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MagyarAsus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL Smartphone Review
For the original German review, see here.
The front cameras of many smartphones have improved significantly over the last few years to satisfy the ongoing selfie trend. But the front cameras are often worse than their counterparts at the back, most probably because of the limited space. On the other hand, Asus has equipped the ZenFone Selfie with two 13 MP sensors, one at the front and one at the back. However, the modules are not completely identical, and we will talk about the differences over the course of the review. The other components of the 5.5-inch device are typical for a mainstream device: IPS display, Snapdragon 615 SoC and Adreno 405 GPU. The memory equipment of our review unit is generous with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. Another highlight is the dual-SIM support.
There is no shortage of alternatives in this segment. We use the Motorola Moto X Play, the LG G4s and the OnePlus 2 as comparison devices. Other rivals for the ZenFone Selfie are the Honor 6 Plus, the Huawei P8 and the Samsung Galaxy A7.
Case
The chassis of the Asus ZenFone Selfie is not different from the other current devices of the manufacturer. Once again, the back is rounded, so the smartphone feels very good in the hand. The design also helps to hide the fact that the smartphone is pretty thick (10.8 millimeters/~0.43 in), because it tapers to just 3.9 millimeters (~0.15 in) at the sides. However, it is also one of the longest smartphones (156.5 mm/~6.16 in) because of the Android buttons below the display and the large camera above. The weight is average at 167 grams (~5.9 oz) and the overall handling was still okay.
The back cover is made of smooth and matte plastic. Our black review sample in particular was quickly covered in fingerprints and grease, which were hard to remove. This means that the new smartphone will not look pretty nice after a short while. You can also get the smartphone in white, aqua-blue and pink, but the front is always black.
The physical buttons had to be relocated due to the slim chassis sides. The power button is now at the top (center) and the volume button has been moved to the back underneath the camera. Both buttons are well-integrated and do not clatter, but produce a loud and therefore cheap clicking sound when you press them.
We are not fully convinced by the stability of the chassis. Pressure is no problem for the smartphone, but the device can be twisted and we can hear quiet creaking sounds. This is probably a result of the removable back cover. On the lower right side is a small indentation that helps to remove the firmly attached cover. After the removal, you gain access to the replaceable battery and the two micro-SIM slots. Only one of the slots is accessible without removing the battery first.
Connectivity
The ZenFone Selfie uses the modern mainstream SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 with the Adreno 405 GPU. Asus is quite generous in terms of memory, because you get 32 GB of internal storage as well as the 3 GB of RAM. You can use around 24.7 GB for your own files and apps after the initial set-up, but it is also possible to expand the capacity by up to 128 GB via a microSD-card. Compatible apps can be transferred to the microSD after the installation. However, it is not possible to use two SIM cards in this case. The micro-USB port at the bottom supports the 2.0 standard with USB-OTG for peripherals or flash drives. MHL or Miracast are not available, and instead data can be transferred via Wi-Fi Direct or Chromecast in local networks. File transfers with other mobile devices are possible via Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC. The integrated FM radio can be used in combination with a headset.
Software
The Asus ZenFone Selfie comes with Android 5.0 and Asus’ own user interface ZenUI. The latter does not change the basic control of the operating system, but changes the design and also adds some interesting features. These include, for example, the gesture control ZenMotion, which can be used to accept calls by holding the smartphone to your ear. It is also possible to draw letters on the screen in standby, which will trigger certain functions. The letter "S", for instance, launches the camera app and switches to the front camera, but individual commands cannot be configured. Another interesting feature is hidden within the user settings. In addition to an account for guests, it is possible to set-up a private account. A mode for children and a simple mode are also available. Asus also ships the ZenFone Selfie with a lot of preloaded apps, but not all of them are really useful. You can see all the preloaded apps on the following screenshots.
Communication & GPS
The smartphone supports the WLAN standards 802.11 b/g/n/ac in 2.4 and 5 GHz networks. The connection with the two test routers Asus RT AC56U and Fritz!Box 7490 was not a problem and the signal quality did not cause any criticism. The two SIM slots (both micro) support LTE Cat. 4 (downstream 150 Mbps, upstream 50 Mbps), but you can only use one SIM card at a time. You should get a signal in most parts of the world thanks to the wide coverage of frequencies.
