kaarka microSD, maadaama tani loo baahan yahay in la geliyo booska SIM- ka ee ugu horreeya .

Batteriga casriga ah waa nooca Li-Polymer^(Li-Polymer) ee 3000 mAh ah, kaas oo la bedeli karo - tani waa wax aad dhif u ah taleefannada casriga ah ee casriga ah waxaana si weyn loogu soo dhaweynayaa halkan, maadaama habkan uu qofku had iyo jeer haysto batari kayd ah, haddii loo baahdo.

Kaamirada hore iyo tan dambe ee ZenFone Selfie waxay leeyihiin lenses 5-prism Largan ah, xallinta 13 MP, dareemayaasha Toshiba , filtarrada dhalooyinka buluuga ah, iyo iftiinka LED -ka ee laba-tone ah , farqiga kaliya ee ay ku kala duwan yihiin waa cabbirkooda daloolka: kamarada dambe waxay leedahay f/2.0 aperture, halka kamarada hore cabbirkeeda f/2.2 oo ay weliba leedahay 88-degree garoon ballaaran oo xagal ah.

Dhanka isku xirnaanta, taleefanka casriga ah wuxuu taageeraa 2G ( EDGE/GPRS/GSM ), 3G WCDMA (850MHz/900MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz) iyo 4G LTE shabakadaha, xawaaraha ugu badan ee aragtidu waa 5.76 Mbps oo lagu shubo iyo 42 Mbps oo lagu soo dejiyo HSPA+ iyo 500 Mbps ee soo dejinta iyo 150 Mbps si loogu soo dejiyo shabakadaha LTE . Taleefanka casriga ah wuxuu kaloo leeyahay 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi taageero wuxuuna ku xidhi karaa labada shabakadood ee 2.4 GHz iyo 5 GHz . Ka sokow moduleka 4.0 Bluetooth (oo leh ^(Bluetooth)A2DP iyo EDR ),ZenFone Selfie waxay leedahay GPS, A-GPS iyo GLONASS taageero, chip NFC , iyo sidoo kale deked microUSB 2.0 ah. Muuqaal kale oo maalmahan ka sii lumaya inta badan talefannada casriga ah waa raadiyaha FM-ka Selfie - ku wuu leeyahay oo wuu shaqaynayaa haddii aad ku xidho taleefoonka dhegaha ee 3.5mm jack port.

Tilmaamaha qalabka oo dhammaystiran ayaa laga heli karaa halkan: Tilmaamaha ZenFone Selfie (ZD551KL)^{(ZenFone Selfie (ZD551KL) specifications)} .

Tilmaamaha farsamada ASUS ZenFone Selfie waxay muujinayaan aalad dhexdhexaad ah oo adag oo leh gunooyin xusid mudan oo aan inta badan lagu arag qaybtan qiimaha. Sidoo kale, waxyaabaha dheeraadka ah ee yar yar sida batteriga la bedeli karo ama taleefoonnada dhegaha ee dhegta ayaa ka dhigaya taleefanka casriga ah mid xitaa ka sii wanaagsan aagga dhexe.^{(The ASUS ZenFone Selfie's technical specifications reveal a solid mid-range device with some noteworthy bonuses that are not that frequently seen in this price category. Also, the small extras like the replaceable battery or the in-ear headphones make the smartphone an even better choice in the mid-range area.)}

Nakhshad iyo dhis tayo leh

ZenFone Selfie^{(ZenFone Selfie)} waxay ka dhaxashay inta badan astaamaha naqshadeeda ugu weyn khadka ZenFone ee taleefannada casriga ah: tani waxay la macno tahay muuqaal qurux badan oo qurux badan, oo leh qaab nashqad aad u yar. Muuqaalka ugu cad cad waa dabcan kan aadka u weyn, 5.5 ", kaas oo qaada inta badan dhinaca hore ee casriga ah: tani waxay leedahay qaab yar, markaa ma jiraan meelo badan oo aan la isticmaalin halkan.

