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  • Asus ROG Phone 3 Review- Pros and Cons

    Asus ROG Phone 3 is designed primarily for gaming enthusiasts. It is not a slim and light weight phone. Considering this if you think it is not for mainstream consumers, then there is surprise. It offers a lot for the price even if you are not a gamer. Here is my Asus ROG Phone 3 review as a normal user and not as a gamer.

    This gaming smartphone is available in two variants. The one with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage which is available at a price tag of ₹46, 999 and 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage which is available for ₹49,990. Here are some of the pros and cons of Asus ROG Phone 3.

    Asus ROG Phone 3 Merits and Demerits

    Asus ROG Phone 3 Pros

    Gorgeous 144Hz AMOLED Display

    It comes with 6.59 inch AMOLED HDR10+ certified display panel which is claimed to be capable of reproducing over 1 billion colours, with a 1000 nit peak brightness and 113 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut coverage and Delta-E average of >1 percent. The screen refresh rate can go upto 144Hz and has 270 Hz touch sampling rate and 25ms touch latency.

    It is a treat to watch movies or browse on the display panel. Touch feels smooth and responsive. Colors are punchy and outdoor visibility is excellent. This is one of the best display panel I have ever used in a smartphone so far.

    Performance beast

    The Asus ROG Phone 3 comes packed with Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC with 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM. It has integrated Adreno 650 graphics and dedicated logic for AI, image processing, video encoding, and security. It uses extremely fast UFS 3.1 storage.

    It offers one of the fastest and smooth experience. I have not faced any lagging and stuttering issue in my usage. The apps opens quickly and multitasking is a breeze. The great hardware is well supported by the UI. There no bloatwares and it offers close to vanilla android experience.

    Impressive battery life

    6000 mAh battery on Asus ROG Phone 3 is exceptional. With casual gaming it easily lasts around 2 days. The another aspect I liked on the phone is the battery care options Asus has incorporated on this device. The retail box has a fast charger with HYPERCHARGE standard. Users can use Slow charging mode in the battery menu to increase the longevity of the battery. Opting this will cap the charging at 10W and lowers the charging temperature by 34%. There is a option called Sleep Well. If you choose this option, then even if you leave the phone plugged in overnight, the phone will only tops off the final few percentages of trickle charge just before you wake up by selecting the end time by alarm, do not disturb , Airplane mode and turning off the charging LED indicator. It also supports passthrough power.

    Benchmark setting Stereo speakers

    The Asus ROG Phone 3 comes with pair of huge front-facing stereo speakers, each powered by its own NXP TFA9874 amplifier. Now it has 7 magnet design. It offers one of the best stereo effects on a smartphone for gaming as well as for media consumption.

    Good Call quality and signal reception

    The call quality and signal reception is good. Even the calls on speaker phone is exceptionally good. It has 4 different mics in different places of the phone and noise cancellation is good.

    Solid camera performance

    The camera performance is good in general. Except very low light situations, photos and videos came out well in both indoor and outdoor conditions. The video quality with EIS is very crisp and smooth in the day time.

    Asus ROG Phone 3 Cons

    No phone is perfect. ROG Phone 3 is also no exception to it. Here are some of the demerits or disadvantages of Asus ROG Phone 3.

    • No 3.5mm headphone jack. The box has USB C to 3.5mm audio jack adapter.
    • No IP rating for water or dust resistance.
    • Bulky and heavy.
    • Lacks wireless charging.
    • No optical image stabilisation.

    Asus ROG Phone 3 Verdict

    With price tag of less than 50k, Asus ROG Phone 3 offers great value for the money. If you are looking for slim, lightweight and stylish phone then this is not the phone for you. But if your preference is performance, battery life, audio and video experience with good call quality, then even if you are not a gamer and budget is around 50k, it is worth considering it.

  • Asus F570Z Gaming Laptop Review-Pros And Cons

    Asus F570z is an entry level gaming laptop in India. Ryzen 5 quad core processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB discrete graphic card, 15.6 inch full HD Anti glare display are key features of this notebook. Asus F570ZD-DM226T the model we are reviewing here is priced at Rs.52,980. However there is cashback offer upto Rs,3500 in paytm mall. This brings the effective price of this gaming laptop price to less than 50k. For this price, is this worth buy? Let us find out in this Asus F570z Gaming Laptop Review in the form of Pros And Cons.

    Asus F570z Gaming Laptop Review-Pros And Cons

    Asus F570z Pros

    Let us begin with what we liked on this laptop.

    Design: Asus F570z has a metallic finish. The texture all over looks impressive. It is made up of plastic but it does feel good because of the textured metallic finish. It weighs around 1.96 Kg.

    Display: Asus F570z comes with a 15.6 inch full HD IPS Anti glare screen which offers decent brightness. For regular usage such as reading, writing and watching movies, it does not disappoints.

    Back-lite Keyboard: This budget gaming laptop has back-lite full sized keyboard. The keys are well placed and has enough travel. In this price range very few laptops comes with back-lite keyboard which offers to customize the intensity of back-lite.

