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In this review I’m speaking to a select few. They’re offering the 128GB storage / 6GB memory version for £499.99 and the 256GB / 8GB memory version for £599.99. Those are some very good prices, and you can whack it on PayPal credit to make it more affordable. That makes the 128GB version £20.83 p/m over two years and the 256GB one £25 p/m. You get 0% APR and you can then grab a SIM-only deal (2GB for £6 per month for example) and have yourself a very cheap package.
Wait.. Asus?
Yes. They’re not well-known for producing phones. Not on the high-street anyway. You may, however, have used one of their gaming PCs, Notebooks or motherboards.
They’ve actually made Asus phones for a while, and we’ve covered them since 2011. Remember the Asus PadFone? Oh, we did. Ahead of its time that.
First up, before I say anything else, you should definitely check out our overview of the ZenFone 6 from the launch. There’s a detailed look at the phone, the design and the specs …
The Asus ZenFone 6 might not be on your radar though, because you won’t be stumbling over it in an EE, O2, Vodafone or Three store. You might also be a bit worried about that flip-over motorised camera situation (more on that in a moment). However, I’m going to tell you why this should be considered.
Value for money.
That’s a big thing for me. Too many high-end smartphones are costing far too much to buy nowadays. It’s bonkers. Here, if you get the £499.99 6GB RAM / 128GB storage model, you can still whack two SIM cards in and a microSD card too. That’ll boost your storage over and above the 128GB internal amount.
However, no matter whether you get the 6GB RAM or the 8GB RAM model, it’s corking value for money. First up, that totally uninterrupted 6.4″ FHD+ (2340 x 1080) IPS display. Due to the lack of a notch there’s a 92% screen-to-body ratio. It’s very decent in outdoor light and has HDR10 with 600nits of brightness. There’s a bluelight filter to help your eyes and it’s protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6.
Inside, the CPU is a Snapdragon 855 64-bit octa-core unit with a Qualcomm Adreno 640 GPU and there’s WiFi (2.4GHz and 5GHz), plus Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and stereo dynamic speakers with dual smart amplifiers for a louder and deeper sound.
A rear fingerprint sensor is sensibly placed and unlocks in 0.3 seconds. It’ll also support up to 5 fingerprints. If that’s not your bag, face recognition is supported too.
I have to say, for the spec you’re getting here, for £499.99 and considering that you can whack in a microSD card, it’s fantastic value for money.
Let’s unbox!
Here’s the full hands-on and a look at that clever motorised flip-over camera which removes the need for a notch on your screen.
That camera
The rear camera has a really high-resolution 48 megapixel lens for your “normal” shots and a 12 megapixel wide-angle lens. Interestingly, I was told this was a 13 megapixel during the launch. As you’ll have no doubt seen from our earlier ZenFone 6 stories, this flips over via a motor and acts as an equally hi-res selfie camera too.
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