Dhanka midig ee shaashadda waa kamaradda hore ee 13 MP, qaabka saxiixa ZenFone Selfie . Tani dabcan si aan caadi ahayn ayey ugu weyn tahay kamarada hore, taas oo soo jeedinaysa in ka sarreeya tayada sawirka caadiga ah. Kaamirada waxaa lagu kabaa flash laba-tone ah, kuwaas ka sokow waxaan sidoo kale arki karnaa afhayeenka hore.

Dhinaca hoose ee qaybta hore, wax yar oo ka hooseeya shaashadda, taleefanka casriga ah wuxuu leeyahay furayaasha Android -ka caadiga ah : Furayaasha Apps Back , Guriga^(Home) iyo Dhawaan . ^{(Recent Apps)}Aad ayaan uga xunahay inaan aragno kuwan inaysan lahayn wax iftiin ah, taasoo ka dhigaysa inay aad u adag tahay in loo isticmaalo meelaha iftiinka hooseeya. Hoosta furayaasha taabashada waxaa ku jira dhamaystir bir ah oo la bururay, taas oo ah wax ku kordhinaya naqshadeynta, iyo, sida kiiska ZenFone 2 Laser , waxaan runtii jeclaan lahayn inaan aragno dhammaadkan qaybo badan.

Cidhifka sare ee aaladda waxaa ku yaal furaha korantada - waa wax caadi ah in halkan la dhigo, laakiin sababtoo ah ZenFone Selfie oo ah aalad aad u weyn, waxaa laga yaabaa inay caqli badan tahay in furaha korantada la dhigo mid ka mid ah dhinacyada, sida ay awood u yeelan karto. yara adkeyd si aad u gaarto marka aad hal gacan ku isticmaalayso taleefanka casriga ah. Waxaan sidoo kale arki karnaa isku xirka jaakada 3.5 mm iyo makarafoonka u dhow furaha.

Qeybta hoose ee aaladda waxaa ku yaal makarafoon kale, oo ay la socoto microUSB 2.0 oo loo isticmaalo in lagu xiro Selfie kumbuyuutarka iyo sidoo kale in lagu dallaco. Labada dhinac ayaa gabi ahaanba madhan, inkasta oo ay jirto cidhif yar oo dhinaca midig ah, taas oo aad isticmaali karto inaad ka saarto qaybta dambe.

Inta aan joogno qaybta dambe: waxaa jira calaamad ASUS caan ah oo ku daabacan midigta dhexe, halka erayga Zenfone uu ku yaal xagga hoose, oo ka sarreeya kan dambe ee weyn. Waxaa xiiso leh in la ogaado in magaca calaamadda lagu qoray Zenfone qalabka iyo baakadaha, halka ay u qoran tahay ZenFone , oo leh caasimad F oo ku taal bogga ASUS.

Astaamaha ugu muhiimsan ee qaybta danbe waxay ku yaalaan meesha ugu sareysa, halkaas oo aan ku arki karno kamaradda 13MP, nalalka LED^(LED) -ka ee laba-tone ah iyo dareenka autofocus laser. Kuwan hoose waxaan ku arki karnaa furayaasha mugga, kuwaas oo si ergonomi ah loo meeleeyay oo ay fududahay in la gaaro, laakiin ay adag tahay in si lama filaan ah loo riixo. Sidoo kale, kamarada danbe ayaa runtii u dhow iyaga, hubaal waxaad taaban doontaa wax badan - gacanta ku hay maro nadiifinta.

Marka laga hadlayo tayada dhismaha guud ee casriga ah waxaan u baahannahay inaan ammaanno shaashadda ugu weyn: Gorilla Glass 4 aad ayuu u fiican yahay in laga ilaaliyo xagashada, iyo - la yaab leh - shaashadda taabashada sidoo kale ma aha faraha-magnet. Guddiga IPS wuxuu leeyahay kala duwanaansho wanaagsan, midabyo aad u fiican iyo xagal daawasho wanaagsan sidoo kale.