    Good Performance: The Quad Core Ryzen 5 Mobile 2500U processor with 8GB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 discrete graphic card provides a good performance for the price. It manages to do all the day to day tasks and some tasks such as basic photo/video editing without any issues.

    Connectivity Ports: It has 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 USB 3.0 port, 1 USB 3.1 Type C , LAN , and HDMI ports.

    Asus F570z Cons

    Average viewing angles: The 15.6 inch Anti Glare display panel has average viewing angles. When it viewed from extreme angles color shifting is noticeable.

    Average Battery Life: With my usage, the laptop gave around 3 hours of battery backup.

    Space bar: This may be specific to our device. The space bar was sticky. Apart from that, the typing experience was great.

    Summary: Considering the price, Asus F570z offers a lot. But it is not perfect as well. Addition of SSD and better viewing angles would have made this laptop much more impressive.

  • HP Omen Vs ASUS STRIX 2 -Comparison

    Gaming laptops are becoming popular in Indian market. There are many options available today when it comes gaming laptops in India. HP Omen and ASUS ROG series are known for gaming laptops. In this post, let us have a quick comparison between HP Omen-dc0106tx Vs ASUS SCAR 2.

    HP Omen Vs ASUS STRIX -Comparison

    Design

    Designwise both HP Omen 15-dc0106tx and ASUS ROG STRIX are attractive. Both with their distinctive theme and solid build quality provide a great feel.

    Coming to differences, HP Omen sports most of the ports in the rear side and camera is placed in the top center. ASUS STRIX has most of the ports in the left side and camera is placed in the bottom right. We liked the HP Omen camera placement and comfortable palm rest area of ASUS STRIX.

    Processor and GPU

    Both HP Omen 15-dc0106tx and ASUS ROG STRIX which we have compared features Intel Core i7 8750H & DDR 4 16GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060. HP gaming laptop had 128GB SSD with 1TB hard disc and ASUS ROG had 256GB SSD and 1TB of hard disc.

    Starting with booting time to app/game launching was comparatively faster in ASUS ROG STRIX. Apart from that, other performance was more or less equal. Gaming performance, we felt ASUS did slightly better.

    Display

    Both these gaming laptops feature 15 inch full HD IPS display panel with 144Hz refresh rate. Brightness and Viewing angles were better in ASUS ROG according to us.

    HP Omen Vs ASUS STRIX -Comparison Summary

    HP Omen 15-dc0106tx advantages over ASUS ROG STRIX

    • Lighter. 2.2 Kg compared to 2.4Kg.
    • Placement of video camera.

    ASUS ROG STRIX Advantages over HP Omen 15-dc0106tx

    • Brighter display.
    • Better cooling system and comparatively quite fan.
    • Faster booting and app loading time.
    • Better trackpad and typing experience,

    These comparisons are based on our experience with HP Omen and ASUS STRIX. Both have their own pros and cons. Depending on the requirement, one can choose between these two laptops.

  • Asus ZenBook 13/14/15- Top 5 Reasons to buy

    Asus ZenBook series is known for providing powerful performance in a compact form factor with beautiful elegant looks. The new ASUS ZenBook 13 (UX333), 14 (UX433) and 15 (UX533) continue with the same trend. They are more compact thanks to NanoEdge display which provides near borderless viewing experience. In this post, let us have a quick look into the new ASUS ZenBook 13 (UX333), 14 (UX433) and 15 (UX533) features.

    Asus ZenBook 13/14/15- Top 5 Reasons to buy

    Design

    New ASUS ZenBook 13 (UX333), 14 (UX433) and 15 (UX533) are the most compact laptops in their respective size categories. With four-sided frameless NanoEdge display, ZenBook 13 is smaller than a sheet of A4 paper and the ZenBook 14 is about the same as an A4 sheet. ZenBook 13 is also 14.3% smaller than the previous generation ZenBook 13 (UX331), making it an amazing 25% smaller than the 13-inch 2016 ZenBook UX330,

    NanoEdge display

    The latest Asus ZenBook 13/14/15 notebooks comes with Patent-pending innovations for the new frameless NanoEdge display panel. Without compromising on the camera placement, Asus has managed cut the frame size from all the 4 corners.

    Exclusive New NumberPad

    Most of the 13-inch and 14 inch notepads does not come with exclusive NumberPad. In order to solve this problem, Asus has integrated LED-illuminated numeric keypad integrated into the touchpad. Tapping a single touch sensor at the top right of the touchpad turns NumberPad on and off. While the numberpad is enabled, trackpad functions as usual which includes all gestures.

    New ultrathin webcam

    To accomodate camera at the top bezel location, Asus used ultrathin camera module, with a four-element lens to produce sharper images and lower noise. Additionally, the advanced infrared (IR) camera on the new ZenBook Flip series has see-in-the-dark capabilities that enable fast, reliable hands-free face login with Windows Hello — even in dim environments. From wake-up to login only takes a few seconds.

    Military grade reliability, Enterprise level security

    All of the new ZenBook models have been torture-tested to military-grade (MIL-STD-810G) reliability standards, with demanding tests that include environmental extremes of altitude, temperature and humidity, in addition to extensive drop, shock and vibration testing. They also feature TPM 2.0 module for enterprise level security that gives business IT managers a high level of security by providing secure user authentication and remote access to corporate intranets.

