digitalversus.com Updated:
2016-10-23 01:15:40
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OVERVIEW It may not be a newbie in the mobile phone universe, but Asus has always been considered a "niche" manufacturer; its main feats to date being the Fonepad and PadFone phablets (smartphone-tablet hybrids). That being said, Asus seems to have been r...
The userfriendly ZenUI user interface, Several useful bonus apps, The practical functions of certain apps, Smoothness and responsiveness of overall system, Design...
No backlighting for touchsensitive buttons below the screen, Contrast could be better, Image capture is average for an 8 Megapixel camera...
It may not be free from fault, but the Asus ZenFone 5 4G manages to distinguish itself from most of its similarly-priced competitors thanks to an impressive user interface and numerous practical functions. Its smoothness and responsiveness are enough to m...
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gadgetdaily.xyz Updated:
2016-10-23 01:15:41
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Asus has never really hit the headlines with its handsets. That might be about to change with the new ZenFone 5 which is an excellent value for money choice.The ZenFone 5 supports 4G or 3G and comes with either 8GB or 16GB of RAM. The 16GB 4G version will...
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It feels like an awful long time ago that Jonney Shih, the Chairman of Asus, stood up at CES in Las Vegas and with no shortage of drama announced the new ZenFone range.And it is no surprise that it feels like an age has passed, since it has been eight who...
Lovely bright screen, Great performance, Attractive UI...
Below average battery, Out of date Android version, Future updates uncertain...
If you are not concerned about 4G or being a version behind on the software, the ZenFone 5 is very easy to recommend. It is a very compelling package having a great screen, decent camera, good performance and a nice software skin. The only device that co...
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The Zenfone 5 looks promising on paper. It ships with a 5in 720p display, is powered by a nippy Intel dual-core processor, has an 8-megapixel camera and 4G all for £200. But can it outdo the cheaper Moto G ? Of course Asus has cut a few corners to save m...
Good screen quality; Solid general performance; Great value; Versatile cameras...
Android 4.3; 720p resolution lower than many phones this size; Middling battery life...
A low-cost Android phone that offers a solid user experience...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2016-10-23 01:15:41
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It feels like an awful long time ago that Jonney Shih, the Chairman of Asus, stood up at CES in Las Vegas and with no shortage of drama announced the new ZenFone range.And it is no surprise that it feels like an age has passed, since it has been eight who...
Lovely bright screen, Great performance, Attractive UI...
Below average battery, Out of date Android version, Future updates uncertain...
If you are not concerned about 4G or being a version behind on the software, the ZenFone 5 is very easy to recommend. It is a very compelling package having a great screen, decent camera, good performance and a nice software skin. The only device that co...
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knowyourmobile.com Updated:
2016-10-23 01:15:41
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The resultant Zenfone range features a 4-inch, 5-inch and 6-inch offering, each appropriately named to reflect the size of their screens. There's different power under the hood of each handset too, with the subject of our review - the Intel-powered Zenfon...
Expandable storage, ZenUI is decent, Large Screen...
Low internal storage, Screen isn't 1080p, Battery is weak, Android 4.3 instead of 4.4...
The budget smartphone market is becoming increasingly competitive - and things are only going to get hotter as Google rolls out its Android One initiative. However, there's room for quality products and the Zenfone 5 - while not perfect - certainly dese...
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Asus has launched a rather nice range of smartphones , called ZenFones. There are three ZenFones to choose from, each with a different screen size, slightly different the specs and an adjusted price tag that reflects those various differences. See also :...
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About two years ago cheap phones reeked of compromise; the gap between entry-level Android phones and top-end ones was massive. But that's all changed recently, with phones like the Asus Zenfone 5 and Motorola Moto G (2014) plugging the gap. Spend in the...
Generally neat design, good value prospect...
Screen brightness, limited battery, over-saturated camera results...
The Asus Zenfone 5 offers much of the experience of a phone that, until recently, would have cost twice the price. However, its main competitor, the pocket-pleasing Moto G (2014), does make it tough for the Asus to truly stand out. If Asus were to...
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Asus has launched a series of smartphones that we have been pleasantly surprised by. The ZenFone 6 , ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 4 will appeal to a wide market because they come with good specs and nice design, particularly considering the price tags. Here, we'...
