First feel of the phone

The Zenfone weighing 202 g (with battery) / 77.5 x 156 x 5.2 ~ 10.55 mm (LxWxH) feels slightly on the heavier side perhaps due to it's material giving rise to the metal-like feel. I do however like the touch of the embossed black leather-like touch to the back cover, which boosts a classy elegant feel.

The  Corning Gorilla Glass 4 front screen also produces a sturdy feel, with anti-smudge properties. 

With a  5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720) IPS display with full-screen lamination, I would say that the colors and resolutions display on screen are vibrant and bright.  Running on Qualcomm® Snapdragon 410 quad-core, the processing is fast when I click on the apps or when surfing the app. 

Good news if you require dual SIM, the Zenfone Max also supports expandable memory with MicroSD.

The Zenfone Max comes with all the accessories you would need. 

Snap Snap

With everything else, the camera plays an important determinant. Sporting a 5MP selfie front camera 13MP, f2.0 main camera with dual LED flash, I would say I had great expectations for the photos.

The photos turned out to be less vibrant and dark when it comes to taking photos in dimmer lights. The details are there but might require tweaking if you need a bright Instagrammable photo. Also, a big hinderance unfortunately was the speed of the shutter, reported to be 0.03secs but seems to produce a slight lag focusing before the click comes on.

Below are some of the photos taken with no filter.

Close up shots also seems to be much more pixelated upon cropping.

The selfie mode on the other hand works pretty well to produce clear, bright pictures without filtering. If you love to fiddle, there are various PixelMaster Camera Modes which can be quite entertaining as well  with modes like Smart Remove, All Smiles etc.

The 5000 mAh Li-Polymer Battery is non-removable but claims a Standby time of 38 days and 3G talk time 37.6hrs. On my outings with the Zenfone with photo takings, it managed to last me throughout the day. 

Opinions are the author's own and the author would like to thank ASUS and Originally US for the opportunity for the review.

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* All related photos taken by ASUS ZenFone Selfie in this post has not been edited in any way.*

What can you do with a  self-labelled selfie phone? 

Following up the recent ASUS Zenfone festival READ: ASUS ZenFone Launch in Singapore , I had the chance to try my hands on the ZenFone Selfie  to experience how this handy gadget can mitigate seamlessly into my daily lives. 

Follow me now on my journey to the little experience I had with the Zenfone Selfie and you too, can enjoy the fun and convenience the nifty phone can bring. 

 ZenFone Selfie is a 5.5-inch smartphone that fits in the body of a traditional 5-inch device, and

is equipped with a high-resolution 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS display that offers wide 178-degree viewing angles. 

 Since this experiment is all about the selfie experience, I shall focus on the camera functions.
 For the ever fickle-minded amongst us, the 16 camera modes found on the front-facing and rear facing camera is definitely useful for us to play around no matter what ever environment or composition we wish to shoot. Simply toggle on to search for this modes. 

 To get started on portraying the best selfies with Zenfone Selfie, it would be the best to engage the use of, what else, a selfie stick! There's no better way to done this up with the Zenny ASUS selfie stick.

Using is easy. Simply plug in the phone to press the auto trigger on the stick! Call me outdated but it has been a long time since I used selfie sticks and I am glad this comes in handy.

Some specs on the camera- both front and rear are 13MP and boosts and aperture of f2.2 and f2.0 respectively, which just goes to say about the close-up clarity!

Crisp clear focus on the lavenders in the foreground under the Macro mode. 

Now for the actual TEST DRIVE! 

After testing the phone indoors, let's head outdoors to explore the phone's selfie capabilities. 

Sorry, it will be just Pics of me me me.... ~ hee...  I am NOT a selfie-person, with the angles and what not... but the Asus ZenFone Selfie with its natural Super HDR technology and dual-LED Real Tone flash, improves white light combination in both front and rear facing cameras, allowing captures of real skin tone colors naturally and radiantly.

The Zanny Selfie stick together with the ZenFone Selfie enables a wider background to be captured. Even without the help of any other photographer, you can easily capture yourself with the surroundings at ease!! Isn't this great for traveling? 

