ASUS ZenFone 3 ZE520KL 32GB

Advantages: He took from behind the camera and she did not disappoint. For your money, it is very worthy of shooting even in conditions of a lack of light (you just need to correctly set up the camera and everything)

Disadvantages: The battery needs more powerful !!! And when working with a case with a window, the phone was stupid in places

Comment: Photos in conditions of lack of light that would not be unfounded! And so for your money a very good choice!
I photographed myself on this phone!

Advantages: A solid balanced phone, with characteristics that fully satisfy the user of the class “My Spouse”, having an excellent (to the taste and color ...) appearance, responsiveness, pleasantly lies in the hand, a bright (with a margin) screen. I would be pleased with everything if I did not have another apparatus.
In the comment, everything did not fit, so paragraph 3 of the comment is transferred to the disadvantages

Disadvantages: It depends on what to compare - in the comments

3. With the birth of a child on the phone, the camera indicator and result processing became important. A telephone is a camera that is always with you. My phone (TOP Microsoft 950 for 22000r) completely suited me in that capacity. I didn’t compare it with the latest top leaders of well-known brands (with a price 3 times higher), but everything else ... So, choosing a model, I went for a rise in price (instead of ASUS Laser 2, which my wife also liked very much) with the increase in camera class. But the result ...
15 options for taking photographs - who really chooses them? In the automatic - dark photos. It turned out that you can adjust the brightness, but only in automatic mode (which one is automatic). After that, I did not want to check other modes anymore. The quality of the PROCESSING of the finished image is terrible. I read reviews, such as a camera in a new phone with a higher resolution, gives pictures that do not differ from the old one - a deception with camera pixels. Do not cheat.The camera is working fine. But the processing of the result leaves much to be desired. The hair on the head of the child merged into a brown spot. But a number of grass (at the same distance, in the same focus) is worked out quite qualitatively. So that is not the case of the camera.
HDR, on all its phones known to me is NO. Correct me the ones that could get a “digital negative” from the phone using standard tools.
Video 4K. Dark, the brightness is no longer configured, less clear than mine. I have a directional microphone, here the object behind the noise can not be heard.
But, if these terms are not familiar to you, then do not worry, the cameras are quite at the level stated, and 4K shoots. And the quality of the result of shooting - at a good level.

Comment: 1. I bought my wife. I had to switch from Microsoft WinPhona (thanks to Microsoft for setting it up). Accordingly, the color (and appearance in general) played a significant role. Until the upgrade to 7, Android was super happy with the phone. After the update, some comments appeared.
2. IMPORTANT. When choosing a store with a price, it turned out that all stores with a price below the official representative offices (at the time of purchase from the officers - 20999r, my purchase is about 19500r) represent gray versions of the Asian region (there are several) without certification of EvrAzS, speaking about Eurotest. For this model, this is significant when using 4G networks. In full, our frequencies 4G can use only one version (Global). Therefore, when they complain about the quality of communication - the problems are not in the device.

Advantages: 1. Camera - the most important criterion by which I chose the phone. I was important to the excellent quality of the photo with the main and selfie cameras, as well as video quality. This phone does the task for 5+. The camera has a lot of manual settings, although in auto mode, the photos are excellent. Many modes that make the picture professional, such as "Depth of Field". In low light, the quality of the image does not fall! No grain, this is critical. Selfies are quite bright and clear, but not too much, when you can see every pore and wrinkle, but not too retouched, when you look like a vector clipart. That is - perfect. There is a beauty mode where you can increase the size of the eyes and hollow cheeks)))
2. Appearance - in white color looks good. In his hand - nice and thin. The back panel with the camera is stylish and concise. I don’t know about the “slipperiness” - I hold tight, because I’m afraid to drop it)) I don’t want to wear the ugly silicone case.
3. ZenUI OS is easy. There are a lot of useful functions, such as Gestures and touches (for example, on the locked screen, draw a “C” with your finger and the camera will turn on) or One-handed operation when everything moves to one edge (the screen is not small).
4. Speed ​​- nothing stupid. Memory capacity is 3 \ 32 GB.
5. Sound - sooo loud speaker. And very well heard interlocutor. Headphones, by the way, is included.

Disadvantages: 1. You can install a double tap to wake up the phone from them. So it does not always work.
2. Yusb type C and European plug - for someone can be a problem. For example, I forgot to take the adapter when buying and while charging through the PC. Not critical.

Comment: I am completely satisfied with this phone. A lot of time spent reading reviews and viewing reviews. At first, she was inclined to Xiaomi Redmi 4 Pro, bought it for her mother, tested it and was not satisfied with the camera - strange selfies, grain at dusk and a blurred image around the edges. But I am a very picky user, and my mother is 100% satisfied (because otherwise she is really good). So, if you need a gift for your mother, you can be sure of Xiaomi. And if you need an excellent camera phone for 16,000 rubles, then here’s Asus Zenfon 3. I don’t know, it’s better to shoot there than an iPhone and Samsung, or not, but that’s not important to me. Because I am absolutely satisfied with the quality of his pictures.
All of the above - IMHO, so who does not agree - do not judge;)

Advantages: At a reasonable price, it looks very expensive and premium! I have black, but in fact it is not black ...To understand, you have to hold it in your hands!

Disadvantages: Slippery, like soap)) sat on the couch and watched as he slowly tried to knock him off crawling away on the sloping ...!