We really like the ZenFone 5. From its design and battery life to its software and price tag, this smartphone has got a lot going for it. However, it's well worth checking whether Motorola's Moto G is a better choice for you, as it could save you a bit of...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2016-10-23 01:15:41
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Asus has a solid reputation for making decent laptops and Android tablets, but its presence in the smartphone arena is a little more muted. It's looking to change all of this with its Zenfone range, a selection of Android-based blowers which offer power a...
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The Asus Zenfone 5 marks the debut of Asus' new range of smartphones. This handsome handset partners a 5in screen and Intel hardware and makes a bid to snatch the limelight from budget favourites such as the £100 Motorola Moto G and the £145 Moto G (2nd G...
An affordable and attractive 5in smartphone, but the dim screen leaves it lagging behind its cheaper rivals...
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trustedreviews.com Updated:
2016-10-23 01:15:42
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What is the Asus Zenfone 5? The Asus Zenfone 5 is one of Asus's first phones headed for true mainstream distribution. Has it hit the jackpot first time? Offering a good 5-inch screen, respectable hardware and a decent camera for under £200 SIM-free, it ce...
Great screen, Decent camera for the price, Excellent value...
Battery life not great, A few camera bugs to squish...
There are a couple of little bits to tweak in the Asus Zenfone 5, but the value on offer here is fantastic. Other 5-inch phones at the price don't get you screens anywhere near as good as this.Next, check out our best mobile phones round-up...
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Asus has already proven that just because something is affordable doesn't mean it needs to look and feel cheap. Think Nexus 7 and you'll have an idea what we mean. But at this year's Consumer Electronics Show 2014 in Las Vegas the Taiwanese company pushed...
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And finally the ASUS Zenfone 5 reached our lab, took a long while but as they say – “better late than never!”The Zenfone 5 comes with a 5″ 1280×720 HD IPS Display panel, powered by Intel Atom Z2560 1.6 GHz CPU and runs on Android OS. The screen is made of...
The ASUS Zenfone 5 retail at RM 519 and it's available from ASUS' authorized sellers, and also their online store (opens noon of 3rd December) at (link leads to Zenfone 5 product page on the store).What you get is a phone of reasonable large display and...
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thetechnoclast.com Updated:
2016-11-19 01:26:58
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Versatile, powerful and affordably priced, the ASUS ZenFone 5 (A501CG) is currently one of the most well-balanced and versatile smartphones in the Malaysian market. So, what more could you ask from ASUS? 4G LTE? A non-Intel processor? This is exactly what...
Overall, the ASUS ZenFone 5 LTE (A500KL) is the ASUS ZenFone 5 smartphone you should get if you want 4G LTE and a little bit more battery life than the normal 3G version. There are drawbacks though, as performance-wise it doesn't perform as well as the no...
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Design and ConstructionThe ASUS Zenfone 5 makes an impression right out of the box with its sleek display and red metallic-finished back cover. The dedicated buttons and concentric circle finish at the bottom of the display extends the length of the ZenFo...
The ASUS ZenFone 5 is without a doubt one of the best mid-range smartphones in the market today. For Php 6,995, you get a premium designed smartphone with a brilliant and scratch-resistant display, fast and responsive UI with loads of useful apps, impress...
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A pleasant-to-use phone that's just right in terms of size, performance and price.This year is undoubtedly the year of the budget smartphones, with the prices of mobile devices getting cheaper by the day, yet still offering consumers a fair share of featu...
Good screen size, stable performance and battery life, affordable...
Auto brightness is not satisfactory, length and width a bit awkward, lacks LTE feature, software issues still a work in progress...
On the whole, I’d say that the Zenfone 5, with its selling price of RM599, is a very affordable and fuss-free device, offering you a pleasant spin on the Android operating system...
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gadgetpilipinas.net Updated:
2016-11-19 01:26:59
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What you're seeing below is one of the best looking smartphones we have ever used since Idol Ultra and Blackberry Q10. True to Asus' tagline for their Zenfone line, the Taiwan-based company truly put mobility in style as the core design philosophy of Zenf...
Excellent build quality, Superb camera performance even at low light condition, Most games even resourcesheavy ones can be played on the device, OTGready, Notification light is available, Almost lag free...
Battery life is soso, not userreplaceable...
Zenfone 5 is undeniably the phone to beat especially when it comes to value for money. It has everything you need, which are normally found in high-end premium smartphones, without spending too much. It's made by Asus, a brand known for quality and custom...
