JANUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 109weighing 190g, but the curved rear helps negate this to
a level where we barely notice the difference.
You’ll also notice a ‘Smart Key’ on the side of the
smartphone. This, by default, can be used to summon
Google Assistant with ease, but it can be customized to
perform a variety of actions, from opening the camera
to enabling the torch.
The phone comes in two variants; a rather generic
Midnight Black (see opposite), and a more eye-catching
white-to-blue gradient nicknamed Twilight Silver, with
matching metal band. Oh, and rather importantly,
there’s not only a 3.5mm headphone port but a
notification LED too.Performance
The ZenFone 6 is certainly a good-looking phone, but
it doesn’t stop there. Let’s talk about that gorgeous
HDR10-enabled FHD+ display; it measures in at a
whopping 6.4in and offers a tall 19:5:9 aspect ratio.
It’s bright, crisp, detailed and has an incredible 92
percent screen-to-body ratio.
Most importantly, it’s free of any thick bezels,
notches or hole-punch cameras, giving you an
uninterrupted viewing experience that simply isn’t
offered by the likes of Apple, Samsung or Google.
That didn’t stop Asus from including stereo speakers to
complete the premium experience, though.
Beneath the display, you’ll find Qualcomm’s latest
Snapdragon 855 processor alongside an Adreno 640
GPU, either 6- or 8GB of RAM and 128- or 256GB of
UFS 2.1 storage, depending on the variant that you
opt for (there’s also a cheap 6GB/64GB variant, thoughJANUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 109weighing 190g, but the curved rear helps negate this to
a level where we barely notice the difference.
You’ll also notice a ‘Smart Key’ on the side of the
smartphone. This, by default, can be used to summon
Google Assistant with ease, but it can be customized to
perform a variety of actions, from opening the camera
to enabling the torch.
The phone comes in two variants; a rather generic
Midnight Black (see opposite), and a more eye-catching
white-to-blue gradient nicknamed Twilight Silver, with
matchingmetalband.Oh,andratherimportantly,
there’snotonlya 3.5mmheadphoneportbut a
notification LED too.
Performance
The ZenFone 6 is certainly a good-looking phone, but
it doesn’t stop there. Let’s talk about that gorgeous
HDR10-enabled FHD+ display; it measures in at a
whopping6.4inandoffersa tall19:5:9aspectratio.
It’sbright, crisp, detailed and has an incredible 92
percent screen-to-body ratio.
Most importantly, it’s free of any thick bezels,
notches or hole-punch cameras, giving you an
uninterrupted viewing experience that simply isn’t
offeredbythelikesofApple,SamsungorGoogle.
Thatdidn’t stop Asus from including stereo speakers to
complete the premium experience, though.
Beneath the display, you’ll find Qualcomm’s latest
Snapdragon 855 processor alongside an Adreno 640
GPU, either 6- or 8GB of RAM and 128- or 256GB of
UFS 2.1 storage, depending on the variant that you
opt for (there’s also a cheap 6GB/64GB variant, though