Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe (ZS550KL) Review
Score: 73.8 / 100Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe (ZS550KL) is a very complete device launched back in 2016, coming with a big size 5.5" screen, a high performance 2 GHz Octa-Core CPU, a 16 mega-pixels back facing camera and an 8 mega-pixels front-facing camera. But it's time to get into much more detail.
Regarding its construction, this cellphone is majorly manufactured with Metal . This cellphone is much lighter than what one would expect from a phone of this size. This cellphone has an amazing design, with a thickness of just 0.31". Even though the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe (ZS550KL) is only 5.96 inches long, it is still able to fit a a 5.5" display. Asus offers this cellphone in 2 different colors: gold and silver.
This cellphone is equipped with a very fast 2 gigahertz Octa-Core processor, included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chip with a large 4 GB RAM memory. A good advantage of this cellphone is the 64 GB astonishing internal storage and an external memory slot, allowing you to store hundreds of apps without having to worry about running out of space.
This phone has an absolutely amazing 5.5 inches screen with a 1080 x 1920 (Full HD) resolution, which makes everything look completely perfect.
The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe (ZS550KL) offers Wi-Fi capability (which it can provide to other devices as a mobile hotspot), LTE-A (4G) super fast connection and also HSPA+ connectivity (which is a lower speed 4G type) and fast 3G connection type, over HSDPA and HSUPA technologies. This cellphone works with a Micro SIM card to use GSM services.
The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe (ZS550KL) is equipped with two cameras, a 16 megapixels back side camera and an 8 megapixels front side camera. It also films 3840x2160 4K videos at 30 fps. This cellphone also counts with time lapse video and auto-focus.
This phone features a 3000 mAh long lasting Li - Ion non-removable battery, enough to provide this phone with an incredible battery duration. An issue to take into account is that the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe (ZS550KL)'s battery is non-removable so you can't buy a new battery when it starts to last shorter, although having 3000 mAh you will probably replace this cellphone before that becomes a real problem.
This device also comes with a wide range of great features like Fingerprint unlock, NFC, Bluetooth (Yes ), GPS Navigation and FM Radio, and plenty of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass.
This cellphone is probably a good choice for you no matter if you will use it as a social phone, need a device for gaming, you love taking pictures or will use it as a work cellphone.
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Specifications
| Device Type: | Phone |
| Brand: | Asus |
| Operating System (OS): | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Dimensions: | 5.96 x 3.02 x 0.31 inchesMetric15.14 x 7.67 x 0.79 cmImperial |
| Weight: | 5.29 ouncesMetric149.97 gImperial |
| Colors: | Gold and Silver |
| Materials: | Metal |
| Scratch Resistant Glass: | Yes |
| Release date: | 2016-10-12 |
Display | |
| Screen Type: | Super IPS+ LCD |
| Size: | 5.5 inchesMetric14 cmImperial |
| Resolution: | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Pixel density: | 401 pixels per inchMetric157.87 pixels per cmImperial |
| Brightness: | 600 cd/m2 |
| Touch screen: | No |
Hardware | |
| Chipset: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 |
| Processor: | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) |
| RAM Memory: | 4 GB |
| Graphics Processor: | Adreno 506 |
| Internal Memory: | 64 GB |
| SD Card Slot: | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) |
Battery | |
| Battery type: | Li - Ion |
| Removable: | No |
| Capacity: | 3000 mAh |
Camera | |
| Back camera: | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture: | f/2.00 |
| Front camera: | 8 megapixels |
| Max video resolution: | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) |
| Camera features: | Auto-Focus and Time Lapse Video |
Networks | |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| Mobile Hotspot: | Yes |
| SIM Card Type: | Micro SIM |
| LTE (4G) Bands: | 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) |
| UMTS Bands: | Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) |
| Technologies: | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
Other Features | |
| Bluetooth: | Yes |
| GPS: | Yes |
| NFC (Near Field Communication): | Yes |
| Fingerprint ID: | Yes |
| Radio: | FM Radio |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |