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- - 2-SIM (the slot is not combined, i.e. you can put a memory card and two SIM cards);
- 4 cores, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory, 4G support, Android 5.0.2;
- Corning glass Gorilla glass 4;
- Works smoothly and quickly (there are no freezes);
- Nimble GPS;
- Removable battery;
- Very nice design;
- I liked the lock / unlock by double tap on the screen;
- Pretty good battery (I have 2400 mAh).
- For me, there are no shortcomings, unless of course you don’t find fault with trifles.
Well, if you find fault, then here are minor inconveniences:
1. You can't turn off the sound with a coup incoming call and an alarm clock;
2. No backlight touch keys;
3. The questionable convenience of the volume buttons on the rear panel, perhaps you just need to get used to it;
4. The brightness of the screen is rather weak;
5. Few accessories.
In general, the device is more than satisfied. I did not even expect to receive such a device for such a price (I bought it for 11690). In my opinion a very decent device.
For those who doubt, take it boldly, you definitely won't regret it.
By the way, I have already got used to the minor shortcomings that I described above and do not feel any particular discomfort. In general, the device is super and my rating is of course 5 points out of 5.
There were questions about the combo slot or not. So, for those who do not know, the memory card is inserted just above the first SIM card, i.e. above the first sim card and separately the second sim card.
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- 1. Assembly flawlessly, solid. No creaks, backlashes were noticed, everything fits snugly, there are no cracks.
2. At work: for the entire time of use, there was not a single freeze, an unexpected reboota, the system works smoothly, without brakes, the animations are also smooth and pleasing to the eye, in general, I would like to note that Android L has stepped far from Android 4.x.x ( there used to be two tablets from Asus on Android 4.x.x). I note that I don’t play games on my smartphone, but all I need to use, social networks, office, maps, Internet applications all this works without brakes.
I summarize iron is quite tolerable, enough for a couple of years of use.
3. Screen color reproduction is good, but no more, compared to the NL820 Asus loses a little. But in the bright sun everything is readable, without any problems. Brightness settings: manual and automatic, there are color temperature presets: cold / neutral / warm. 5 inches is enough, the pixel density is good, graininess is not noticed. Worth Gorilla Glass 4, but I bought protective glass for 180r. and a cover-book for 300r.
4. Removable 2400 mAh battery. His battery life enough for a couple of days, with average use and average brightness (someone wrote that it lasts for 3-4 days with active use: tell me in more detail, I also want to). If you just use it without the Internet, but just like a dialer / SMS, then it lasts for 3 days or more.
5. Communications everything is fine here too, GPS satellites catch on, 4G works, 2 SIM cards (I use only one slot, though, the second one is unnecessary). The microphone is good, the speaker too, I can hear everyone, everyone can hear me.
6. Memory operational 2 GB, free about a gigabyte, its 16 GB, free about 10 GB, there is an expansion slot, there is a 16 GB card of class 10, I have no problems, applications are put both on the card and in memory.
7. Camera I rarely take pictures, I can’t say anything objective here, read the specifications, laser focus, a lot of settings, I practically don’t use this.
Here is the actual barrel of honey for
- Still, there are, but not critical and relate mainly to ergonomics, most likely everyone has their own experience of use, someone agrees with me, someone does not.
1. Marky building. Although it is covered with a pleasant layer of SoftTouch, it is very easily soiled, fingerprints remain, and a cover suggests itself. At the expense of the screen, the same thing, there is no oleophobic coating, it gets dirty with prints, you have to think about buying glass or film. Branded concentric circles at the bottom under the touch navigation keys also get clogged with dust and dirt during operation, you have to clean it with a special screen cleaner.
2. Sound keys at the back for my taste, the decision is rather controversial, when you talk, it's convenient, when you watch a video in the horizontal position of the phone, it's not convenient. If they were made classically on the side, it would be better (again, in my opinion).
3. The power off / lock key on top is 50/50, for locking there is a double tap on the screen, which is convenient, and I turn the phone on / off very rarely, so it's normal.
4. The navigation keys are physical and do not have a backlight, but there is a vibration, at first I got used to it a little in the dark, but the light comes from the screen, so you won’t get confused in 3 keys.
That's all the flaws/nitpicks. Problems and glitches that directly affect the operation of the smartphone itself have not been identified.
The experience of using this smartphone since March 26, 2016. Replaced my outdated Nokia Lumia 820 (by the way, also bought in Citylink on July 26, 2013). The first thing I would like to note is that the price / quality / filling ratio is optimal. Bought for 11700r. (NL820 in 2013 for 15000r.) Compared to WP10, LolliPop stunned due to the abundance of settings and customization of the smartphone, windows mobile they are still quite poor (I speak as a user of WP10). Pretty quickly I got used to this abundance, this is what was so lacking before.
