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Asus ZenFone Selfie Mobile Phone
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Text: Ravi Sharma,TOI Tech When Asus launched Zenfone 2 in India, it brought as many as three variants of the smartphone under Rs 20,000. And the latest Zenfone model to enter the melee is the Zenfone Selfie, which (as the name pretty much suggests) aims to lure the Instagram generation. Asus Zenfone 2 has 13MP cameras on the front as well as the back. This should be enough to capture the attention of selfie addicts, but we aim to discover exactly how good this smartphone in our Asus Zenfone Selfie review... Asus Zenfone Selfie reviewRead more
The Zenfone Selfie is one in a series of ‘feature specific phones’ that Asus have launched in the wake of the Zenfone 2. In Scott’s review of the Zenfone 2 he found a solid and reliable device for under $300 that continued the recent trend of mid-range devices challenging the perception that you needed a […]Read more
In-depth review of the Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL (Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939, Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.5", 170 ) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and evaluationsRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.2Android 5.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.26 GHz1.8 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core6-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
Super AMOLED
Pixel density403.0 ppi423.0 ppi538.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnonoyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.4 f1.8 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution13.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesno
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
256GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Green
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Purple
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Leather
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Height6.16 in5.45 in5.86 in5.65 in
Width3.04 in2.79 in3.0 in2.78 in
Depth0.43 in0.35 in0.39 in0.27 in
Weight6.0 oz5.04 oz5.47 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
SlimPortSlimPortMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time255.0 h900.0 h375.0 h
N/A
Talk time23.0 h17.0 h20.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
noyesno
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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