Comment: I’ve been looking for a replacement for an old, unkillable Sony Z1 (morally tired for 3 years)) The choice fell on Asus due to the fact that the whole is a very balanced model. And most importantly there is no unreasonably high cost!
I was very worried that the camera would disappoint me after the Sony Z1, but no, it shoots very well. Especially liked the setting "depth of field". The photo turns out "a la professional fotik"))) Really beautifully turns out!
The phone itself is smart and what I like is the built-in memory optimizer in the ZenUI shell. You do not need to install CleanMaster, which has recently become intrusive and hellishly bombed with advertising.
The shell itself is quite pleasant and intuitive. Compared with Honor, Xiaomi, etc. “cool” Chinese with whom I own colleagues ... They have all the confusion and zakos under IoS. Did not like! But Asus, I went to the 2nd place after the shell of Sony.
For some reason I didn’t find my native player in it, but I wasn’t upset and just installed Aimp!
In general - I recommend! Beautiful modern phone! Only he needs at least a silicone bumper (ordered on Ali, I'm waiting))

Advantages: Design, Asusov software, build quality, display

Disadvantages: the volume and on / off buttons are rocking (for me personally, the display is too big, I have to work with both hands), it’s still slippery

Comment: Before him, he used nexus5, but in the third year of his life the phone was handed over, as always at the wrong time. While the month lay in the service began to look closely, just in case. Similarly, I looked at xiaomi, a5 2015 or 2016. As a result, having received the phone from the repair the next day I had to go for a new one. The set of headphones was not. After the nexus, I really liked the set of different pre-installed software. Asus is obviously trying. A certain minimum for a particular phone can be found in the pre-installed programs. The presence of ASUS mobile manager was very good, I first encountered the program share link, I am pleased with the boa, transferring data from a computer to a computer without wires and any difficulties. Maybe the users of Samsung will not understand me, but after naked nexus it was very pleasant to find such a number of a wide range of presets and integrated software that simplify the fine tuning of the phone in various aspects of its use. I am definitely pleased with the purchase. The sound quality in the headphones is good, the speaker is loud, positioned correctly. The screen is bright, although glossy glass glare has not interfered yet, I am waiting for sunny weather. The camera did not really test, but in comparison with nexus5 it is good, there are many settings.
Only 2 points give me a slight inconvenience: 1 - screen size. For me it is too big, the finger is not enough to reach the Back button, you have to hold the phone with your second hand, or use the convenient function to reduce the image size.
2 - The phone is still slippery, I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ll pick up a case.
Very pleased with the purchase, the asus was pleasantly surprised. The phone is heated, but unlike nexsus5, it is weaker. All prints and other greasy marks are taken off the phone very easily. The next phone is sure to first look at the asus

Advantages: Everything is super. All that they write about the merits I fully support

Disadvantages: I can’t write even small things in shortcomings

Comment: I took in the online store in the blind. I’ve been looking for a replacement for a long time if I don’t like it, I agreed to refuse in the store if I don’t like it, until recently I thought that I was so-so, ordinary, but when I saw it live and looked at the online store, doubts disappeared immediately, without hesitation. Now I don’t even look at Chiomi Mi5, which overheats on Honor 8, in which the camera, though double, is weaker. And now once again comparing these three phones would still take this model. By the way, who still has questions - there are no headphones in the PCT version for Russia (if you have it, this is the Chinese version with Chinese firmware. About the buttons: they have a backlash but this is technically, it is not noticeable, and in any other smartphone) the same, and so the buttons are super, a little bit tight in pressing, by the way one more plus, everything is clear and beautiful as the whole body. I advise you to take it. By the way, I considered the Samsung A5 2016 in the selection but it is already old.

Advantages: Iron. Excellent hardware for your money, everything works well, there are no problems.
Camera and stabilization. Chic camera module (IMX298), the software out of the box is very good, laser focusing works great. Optical stabilization is not "jelly". Front camera on top.
Screen. Bright and high-quality 2.5d fullHD 5.2 IPS screen
Fingerprint sensor Very stable, recognizes almost always, tested from different angles.
Android Out of the box comes with 6.0.1, Asus has already announced output 7.0 for zenfone 3.
Assembly. Excellent build, not counting the side buttons.
Design. For your money - chic design. The phone received a design award at Computex 2016. It touches, I notice the interested views of people :)
Quick charge. I did not think it would be critical, but a very convenient and useful feature.
Various soft chips. Gestures, the answer to the call by bringing the device to your ear - all this is and works great.

Disadvantages: Backlash volume rocker and lock keys.
No backlight on the sub-screen keys.
Size, wide - sometimes difficult to reach the back button.
Slippery, glass back panel makes itself felt.
Lack of NFC.
There are no headphones in the kit, but I do not consider this a minus, I always use separate headphones and a headset.
(Headphones are in the older model ze552kl, in my younger model, ze520kl, I didn’t find "space" for headphones in the box. Who needs headphones? Take the older model, there are headphones included)

Comment: Phone happy (ze520kl white). Chose between him, samsung a5 2016 and the "gray" xiaomi mi5. I chose it due to good hardware (better than a5) and assembly (mi5 is rather poor in assembly and a very fragile phone). Very smart device, there are no lags and departures, everything works very quickly and smoothly. The camera pleases, especially in manual mode. The grain in the photographs in the automatic mode is insignificant; in the manual mode, it can be practically eliminated. It keeps the battery decently, but it can be better (on average, 1-1.5 days VERY active use, with normal use up to two days, even despite the small volume - apparently, it works well with a 14nm processor). I do not play toys, but for the sake of interest I checked "asphalt 8" - I did not notice any lags and did not notice any problems. Almost not heated, even with significant loads, only a small heating near the camera. For the second week, I rolled off my feet to the tile (glass panel), the result was a small dent at the corner of the metal frame, the apparatus is stronger than I thought. There is a backlash of buttons, but not as critical as they say in the comments, compared with mi5 and a5 - almost the same backlash. Someone complained that the camera does not focus when the laser is closed - not true, it focuses perfectly when the laser is off.