As a result, I use inexpensive (read budget), quality smartphone, on a modern OS (given the rate of obsolescence of flagships and middling devices both in hardware and in software, I see no reason to pay 40,000-60,000 rubles for a smart device, which will still become obsolete, if not in 2, but in 3 years for sure).
That's all, I hope this smart will serve faithfully for more than one year.
Complain Did the review help? 11 4
- 1.4g
2. powerful enough, although the processor with the video is old
3. the battery holds about 24 hours
4. the design is solid (I took the white version) appearance I want to give 15-17 thousand.
5. 2 gigs of RAM (about 500-600 mb eats up Asus garbage)
6. developers of. promised that there will be an update to androyd 6.0
(For more details on these points, read a little lower, I will bring these points in more detail there)
- Many write that a lot of marriage will fall. For me, citylink and marriage are not combined, well, really, how much can you? could, for the sake of decency, send me at least 1 marriage, well, very suspiciously ...)
1. I have never tried 4g, I even bought a SIM card separately, when I connected it, my jaw almost fell out and wondered why I need a computer now?) YouTube 720 is loaded on my phone, pages open in the browser much faster than on a computer, it's a shame.
2. the processor and vidyuha in the phone are not so top-end, I would call it below average, but by some miracle it plays asphalt 8, hearthstone is fine, I like to play games and first of all installed hundreds of them, well, there were absolutely no lags , I boldly give the status of "gaming" to this phone.
It is impossible to make the phone lag from the discharge. If you take it not for games, then forget about some lags, freezes, they cannot be here by definition.
3. If you play only hearthstone with 3g (because 4g is not really needed there), then I’ll say for sure, I was on pairs and lost all 4 pairs with breaks of about 20 minutes in total, it turns out that in 4 hours 40 minutes charging dropped from 91% to 30% with about 25% backlight. The remaining 30 percent went to the Internet with 4g enabled. That is, the charge was enough for me for the whole full day, I didn’t have to give up the backlight, 25-30% of the brightness is enough for me. If you use it only for the Internet, as I tried, then it will definitely be enough for 1.5 days, with 25-30% backlight.
4. Absolutely no claims to appearance, everything well made and beautiful, no complaints. Regarding the lack of illumination of the lower buttons and the rear swing, these items did not cause me any discomfort, I immediately got used to it.
5. 2 gigabytes are still unnecessary, fill them to the maximum in real use in Everyday life It won't work, but you have to try :)
I chose between Honor 4c and this one, I still advise you to take this one, well, there are too many pluses, and you also need to look for the minuses.
I think that it should cost more and asus will understand this soon, so hurry up)
Complain Did the review help? 10 5
- It is difficult to talk about the advantages of this device as such, I did not find them for myself. No, this does not mean that the device is bad, on the contrary, I was sufficiently satisfied with it. Unless I take the asus attempt, in this price segment, to file a device that is more or less bug-free and comfortable to use, as well as the lack of headphones in the package and recording phone calls, as a merit.
- I will quibble:
- The volume button is located on the back of the phone. I understand that in pursuit of customers, designers try to uniqueize the product, I don’t know how they succeeded, I didn’t like this option, especially when you have to adjust the volume by placing the phone in a car holder.
- touch keys home \ back \ settings are not highlighted, in the dark it's annoying to hit with your finger
- the ON key is located exactly in the middle of the end and next to the headphone hole, it is not comfortable to rest your finger when turning the screen on / off
- there are no stereo speakers (below, on the back side), and the volume is rather weak, in the car when turned on speakerphone on the phone, you will have to lean forward to hear the interlocutor and ask him to speak louder.
- camera, well, what can I say, shit camera. With manual tweaks, you can make it work faster.
- the speed of the androyd OS interface again, you can’t say that it slows down, but it’s right on the verge, which affects the perception of the device as fast. Perhaps it's not even the iron stuffing, but OS tweaks from the manufacturer
- as usual, a bunch of unremovable shitty software from the manufacturer, which, in principle, is not such a problem and can be solved, but nevertheless it is annoying from phone to phone
- screen backlight in the sun is almost invisible at maximum brightness, in the dark, a couple of three steps of minimum backlight are still missing so as not to hurt the eyes
- give a link to the case \ bumper \ film? no, probably not yet
The cover is removable, but removing it is not an easy task. You need to pry with your fingernail in the recess provided by the manufacturer, then near the microUSB port, and only now it will be possible to open it with tangible efforts. In its place, it sits qualitatively, there are no backlashes even with strong pressure.
