First of all Kudos to flipkart to have delivered it before time. I received it on 9th may, so good work and the courier partner Redexpress was also very helpful.
Now coming to the phone. I had researched for around 1.5 months to find the best phone in my price range, and I will use it for next 2 years.
I am a casual user so gaming was not a concern so from my point of view, the phone is great.
Pros:
1. It doesn't heat at all.
2. ZenUI is very smooth
3. Zenmotion is very helpful
4. Phone is very responsive
5. Rear Camera is awesome. (I heard in manny reviews that it is not good but i found it really good. I clicked pics in direct sunlight and they were great. At night, I used the manual mode and pics were good, I need to adjust with the modes but as of now, the camera didn't disappoint me.)
6. Front camera is also good, my friends using nexus 5 and iphones said selfies were much better.
7. Phone is very light weight.
8. Black colored model has matt finish at the back so it is not slippery.
9. One hand mode of ZenUI is also very handy.
10. Battery life is also around 8-10 hours for sure, I didn't notice too much but there is an app in the phone in which we can see the duration of battery life.
11. Battery saving mode is also great, when the screen is off, the battery remains unaffected.
12. 16 gb and expandable ROM is good enough for me but for higher priced variant, you can get more internal storage and also expandable.
13. Lock screen can be customised.
14. After an FOTA update, you receive 100 gb free google drive space!
Cons:
1. The 3 buttons on the phones are not backlit
2. Screen picks up fingerprints quite a lot.
3. Only one sim supports 3g, 4g and data
(These are more like nit pickings for such a good phone)
As of now, I have picked up on these points only and over all I love this phone.
Whichever is your price range, this phone will be good for you. 4GB variants must be better than this one..but for me, this is the best fit.
Great work ASUS!
- SHRADDHA SUREKA12 May, 2015