Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE550KL

Posting this review after using the phone for almost 2 months.

Was waiting for a phone with good battery life

Finally I bought this for ? 9999, and trust me when I say. I didn’t expect the phone to be so awesome when I ordered it.

I also got a free ASUS ZenPower powerbank, through a lucky draw, with this phone, and that too works fine.

Pros:

1. The best battery life in Android phones ever. Can easily last for upto 2 days off charger. I would say that this is the most important feature of this device.

   
   




2. Stays cool all the time. I’ve not seen any other phone, not heat up even a little bit even after doing heavy gaming for a long long time.

   
   




3. Gesture support ( Can wake up the device using double tap, can launch any app without waking the device using the gestures. I’ve lost the habit of using the power button now) .

   
   




4. 5.5 IPS display, one of the best displays under 10k

   
   




5. Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection ( no need of screen guard)

   
   




6. 13MP primary camera with laser autofocus ( Photos were not that great at first, but the software updates made the camera superb)

   
   

( Amazing variety of modes including HDR, Manual, TimeLapse, Animation, Selfie, Time Rewind, Beautification, Depth of Field, Smart Removal, All smiles)

1. 5MP front camera, with real time beautification, selfie panorama and other modes( Selfies are really awesome) .

   
   




2. Powerful Dual LED flash support

   
   




3. Extremely slim on the edges, doesn’t feel like a huge device when u hold it.

   
   




4. Good build and looks premium ( white)

   
   




5. LED indicator

   
   




6. Excellent call clarity and signal reception

   
   




7. 1.2GHz Quad Core Snapdragon 410 processor ( Most efficient when it comes to power, and doesn’t heat up at all)

   
   




8. 2GB RAM - Great multitasking, no lags whatsoever

   
   




9. Out of the box - Android Lollipop

   
   




10. 16GB internal storage ( 5gb system reserved)

    
    




11. Option to move non-system apps and games to SD card

    
    




12. Superb and lag free gaming experience ( Tested with Asphalt 8, Dead Trigger 2, Batman Arkham Origins, FIFA 14, GTA Vice City)

    
    




13. Dual Sim 4G phone

    
    




14. USB OTG support

    
    




15. All major sensors included

    
    




16. ASUS view FLIP cover support.

    
    

Biggest PRO: Asus Zen UI. Just amazing. And the only custom UI which I’ve liked till now, with features like

1. Gesture Support

   
   




2. Themes support

   
   




3. Amazing power saver modes built in. Hats off to the ASUS software, which gives the best battery life ever.

   
   




4. Built in APP LOCKER and APP Backup

   
   




5. Autostart manager - To prevent apps from running in the background, hence making the phone faster.

   
   




6. One hand mode

   
   




7. Timely updates to all ASUS apps.

   
   




8. Glove mode - To make the touch super sensitive

   
   




9. Can change display properties like Hue, Saturation, etc.

   
   




10. Built in quick task cleaner, Calculator, Flashlight, Quick Memo

    
    




11. Easy mode for elderly people

    
    




12. Smart grouping of apps in App Drawer

    
    




13. Amazing photo and video editor built-in

    
    




14. PC Link and Remote Link for remote controlling PC from phone and vice versa built-in

    
    




15. Themes and customization support for the keyboard

    
    




16. Customizable quick toggles

    
    




17. Fonts support

    
    




18. Automatic call recorder

    
    




19. Icon packs support

    
    

Cons:

There’s literally no con with this device, it is the perfect budget phone.

Only nitpicking if I have to do would be the low speak output on smart mode, which can be solved using the audio manager

Overall the best phone u can buy under 10k. I have recommended this phone to 5 of my frnds after I purchased and all of them have liked it.