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Dual-SIM phones have been in the market for a long time; however, they only became more popular recently due to the entry of Chinese phone maker Xiaomi in this region. Motorola did make a splash on the scene in early January when it launched the Moto G...
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We've been inundated by requests to do an unboxing and review of the ASUS' Zenfone 5 ever since the company officially announced the price of the device a few weeks ago. It's not hard to see why – the specs to price ratio of this product is really hard to...
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The ASUS ZenFone 5 remains one of the most wanted smartphones in Malaysia thanks to top range features and tech specs at a very affordable RM599 retail price. According to ASUS Malaysia, we will be getting the enhanced version with 2GB of RAM with no chan...
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klgadgetguy.com Updated:
2016-11-19 01:26:59
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We've reviewed a plethora of cheap Android devices lately, most of them have fantastic software features and hardware internals onboard, but sadly they hardly become our favorite daily drivers, not because we don't love them, their software experience and...
Affordable and decent hardware, ZenUI is a great OEM launcher, Decent system performance, PixelMaster camera works as advertised, Good ergonomics, Beautiful display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Good DC-HSPA+ performance...
Poor battery life, Call quality not the best, Lengthy form factor...
The ASUS Zenfone 5 is a beautifully crafted smartphone from the company and has set a standard for many smartphone makers to follow in order to achieve a perfect balance between hardware and software experience, yet maintaining an affordable price tag...
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Last weekend, we had the chance to unbox a brand new ASUS Zenfone 5. It's definitely one of the more exciting devices of 2014 and we'll quickly dig in as to what the whole phone means for the market.Unfortunately we discovered during the unboxing that the...
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Asus is not done competing with the low-end smartphone market, as they have a ZenFone family recently announced poised to take over in 4, 5 and 6. What we have here now is the Asus ZenFone 5, the middle-child of the family, not too big, not too small – pa...
Vibrant 720p display, Premium streamlined design, Well-performing camera paired with good software, Zen UI is polished, Fast UI navigation, Loud speaker...
about it:...
With almost nothing to complain about, the ZenFone 5 is one of those phones that say “premium but affordable devices are possible”. Hardware and software combined, the ZenFone is very polished. However, we do have a few gripes with the overall performance...
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Update: ASUS officially launches Zenfone 4, 5 and 6 in PH.GP brought with him the ASUS ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 5 earlier and so we decided to make a quick hands on with two of ASUS' newest smartphones. ASUS is set to release the ASUS ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 5...
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I've been looking to get a mid-range smartphone to replace my two-year old device for some time now, but I can't seem to find one that I want. ASUS – that of the PadFone and Fonepad fame – has infiltrated the mid-range market with a brand new line – the Z...
Review: ASUS Zenfone 5Update: The Zenfone 5 currently available in the market packs 2GB of RAM, instead of 1GB.I've been looking to get a mid-range smartphone to replace my two-year old device for some time now, but I can't seem to find one that I want. A...
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For the past two years, ASUS had been focusing its efforts in the high-end smartphone market with its PadFone series. However, the growing saturation at this segment is now forcing phone makers (including ASUS) to shift their focus to the entry and mid-ra...
It's worth stressing again that unlike the majority of the smartphones in the market, the ZenFone 5 does not run on ARM processors. There are only a few mobile devices that are powered by Intel processors, and the more prominent ones are the Acer Liquid C...
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Testing out the ASUS ZenFone 5 engineering sample, we found that the Intel powered smartphone offers better than average performance. On AnTuTu alone we managed to get a score of 23120, placing the ZenFone 5 in the upper range of midrange devices. For a r...
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It's been a while since we last heard from ASUS, particular on the mobile front. That silence was broken during CES 2014 earlier this year, when the Taiwanese company announced not one, but three new ZenFone models: the ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, and the ZenFo...
With all that is said and done, the ASUS ZenFone 5 wins a place on our list of impressive mid-range smartphones. Sure, the phone lacks any form of 4G LTE connectivity (3G only), but it costs RM599, making it a budget-friendly phone that's definitely a ban...
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ASUS is becoming one of the strongest supporters for Intel Atom processors as an increasing number of its mobile devices are powered by its processors. First announced in February 2013 , the Intel Atom...
