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After a few days using the Zenfone 3, we can now talk a little more about it. Tell some details of the experience we had. After all, it is one of the most anticipated smartphones of the year. Not without reasons, as the ASUS did not come to Brazil to play. With only 2 years in the market, it has already become one of the favorite brands of Brazilians, and expectations of this new generation are not lacking. 3zt1a
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Well then. The first aspect that stands out the most is the screen. It is one of the best screens we have seen so far, with a contrast and color saturation very similar to the screen of the 6S iPhone Plus. Enough to really question the need for higher resolutions. Of course, thinking only about the quality of the images themselves, and not about other uses, such as VR.
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We will still make our comparisons when we publish our full review on the day October 25, but we can already say that the Zenfone 3 has one of the best screens we've seen on a smartphone this year. Another point is the design of the device. The “footprint” is completely different from the Zenfone 2. More comfortable while being more slippery as both sides are made of glass.
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Performance remains excellent. THE ZenUI received a beautiful remodel in this version, being noticeably smoother. Less loaded, so to speak. That's considering that the chip that equips it is not aimed at line tops, which demonstrates a nice polishing job on the part of ASUS. Despite this, pre-installed apps and games are still present. Some can be uninstalled, others just disabled, which is a start.
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In addition to being conveniently located on the rear, the fingerprint sensor of the Zenfone 3 is pretty smart. Incidentally, it's hard to get used to models without fingerprints again after using a model I have. The convenience of not even having to turn on the screen to unlock it is quite a benefit in itself. Moreover, it allows the option of double click to enable camera, which helps not to miss the moment.
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We still don't have price information for the Zenfone 3, how it will be positioned in the market. Despite this, the preliminary tests we've done so far show us that the camera behaves as expected from a top of the line. Both for the speed itself and for the quality of the images. Even in night shots we were really surprised, where we see some pretty clever post-processing behind it.
The videos are much better than those of the Zenfone 2. In addition to the optical image stabilization (OIS), Zenfone 3 s all formats expected from a top of the line. In many cases, it easily dispenses with the need for a “truth camera” with its 16 megapixels. In addition to the practicality of having a competent camera with one of the fastest focuses we can .
The camera software has been greatly improved as there are plenty of features to explore. So much so that we are preparing a special article that will be linked to the review, when it is completed.
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This one has the same 3000 mAh of capacity of Zenfone 2. And, even so, it yields considerably more, since the configuration is more economical. Much of this is due to the SoC, Snapdragon 625. They are 8 nuclei running at 2,0 GHz with 4 GB of RAM, but that uses the architecture ARM, against Intel Z3580 from the previous generation. And it heats up less too, even though it's thinner.
We used the Zenfone 3 sparingly, switching between videos from the Youtube with frequent chats, music via Bluetooth and a few occasional games. At the end of the day, it remained at approximately 30% capacity on average.
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So far, we have very little to criticize. We believed, at first, that we would feel a little slow due to the chip. After all, it is an intermediate SoC of the Qualcomm 600 family, and not a Snapdragon 821 ou Exynos 8890. We quickly lost that impression, with an almost complete absence of crashes. The camera is a similar case, another aspect that we expected less, but that fulfilled its role without major corrections.
It's still a mystery what the price of the Zenfone 3 will be. We have our guesses, but that's all. In any case, it will cause problems for the competition, as ASUS has done since it arrived in Brazil. And wait: in the next few days we will a hands-on video showing what we think. Now, tell us: how much do you think it will cost around here? What do you think your direct competitor is? Tell us in the comments!
