ASUS Zenfone Selfie Review

We recently gave you a hands-on look at ASUS‘s camera-centric handset, the Zenfone Selfie. It packs a 13-megapixel camera for both its rear and front shooters that are coupled with two-tone, dual LED flashes in addition to an array of software features to produce high-quality images. Will it perform well on its specializations? We find out.

Design and Construction

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Since it also belongs to the popular Zenfone family, the physique is almost identical to the Zenfone 2 with the button placements up top and at the back. The screen is also one of the things that remained constant, with a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display reinforced with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4.

Obviously targeting the younger crowd, the Zenfone Selfie takes a more vibrant approach with bright colors in pink, blue and green. The back cover has a smooth matte finish that’s almost similar with the ZE550ML variant we reviewed back in April. We would have preferred the diamond-cut back cover as this matte, rubbery finish is a fingerprint and smudge magnet.

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The ASUS Zenfone Selfie takes the term selfie to the center of the picture — that is, a 13-megapixel front-facing camera to take that perfect selfie. To be clear though, ASUS is not the first one to do such a feat. There have been others before it, most notably the HTC Desire EYE which also has a 13.1MP front-facing camera, f2.2 aperture and dual LED, dual-tone flash.

What the company added to its front camera is the 88-degree wide angle lens that could fit more people into the shot and take a better group selfie. The dual-tone, dual LED flash along with the earpiece speaker flanks the camera lens right up in the center.

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The trio of non-illuminating capacitive buttons (Back, Home, Recent Apps) also make their appearance here, right above the company’s signature concentric-circle design for the bottom panel.

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Turning it around, we have the same 13MP rear camera with dual-tone flash. What makes it different from its front shooter is the implementation of a laser auto-focus similar to what LG G4 is using to quickly focus on subjects while shooting.

Also seen here is the volume rocker that doubles as a shutter button to make things easier when taking a seflie.

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Up top there’s the power and lock button right beside the 3.5mm audio jack for connecting headphones.

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While down below we have the microUSB port for charging and transferring files. From this angle we can also see the handset’s convex form factor when lying on its face — a common sight for Zenfones.

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Removing the plastic back cover, you will be greeted with its removable battery, dual SIM card trays, and a microSD slot for memory expansion. This also reveals the speaker which, just like other Zenfones, is just placed in one side and is in no way a long grille like the holes on the back cover suggest.

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Spotting it from the side we can see that the Selfie doesn’t really boast of a thin form factor. Instead, it possesses a somewhat chunky build, but doesn’t affect its handling significantly.

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Finally, it also has curved corners that make it easier to hold as it sits comfortably on the hand.

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