Dhabarka danbe waxa uu leeyahay nashqad qaloocan, kaas oo aanu aad u jeclaysanay, maadaama uu ka soocay talefannada casriga ah oo badan oo runtii fidsan, inkasta oo ay ka dhigayso aaladda mid ka sii weyn. Guddidu waxay ka samaysan tahay caag tayo dhexdhexaad ah, waxay leedahay muraayad matte ah waxayna u egtahay waxoogaa jilicsan, markaa kuma talineyno in la saaro, haddii aan loo baahnayn. Marka laga soo tago in, qalabku aad buu u wada urursan yahay, runtii ma aannu maqal wax sanqadhyo ah ama gariir inta aan gacanta ku hayno.

ASUS ZenFone Selfie waxay leedahay nakhshad qurux badan oo cadaalad ah, gaar ahaan khadka ZenFone. Alaabta loo isticmaalo talefanka casriga ah waxay u kala duwan yihiin kuwa aad u wanaagsan xagga hore ilaa caagadaha tayada dhexdhexaadka ah ee dhabarka ku yaal, laakiin aragtida guud waa halkii wanaagsanayd, iyada oo ay ugu wacan tahay aaladda si habboon loo ururiyey.^{(The ASUS ZenFone Selfie has a good-looking and fairly unique design, specific of the ZenFone line. The materials used in the smartphone range from really good ones on the front to medium quality plastics on the back, but the overall impression is rather good, thanks to the device being properly assembled.)}

Khibrada casriga ah ee casriga ah ee ASUS ZenFone Selfie

Markaad qaadanayso casriga casriga ah ee dhexdhexaadka ah gacmaheena, waxaan inta badan u muuqannaa inaan haysano rajooyin hoose: tayada shaashadda dhexdhexaadka ah, software waxoogaa gaabis ah ama xoogaa duug ah, halkan iyo halkaas, maaha kamarad aad u fiican iyo wixii la mid ah. Nasiib wanaag, ASUS ZenFone Selfie aad ayuu uga fiican yahay ku dhawaad ​​dhammaan aagagga isticmaalka.

Ugu horreyntii^(First) , aan aragno bandhigga: midabada ayaa ah mid aad u fiican, oo aan si xad dhaaf ah u buuxin sida qalabyada kale ee badan oo kale, laakiin si dabiici ah u badan. Waxaan xitaa laga yaabaa inaan dhahno tayada sawirku waa qumman yahay: xallinta sare iyo saamiga pixel ayaa ka dhigaya shaashadda mid aad u wanaagsan in la eego, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad dareento inaad isticmaalayso taleefan casri ah oo aad u sarreeya.

Xagga xawaaraha, runtii ma hayno wax badan oo aan ka cabanno. Selfie - ku wax dhibaato ah kuma qabin hawlaheenna maalinlaha ah, ma ahayn mid gaabis ah haba yaraatee: daalacashada webka iyo abka dhamaantood si wanaagsan ayay u shaqaynayaan mana aannaan la kulmin gaabis weyn. Mararka qaarkood, markaad baadhayso mareegaha kakan, waxaa jiray wax la dareemi karo, laakiin aan dhibsanayn dib-u-dhac inta lagu guda jiro duubista. Sidoo kale, rakibidda iyo cusboonaysiinta abka waxay qaadatay waqti dheer oo aan caadi ahayn - tani waxay ahayd wax la yaab leh, marka la barbar dhigo xawaaraha kale ee fiican. Ma jirin arrimo degenaansho oo weyn, inkastoo qalabku mar dami si lama filaan ah - ma garanayno sababta tan, maadaama aysan mar dambe dhicin.

Inta lagu guda jiro wicitaanada tayada codku way wanaagsanaayeen, laakiin waxaa ka maqnaa in qaar ka mid ah dhawaaqa dhawaaqa cad ee aad filan karto markaad ka hadlayso shabakadaha 3G iyo 4G. Tani waa qoraal ka badan cabashada, sida aan had iyo jeer u maqalnay dhinaca kale si qumman, ma jiraan wax dhibaato ah oo mugga ah oo sidoo kale si fiican ayaa naloo maqlay dadka kale.

Isku xirka shabakadaha 2G iyo 3G ayaa u shaqeeyay si aan cillad lahayn, laakiin waxaa jiray meelo ZenFone Selfie uusan u beddelin 4G, in kasta oo aaladaha kale ay sameeyeen. Markaad dibadda ka isticmaalayso xitaa daboolka 4G ee ka sii wanaagsan, taleefanka casriga ah wax dhibaato ah kama qabin isku xidhka shabakada 4G. Way fiican tahay in la ogaado in labada boos ee SIM ay taageeraan shabakadaha 4G LTE , markaa haddii aad qorsheyneyso inaad u isticmaasho booska koowaad ee kaarka microSD, kama quusan doontid isticmaalka 4G.

Gunnada xiisaha leh ee casriga ah ee bixiya waa awoodda lagu duubo wicitaannada. In kasta oo aan hore u aragnay abka oo sidaas samaynaya iyaga oo dhammaan wicitaannada saaraya codbaahiyaha, ZenFone Selfie dhab ahaantii waxay diiwaangelisaa labada dhinac ee hadlaya iyada oo aan la isticmaalin cod-baahiyayaasha. Habkani waxa uu u badan yahay in uu aad u anfacayo saxafiyiinta marka ay samaynayaan waraysiyada telefoonka, laakiin waxa ay aad ugu anfacaysaa kuwa kale. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, maskaxda ku hay in wadamada qaarkood ay ku qasban tahay inaad ogeysiiso dhinaca kale ka hor inta aanad duubin wicitaan.

Waxaan isku daynay inaan isticmaalno navigation sidoo kale, moduleka GPS -ka wuxuu u shaqeeyay si aan cillad lahayn: si degdeg ah ayuu ugu xirmay, xitaa marka gudaha lagu isticmaalo, waligiisna xiriir lama lumin. Tani, oo ay weheliso shaashadda dhabta ah ee weyn, ayaa ka dhigaysa ZenFone Selfie saaxiib wanaagsan oo hagitaan ah.

Ahaanshaha nooc ka mid ah teleefannada casriga ah ee udub dhexaad u ah, mid ayaa laga yaabaa inuu sidoo kale filan karo tayada codka cajiibka ah: kuwa ku hadla gudaha waa kuwa aad u dheer oo ku filan, laakiin dabcan balaastigga ma ogola xaflado cajiib ah. Weli, sameecadaha dhegaha ee isku xiran waa kuwo aad u tayo wanaagsan: haddii aad rabto inaad dhageysato muusiga, waa inaad ku dhegtaa, ama isticmaal labadaada sameecadaha.

Iyada oo ku saleysan tafatirka talefanka casriga ah, waa in aan filanno ku dhawaad ​​​​23 saacadood oo wakhtiga hadalka ah ama 255 saacadood oo wakhtiga sugidda ah oo leh hal lacag oo buuxa oo ah batteriga 3000 mAh Li-Po. Waxaan u isticmaalnay Selfie sidii casrigayaga kaliya ee casriga ah intii lagu jiray muddada tijaabada, iyo sida aan u isticmaalno annaga: oo leh dhalaal toos ah, had iyo jeer ku jira WiFi , Bluetooth waa dansan yahay, goobta loo dejiyay habka kaydinta batteriga, celceliska tirada taleefannada , fariimaha SMS^(SMS) -ka iyo iimaylada, iyo xoogaa daalacashada ah sidoo kale. Isticmaalkan waxa aanu ku guulaysanay in aanu ku dhamayno maalin 30-35 boqolkiiba nolosha batteriga kaga hadhsan tahay Selfie: tani waxay la macno tahay in aan si fudud u bilaabi karno maalinta xigta innagoo aan mar kale ku dallacin baytariga, laakiin ma ay socon laba maalmood. Tani waxay inta badan sabab u tahay shaashadda 5.5 ", waxaanan u maleynayaa inaan dhihi karno tani waa nolosha batteriga dhabta ah ee la aqbali karo: xitaa haddii aad ku nooshahay oo aad ku neefsato taleefankaaga casriga ah, weli way sii socon doontaa maalin. Waxaad sidoo kale heli kartaa si aad u hesho shaqeeya laba maalmood, haddii si yar loo isticmaalo.