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ASUS is becoming one of the strongest supporters for Intel Atom processors as an increasing number of its mobile devices are powered by its processors. First announced in February 2013 , the Intel Atom...
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Many of our readers are requesting this review and now here it is! We have Asus Zenfone 5! The Asus Zenfone 5 is one of the three smartphones from the Zenfone line of Android smartphones from top notch PC, computer motherboard and laptop maker Asus. It wa...
The Asus Zenfone 5 is hard to beat when it comes to performance at this price point. For P6,995, you can buy a very solid smartphone powered by Intel's Atom chip. This is another proof that the number of cores does not define the quality of performance bu...
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Asus has used MWC 2018 to reveal the new Zenfone 5 (not that one from 2014) to the world with a new design we haven't seen on any of the company's devices before.It features an edge-to-edge display with an iPhone X-like notch at the top, and the elephant...
Great looking, Beautiful display...
Not top internals, Looks like a competitor...
Asus has made an incredibly beautiful looking device here and if the pricing is right, it could be a flagship competitor to watch out for. That said, it does look like one particular phone already on the market...
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ZenFone 5 (left) and ZenFone 5 Lite (right)While ASUS have officially announced their ASUS ZenFone 5 series with the ASUS ZenFone 5 ZE620KL, ZenFone 5Z ZS620KL and ZenFone 5 Lite ZC600KL, we managed to get some hands-on time with the ASUS ZenFone 5 and...
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ASUS today took the wraps off the latest phone in its ZenFone series, and in some ways I'm not even surprised by what I'm seeing.It's impossible to talk about the ZenFone 5 without first addressing the elephant in the room. The ZenFone 5 looks really simi...
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Today, we're going to see how the new ASUS Zenfone 5's design stacks up to the competition. We're going to look at all sides, and try to give an impression of how it feels to work with and hold this device in your hand.Unfortunately, the unit we used for...
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ASUS has finally announced the fifth generation of the ZenFone smartphones. This generation comes with three SKUs: the ZenFone 5, the ZenFone 5Z, and the ZenFone 5Q; all of which are aiming to deliver the same price-to-performance ratio that the original...
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ASUS' first ever ZenFone devices launched 5 years ago signaled the arrival of a new value-for-money king. By the second generation, the Taiwanese company had a small, but rabid (and loyal) fanbase. Drawn in by the promise of “empowered luxury”, their seco...
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The ZenFone 5 may not be the most powerful mid-range phone out there, but it certainly has the muscle to keep up even with newer devices. Its build quality is superb, the rear camera can take some great looking shots, and its software has improved a lot...
Decent gaming performance, Sleek and premium design, Above average rear camera performance, AI scene detection works well, Fast facial recognition, Refined software, Above average battery life, Charges fast...
Front camera needs some work, Audio quality isn't as good as it used to be...
The ZenFone 5 may not be the most powerful mid-range phone out there, but it certainly has the muscle to keep up even with newer devices. Its build quality is superb, the rear camera can take some great looking shots, and its software has improved a lot s...
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Aside from the flagship smartphone battle, the competition among the mid-range devices are considered to be a tough stage. Time and again, we've noticed how smartphone brands are putting efforts into bolstering their mid-range lineup because let's admit i...
The new ZenFones may not have drawn a lot of attention compared to the previous ones but that doesn't mean that you should sleep on them. The Asus ZenFone 5 is just as capable as other mid-range smartphones in the market today, or more. The improved desig...
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One of the members of ASUS' latest series, the ASUS ZenFone 5 sits in between the ASUS ZenFone 5Q and the ASUS ZenFone 5Z. The Taiwanese smartphone brand's first entry to the notched display hype, the ASUS ZenFone 5 takes all its features and performance...
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jamonline.ph Updated:
2020-01-12 02:39:23
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The ASUS Zenfone 5 is definitely one of the hottest mid-range smartphones this year. It was unveiled this year and in our review, we definitely loved the smartphone as it features a premium design and a hardware that is perfectly matched for a mid-range s...
The ASUS Zenfone 5 is still a good smartphone after a few months. While it isn't the best one in its price range when it comes to hardware but we were impressed with its improvements over time. One of the things that I really like about it is the build qu...
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Asus is a leader manufacturer of hardware for desktop devices (PCs, monoblocks, etc.), but also it produces its own smartphones. However, the company haven't released any interesting phones yet. Why? First, because Asus uses very difficult names for its p...
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