Asus Zenfone 2 Laser is awesome phone under 1k. I am using from 2 days. My opinion about this phone below:
Look is great
Performance is also good in multitasking
No heating issue.
Average free Ram is 900-1000 MB
Touch is very good
Zen UI is ultimate.
Front Camera is awesome.
Quick Charge(Phone is charge in from 40% to 100% in an hour)
Battery backup is awesome.(I have used approx 10 hours in pure 3G constantly.