Labada astaamood ee ugu waaweyn, nolosha batteriga iyo awoodiisa isgaarsiineed ayaa ASUS ZenFone Selfie ka dhigaya mid dhexdhexaad ah oo casriga ah, kaas oo leh kor iyo hoosba, laakiin hubaal waa tartan xoogan qaybtan qiimaha. Sidoo kale waxay leedahay naqshad aad uga qurux badan marka loo eego inta badan taleefannada casriga ah ee dhexdhexaadka ah.^{(Both its main features, the battery life and its communication capabilities make the ASUS ZenFone Selfie a mid-range smartphone, which has its ups and downs, but it surely is a strong contender in this price category. Also it has a much more elegant design than most mid-range smartphones.)}

ASUS ZenFone Selfie review - How to take a better look at yourself?

Whenever you think of ASUS, the first thing that comes into your mind might not be their line of ѕmartphones. Although the Τaiwanese electronics company іs mostly known for their notebookѕ and comрutеr hardware, they manufacture smartphones and tablets as well. We managed to get оur hands on one оf their latest mid-range smartphones, the ASUS ZenFone Selfie, an Android device creаted mоstly for teens and the selfie-generation. Let's see hоw good a job ASUS did with this smartphone, in this review:

Hardware specifications and packaging

The smartphone comes in mostly standardized ASUS packaging: it is a white cardboard box, featuring the manufacturer's name, the smartphone's branding and some of its most important features printed on its side.

The box slides open to reveal its most important contents: the smartphone itself. On a more personal note, I was a bit surprised upon opening the box, as I ha d not read anything about this smartphone before and, based on its name, I expected a much smaller device. It was a pleasant surprise to see a rather elegantly designed smartphone, with sleek curves and a rather large screen - it seems that buyers of mid-range devices are getting their share of quality as well, which is a welcome fact.

The ZenFone Selfie is available in Leather Black, Pure White, Chic Pink, Aqua Blue, Glacier Gray and Sheer Gold color variants - this is more than enough. We are sure that anyone can find a color he or she likes, whether they want a more playful, colorful variant or an elegant style is preferred. We had a Glacier Gray device for testing, which should appeal to almost everyone, as it is a more low-key color.

Under the smartphone and a cardboard lid, one can find the user's manual, a warranty slip, the charger head, a microUSB cable and a pair of wired headphones as well. The addition of the headsets is a very nice bonus, mostly because it's not very frequently seen along mid-range devices. And we're talking about in-ear ones with a set of additional earplugs as well - thanks for the bonus!

Regarding the smartphone's specifications, the ASUS ZenFone Selfie (also known by its model number, ZD551KL) has a huge, 5.5" IPS capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a pixel density of 403 ppi, all this protected with a Corning Gorilla Glass 4 oleophobic coating. This size makes the ZenFone Selfie more of a phablet than just a smartphone - if you have big hands, that's surely an advantage, when dealing with this baby.

The smartphone is 156.5 mm (6.16 in) tall, 77.2 mm (3.04 in) wide, has a thickness of 10.8 mm (0.43 in) and weighs 170 grams (6.00 oz).

Under the hood there is an octa-core Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) chipset with two quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU's, each ticking at 1.7 GHz. This processing power is further enhanced by an Adreno 405 GPU with DirectX 11.2, OpenCL 1.2 and OpenGL ES 3.0 support. As for RAM, you can get 2 or 3 Gigabytes, depending on the exact model (we had one with 3 GB of memory), while the storage space can be 16 or 32 GB. Our test device has 32GB of storage space, with 24.88 GB being free for user data and additional applications. If that's not enough, the ZenFone Selfie has microSD support and you can install a memory card with a maximum of size of 128 GB.

The device also has two micro-SIM slots, working in dual standby mode, meaning that while you're talking on one SIM card, the other one is in standby, not able to receive calls. Both SIM slots support 3G and 4G networks as well, although only one can connect to these high-speed networks at a time. Still, it is especially good that both slots are 4G-compliant if you want to use a microSD card, as this needs to be inserted in the first SIM slot.

