ASUS ZenFone 5 Smartphone Review

Overall Look

The ASUS ZenFone 5 uses an Intel Atom Z2560 processor, which has two cores (recognized as four cores due to the Hyper-Threading technology) running at 1.6 GHz. (Keep in mind that there is another version of this smartphone with a 1.2 GHz CPU.) It has 2 GiB of RAM and 8 GiB of internal storage in the version we tested, but the phone can also be found with 1 GiB of RAM and/or 16 GiB storage.

The five-inch IPS LCD screen has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, with an excellent image quality.

Figure 4 shows the back side of the device. The back cover is removable, made of high-quality plastic that gives the phone a sturdy aspect. Our sample came with a white cover, but black, red, purple, and gold covers are also available. There are openings for the camera, LED flash, and the speaker on the back side of the phone.

Figure 4: back side

Figure 5 unveils the top of the ZenFone 5, where you will find the earphone connector.

Figure 5: top

At the right side of the smartphone will will find the power button and the volume adjustment buttons.

Figure 6: right side

At the bottom of the phone there are the MicroUSB/charger connector and the microphone hole.

Figure 7: bottom

At the left side of the phone, there is no button or connector.

Figure 8: left side

In Figure 9, you see the back cover removed, exposing one microSD and two micro-SIM slots. The ZenFone 5 supports microSD cards up to 64 GiB. The battery is not removable by the user.

Figure 9: back cover removed