Asus, through the latest device introduced with the aim of staining the gap of smartphones and tablets, wants it to become your only digital device. There is no doubt that it will replace other screen of your life. But is it made for you? We will try to know this through review.
Asus zenfone 3 ultra look and design
Before purchasing this device, the same question will come in your mind whether you can keep it with you. This smartphone with 186.4×93.9×6.8 mm dimensions and 233 grams weighing is a bit strange. And it is not easy to keep it together. This phone never fits our pocket. If you want to use it, then handbags and backpacks will have to be kept nearby.
You will need both hands to use safely. Because you cannot reach every edge of the phone with a thumb. It is also not easy to balance with one hand. Due to width and weight, talking on this phone for a long time is tired.
Talking about build quality, Asus has done a great job. Zenfone 3 Ultra is capable of challenging any premium smartphone of today’s date. The front and backpanels are completely flat. Metal bands are used on the edges. There is a protection of Gorilla Glass 4 on the front panel. The metal edge and home buttons are reminiscent of Samsung’s old design setup. The good thing is that boredom is not felt.
The left edge is completely empty. The same, the power button has been given on the right side as per convenience. Two separate trains have been given. One for Nano SIM and the other also for Nano-SIM or MicroSD card. The USB Type-C port is placed in the middle of two speakers grills at the bottom. The 3.5 mAh audio socket is at the top.
The volume buttons are on the back. By the way, we do not like this setup much. But seeing the size of the phone, it is very effective. Whatever hand you use, you will easily reach the volume button through the index finger. You will get a primary camera equipped with flash and laser autofocus on the rear part.
Zenfone 3 seems expensive to look ultra, but is not very interesting or modern. The color of our review unit was silver, which put champagne color in daylight. You will get 18 watt charger, USB Type-C Cable and Jenier earphones with the phone.
Asus zenfone 3 ultra specification
It seems that Asus has paid more attention to the external beauty of the phone. Because in addition to the metal body and big screen, its specifications are only with mid -range smartphones. It has Adreno 510 integrated for graphics with Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor. Inbuilt storage is 64 GB and you will also get 4 GB RAM. There is support for microSD cards up to 200 GB. Apart from this, you will get 100 GB of storage free on Google Drive for two years.
The resolution of 1080×1920 pixels is slightly less, seeing the big screen. Everything else on the screen is crisp and clean. But it was better if there was a panel of 1440×2560 pixels in this price.
LTE supports all Indian bands. By the way, Asus has spoken of support for Voice over LTE. But we were unable to make phone calls from Reliance Jio Sim. When we asked Asus about it, a representative of the company told us that support will be made available through OTA updates. You will also get Wi-Fi 802.11 AC, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, Glonas and many sensors.
Looking at such a big body, the company has given a 4600 mAh battery. The phone supports Quailcom’s Quick Charge 3.0. If the battery life is more than 20 percent, you will also be able to charge the rivers. The sensor of the rear camera is 23 megapixels. It is equipped with optical image stabilization for photos and electronic stabilization for video.
Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra Performance
We did not complain about Zenfone 3 Ultra’s common performance. Even if this chipset is not the fastest. But it works well in partnership with the display. The phone never got very hot.
What to say about the screen … While watching the clip of cinema and YouTube, our complaint of decrease in our resolution was also overcome. Colors are quite bright and motion is also smooth. The viewing angles are around the claims of Asus. We have only one complaint … to watch the phone in the hands to watch long videos. The game moves easily. However, it was not easy to play for a long time without the use of both hands.
The voice was also good. Zenfone 3 Ultra did not disappoint in the voice department due to being a big body. It is fun to listen to music. And it is suitable for listening to the small group people. The quality of earphones given with handsets is quite good. The benchmark results also came well.
Asus made several claims about the Zenfone 3 Ultra camera. The good thing is that the claims proved to be very correct. Overall, the quality of photos taken from Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra camera is very good. But this does not match the performance of other flagship smartphones of this price range. You will be happy with the camera’s autofocus performance. Framing is very easy. But it is not easy to choose the option due to poor grip and tap for focus. Macrose shots came well. Photos taken at night were also bright and clean.
Zenfone 3 Ultra’s battery is one of its most important features. We could use it without charging it for two days. During this time, we streamped videos several times on Wi-Fi and LTE, sometimes played games and sometimes used camera. The screen consumes the battery the most. In our video loop test, the battery lasted 10 hours 19 minutes.
Our decision
If you like big phones and also have money nearby to spend, Zenfone 3 Ultra will prove to be a good option. We have found that smartphones with this texture are not for common use. But maybe you use it as a tablet that also has the facility to make voice calls with mobile data.
Overall, performance is also good. But these are not of the level of the flagship device on the date of today’s date. In such a situation, the company’s Zenfone 3 deluxe model fits. The battery and display of this phone is a useful thing which is excellent according to entertainment. However, before buying it, you have to think seriously about shortcomings and merits. Because you also have the option of low price Fab 2 Plus and Mi Max, which gives almost similar performance.