Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

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85% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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82% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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92% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Affordable. Removable battery. Expandable memory. Dual SIM slots. Good camera performance.

Dim display. Lots of bloatware.

Software and Conclusions The Laser runs Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, but Asus has made some pretty extensive changes to the UI. There are many modifications to the settings menu, and some of the features seem a bit dubious. For instance, the task killer app...

Snappy and rare high-end Intel processors and plenty of RAM. Handy gestures can launch specific apps from standby. Fully customizable skin. Ultra-cheap, considering what you get. Comes with 5GB of free cloud storage forever, and 100GB of Google Drive...

Large bezels, poor choice of materials, and too large of a body. So much plastic! Heavy, hard to work with one hand. Capacitive buttons are not illuminated. Comes with a ton of redundant apps that are a chore to get rid of

Generous amount of storage offered—64GB in addition to a MicroSD expansion slot ; The UIs native theming capabilities are seriously so cool

Too. Much. Bloatware ; It isn't the prettiest phone on the block, but it will do

If you're looking for something a little more powerful than the Moto G with a slightly better camera, the ZenFone 2 is worth considering.

Appealing low price ; Fast, lag-free performance ; Asus' software allows deep customization

Disgusting amount of bloatware ; Camera falls apart outside of ideal conditions ; Generic design with bad button layout

Amazingly fast and powerful for the price. Good camera. Dual SIMs. Lots of memory.

Big and heavy. Dim screen. Heavy Android skin. Too much bloatware.

Comparisons and Conclusions The Asus ZenFone 2 is, by far, the most powerful phone you can get for $299 unlocked. Its camera, especially, puts the Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 and the OnePlus One to shame. The 64GB of storage, 4GB of RAM for multitasking,...

To wrap things up, I'll say that I think the ZenFone 2 is now the device to beat at both of its price points. I think most users who are interested in a phone like the ZenFone 2 will opt for the $199 model, but the $299 model also presents a great...

Depending on which model you get, the ZenFone 2 will come with either Intel's Atom Z3560 or Atom Z3580 SoC. The former has a max boost clock of 1.8GHz, while the latter has a max of 2.33GHz. It's also important to note that the more expensive model...

The ZenFone 2 Laser is, in mostly every way, the same as the ZenFone 2. The differences lie under the hood, which translates into a slight drop in performance, and in features, the most notable of which is laser-assisted auto focus. The price starts at...