I am just fresh from the twin launch events for the Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom and Asus Zenfone Live. As I already had a first glimpse of the Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom, I just jumped in to the this Facebook Live friendly phone which is on their separate launch in Glorietta 4 Park
Here's the Asus Zenfone Live
Front: 5 inch IPS HD display with 2.5D Glass, 5 MP AF front cam with f/2.2 aperture and LED flash, Android capacitive buttons
Back: 13 MP main camera with f/2.0 aperture, Asus branding
Internals: ZenUI 3.5 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Cortex-A7 quad-core processor, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM, micro SD support up to 128 GB, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, 2,650 mAh built-in battery
The top has 3.5 mm. audio jack while at the bottom, you can check the single speaker, micro USB port and pin hole mic.
The left side has dual nano SIM and micro SD tray while on the opposite end, you can have the volume rocker and power/unlock button
I had a little time to do some benchmarks but at least to cover some of it is important. It has 5 working sensors. Not sure if the AIDA 64 is right that it only gave us on the said SoC. The bright spot will be the 10-point multi touch and it has USB OTG support
Here are the camera samples taken in a bright, artificial lighting on the said place. The main and secondary cameras have f/2.0 and f/2.1 aperture respectively.
Asus Zenfone Live rear camera sample
Asus Zenfone Live front camera sample
The form factor and overall feel of Asus Zenfone Live reminds me of the Asus Zenfone 3 Max 5.2 but in a thin factor. The processor inside was quite a concern for me but you have to think again on it's pricing. Shutter speed is average for my liking.
Asus Zenfone Live will be available within this April for Php 6,995