The smartphone's battery is a 3000 mAh Li-Polymer model, which is replaceable - this is something very rare with high-end smartphones and is hugely welcome here, as this way one can always have a backup battery, if need be.

Both the front and rear camera on the ZenFone Selfie have 5-prism Largan lenses, a resolution of 13 MP, Toshiba sensors, blue glass filters, and dual-tone LED flashes, the only difference being their aperture size: the rear camera has an f/2.0 aperture, while the front camera's aperture size is f/2.2 and also has an 88-degree wide-angle field of view.

As for connectivity, the smartphone supports 2G (EDGE/GPRS/GSM), 3G WCDMA (850MHz/900MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz) and 4G LTE networks, the theoretical maximum speeds being 5.76 Mbps for upload and 42 Mbps for download on HSPA+ and 50 Mbps for upload and 150 Mbps for download on LTE networks. The smartphone also has 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi support and can connect to both 2.4 GHz and 5GHz wireless networks. Besides a 4.0 Bluetooth module (with A2DP and EDR), the ZenFone Selfie has GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS support, an NFC chip, and a microUSB 2.0 port as well. Another feature that is disappearing from most smartphones nowadays is the FM radio - the Selfie has it and it works if you plug a headphone in the 3.5 mm jack port.

The full set of hardware specifications can be found here: ZenFone Selfie (ZD551KL) specifications.

The ASUS ZenFone Selfie's technical specifications reveal a solid mid-range device with some noteworthy bonuses that are not that frequently seen in this price category. Also, the small extras like the replaceable battery or the in-ear headphones make the smartphone an even better choice in the mid-range area.

Design and build quality

The ZenFone Selfie inherits most of its main design features from the ZenFone line of smartphones: this means an elegant and stylish look, with a rather minimalistic design pattern. The most obvious feature is of course the very large, 5.5" screen, which takes up most of the smartphone's front: this has a small frame, so there aren't many unused areas here.

Right above the screen is the 13 MP front camera, the signature feature of the ZenFone Selfie. This is of course unusually large for a front camera, which suggests a higher than usual image quality. The camera is supplemented by a dual-tone flash, and besides these we can also see the front speaker.

On the bottom of the front part, just below the screen, the smartphone has the default Android softkeys: the Back, Home and Recent Apps keys. We were very sorry to see that these don't have any backlight, which makes them much harder to use in low-light areas. Below the touch keys there is a brushed metallic finish, which is a nice addition to the design, and, just like in the case of the ZenFone 2 Laser , we would really like to see this finish on more parts.

The top edge of the device houses the power key - it is common to place it here, but due to the ZenFone Selfie being a rather large device, it might have been wiser to put the power key on one of the sides, as it can be a bit hard to reach it when using the smartphone in one hand. We can also see the 3.5 mm jack connector and a microphone near the key.

On the bottom of the device there is another microphone, accompanied by the microUSB 2.0 port that is used for connecting the Selfie to a computer and also for charging. The two sides are completely empty, although there is a small notch on the right, which you can use to take off the back panel.

While we're at the back panel: there is a prominent ASUS logo printed right on its middle, while the word Zenfone is on the bottom, just above the rather large back speaker. It's interesting to note that the brand name is spelled Zenfone on the device and the packaging, while it's written as ZenFone , with a capital F on the ASUS website.

The most important features of the back panel are in the topmost area, where we can see the 13MP rear camera, the dual-tone LED flash and the laser autofocus sensor. Below these we can see the volume keys, which are quite ergonomically placed and are easy to reach, but hard to press accidentally. Also, the rear camera is really close to them, you will surely be touching it a lot - keep a cleaning cloth at hand.

As for the smartphone's general build quality we need to praise the main screen: the Gorilla Glass 4 is great for keeping away scratches, and - surprisingly - the touchscreen is no fingerprint-magnet either. The IPS panel has decent contrast, very nice colors and a good viewing angle too.

