Launched last year, the ZenFone 5 was intended to be a smartphone with great cost/benefit ratio. In that, it was successful. Now, ASUS launches this new device, the ZenFone 2, which is very superior to its predecessor, not even being a replacement or a competitor in market.

Great cost/benefit ratio; Big screen with Full HD resolution; Sturdy; Great design; Excellent performance; 5 MP front camera; 13 Mp rear camera; Supports microSD memory card; Support for two SIM cards; Supports 4G LTE; Supports NFC; Fast battery charge

Could be thinner; Does not record movies at 60 fps or at 4K

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Excellent price to performance ratio; Good screen quality; Dual-SIM useful for travellers; Lots of camera settings; including a good manual mode; Fast and stable; Good battery life; Exhaustive North American LTE network support

An absurd amount of bloatware pre-installed; Camera quality is inconsistent and often poor; Large and heavy frame

Asus has unveiled the ZenFone 2, a brushed-metal successor to the first ZenFone that debuted at last year's CES. We've spent a few minutes with the 5.5-inch device and can confirm it looks and feels great.

Asus has consistently thrown a few impressive announcements over the years, mostly along the affordable angle. The Zenfone 2's starting price of US$199 and the above average hardware that comes with it are head-turning, but as with all affordable smartphones, the caveat won't be known till we've...

Oh look, Another Zenfone 2! Wait, that's the Zenfone Selfie? Nah, that's the Zenfone 2 Laser. Once again, Asus has launched a phone that looks nigh identical to the rest of its line up.

Asus ZenFone 2 has 5.5 inch IPS display screen having 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) resolution at 403ppi. It is running on latest Lollipop OS. It is powered by Intel Atom Quad Core Processor running at 1.8/2.3GHz. It has front 5MP and rear 13MP camera.

Powerful processor; Good battery support; Good display resolution; Good camera configuration

Not user replaceable battery

A sus had surprised us all very pleasantly with the ZenFone 5 last year. Priced below Rs 10,000, the device nevertheless was a brilliant performer, and outshone even the likes of the Moto G. It was an outstanding product, but was squarely aimed at the budget smartphone market segment.

Asus ZenFone was among one of the best sellers in the year 2014 and is still selling like hot cakes. It was ZenFone 5 which created a lot of buzz in the town. Cutthroat pricing and amazing specs was the main reason behind the success of ZenFone series.

• Snappy Performance • Featured Packed • 4G LTE enabled • Crisp and Vivid Screen • Fast Charging Technology • Decent Camera • No IR Blaster • Mediocre Battery Performance • Heats Up Quickly Asus Zenfone 2 is one of the few squad members from the house of Taiwanese Tech Giant.

While everybody went crazy with the Zenfone 2 last year, the fastest and most consistent selling product in the ASUS smartphone lineup is the Zenfone Laser. With the right blend of performance, camera quality and price the Zenfone Laser quickly allowed the Taiwanese brand to climb up the smartphone...