The keys have a clear stroke. Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ze500kg review showed that when talking, the finger lies clearly on the volume control swing, due to which it will be easy to make the voice of the interlocutor louder or quieter. But when you watch a video, the situation is completely different, you have to turn the case, adjust the volume, and then return it to the opposite position. Using the power button is not always convenient, it will be easier to remove the screen from the lock by double tapping.
Phone Asus Zenfone 2 Laser received a 5-inch TFT IPS screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. An oleophobic coating of good quality is applied to its surface. Gorilla Glass 4 is used as a protective glass. The brightness margin is not enough - from 21 to 329 cd / m2, which makes it almost impossible to work in the sun. The pixel density is low - 294 ppi, when viewed point-blank, you can notice a slight graininess.
It uses a capacitive sensor that supports up to 10 touches. Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ze601kl 32gb review showed that the touch sensitivity is high, it clearly responds even to light touches.
The manufacturer has provided several display color temperature modes and the ability to adjust the contrast using Splendid software. Thus, you can improve the already high-quality picture.
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser performance
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ze500kl specifications are built on a budget Snapdragon 410 chip paired with an Adreno 306 video accelerator. The processor is based on four Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of up to 1.2 GHz. It immediately becomes clear that the device is clearly not designed for games. RAM - only 2 GB, and after turning on, no more than 900 MB remains free.
Synthetic results Asus benchmarks Zenfone 2 Laser
Built-in can be 8 or 16 GB, of course, it is better to give preference to the latest modification. 8 GB is just a few movies, it would be simply impossible to do without a memory card, which, fortunately, can be installed to expand the volume. In the younger version, the memory is so small that sometimes it is not even possible to install updates. The fact is that a lot of space is occupied by pre-installed applications, which can be removed only after obtaining Root-rights.
The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser performed very poorly in synthetic tests, which was to be expected. The gadget is clearly not for games, the power is only enough to perform everyday tasks, such as chatting in in social networks, watching movies and browsing the web.
autonomy
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 8gb review revealed excellent autonomy, the manufacturer managed to squeeze the maximum out of the 2400 mAh battery. This is where the weak filling makes itself felt, which, as you work with the phone, consumes a little energy. So, for an hour of photography, about 11% of the charge is consumed, while watching HD videos at maximum brightness from the device’s memory, the battery lasted for 12 hours. In games, we see not the worst picture - after 5 hours of playing Asphalt 8 at medium brightness, there is still 60% of the charge left.
Wireless communications
Full Asus review Zenfone 2 Laserr ze500kl showed that the device received WiFi support 2.4 GHz b/g/n, Bluetooth 4th generation, and GPS. Satellites are quickly found even without a connection to mobile networks. There is support for 3.5G networks.
Sound
The speaker works well, the voice is transmitted clearly and without distortion. The interlocutor will also be pleased to talk with you, which is facilitated by the high-quality work of the noise reduction system. The external speaker sounds loud, but the quality does not leave the best impression. It is not above average.
Interface
The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ze550kl 16gb review shows that it runs Android 5.1.1 out of the box. with its own ZenUI shell. There is a possibility of flexible interface customization. You can hide apps, turn on smart folder sorting, resize the grid, turn off the menu so everything is on the desktop, and more. The system works smoothly and stably, so the manufacturer can say a lot of thanks for it.
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser camera review
The younger modification is equipped with an 8 megapixel main camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. In the older one, everything is a little better - 13 megapixels in the case of the main module. Asus Zenfone 2 lte review camera showed that he can record video in FullHD quality.
The interface of the Camera app has a large number of modes and settings. There are also night mode, which improves the quality of night shots, albeit slightly. Worthy of special mention manual mode, where you can set the white balance in the range from 2500K to 6500K, exposure settings, ISO, shutter speed 1/1000 to 32s and focus.
Asus Zenfon 2 Laser review revealed that the smartphone uses laser focusing, which works quickly. But there is not much difference with phase focusing, this is more of a subtle marketing ploy. In general, the pictures are not bad, but only in the price category of the device. With flagships, it does not go to any comparison.
Conclusion
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser received not the best stuffing, so you should not consider it as an inexpensive gaming device. But for the average user, this will be enough - good time autonomy, high-quality, albeit not an ideal screen (poor resolution and margin of brightness), user-friendly interface, good photographic capabilities. The disadvantages include a weak filling, because of which you can forget about the game.
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A new model has been successfully announced smartphone Zenfone 2 Laser (ZE500KL).
The novelties of this company always arouse increased interest among users, and this model is no exception.
