ASUS Live Specifications and Antutu Benchmark

Recently, ASUS introduced their new budget smartphone ASUS Live. There is no 'Zenfone' name on it but if we look at the specifications it's similar with ASUS Zenfone Go. With the strength of the  MediaTek MT6580 Quad-Core 1.3GHz processor, although it is lower. It is equivalent to the Intel Atom Z2560 processor 1.6GHz on ZenFone 5, which points out that almost the same amount that has it. The advantages of using MediaTek is less heat and do not eat too much battery Intel, including compatibility with the App. The different beetween ASUS Zenfone Go and ASUS Live is the phone design. ASUS Live has a colorful bezel.

Key Specifications of ASUS Live:

• The operating system Android 5.1 (Lollipop) covered over with ZenUI Launcher.
• Processor MediaTek MT6580 1.3 GHz.
• 2 GB RAM
• Memory, 16 GB, microSD support up to 64GB.
• Screen 5 "(720 × 1280 pixels).
• 8 MP rear camera
• 2 MP front camera
• Support Dual SIM, Dual Standby
• Support for 3G networks
• 2,070 mAh battery
• Size 71 × 144.5 × 9.98 mm.
• Weight 135 g

ASUS Live Antutu Benchmark Score:

Price of asus zenfone in Indonesia

[Jakarta, Indonesia] Asus today introduced zenfone to southeast asia region. Asus CEO come directly to Jakarta for introducing the latest smartphone from Asus. For the launch event, they accidentally cover it because it is "Global Launch in Southeast Asia" which will be attended by the CEO of ASUS ASUS and other officials to Indonesia. So it can be said to launch "B2B" aka Business to Business and not for sale to the public. The price tag from asus:

zenfone 4 idr 1.099 million = $ 95.61
zenfone 5 idr 2.099 million = $ 182.61
zenfone 6 idr 3.099 million = $ 269.61

1. Zenfone 4 Specifications : 

• Processor Intel® Atom™ Z2520 ( 1.2 GHz ) 
• Operating System Android JellyBean 4.3 ( will update to 4.4 KitKat ) with ASUS ZenUI 
• Storage / Memory eMMC 8 GB / 1GB RAM 
• Micro SD Card Support (up to 64GB) 
• ASUS WebStorage 5G/Lifetime 
• Modem / Bands GSM / GPRS/EDGE ; WCDMA / HSPA+ DC-HSPA+ ( DL / UL ) : 42/5.76 Mbps GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ; UMTS 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 ; 
• WiFi / Bluetooth Integrated 802.11 b/g/n ; WiFi-Direct Bluetooth V 4.0 ( EDR + A2DP ) 
• Display 4" TFT LED Backlight / 800 x 480 WVGA TN Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 
• Main Camera 5 MP 
• Front Camera Yes 
• Battery 4.5Wh, Typ 1200mAh, removable polymer battery 
• Ports Headphone jack / Micro USB / Dual Micro SIM 
• Color Charcoal Black / Pearl White / Cherry Red / Sky Blue / Solar Yellow 
• Dimension 124.42 ( L ) x 61.44 ( W ) x 6.3-11.2 ( H ) mm 
• Weight 115g

     2.  Zenfone 5 Specifications :

• Processor 2x2: Intel® Atom™ Multi-Core Z2560 Processor 1.6GHz with Intel Hyper-Threading 
• Technology Operating System Android Jelly Bean 4.3 ( will update to 4.4 KitKat ) with ASUS ZenUI
• Storage / Memory eMMC 8GB/ 1GB RAM MicroSD Card Support (up to 64GB)
• Modem / Bands GSM / GPRS/EDGE ; WCDMA / HSPA+ DC-HSPA+ ( DL / UL ) : 42 / 5.76 Mbps GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ; UMTS 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 ; 
• WiFi / Bluetooth Integrated 802.11 b/g/n ; WiFi-Direct Bluetooth V 4.0 ( EDR + A2DP ) 
• Display 5" TFT LED Backlight / 1280 x 720 HD IPS Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Supports GloveTouch input 
• Main Camera 8 MP f/2.0 PixelMaster Camera 
• Front Camera 2 MP 
• Battery 8Wh, Typ 2050mAH, un-removable polymer battery 
• Ports Headphone jack / Micro USB / Dual Micro SIM
• Color Charcoal Black / Pearl White / Cherry Red / Champagne Gold / Twilight Purple 
• Dimension 148.2 ( L ) x 72.8 ( W ) x 5.5-10.34 ( H ) mm 
• Weight 145g 

