ISSUE 67 • ANDROID ADVISOR 107BUYING GUIDEweighing 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, though