AsussmartphoneLast featured Nov 2019
Asus Zenfone 6
I'd buy itI'd buy this.
A big step forward for Zenfone with cleaner software, huge battery and a flip camera, but the LCD panel isn't the best.
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- Price when I covered it
- 499 euros
- Featured in
- 7 videos · 2019–2019
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- cleaner software
- 5000mAh battery
- good flip camera
- Takes better selfies
- Well received cameras
- exceptional battery life
What I didn't
- LCD panel quality
- Beaten by the Pixel 3a XL
- No telephoto lens
- Weak flash
- Soft in night shots
- Camera motion is a bit juddery
In my words
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“better cleaner software a huge five thousand milliamp hour battery and a pretty good camera”
“the Asus zenfone 6 which takes better selfies”
“you pretty much getting the same cameras as you did on the super well received a zenfone 6”
“the UI is snappy and bloatware free”
“this phone is in a different league all together 5,000 milliamp hour battery”
“the highlights are much better controlled with the Asus”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
5:36Top 20 BEST Smartphones of 2019.A big step forward for Zenfone with cleaner software, huge battery and a flip camera, but the LCD panel isn't the best.
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1:38Why the most Innovative Smartphones fail.Cited as an innovative phone that takes better selfies than his daily phone, but he did not choose it as his main device.
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6:20Asus ROG Phone 2 UNBOXING - Fastest smartphone on Earth.Referenced as having a super well received camera setup that the ROG Phone 2 largely matches, and a cleaner software skin.
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6:41Top 15 BEST Smartphones of 2019 (Under $500)Not just a flip-camera novelty: exceptional battery, clean fast software and a camera that takes great photos.
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0:07OnePlus 7 vs 7 Pro / Zenfone 6 / Pixel 3a XL / Mi 9 Battery Life DRAIN Test.Excellent battery life in a league of its own against most rivals, but beaten by the Pixel 3a XL despite its huge 5,000mAh cell.
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0:00ASUS Zenfone 6 vs Honor 20 Pro vs OnePlus 7 Pro Camera Test Comparison!Rotating camera gives excellent selfies and strong video stabilisation at a low price, but it has no zoom lens and falls apart for distant subjects.
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0:00Asus Zenfone 6 - ULTIMATE Rotating Camera Smartphone.A flagship-spec phone with a genuinely useful motorised flip camera and huge battery at a much lower price than rivals, held back by a modest LCD and no IP rating.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Battery hero
“the battery life is exceptional”
▶ 6:56 - Battery hero
“this phone is in a different league all together 5,000 milliamp hour battery”
▶ 6:52 - Camera nerd
“you're getting almost DSLR quality selfies here even at night time”
▶ 4:13 - Actually innovative
“it works like magic you've never seen anything like it on a phone”
▶ 0:46 - Value king
“this phone is way cheaper”
▶ 1:04 - Battery hero
“it's not a question of whether you're going to get through a day”
▶ 2:23
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