The modern, classic design case is suitable for absolutely any user.
The price of this device at the time of writing the review ranges from 11 to 14 thousand rubles, so it can be safely attributed to the category budget smartphones.
Contents of delivery
The device is packed in a very convenient box of combined colors.It has short description product characteristics, barcode markings, serial number, and production date.
The kit itself includes: smartphone, Charger, USB cable microUSB type, user manual and warranty card with serial number sticker.
The bundle is not rich, which also indicates the "budget" of the device.
Design and materials
Asus designers don't eat their bread in vain. The result of their well-coordinated work is reflected in the new look of smartphones of the 2015-2016 generations.According to the results of the competition, the products were awarded the Design Award 2015. Subtle features, elegant image, well-thought-out ergonomics - all this is about Asus Zenfone 2 Laser.
The model is available in 6 bright colors: black, white, silver, gold, red and purple.
On the front panel are located: earpiece, touch control buttons, and .
The smartphone has a thin profile (3.5 mm at its narrowest point), light weight (about 140g), fits comfortably in the hand and is pleasant to the touch. The case is very compact, its bezels are quite thin.
There are no adjustment and control buttons on the side faces, making the design even more interesting and refined.
On the back cover are the usual camera and speakers, as well as quite unusual at first glance, the volume and picture buttons.
The rear camera is equipped with a dual-color LED flash and laser autofocus.
On the top end there is an on/off button and a 3.5mm headset jack.
At the bottom there is a microUSB socket for charging/synchronizing the device and a microphone.
Screen
The Zenfone 2 Laser (ZE500KL) has a 5-inch IPS display with HD resolution of 1280×720 pixels with a pixels per inch (PPI) of 294.Capacitive touch screen that supports . It has a protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4, which allows you to protect yourself from small bumps and drops.
In general, the screen is quite bright, color reproduction and viewing angles correspond this type displays. There is an automatic adjustment of the display backlight, allowing you to save battery.
Camera
The device is equipped with two cameras: rear 13-megapixel and front 5-megapixel.The rear camera is equipped with automatic laser focusing, which eliminates blurring when shooting, and a dual-color LED flash.
Camera lens 5-element f/2.0 aperture. The front camera has a wide viewing angle and allows you to take high-quality selfie shots and selfie panoramas up to 140 degrees.
The entire shooting process is controlled by the built-in PixelMaster technology. HDR (high dynamic range) mode and low-light mode will be useful.
Battery
On board the device is a Li-Polymer removable battery with a capacity of 2400 mAh. Not as much as the same Asus Zenfone Max (5000 mAh), but it’s definitely enough for active use for a day and a half.Thanks to the energy-efficient processor and the built-in Asus proprietary PowerSaving feature, battery life is significantly extended.
Software
This device is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8916 4-core 64-bit processor, clock frequency 1.2Ghz.There is a built-in graphics core Adreno 306, operating at a frequency of up to 400 Mhz and 2 Gb.
The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser line includes models with 16 Gb and 32 Gb of internal memory. Under SIM cards allocated 2 slots, standard microSIM. Memory can be increased by installing microSD cards, up to 128 Gb.
The smartphone has a built-in GPS/Glonass navigation system. Used to connect and transfer data. bluetooth technology v4.0.
The 5.0.2 device is controlled with the installed ZenUI shell, which allows you to work with the device even faster, brighter, safer.
Sound, player, radio
AT new Asus Zenfone 2 Laser uses an advanced 5-magnet speaker and metal voice coil to increase volume and reduce distortion while listening.You can also select the necessary settings for different settings (music, movies, games) using the AudioWizard utility.
The sound quality of the built-in player is quite good, but there are not enough settings. This is successfully solved by installing third-party players.
There is no built-in radio, online radio broadcasts help.
Internet
This device is equipped with built-in WiFi 802.11 b/g/n. Also to access mobile internet there is support for modern 3G, 4G standards on both SIM cards.To access the Internet from a set of pre-installed programs, you can use the Asus browser or Google browser.
Conclusion
The new Asus Zenfone 2 Laser has adequately occupied a niche in the line of budget smartphones.She perfectly combined good quality, performance, striking design, attractiveness and just good usability.
The current model will suit both the beginner and the experienced user. Everyone will find in it something special for themselves.
There are no significant drawbacks, except for the inconvenience of the location of the volume button. But this little detail, ill-conceived by the manufacturer, still does not cover all the positive qualities of the Asus Zenfone 2 Laser.
A smartphone from the moment it was born is still relevant and in demand in the modern mobile technology market.