     3.  Zenfone 6 Specifications :

• Processor Intel® Atom™ Z2580 ( 2.0 GHz ) 
• Operating System Android JellyBean 4.3 ( will update to 4.4 KitKat ) with ASUS ZenUI 
• Storage / Memory eMMC 8GB / 2 GB RAM Micro SD Card Support (up to 64GB) ASUS WebStorage 5G/Lifetime 
• Modem / Bands GSM / GPRS / EDGE ; WCDMA / HSPA+ DC-HSPA+ ( DL / UL ): 42 / 5.76 Mbps GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ; UMTS 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 ; 
• WiFi / Bluetooth Integrated 802.11 b/g/n ; WiFi-Direct Bluetooth V 4.0 ( EDR + A2DP ) 
• Display 6" TFT LED Backlight / 1280 x 720 HD IPS Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Supports glove touch input 
• Main Camera 13 MP f/2.0 PixelMaster Camera 
• Front Camera 2 MP 
• Battery 12 Wh, Typ 3230mAh, non-removable polymer battery 
• Ports Headphone jack / Micro USB / Dual Micro SIM 
• Color Charcoal Black / Pearl White / Cherry Red / Champagne Gold 
• Dimension 166.9 ( L ) x 84.3 ( W ) x 5.5-9.9 ( H ) mm 
• Weight 196g

Zenfone 5 Test: OTG, Gorilla Glass 3

As usual test supports USB OTG, Zenfone is not supported ( Update to 1.17 now support USB OTG)
But if you use the OTG aim is to take flash drive, then transfer files, but added there is an alternative ...
ZenFone there is a built-in "ShareLink" function, which is fast transfer of technical support programs are also installed on the other phone, you can exchange files with each other, the speed is faster than USB transfer.

Also ZenFone doesn't support MHL, but supports wireless Miracast, also supports using Wi-Fi Direct spread the screen on the TV screen. Tried this when watching video App, Wi-Fi, or you can connect, so you can play while streaming.

Another useful screen third generation Corning Glass Diamond, is that the extent of anti-scratch stronger. There is no scratch after try scratch the screen using paper clip.

Asus Zenfone Indonesia Launching Galleries

ZenFone, PadFone Mini and others Launch date is 15th April in Jakarta, Indonesia but only for Dealers, Master Dealers and Distributors are able to attend and the first to get it. Fastest user received the 4th week of April (estimated). For the launch event, we accidentally cover it because it is "Global Launch in Southeast Asia" which will be attended by the CEO of ASUS ASUS and other officials to Indonesia. So it can be said to launch "B2B" aka Business to Business and not for sale to the public. 

Photos Credit to Loung Asus Zenfone Kaskus 

Jerry Shen: Asus CEO interview beijing

April 11, Asus Yau Tang Crown Hotel in Beijing held a to "IN SEARCH OF INCREDIBLE" as the theme of the new conference, Asus ZenFone 5/6 and PadFone mini official debut in the country, after the Zhongguancun Online Mobile Communications Business Ministry also Asus CEO Jerry Shen and Mr. numerous product manager interview.

 

The interview guests beside Mr. Asus CEO Jerry Shen responsible for the design team, UI team, department heads and cameras, product manager, can be said to be very powerful lineup, which also can be seen in terms of the ZenFone ASUS Series models attitude and the importance of the Chinese market.

 

In the interview, Asus CEO Jerry Shen said Asus ZenFone chose Intel's Atom processor because of its excellent performance, and the performance of the world, whether in the press conference or interview, and  responsible for the hardware department of the population have repeatedly raised, Asus should be seen in this context is the result of a lot of research. And the person in charge of the hardware department, said between ASUS and Intel have a great depth of cooperation, the two companies have set up a special team to feedback to each other and solve hardware problems, and also have a special test X86 architecture processors in Android platform under processor, ASUS visible aspects of the ZenFone very efforts. 

 

After I also asked about the Asus next product plans, Mr. Jerry Shen has ASUS next product will be more targeted and subjectivity appears that there may be in the camera, there may be music, etc. That will open up more in the future ASUS product ideas, will also enrich its smart phone terminal, as in the notebook market with a strong performance of Asus, in recent years, the smart phone is also growing areas of investment. 

 

 

source: http://mobile.zol.com.cn/446/4467027.html 

Zenfone Launching at China, April 11 2014

Asus new smartphone Zenfone conference in Beijing, in addition to new product launch, the "god of rain" (Hsiao) will also attend the conference.