Spotted more interesting graffiti and went around snapping in the quaint neighbourhood.

Selfie front facing camera has a little treasure known as beautification mode, which gives you the ability to brighten and soften your skin, balance facial features, all in real time as you shoot. 

Enough of selfies~~ If you need more shots, take a look at how the camera performs in Auto mode, with no zoom.

The clarity and fine defination in the lines and colors can be distinguish. As well as the texture on the wall.

Laser auto focus function in the camera is worth mentioning. With this, the focus so merely split seconds. Distance between me and the subject gets measured and accelerates close-up photography.

 The back camera comes with ultra-fast 0.2-second laser auto focus with instant focus on the subject. Also, with macro shots up to 6cm, there is incredible detail and clarity in close-ups.

In all, handling of the phone was an ease and the camera was a joy to use. With such clarity and fast processor, snapping and storing makes capturing memories a breeze.

For more pictures of how I have used ZenFone Selfies for... well, selfies,

 READ: Hello Kitty Go Around in Singapore Media Launch ( part 2)  for more pictures!

Head to ASUS Singapore FB for more details on the ZenFones! 

Thanks for reading, as always.

Our favourite feline and every girls' best friend is here to celebrate her birthday bash in Singapore. 

In continuity with my previous post Read: "Hello Kitty Go Around! Singapore Press Conference" , here's more photos to tempt you Hello Kitty lovers out there. 
Be there personally to experience the cuteness!!!

* All #Wefies and #Selfies are proudly taken by ASUS Zenfone Selfie--> Read: "Launch of ASUS Zenfone Series at ASUS Zenfone Festival"
The rest by my trusty Olympus EP5 :) *

Let's walk through the official launch and peep at the Hello Kitty cuties inside * Squeals~~*

Organised in collaboration with international brand Sanrio, Hello Kitty Go Around!! In Singapore is a large-scale Hello Kitty theme-park event and will be held 26 days from 16 October to 10 November 2015. This event will be the first Hello Kitty theme park event to be held in Singapore, with game kiosks, photo attractions, exhibition, interactive kiosks and a workshop.

AND! The game prizes from 'Mama's Kitchen' belongs to this exclusive Hello Kitty Popcorn!











More games as we roamed around, such as the 'Sanrio Baby Race' which involves aiming the balls as the highest numbered holes to move the characters forward fastest. 









Game props~ in Kitty Newspaper, what else~

This carousel with Hello Kitty and Friends welcome you at the entrance! 

With Elgena gal #Wefie again~~ 



Make your own TOTE BAGS at this station!



 Beautiful Michelle Chia had her turn as well...

 .. plus some instructions from Hello Kitty

... and with the SG50 stamp! Spot this when you are there~





Tada! !!
Being the clumsy girl I am, my stamping didn't turn out very well. Lack of skills. 



Look what Elgena did~~

So cute! Haha

You can spot our artwork at the Dear Daniel's House.

Next we headed onto the Apple Temple and... praying to the Kitty God?! =DD

Japanese write their wishes on wooden  plaques called ema and hang them up in shrines as a prayer to gods.

Ringing for good luck!



Kitty will bless you with gold ingots! =DD



We both hope to bring home this stone statue.
SO ADORABLE!

Another awesome photopoint was the ' Hello Kitty Fashion Catcher' booth!


This setup is super adorable!!! Every girl will like this for sure.

Next, hop on to the Sanrio Friend Express and get your friends on board the Sanrio Friend Express for your next ride together!



The Garden retains your old school charms from yesteryears.




Postcard designs to choose from! 




















Alright!!! 
I shall end this post here.  =)
Despite some hiccups with the recent merchandise issues, I believe that should not be a hinderance for you to purchase tickets into this first time Hello Kitty carnival which the organizers have taken great pains to build up. The carnival was fun, cherry and a happy place to head to. 
Besides, the organizers are trying their best to rectify the merchandise issues, so please just enjoy yourselves at the carnival with your loved ones! 

BYE!