Smart_Photography_-_December_2015_

SMARTPHONE
REVIEW

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Smart Photography December 2015

VERDICT

The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser is a toned-

down version of the Zenfone 2, with a

Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and

Laser autofocus. The USP of this device is

its terrific battery life. Being an under-

Rs.10000 phone, we have no qualms in

awarding it a Best Buy.

PLUS

• Superb battery life


• Excellent design


• Removable battery


• Great value for money


• Sharp images

MINUS

• Lag under
  heavy usage


• Front camera
  could have been
  better

Design and Build Quality 17/20

Key Features 16/20

Ergonomics 17/20

Performance 15/20

Value for Money 18/20

FINAL SCORE

83 %

The Zenfone 2 Laser has a

laser beam emitter near the

camera that helps in fast and

accurate focussing

Coming to the camera, the main

camera performed well in our tests.

Laser autofocus did not provide any

advantage in autofocus speed, but

appeared to provide better accuracy

in focussing. The focus confirmation

(the green indicator) was erratic as

we observed in most smartphones.

Images were crisp and outdoor images

captured in good light appeared rich

and vibrant. Auto White Balance was

surprisingly accurate in natural light

and any cast produced under artificial

light was easily removable in post-

processing. Native print size was 12.2

x 13.6 inches at 300 ppi. At 25 percent

screen size, the images appeared noise-

free up to ISO 200, and were all usable.

At 50 percent, we spotted noise from

ISO 200 onwards. Images remained

usable up to ISO 200. At 100 percent

view, all images showed some noise,

but image at ISO 50 could still be used.

Images from the front camera were

average in good light, but quite noisy in

low light even at ISO 50.

The Laser is not for hardcore gamers

and hence the gaming performance

was not very impressive. But if you are

OS: Platform: Android 5.0 (Lollipop)

Colour: Charcoal Black/Ceramic White/

Glamour Red

Dimensions: 152.5 x 77.2 x 3.9 ~ 10.8 mm

(WxDxH)

Weight: 170 g (with battery)

CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410

Memory: 2GB LPDDR3 RAM

Storage: 16GB eMMC Flash

Memory Slot: MicroSD card (up to 128 GB)

Connectivity Technology: WLAN 802.11

b/g/n

USB: Bluetooth V4.0

SIM: Dual Micro SIM

Network Standard: WCDMA/FDD-LTE

SIM1 Support: 2G/3G/4G

SIM2 Support: 2G/3G/4G

Display: 5.5-inch, HD 1280x720,IPS

Protective layer: Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Battery: 3000 mAh Li-Polymer

Front camera: 5 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, f/2.0

Aperture, PixelMaster

Rear camera: 13 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus,

Wide View, f/2.0 Aperture, PixelMaster

Flash: LED light

Sensors: G-Sensor/E-Compass/Gyroscope/

Proximity/Light Sensor/Hall Sensor

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

a light-games enthusiast, you can put up

with this device.

Value for Money

The Zenfone 2 Laser with 16GB storage

retails at an MRP of Rs.9,999. At this

price, the device is certainly great value

for money. |SP