Lets look on new Android 5.0 smartphone ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser ZE500KG, having balanced functions and price. It has 5″ TFT screen with HD 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, 294 PPI density and Corning Gorilla Glass 4, protecting from scratches; 64 bits Qualcomm MSM8916 QuadCore processor with 1.2 GHz frequency, Adreno 306 graphical chip with 400 MHz frequency, 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM, 8 or 16 GB of built in memory ( depending on modification ) with ability to save files on remote ASUS WebStorage cloud servers with 5 GB of available space and ability to extend via micro SD flash memory cards with 128 GB maximal capacity. It can work with 2 SIM cards, they both can work in 3G mode, but simultaneously only one of them can establish such connections, also it supports 2G networks and has no 4G support. Following navigation tools are built into it : GLONASS, GPS and AGPS; it has accelerometer, electronic compass and lighting and hall sensors.
ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser ZE500KG, as many of the other modern smartphones, has 2 cameras : 5 MP frontal one with 85 degrees field of view and f/2.0 diaphragm lens; and 13 MP main one with Toshiba sensor, Largan lens with 5 elements and f/2.0 diaphragm, laser auto focusing, 2-colors LED flash and HDR support. Smartphone supports wireless Wi-Fi ( WLAN 802.11 b/g/n ) and Bluetooth ( V4.0, EDR, A2DP ) connections for data transferring and communication with other devices; and has USB 2.0 port ( for communication with computer and Li-ion battery charging ) and 1/8″ mini-jack ( for headset ) connectors. Maybe there is ability to attach other devices to it via USB OTG technology. Li-ion battery has 2070 mAh capacity – this is an average value for smartphones; it supports FM radio and has following sizes 143.7 ( height ) x 71.5 ( width ) x 10.5 ( depth ) mm and mass 140 g. It is supplied in 5 color variants : black, white, silver, gold and red.
Package contains : ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser ZE500KG smartphone itself, Li-ion battery, recharger, USB cable, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. All in all, smartphone is good and has quite balanced value/price ratio, wherein there is ability to buy for smaller sum Microsoft Lumia device with similar characteristics and 4G additionally to them.