The position of the smartphone can be located via A-GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou. The app GPS Test was able to determine the location both outdoors and indoors (close to a window) within around 20 seconds. We also took the smartphone on a bicycle ride to check the accuracy and compared the results with the professional navigation device Garmin Edge 500. The difference between the two was less than 200 meters (~219 yd), which is a decent result. You can see that the position of the smartphone is located less frequently, so there are some "shortcuts". However, there should not be any problems when you use the smartphone for navigation in the car.
Telephone & Voice Quality
The phone app does not hold any surprises: large numbers pad, call history and contacts. You can also add VIP contacts and see the call history from blocked contacts. It is also possible to assign a preferred SIM for calls when you use the dual-SIM feature or set up call forwarding. When SIM 1 is not available, for example, the incoming call will automatically be redirected to SIM 2. The smartphone left a good impression during calls. The voice quality was always flawless during test calls in the metropolitan T-Mobile network and there was no annoying static. We are less impressed by the position of the speaker when you use the hands-free feature (is quickly covered) and the quality of the provided headset, because the microphone was a bit too quiet and our voice was slightly distorted.
Camera & Multimedia
The big highlight of the ZenFone Selfie is obviously the camera at the front. The two cameras have the same 13 MP resolution, so you might think that the modules are identical. This is, however, not the case.
The aperture at the front is a bit smaller at f/2.2 (rear f/2.0) and therefore captures less light, and the laser autofocus is missing as well. The front module has a 88° wide-angle lens in return, which is particularly noticeable when you take groufies. We took a picture of the same scene with both cameras, so you can better see the differences. The two following pictures were taken from roughly the same spot and immediately after one another.The big highlight of the ZenFone Selfie is obviously the camera at the front. The two cameras have the same 13 MP resolution, so you might think that the modules are identical. However, this is not the case.
The aperture at the front is slightly smaller at f/2.2 (back f/2.0) and therefore captures less light, and the laser autofocus is missing as well. On the other hand, the front module has an 88° wide-angle lens, which is particularly noticeable when you take groufies. We took a picture of the same scene with both cameras, so you can see the differences better. The following two pictures were taken from roughly the same spot and immediately after one another.
The first thing you can notice is the smaller picture of the rear camera, but at the same time the slightly richer colors and the higher brightness. The result is still very good for a front camera and does not really have to hide behind the main camera.
Next, we had a look at the picture quality in low-light situations. We used indirect lighting to recreate the situation that you will often face on restaurants or bars. We took one image with the automatic mode and one with the "Low-Light" mode, where the resolution has decreased in favor of a higher luminance. The brightness is actually pretty good in both modes, but the details are visibly reduced, so we cannot really say we are satisfied with the results.
The rear camera also takes very good pictures in good lighting conditions and can also impress within our comparison group. However, the laser autofocus had some problems in some situations, which resulted in blurry pictures. This was pretty rare though, and the focusing was usually very quick. The rear sensor also quickly suffers from picture noise in low-light situations. Picture enthusiasts will be happy about the comprehensive settings (ISO, exposure, etc.) of the standard camera app. There are also several picture modes. Some of them use blur effects and can take great pictures.
Videos can be recorded in Full HD (1920x1080 pixels). The recordings can be paused and continued. There are also some settings (white balance, exposure) and there is an option to stabilize the video. However, this will limit the resolution to 1280x720 pixels and fast movements will result in inconvenient distortions, so we cannot recommend this mode. The general video quality in the normal mode was pretty impressive though. The colors are vivid and even faster movements are not a problem. Slow-motions and time-lapses are possible as well.
Accessories
The box of the Asus ZenFone Selfie includes only the usual accessories like a modular power adapter (10 watts), a USB cable, a headset, a quick start guide and warranty information. There are no dedicated accessories on the homepage of the manufacturer, but the software includes an option for the Flip Case, where some information can be displayed when the device is on standby.
Warranty
The warranty period of the smartphone is 24 months, but the battery and the accessories are covered for only 6 months.
Input Devices & Handling
The capacitive touchscreen is protected by Gorilla Glass 4 and provides decent gliding capabilities. Our inputs were recognized and executed precisely and reliably even in the peripheral areas. The ZenUI also leaves a very good impression in this respect, because it runs very smoothly and there are no visible stutters. The virtual keyboard from Asus is easy to use and offers all the usual features like swipe inputs or word predictions. It is also possible to adjust the height of the keyboard to a certain extent, but there is not much left of the actual display content depending on the setting. The Android buttons have been integrated as sensor buttons below the display, but unfortunately they are not illuminated. The smartphone also offers a glove mode. We tried it with cloth gloves and it actually worked quite well; even keyboard inputs were possible.
