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  • Asus Zenfone Selfie Diamond cut back panel variant launched in India

    Asus has launched new variant of Zenfone Selfie in India. The new variant has diamond cut rear panel design just like the Zenfone 2 Deluxe. The new Zenfone Selfie price in India is Rs.12,999. Currently it is available exclusively on Amazon.in.  The device will be available in Glacier Gray, Sheer Gold, Polygon-Illusion Diamond White, Illusion Polygon Blue and Illusion Smooth Pink colour options.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie

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    Asus Zenfone Selfie Review

    New Asus Zenfone Selfie sports 5.5 inch full HD display of 1080×1920 pixel resolution which has a protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It is powered by 64 bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor paired with 3GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU.  The phone has 16GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 128GB.

    One of the key USP of the Zenfone Selfie is 13MP rear and front camera with f/2.0 aperture, 28mm focal length, and dual-colour Real Tone flash. The rear camera also has laser autofocus module.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie runs on Android 5.1 lollipop out of the box with ZenUI skin on top. It packs 3000 mAh battery. The connectivity options of this selfie centric smartphone includes 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac; WiFi-Direct, and GPS support.  The device measures 156.5×77.2×10.8mm, and it weighs 170 grams.

    Commenting on the launch, Peter Chang, Region Head – South Asia & Country Manager for ASUS India said, “The new Zenfone Selfie perfectly encapsulates the creativity of the ASUS design team with the stunning diamond cut back fashioned to deliver a stylish and luxury experience for the consumers. Apart from the design, the smartphone also offers great performance levels with its 3GB RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 to match the users’ performance needs.”

    Including this variant, there are total 3 variants of Zenfone Selfie are available in India. The prices of these variants are given below.

    • Asus Zenfone Selfie with 2GB RAM and 16GB Storage price in India is Rs.10,999.
    • Zenfone Selfie Diamond cut back cover variant with 3GB RAM and 16GB Storage price in India is Rs.12,999.
    • Asus Zenfone Selfie with 3GB RAM and 32GB Storage price in India is Rs.16,999.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie(ZD551KL) Diamond cut back cover variant Specification

    • 5.5 inch full HD display screen.
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor paired with 3GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU.
    • 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card upto 128GB.
    • 3000 mAh battery.
    • 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac; WiFi-Direct, and GPS support.
    • 13MP rear and front camera with f/2.0 aperture, 28mm focal length, and dual-colour Real Tone flash.

  • Asus Zenfone Selfie Review-Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone Selfie is aimed at selfie lovers with 13MP front facing camera with  88-degree wide-angle f/2.2 lens, dual-LED dual-tone flash and laser autofocus. The device is available in two variants. One 3GB RAM which is priced at Rs.16,999 and the 2GB RAM variant is priced at Rs.14,999. The review unit which recieved is Asus Zenfone Selfie 3GB RAM variant.

    The main USP of Asus Zenfone Selfie is its front facing camera. It has 13MP front facing camera with  with 88-degree wide-angle f/2.2 lens, contrast detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash. The front facing camera can record 1080p videos at 30fps. The rear camera has 13MP sensor with an  f/2.0 aperture and the laser autofocus system. Both front and rear camera features 5P Largan lenses, Toshiba sensors and blue glass filters.

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    The camera app on Asus Zenfone Selfie is identical to the one we have seen on Zenfone Laser. It provides lot of options such as automatic mode, a detailed manual mode, HDR, panorama, smart remove, slow motion, GIF animation and time lapse. The front camera too has all these features. Apart from this, for front camera selfie panorama option also available. The pictures taken on outdoor came out very well. It provides great level of details and balanced colours. The indoor pictures which we have taken were came out with lot of noise but has sufficient details.  It is same for both the cameras.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie is powered by 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC(quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU) with 3GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The internal storage of the device is 32GB and supports microSD card upto 64GB. The device sports 5.5 inch  IPS display with 1920 x 1080 Pixels resolution. The display has 10 Finger Capacitive Touchscreen with Anti-fingerprint Technology and Corning Gorilla 4 Glass. Overall in general usage, device performance is decent.  Let us break the Asus Selfie review into pros and cons.

    Advantages and Disadvantage of Asus Zenfone Selfie

    Pros of Asus Zenfone Selfie

    • Good Selfie camera with lot of tweak.
    • Quick and accurate autofocus on primary camera.
    • Good build quality.
    • Good Display screen.
    • User friendly UI and lot of customisation option.
    • Call quality is excellant. Voice sounds crisp and loud.

    Cons of Asus Zenfone Selfie

    • Camera performance on indoor and in low light is average.
    • At times phone lags a bit especially when processing photos.
    • Average battery life.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie Specification

    • 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC with 3GB RAM.
    • 32GB internal storage and support for microSD card.
    • 5.5 inch  IPS display with 1920 x 1080 Pixels resolution.
    • 13MP primary camera and 13MP front facing camera.
    • Li-Polymer, 3000 mAh battery.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie Camera sample video

    This is the video taken in Lalbagh Flower show. It captured in full HD resolution without optical image stabilisation. With OIS enabled, we can record videos at only 720p.