Asus Zenfone 6 A601CG 16 GB Gold

Introduction

It has almost been twenty four years since the Taiwanese firm Asus was founded in the year 1989 and the experience of so many years also reflects in its performance. Asus, from a survey conducted in the year 2012, happens to be the fifth largest PC vendor in the world following the likes of HP, Lenovo, Dell and Acer. In the smartphone market, it has done well too especially in collaboration with Google for the popular Nexus series. When it comes to the devices produced through its solo ventures, it has not been able to replicate the same act although the gadgets have been at par most of the times if not better from a lot of its contemporaries. Its current line of smartphones and phablets do look a bit distinct from the rest especially based on the sizes they are offered.

Asus Zenfone 6 is one such example wherein, the phablet features a 6 inches IPS capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors and a pixel density of 245ppi. The resolution for the display is of 720 by 1280 pixels. 6 inches is a big screen size by any means and the overall dimensions of the gadget has to suit it to make sure it does not look that bloated or too large to handle. Asus Zenfone 6 is pretty slim at 9.9mm while it offers a length of 166.9mm and a width of 84.3mm. The device weighs 200 grams and features a heavy 13 megapixels primary camera at the back with a beefy resolution of 4128 by 3096 pixels. LED flash is allocated along with the shutter while auto focus and geo-tagging are additional elements for sharpening the images even more. At the front of the gadget, one would find a 2 megapixels secondary camera working at 1600 by 1200 pixels resolution for video calling and for snapping images.

The device, Asus Zenfone 6 is available in two variants based on the combination of RAM and internal memory although the microSD card potential for both the variants is same with 32GB. One version offers the user with an 8GB of internal memory along with 1GB of RAM while the other offers 16GB along with 2GB of RAM. Either ways, the user get to keep a large amount of data including songs, games, images and videos. The device is compatible for 2G and 3G technologies along with the fact that it supports dual SIM too. Therefore, a lot of convenience is provided for the user along with the fancy features. Micro SIM can be insterted in the gadget while dual standby time is also provided. Asus has collaborated with Google before and therefore, there is no surprise that the user would also get upgrade to Android KitKkat 4.4 operating system, although the default software platform used is Android Jelly Bean 4.3.

The dual core processor of Asus Zenfone 6 operates at 2GHz frequency, which is reliable but still possesses half the processing speed of a quad core processor that a lot of the current phablets have. There are four color variants for the device to choose from including Black, White, Red and Gold where Red is our personal favorite. The Internet has all the possible tethering features the user would desire including Wi-Fi hot spot and Wi-Fi direct. Web surfing is fast and agile with HTML5 browser along with GPRS and EDGE providing well designed support. Other mentionable applications and tools for the device include USB port, Bluetooth, music and video player. A 3230mAh standard lithium-ion battery is provided to the user, which should be a pleasing figure for most.

Operating system and UI

Asus Zenfone 6 has a huge 6 inches IPS capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels and a pixel density of 245ppi. The 16 million color depth resolution gives enough color saturation and accuracy for the user to enjoy image quality without any discomfort. The accelerometer and proximity sensors are also provided to back the display up.

Other Features

The music player for Asus Zenfone 6 plays music in various formats including MP3, WAV and eAAC+ while the video player executes videos in MP4, H.264 and H.263. FM radio is there for not only accessing popular radio stations within the range of the device but also recording the songs being played.

Camera

The camera department of Asus Zenfone 6 is impressive to say the least with a 13 megapixels primary camera and a 2 megapixels secondary camera. The former has a mighty resolution of 4128 by 3096 pixels whereas the latter is a bit subdued with 1600 by 1200 pixels. Auto focus, LED flash and geo-tagging are some of the tools to aid the primary camera. Also, video calling on the web through the secondary camera and video recording through the primary shutter are well performing features as well.

Connectivity

Asus Zenfone 6 comes with Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hot spot, Wi-Fi direct, HTML5 browser, GPRS and EDGE that more or less covers all the basic and advanced features for web connectivity. The download speed of 42.2Mbps is fantastic while the uploading speed offered is of 5.76Mbps. SNS integration is helpful too for visiting popular social networking websites.

Memory

There are two memory variants of Asus Zenfone 6 to choose from based on his or her requirements. One offers 8GB that comes with 1GB of RAM while the other has 16GB of internal memory that combines 2GB of RAM. A microSD card slot is also incorporated in the device to provide 32GB of limit for the external memory to expand.

Other Features

It is always going to be a fabulous experience to play games on a massive 6 inches screen and since Asus Zenfone 6 is upgradable to Android KitKat 4.4 operating system, the user can expect to have the best and the latest games for the device. Temple Run3 and Angry Birds Rio are going to be compatible with the gadgets as well along with the latest apps.

Battery

The 3230mAh standard lithium-ion battery is as good as any power backup that we have seen till date if not more. Therefore, it would be fair to expect that the gadget would be able to run for a long duration without any interruption.

Connectivity

Asus Zenfone 6 has various connectivity options for exploitation including the USB port and Bluetooth alongside the powerful tethering capability of the gadget that includes Wi-Fi hot spot and Wi-Fi direct. The 2G network of the device operates at frequencies of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900MHz and the 3G network is compatible with the frequencies of 850, 900, 1900 and 2100MHz.

Other Features

Asus Zenfone 6 when compared to Samsun Galaxy Note3 has a bigger display of 6 inches for the former and 5.7 inches for the latter. The pixel density is 386ppi for Samsung Galaxy Note3 while the same is 245ppi for Asus Zenfone 6. Asus Zenfone 6 has an IPS capacitive screen while Samsung Galaxy Note3 comes with a super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. Asus Zenfone 6 does not feature a stylus pen like Samsung Galaxy Note3 does. Asus Zenfone 6 features 2GB or 1GB of RAM depending upon the version chosen. Samsung Galaxy Note3 on the other hand, comes with a massive 3GB of RAM. Both devices have a 13 megapixels primary camera and a 2 megapixels secondary camera.

The microSD card slot potential for Asus Zenfone 6 is of 32GB while the same is of 64GB for Samsung Galaxy Note3. The octa core processor for Samsung Galaxy Note3 is four times as fast as the dual core processor featured by Asus Zenfone 6. The battery strength is almost neck and neck between the two phablets with 3200mAh for Samsung Galaxy Note3 and 3230mAh for Asus Zenfone 6.

Other Features

January 9, 2014: The CES 2014 saw a lot of exciting devices wherein, Asus too came out with three new Android based devices by the name of Asus Zenfone 6, Asus Zenfone 5 and Asus Zenfone 4. Their title suggests their screen sizes as well with Asus Zenfone 6 featuring a 6 inches IPS capacitive touchscreen and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.3 operating system. For those who prefer Android KitKat 4.4 should know that the gadget is upgradable to the same as well. The price of the devices are not confirmed as of yet but be rest assured when the gadgets do hit the market, they are bound to catch few eyeballs. The highlights of the device are as follows:

*        6 inches IPS capacitive touchscreen

*        Android Jelly Bean 4.3 OS upgradable to Android KitKat 4.4 OS

*        8GB or 16GB internal memory + 32GB microSD card slot

*        1GB or 2GB RAM

*        Dual SIM

*        3230mAh standard lithium-ion battery

*        Wi-Fi tethering

*        13 megapixels primary camera + 2 megapixels secondary camera