Display
Asus has equipped the ZenFone Selfie with a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display. The resolution is 1920x1080 pixels and results in a pixel density of 400 PPI. Pictures and fonts are very sharp and the picture leaves a good subjective impression. The average brightness is comparatively low for an LC display at 382 cd/m². All the rivals except for the AMOLED based Galaxy A7 are better in this respect. The black value of 0.41 cd/m² is also the highest in comparison, so the contrast ratio is also the lowest. Almost 1000:1 is not bad by any means, but the rivals are even better. The brightness distribution is very good at 93%.
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Brightness Distribution: 93 %
Center on Battery: 392 cd/m²
Contrast: 956:1 (Black: 0.41 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.55 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2
ΔE Greyscale 4.7 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
Gamma: 2.7
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 32 GB eMMC Flash | Motorola Moto X Play Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 16 GB eMMC Flash | LG G4s Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 8 GB eMMC Flash | OnePlus 2 Adreno 430, 810 MSM8994, 64 GB eMMC Flash | Honor 6 Plus Mali-T628 MP4, Kirin 925, 32 GB eMMC Flash | Huawei P8 Mali-T628 MP4, Kirin 930, 16 GB eMMC Flash | Samsung Galaxy A7 Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 16 GB eMMC Flash | |
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| Screen | 24% | -1% | 23% | 11% | 20% | 17% | |
| Brightness middle | 392 | 641 64% | 411 5% | 451 15% | 472 20% | 453 16% | 338 -14% |
| Brightness | 382 | 620 62% | 392 3% | 446 17% | 471 23% | 439 15% | 337 -12% |
| Brightness Distribution | 93 | 93 0% | 88 -5% | 90 -3% | 93 0% | 91 -2% | 91 -2% |
| Black Level * | 0.41 | 0.4 2% | 0.38 7% | 0.3 27% | 0.28 32% | 0.28 32% | |
| Contrast | 956 | 1603 68% | 1082 13% | 1503 57% | 1686 76% | 1618 69% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.55 | 5.37 3% | 5.3 5% | 3.84 31% | 6.33 -14% | 4.7 15% | 2.28 59% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.7 | 6.01 -28% | 6.32 -34% | 3.97 16% | 7.39 -57% | 5.03 -7% | 2.24 52% |
| Gamma | 2.7 81% | 2.44 90% | 2.37 93% | 2.46 89% | 2.34 94% | 2.27 97% | 2.47 89% |
| CCT | 7270 89% | 7806 83% | 7250 90% | 7283 89% | 8227 79% | 7439 87% | 6367 102% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 71 | 58.07 | 72.04 | ||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 96 | 90.14 |
* ... smaller is better
We use a spectrophotometer and the professional software CalMAN to check the color accuracy ex-works. The average DeltaE deviations compared to the sRGB reference are 5.55 for the colors and 4.7 for the grayscale. Values smaller than 3 would be ideal, but the results are still decent and the ZenFone Selfie does not have to hide behind the rivals. There are some more accurate devices like the OnePlus 2 or the Samsung Galaxy A7, but there are also worse results. We cannot see a strong blue cast.
There is also the app Splendid if you want to change the colors. You can adjust the color temperature and the color balance, but there are also additional presets.
The maximum luminance stays at 392 cd/m² with the activated brightness sensor. This is sufficient to see the display content, but the situation is more comfortable for the rivals thanks to the higher results for the brightness and the contrast. The background illumination is also not powerful enough to compensate for direct sunlight. As expected, the viewing angle stability of the IPS panel is very good and the picture is stable from any direction.
Performance
The Snapdragon 615 SoC from Qualcomm is currently used for many mainstream smartphones, including our comparison devices from Motorola, LG and Samsung. The processor supports 64-bit and consists of eight Cortex-A53 cores in two clusters. One cluster can reach a maximum clock of 1.5 GHz, while the other cluster runs at up to 1.1 GHz. The processor is supported by 3 GB of RAM, so the smartphone can handle multitasking quite well. The graphics are handled by the Adreno 405 GPU that runs at up to 550 MHz.
