Review – ASUS ZenFone 5: Best All-Rounder Smartphone Under RM1,300

ASUS ZenFone 5

RM 1,299

8.8

Build Quality

9.5/10

Accessories

8.0/10

Display

9.0/10

Audio

8.5/10

Camera

9.0/10

Software

8.5/10

Performance

8.5/10

Battery

9.0/10

Value

9.5/10

Pros

• Excellent build quality
• Excellent display quality
• Excellent camera image quality
• Ultra wide angle camera for that dope POV
• Superb HDR mode (photo)
• Clean ZenUI 5 build (minimum bloatware)
• Excellent performance
• Excellent power efficiency & battery life
• Value for money

Cons

• Slippery glass back
• Distortion and blurry edges (wide angle lens)
• Washed out colours (selfie)
• Less refined twin apps implementation

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Final Words

Before we get to the conclusion, let’s talk about the price. The Malaysia market will only be seeing 1 SKU for the ZenFone 5, which is the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The official pricing is RM 1299 and honestly speaking, that price is a no-brainer. For under RM 1.5k, you’re getting a premium design smartphone with exquisite build quality. Not to mention the outstanding camera performance and all the AI features that bundled along. Best of all, ASUS is not selling you any of those MediaTek shit, mind you, it is a proper, brand new, high performance, Snapdragon 636. What else could you be asking for?

ASUS has come a long way with the ZenFone series. If you ask me if ASUS has successfully redeemed themselves with the ZenFone 5, my answer would be YES.