    Cutting-Edge Components

    The new ZenBook series is built to deliver unbounded on-the-go performance, featuring up to the latest 8th Generation Whisky Lake Intel Core i7 processor and a range of fast graphics options including up to NVIDIA GeForce MX150 discrete graphics on ZenBook 13 and 14. ZenBook 15 is equipped with high-performance NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q GPU. All ZenBook 13 and 14 models are equipped with up to 512GB PCIe SSDs and pack 8GB RAM as standard. The ZenBook 15 on the other hand, features a 1TB PCIe SSD with 16GB RAM. ErgoLift and Quite fan are also useful additions.

  • Asus Zenfone Max Review – Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone Max is a lower mid range dual sim Android smartphone. The key highlight of the device is its massive 5000 mAh battery. The device can be used as power bank for charging other smartphones. The price of Zenfone Max in India is Rs. 9,999. For this price, it is one of the best value for money smartphone if you are looking for a smartphone with good battery life. This Zenfone Max review is segregated by questions and answers. This includes features and specifications, advantages and disadvantages and few simple tips.

    Asus Zenfone Max Dual sim

     Asus Zenfone Max Review and FAQ

    What are the box content of Asus Zenfone Max? 

    Box content of Zenfone Max includes Handset, user manual and warranty card, charger, USB to microUSB cable, USB OTG cable.

    How is the design and build quality of Zenfone Max?

    The device looks very similar to previous Zenfone 2 smartphones. The dimensions of the device are 77.5mm*156mm*10.55mm. The thickness at its thinnest edge is 5.2mm. This smartphone weighs 202 grams.  Unlike Zenfone 2, the volume and power buttons are placed in the right side of the device. The device comes with surrounding metal like edge which gives style factor to Zenfone Max.

    What are the different colour options available?

    Zenfone Max is available in two colour variants. One is Pure White with an elegant eggshell texture and another one is Osmium Black with the look and feel of embossed leather.

    What is display size and quality? Does it has any protecting glass cover?

    Zenfone Max sports 5.5 inch  HD (1280×720 pixels) IPS display screen. The viewing angles and colours reproduction are good. Even brightness of the device also decent but not great. If you are used to high ppi density display screens, you might observe bit of pixalation. As far as screen protection, it has Corning Gorilla Glass 4 with fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating.

    How is the performance? Does Zenfone Max has any heating issue?

    Zenfone Max is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC with 2GB of RAM. The device has 16GB of internal storage in which 10GB is user available. It also supports microSD card. The internals are very similar to Zenfone Laser. In general usage, i have not faced any lag while switching between the apps or opening a app. The gaming performance too decent. In my usage, I have not faced any heating issue.

    How is the camera performance?

    Asus Zenfone Max houses 13 megapixel, f2.0 aperture rear camera with dual tone LED flash. There is also a laser auto focus for quick focus on the object. The performance of camera in outdoor condition is good. In indoor and low light performance with auto settings is average. However, if you play with manual settings, it takes decent images.  The device also has 5MP, f/2.0-aperture camera with 85̊ wide-viewing angle. It does take decent images.

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    What is the battery capacity of Zenfone Max? Does it has fast charging? 

    Zenfone Max comes with huge 5000 mAh battery. There is no fast charger out of the box. The bundled charger takes around 5 hours to charge completely. The battery life on this device is excellent. With my regular usage, I got more than 2 days of battery life with 4G/3G enabled all the time. The standby time also excellent.

    Can I use Zenfone Max as power bank? 

    Yes. You can use this device as power bank. Asus has bundled OTG cable along with the box.

    What are the connectivity features of this dual sim Zenfone smartphone?

    The connectivity features of the device includes 4G(on sim 1 only), 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB.

    What are different sensors available in  Zenfone Max?

    Accelerator,E-Compass,Proximity sensor,Hall sensor,Ambient light sensor.

    What are the pros and cons of Zenfone Max?

    Pros:

    • Excellent battery life.
    • Decent performance and software.
    • Decent build quality.
    • Ability to use the device as power bank.

    Cons:

    • Bundled charger does not support fast charging.
    • Display could have been better.
    • Feels bit heavy in hand.
    • No Android 6.0 out of the box.

    How to download PC suite for Zenfone Max?

    There are 2 ways through which you can install Asus PC suite for Zenfone Max. One through directly from your phone. That is connect your device to PC. New drives shows up. Click and install the PC suite. Another way through directly downloading from official support page. You can read more on this in my previous post how to download Asus Zenfone PC suite.

    How to use Zenfone max as modem?

    You can use Zenfone Max as modem through USB tethering, Wi-Fi hotspot and through Bluetooth tethering. I have detailed post on this with title How to use Zenfone as modem.

    How to capture screenshot on Zenfone Max?

    I already covered it in previous post. You can refer to it here.

    When Zenfone Max will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update?

    As per the recent announcement from Asus, Android 6.0 update for Zenfone Max will start from March 2016. You can read more about this here.