Battery Consumption Battle: Asus Zenfone 5 1.6GHz vs Lenovo K900 2GHz vs iPhone 5s

Asus Zenfone 5 1.6 GHz

Today i found a post about Zenfone 5 Battery Consumption versus Lenovo K900 and iPhone 5S. Zenfone 5 1.6 GHz Version, The Conclusion:
The main parameters Zenfone 5 :

• Intel Atom Z2560 dual-core 1.6 GHz processor
• RAM: 1GB
• ROM: 8GB, support micro-SD card expansion
• 5 inches 1280 × 720 resolution, the third generation of Corning Gorilla screen, 294ppi
• 2.0 megapixel front, rear 8-megapixel camera
• Based on Android 4.3 customized interface ASUS ZenUI
• Support Network WCDMA / GSM dual sim dual standby
• 2050 mAH when the battery is not removable 

 The main parameters Lenovo K900 :

• Intel Atom Z2580 using a dual-core 2.0 GHz processor
• RAM:2GB
• 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.5 inches (~401 ppi pixel density)
• 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
• 2500 mAH battery non removable battery
•  ROM:16GB

The main parameters iPhone 5s:

• Apple A7 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
• 1 GB RAM DDR3
• 640 x 1136 pixels, 4.0 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)
• Non-removable Li-Po 1560 mAh battery

From Left: Lenovo K900, Zenfone 5, iPhone 5S

Test:
Testing Parameters:
Zenfone 5: 100% battery, Brightness 60%, Cellular:Off, Wifi:On
K900:100% battery, Brightness 60%, Cellular:Off, Wifi:On
iPhone 5S:100% battery, Brightness 60%, Cellular:Off, Wifi:On

All of them playing anime movies for 24 minutes and the result:

Zenfone 5: 91% remainings battery
K900: 91% remainings battery
iPhone 5s: 93%  remainings battery

then, increase the brightness to 100% :

Zenfone 5 : 88% remainings battery
K900: 87% remainings battery
iPhone 5s: 90% remainings battery

then standby (sleep) no cellular, wifi, lowest brightness for 8 hours:
Zenfone 5 : 85% remainings battery
K900 : 78% remainings battery

Zenfone life to be slightly better than K900, slightly weaker than the iPhone 5s, and iPhone5s battery capacity is not high. And Zenfone 5 when the battery capacity of 2050 mA, which also limits the endurance Zenfone 5, the overall point of view, Zenfone endurance level 5 can only be considered in general, is not run for a full day.

Not to mention the game. Zenfone 5 chip specifications adopted slightly lower than the K900, played 10 minutes in the Temple Run 2, the lens has a slight heat lower back condition, displays battery temperature of 35.3 degrees (30 degrees to the nearest static). Overall, in the heat control, Zenfone 5 done well, there is no hot encounter case.

Performance, combined Z2560 dual-core 1.6 GHz +1 GB RAM Antutu ran at around 19,000  .

Source: http://www.ifanr.com/412557

Asus Zenfone 6: Unboxing

Unboxing asus Zenfone 6 Credit to http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3045582792

Zenfone 5 and 6 LCD problem

In the first wave of Taiwanese ASUS ZenFone Distribution amount, 5-inch models first set in 50 000.  6-inch models 30000, pre-opening at 8th april 2014.
Some costumers have problem about their device especially their lcd screen became yellow tint. here some photograph taken from one of taiwan mobile forum.

Yellow Tint asus Zenfone 5

Yellow tint at the bottom of the screen

Yellow tint at the top right corner

Asus Zenfone 6 LCD Problem

This problem occured in indonesia

Another Screen/LCD Problem can you read Here




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New ZenUI night shooting ability ASUS ZenFone 5 reviews

" ASUS quality, rock-solid, "This is all very familiar slogan in the past impression ASUS product prices have been too expensive, especially mobile phones , but the quality of the product itself has been recognized by many people. On the mobile phone products, before PadFone with exquisite workmanship and novel cross-play, left us a deep impression.

After a period of silence, Asus posted on CES2014 the ZenFone series phones, and the models will soon officially released in the country through this period of time ASUS official propaganda, which everyone ZenFone 5 models even concern, For example, cost-effective, high quality, there are those very "content" promotional copy. But before the official release, ZenFone price 5 is still suspense, but it is certain that it will reverse the market situation Asus phone part models.

Asus ZenFone 5 is one of the main features photographs, especially in low-light environments photographic effect for emphasis. It is equipped with Sony's back-illuminated camera, 8,000,000 pixels, F2.0 large aperture. After the function into the camera interface is very clear that it supports side intake side shot function, and rapid continuous shooting can be turned on when Burst 100, after which the system will automatically determine the best photos saved. 

Pictures of functions, ZenFone 5 a considerable number of modes, such as time back, panoramic, night, low light, self-timer, miniatures, intelligent deleted, more than 10 kinds of beauty, and so on, making adjustments based on individual needs.

fully adjustable white balance, exposure value, sensitivity, etc. according to their preferences, as well as auxiliary camera features to help us better pictures, such as grid lines, anti-shake and so on.

 Because of the time and venue of the evaluation part of the picture, especially in night camera features section we will have a more detailed description of the future, and today only a simple proofs show.

Source: CNMO.com