Mobile Phones: Asus ZenFone 3
News & Reviews: Asus ZenFone 3
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Mar 07, 2017
For a very long time now, most of Samsung's midrange smartphones were just a little bit better than their entry-level counterparts. The gap between a Samsung flagship and midranger was like heaven and earth with uninspired design and “just enough” features to differentiate from the entry-level. That started changing last year with the Galaxy J series and now here we are with the sleek Galaxy A 2017 series.
Not only does it offer a metal frame, sleek curved glass back much like the Galaxy S series, but the Galaxy A 2017 series also offer flagship features like IP68 water and dust resistances, fingerprint sensors, NFC, Samsung Pay support and 16MP front and back cameras. Is it the sleek Samsung all-rounder you've been waiting for? Find out in our full review of the Samsung Galaxy A5 2017.
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Feb 19, 2017
The ASUS ZenFone 3 range of smartphones looks to be getting the complete set as a leaked image of the ZenFone 3 Go was recently revealed. According to sources, the ZenFone 3 Go will have a metal body, front LED flash, dual mics and be powered by a Qualcomm snapdragon 410 processor with 2GB RAM. Other tech specs include a 5-inch 720p display, 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera but the main kicker is that it could be priced at about $160 (~RM712).
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Feb 21, 2017
Vivo is one of the few smartphone makers that offer higher resolution sensor for the front camera compared to the rear. So there's no surprise that they're doing the same with their new Vivo V5 Plus. It is amongst the first phones to offer dual front cameras. Find out how it fares in our review below.
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Jan 17, 2017
Several charts released by the benchmarking company shared online covers the ranking of smartphones that were put through its benchmark test last year. Antutu is a favourite platform for owners (and reviewers alike) to test and see if their new smartphone has passed the test to be one of the best in its class.
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Dec 03, 2016
As ASUS continues to churn out their ASUS ZenFone 3 iterations, rumours from a reliable Mr. Anonymous has appeared stating that we may see the ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom and ASUS ZenFone AR in Q1 of 2017. According to this Mr. Anonymous, the ZenFone 3 Zoom will have dual rear cameras with one of them being a telephoto lens with more than the 3x optical zoom that the original ZenFone Zoom had (probably 5x). It will ditch the Hoya lens system though and probably use a Snapdragon 821 processor with 4GB to 6GB RAM tech specs.
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Nov 14, 2016
The big news this week included the fact that Maxis finally upped their game with 2x upgrades to their MaxisONE Plan and while they initially said it was RM199, Webe are now offering their unlimited mobile Internet plan for just RM79 apparently for a limited time only. Celcom offered some better Apple iPhone 7 bundles with their new FIRST Gold Plus plan.
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Nov 08, 2016
Today, ASUS has announced that they are inviting Malaysia and other selected countries to participate a contest called "Directed By You", inspired by the first crowdsourced ZenFone 3 ad, the Alien and the Dinosaur, the “Directed By You” contest will involve fans submitting short stories that will be assembled into a complete plot for three video ads that will be produced by groups of professional filmmakers and artists and shot entirely using the ZenFone 3.
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Sep 12, 2016
Without a doubt, this week was the week where Apple rose to the occasion with their new jet black, waterproof, dual camera Apple iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7 while the Samsung announced how to replace their recalled Galaxy Note 7 in full disclosure. You can now get the previous gen iPhone 6S Plus, 6S, SE and iPads cheaper than before and Apple also announced their waterproof 2nd-gen Apple Watch Series 2 along with their AirPods.
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Aug 25, 2016
After its initial launch in China, the Honor 8 has since then been launched in the US and now in Paris for Europe. Featuring the dual rear camera with a colour sensor and monochrome sensor along with a 2.5D glass front and back, the Honor 8 was priced at €399 (RM1814) for the 4GB RAM / 32GB storage version and €499 (RM2269) for the 4GB RAM / 64GB storage version. Both will be available in September for Europe, but with the various launches happening, we can't help but wonder when Malaysia's turn will be.
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Aug 21, 2016
This week, tech news was rather scarce but Pokemon Go seems to be gripping the nation as XPAX by Celcom and Hotlink and Grab offered their users some Pokemon Go incentives. We chimed in with the top 5 features that Pokemon Go needs while we wait for the next version of Pokemon Go.
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