All the benchmark results are on the expected level and the ZenFone Selfie can even manage a lead over the identically equipped rivals in some tests (like AnTuTu). The good results of the Samsung Galaxy A7, which can benefit from the higher clocks of the eight cores (1.7 GHz), are a bit surprising. The OnePlus 2 with the powerful Snapdragon 810 and Adreno 430 GPU is at the top of the rankings. The handling of the OS is always smooth in practice and we did not encounter any performance issues with any app.
| Geekbench 3 | |
| 32 Bit Multi-Core Score (sort by value) | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| 32 Bit Single-Core Score (sort by value) | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| 64 Bit Multi-Core Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| 64 Bit Single-Core Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 | |
| T-Rex Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| 1920x1080 T-Rex Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| GFXBench 3.0 | |
| on screen Manhattan Onscreen OGL (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| 1920x1080 1080p Manhattan Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| AnTuTu v5 - Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| PCMark for Android | |
| Computer Vision score (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| Storage score (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| Work performance score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
The browser based benchmarks were performed with the preloaded browser from Asus, which is based on Chrome 39. The ZenFone Selfie is always at the bottom of the ranking; however, subjectively the web browsing was still fast. There were only some small stutters on very complex websites.
| Sunspider - 1.0 Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| Octane V2 - Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| Google V8 Ver. 7 - Google V8 Ver. 7 Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| WebXPRT 2015 - Overall Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| JetStream 1.1 - Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
* ... smaller is better
The internal flash storage with a capacity of 32 GB is average in the benchmarks. It can keep up pretty well with the sequential transfer rates, but our review unit is clearly beaten by the competition in terms of random accesses. However, there should not be major limitations in practice.
| BaseMark OS II - Memory (sort by value) | |
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL | |
| Motorola Moto X Play | |
| LG G4s | |
| OnePlus 2 | |
| Honor 6 Plus | |
| Huawei P8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
Games
The Adreno 405 GPU is already at its limit with complex games like Modern Combat 5 and cannot ensure smooth gameplay in every situation. On the other hand, simpler games like “Angry Birds 2” are not a problem for the ZenFone Selfie. The sensors and the touchscreen were inconspicuous during our tests, only the speaker was quickly covered depending on the orientation.
Emissions
Temperature
The temperature development of the ZenFone Selfie is completely uncritical. It is even amongst the coolest devices within our comparison group and is only marginally beaten by the Huawei P8 and the Samsung Galaxy A7 (each 3% cooler). The average value is around 29 °C (~84 °F) while idling or with simple tasks, although there is one hotspot at the front where we can measure 33 °C (~91 °F). Under load the average temperatures increased to almost 34 °C (~93 °F) and 32 °C (~90 °F) at the front and bottom, respectively. The temperature distribution is also very even, so the handling is always comfortable.
We have often seen that such low temperatures are possible because of throttled performance in the past, but we cannot confirm this for the ZenFone Selfie. The performance was steady over the whole course of the GFXBench Battery test, there is only a tiny outlier in the 29th run (less than 1%). The full performance can therefore be utilized even during prolonged gaming sessions.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 35.9 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 34.9 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 52.9 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 35 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 33.7 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.8 °C / 84 F, compared to the device average of 32.6 °C / 91 F.
Speakers
The mono speaker is at the lower back. The wide speaker grille suggests a pretty big module, but that is not the case. In general, the sound is decent, although there is obviously no bass. The maximum volume is sufficient and the distortions are limited at higher volumes. Asus has integrated the AudioWizard to improve the sound with several profiles. The sound is richer, especially with less expensive headphone or the provided headset, even though it will affect the details. You should therefore waive the software improvements when you use good headphones. Besides the stereo jack, you can also attach headphones or external speakers via Bluetooth, which was not a problem with our speaker Denon Envaya Mini.
Energy Management
Power Consumption
Our comparison group is pretty close in the consumption measurements, the only exception being the Honor 6 Plus. Our review unit consumes slightly more power than the similarly equipped Motorola Moto X Play (+0.2 up to 0.3 watts) in the idle tests, but it is particularly frugal in the average load scenario at 3.6 watts. The provided 10-watt PSU does not have any problems with the maximum consumption of 7.8 watts.
