The Zenfone 2 is the much anticipated phone in the Philippine market. It has high ram (4GB), large screen, gorilla glass, LTE, Dual SIM, memory expansion slot up to 32 GB and 2 tone flash at a lower price than other highend phones. Right after the release date for the Philippines, I checked in the cellular phone stores and I came across people who are also asking for the Zenfone 2 if it is already available for purchase.
Last I checked, in most stores, the only available variant of the phone is the 16GB memory capacity with 2 GB RAM. Some stores carry the 32GB memory capacity with 4 GB but ask for straight cash payment. Some stores carry a few stocks but only have red color variant.
Most people are looking for the 64GB memory variant, which is understandable, since the only difference it has with the 32GB variant is Php1,000, also Dual SIM.
On to the first look and impression. After using it for a couple of days. I have to honestly say I am a bit disappointed with the phone. I have been using Samsung phones for a long time and this phone with it's great specs on paper have somewhat disappointed me,
I was looking forward to a dual sim LTE, or even a 3G for the 2nd SIM card. No, that is not the case with this phone, you only get 2G on the 2nd SIM slot, might as well not use it, if you cannot switch data connection between SIMS. In the Philippines there are areas, where a certain carrier has stronger signal, changing data service network would have been a nice feature, which is possible in a samsung phone to my surprise.
I'm a bit disappointed on how it heats up at times and gets battery drain for some reason the google playstore drains it up. It looks fragile, that if I drop it, the screen will crack.
Now on with the pros. It is snappy, easy to start, has a good screen size and looks good.
I will write a more in depth review after a few weeks. But my first impression is it's not that great, but compared to other high specs phone this is one of the cheaper versions. I would recommend you also check Meizu M1 or M2 as a comparison to Asus Zenfone 2, if you are in the market to buying a new phone.
Until next time.
