Asus ZenFone 5 was announced in January this year in the CES 2014 and was released couple of months later in April. Asus is not a name that you will be hearing on a daily basis since it is not that famous in the smart phone market but this is on a verge to change as the ZenFone 5 can bring the name of the company to lime light. The ZenFone 5 looks like a premium device with metallic finish and moreover it pretty much easy on the hand because of its curvy structure and comfort is one of the main thing that that everyone is looking these days.
The Asus ZenFone 5 flaunts a 5 inch display as its name suggests and comes with IPS panel with 720p (HD) resolutions and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The device is giving decent enough viewing angles and even though the bezels are not so thin it does not make it bulky. This is a solid device with the three capacitive touch buttons that are off the screen. To the sides we can find the power and volume rocker and the back cover is removable with the ASUS branding just under the LED flash that is placed below the camera and at the bottom we can find the logos of Intel inside and ZenFone above the speaker grills.
Coming to the specifications of the ZenFone 5, it comes out of the box with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Operating system out of the box with the company’s own ZenUI on top of it. Although we saw some lags in the interface it is pretty much eye catching due to its colours. Asus has promised to roll out the KitKat update soon so it should be coming with the changes in its UI too. The device is powered by a Dual core Intel Atom Z2580 processor that clocks at 2 GHz. The device we are using has a 1 GB RAM but you also have the option of getting a higher RAM also.
There is a 8-megapixel (3264 x 2448) rear facing AF camera uses the PixelMaster software that would be likely to give better images but when compared to other 8 MP cameras we could not say that it stands outs with them but is decent enough. There is also a 2 MP camera on the front for video calling and selfies. The device comes in 8 GB and 16 GB variants and it can be further extended up to 64 GB via microSD card slot. The GPU used here is a PowerVR SGX544MP2 that game good enough gaming experience. This is a dual SIM variant with dual Stand by, since many prefer the dual SIM smart phones so that they can use two different SIMs one for the personal use and other can be for the office or friends.
The Asus ZenFone 5 weights just 145 grams considering its solid built and comes in multiple colours so that the user has the option of his own. All that we can say that this device is a pretty good looking at its hardware and pricing. We will be coming up with the complete review of the device after using it for few days. The pricing of it varies according to the availability and the options available.