| Off / Standby |   0 / 0.1 Watt |
| Idle |  1.2 / 1.9 / 2 Watt |
| Load |
3.6 / 7.8 Watt |
    
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| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 32 GB eMMC Flash | Motorola Moto X Play Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 16 GB eMMC Flash | LG G4s Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 8 GB eMMC Flash | OnePlus 2 Adreno 430, 810 MSM8994, 64 GB eMMC Flash | Honor 6 Plus Mali-T628 MP4, Kirin 925, 32 GB eMMC Flash | Huawei P8 Mali-T628 MP4, Kirin 930, 16 GB eMMC Flash | Samsung Galaxy A7 Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 16 GB eMMC Flash | |
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| Power Consumption | 5% | 0% | 7% | -41% | 0% | 33% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 1.2 | 0.9 25% | 1.4 -17% | 0.6 50% | 1.6 -33% | 0.7 42% | 0.4 67% |
| Idle Average * | 1.9 | 1.6 16% | 1.6 16% | 1.7 11% | 3 -58% | 2 -5% | 1 47% |
| Idle Maximum * | 2 | 1.8 10% | 1.7 15% | 1.8 10% | 3.2 -60% | 2.1 -5% | 1.4 30% |
| Load Average * | 3.6 | 4.9 -36% | 5.2 -44% | 5.7 -58% | 5.6 -56% | 4.9 -36% | 3.8 -6% |
| Load Maximum * | 7.8 | 7.2 8% | 5.3 32% | 6 23% | 7.6 3% | 7.4 5% | 5.7 27% |
* ... smaller is better
Battery Runtime
The removable lithium-polymer battery has a capacity of 11.5 Wh (3000 mAh) and enables reasonable battery runtimes in combination with the average consumption values.
The ZenFone Selfie lasts almost 17 hours under perfect conditions (Wi-Fi reading script, minimum brightness). The worst case scenario, which is simulated by the app Stability Test at the highest brightness, will drain the battery in a little less than 5 hours. More interesting, however, are our two tests at an adjusted luminance of 150 nits. We use a Wi-Fi script that opens websites at intervals to simulate web browsing. The runtime is almost 8.5 hours in this case. This is a good result, even though the Motorola Moto X Play manages more than 11 hours with its slightly larger 13-Wh battery. The playback of a Full HD video (Big Buck Bunny, H.264, Wi-Fi off) is possible for almost 9 hours, which is sufficient even for long bus or train rides.
The software offers comprehensive options to save power and also influence the performance. You can decide between different profiles (performance mode, normal, energy-saving, super-saving mode, adjusted mode). You can even activate or deactivate individual apps in the adjusted mode. These modes can be used at any time, and they can also be activated automatically at certain battery levels (in 5% steps when the battery capacity drops below 30%) or even at a certain time frame. The provided 10-watt PSU needs about 2.5 hours to recharge the battery completely.
| Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 32 GB eMMC Flash | Motorola Moto X Play Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 16 GB eMMC Flash | LG G4s Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 8 GB eMMC Flash | OnePlus 2 Adreno 430, 810 MSM8994, 64 GB eMMC Flash | Honor 6 Plus Mali-T628 MP4, Kirin 925, 32 GB eMMC Flash | Huawei P8 Mali-T628 MP4, Kirin 930, 16 GB eMMC Flash | Samsung Galaxy A7 Adreno 405, 615 MSM8939, 16 GB eMMC Flash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 11% | -36% | -2% | 21% | -13% | 3% | |
| Reader / Idle | 1008 | 1145 14% | 677 -33% | 1393 38% | 1645 63% | 826 -18% | 1098 9% |
| H.264 | 530 | 742 40% | 418 -21% | 580 9% | 710 34% | 581 10% | 623 18% |
| WiFi v1.3 | 516 | 674 31% | 274 -47% | 356 -31% | 535 4% | 434 -16% | 565 9% |
| Load | 293 | 174 -41% | 167 -43% | 229 -22% | 238 -19% | 215 -27% | 219 -25% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict
Selfies are more popular than ever, so the ZenFone Selfie will certainly have fans. The two cameras at the front and back are not completely identical, but the quality of both cameras are still impressive. You will only have to live with a lot of picture noise in low-light situations. Otherwise, the mainstream smartphone offers a solid performance. The user interface ZenUI in particular could convince us with the completely smooth handling and the useful additional features, even though Asus could reduce the number of preloaded apps.
There are no serious issues. The biggest issues in our opinion are the loud clicking noises from the physical buttons and the dirt-sensitive plastic back cover, which was quite smudgy after a couple of days. The maximum luminance could also be slightly higher for the use outdoors.
If you use the front camera very often and do not need high-end performance, the Asus ZenFone Selfie is certainly an interesting choice without any real issues.
Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL
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01/05/2016 v4.1(old)
Andreas Osthoff
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