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A rare manufacturer is limited to the release of a new generation of smartphones in one or two modifications. Usually these are several devices at once, in which the emphasis is on different parameters. The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser is a phone for people who love taking photos. The main feature of the device lies precisely in photographic capabilities, and more details about them are described in the review in Asus Zenfone 2 Laser (ze500kl).
The characteristics of the Asus Zenfone 2 Laser are quite typical, and no one was going to surprise the user with them. The emphasis is on the photo, it was this parameter that the phone was supposed to win the love of the public.
| Characteristics | Zenfone 2 Laser |
| Frame | Glass, plastic |
| CPU | Snapdragon 410, 4 cores, 1.2 GHz |
| 5 inches, IPS, HD, Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Memory | 2/16 GB |
| Interfaces | Wi-Fi, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS |
| 13 and 5 MP | |
| battery | 2400 mAh |
| Dimensions and weight | 71.5*143.7*10.5mm, 140 grams |
The model for its time has good amount of memory. At the time of the announcement, a device with 16Gb of memory was presented, a modification with 32Gb was released a little later. You can also put a memory card on 128Gb, there is a separate slot for it.
Appearance
Smartphone Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ze500kl is a typical monoblock with a plastic case and glass on the front panel. The cover is removable, you can change the battery, there are slots for two SIM cards and a memory card. On the front panel there are 3 touch buttons under the screen. Above it is a speaker, Asus inscription, camera, proximity and light sensor.
On the back of the camera. On the sides of her flash and laser focus eye. The volume button is located here, which, according to reviews, is not very convenient. At the bottom of the rear panel is the second speaker. Also not the most logical solution, since when listening to music, the sound goes into the table, and the phone will have to be placed on the display.
The top end is the power button, microphone, headset jack. Bottom - microUSB, speaker. Build quality, back cover convex metal effect relief. It carries not only aesthetic value, but also makes the device not slippery.
The Asus Zenfon 2 laser ze500kl display is created using IPS technology, there is an air gap. From this, the color rendition is a little lame, although the colors themselves are quite natural, but not bright enough. The viewing angles are very high, there is no distortion. Display protected durable glass Gorilla Glass 4th generation with a good oleophobic and anti-reflective layer. The sensor recognizes up to 10 clicks. The brightness is at an average level, sometimes it may not be enough. HD resolution, for a 5-inch screen, this is more than normal, and no pixels are noticeable. The matrix is worthy of a phone from the middle price segment, there are no complaints about its work.
Capabilities
The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ze500kl phone runs on a cheaper processor than the usual deuce. It uses a chip from Intel, in this device the manufacturer was Qualcomm. You can compare this device in terms of work with the younger version of Zenfone 2 on a less productive Intel processor. That is, the device is able to play games and run heavy tasks, but sometimes it slows down a bit. You can avoid this by setting medium settings.
2 gigabytes of RAM was enough for a device released in 2015, as well as native memory of 16 gigabytes. Telephone medium speed, but at the same time in the tests it takes the last places with 20 thousand points. In general, this is not critical, since the phone is evaluated by real work, rather than indicators in artificial tests.
Important! The model has two radio modules, that is, both SIM cards can work simultaneously. Navigation systems are not the fastest, it will take about 16 seconds to connect with satellites. There is support for LTE, as well as a dual Wi-Fi antenna.
The battery of the smartphone has a capacity of 2400 mAh, according to reviews, with average loads, the device lives up to two days. The indicator is very worthy. 5 hours of play took only 40% of the battery, the video can be watched for 12 hours. It is difficult to say what affected such battery survivability, but most likely the matter is energy efficient processor. In terms of autonomy, the phone gets a confident five.
The Asus Zenfone 2 laser is a device with advanced photography capabilities. The main camera has a resolution of 13 megapixels, the selfie module is 5 megapixels. At first glance, the performance is not the best, but the whole point here is laser autofocus. It instantly finds the right subject, selects the exposure, and the shutter release time after pressing the capture key is calculated in seconds. It is important not to close the eye of the laser, which is located near the camera. The device works great at night.
On a note! An interesting feature of the device is the smart delete function. When the camera focuses on a subject, it automatically removes any extraneous and moving objects that block the main subject.
Implemented in the phone many shooting options, from fully automated to manual professional settings. The device shoots video in FHD format. Shooting on front camera also gives good pictures, and there are no questions to her. The manufacturer promised good camera and made her.
Conclusion
The Zenfone 2 Laser is a very interesting low price device. The price at the time of release was only 11 thousand rubles, while the camera here is better than in many expensive devices. The same can be said about autonomy. Perhaps the phone is not up to speed, but such tasks were not assigned to it. If you add a good design and matrix to these pluses, you get an excellent phone for little money.