The back panel has a curved design, which we really liked, as it sets it apart from many other, really flat smartphones, even though it makes the device a bit more bulky. The panel is made of medium quality plastic, has a matte finish and it looks a bit fragile, so we don't recommend taking it off, unless necessary. Aside from that, the device is rather well assembled, we couldn't really hear any squeaks or creaks while handling it.

The ASUS ZenFone Selfie has a good-looking and fairly unique design, specific of the ZenFone line. The materials used in the smartphone range from really good ones on the front to medium quality plastics on the back, but the overall impression is rather good, thanks to the device being properly assembled.

The smartphone experience on the ASUS ZenFone Selfie

When taking a mid-range smartphone into our hands, we usually tend to have some lowered expectations: mediocre screen quality, a bit slow or somewhat outdated software, lags here and there, not a very good camera and so on. Fortunately, the ASUS ZenFone Selfie fares much better in almost all areas of use.

First of all, let's see the display: the colors are very nice, not overly saturated like on many other manufacturers' devices, but more natural in a way. We might even say that the image quality is perfect: the high resolution and pixel ratio make the screen very good to look at, you might get the feeling that you're using a much higher priced smartphone.

As for speed, we really don't have very much to complain about. The Selfie had no problems in our day-to-day tasks, it wasn't sluggish at all: web browsing and apps were all performing well and we didn't experience major slowdowns. Sometimes, when browsing more complex websites, there was a noticeable, but not annoying lag during scrolling. Also, installing and updating apps took an unusually long time - this was quite strange, compared to the otherwise okay speed. There were no major stability issues, although the device once turned off unexpectedly - we don't know the reason for this, as it never happened again.

During calls the sound quality was good, but it was missing that certain crystal clear sound feeling you might expect when talking on 3G and 4G networks. This is more of a note than a complaint, as we always heard the other party perfectly, there were no volume problems and we were also heard well by others.

Connection to 2G and 3G networks worked flawlessly, but there were some places where the ZenFone Selfie didn't switch to 4G, although other devices did. When using it outside at even better 4G coverage, the smartphone had no problems connecting to the 4G network. It's good to know that both SIM slots support 4G LTE networks, so if you plan on using the first slot for a microSD card, you won't have to give up on using 4G.

An interesting bonus the smartphone offers is the ability to record calls. Although we have previously seen apps do that by putting all calls on the loudspeaker, the ZenFone Selfie actually records both talking parties without using the loudspeakers. This feature is probably very useful to journalists when making phone interviews, but it can be really handy for others too. However, keep in mind that in some countries you are obliged to notify the other party prior to recording a call.

We tried using navigation too, and the GPS module worked flawlessly: it connected rapidly, even when used indoors, and never lost connection. This, along with the really large screen, makes the ZenFone Selfie a good navigation companion.

Being a kind of multimedia-centered smartphone, one might expect awesome sound quality too: the built-in speakers are loud enough, but of course the plastic casing doesn't really allow for any spectacular parties. Still, the bundled earphones are of a rather good quality: if you want to listen to music, you should stick to them, or use your own pair of headphones.

Based on the smartphone's specifications, we should expect about 23 hours of talk time or 255 hours of standby time with one full charge from the 3000 mAh Li-Po battery. We have been using the Selfie as our only smartphone during the test period, and just the way we use our own: with automatic brightness, always-on WiFi, Bluetooth turned off, location set to battery saving mode, an average number of phone calls, SMS messages and emails, and a bit of browsing as well. With this usage we managed to finish a day with about 30-35 percent of battery life left in the Selfie: this means that we could have easily started the next day without charging the battery again, but it wouldn't have lasted two days. This is mostly due to the 5.5" screen, and I think we can say that this is a really acceptable battery life: even if you live and breathe with your smartphone, it will still keep going for a day. You can also get it to work for two days, if used sparingly.

Both its main features, the battery life and its communication capabilities make the ASUS ZenFone Selfie a mid-range smartphone, which has its ups and downs, but it surely is a strong contender in this price category. Also it has a much more elegant design than most mid-range smartphones.

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