Battery life probably would be sub par for the vanilla and deluxe with only 3Ah. Not sure about ultra though.
Hopefully these will get android N when it arrives.

Former zenfone 5 (intel version) user here.

true, they're using SD625 until 820. however, the screen grew to 5.5 and 1080p (from original zenfone 5.0 and 720p). I believe this would negate the battery growth from 2100 to 3000 mAh - despite SD is more power efficient than the Atom 2580.

I am currently using Vibe Shot, with a 2900 mAh battery and 5" 1080p screen on SD615. For my main usage pattern, this phone does not last a day without charging in between. It is still better than my Zenfone 5, which required twice charging. This leads me to believe that the next Zenfone will not do better than my VibeShot

(my trick is now to use 2 phones, so I can last until the next day with one of them).

hopefully I'm wrong.

I think the main issue is how they design the insides. Zenfone design are outsourced to shenzhen design houses now.

Sometime i am amazed by how closed minded and how idiot ppl think, like u.

U pay for what u get, if ur budget is only 2.2k, go get a zenfone 3 standard model, or a zenfone ultra, they are for u! I cant understand, Asus price zenfone deluxe for RM3.3k with snapdragon 821 and 6gb RAM, 23mp camera, everyone here making noise. While samsung s7 edge and note 7 have lower spec with price RM3200, no one complaint.

One brand used to sell devices at cheaper price doesnt mean they have to sell it at cheap price forever no matter what spec they use. Snapdragon 821 and 6gb RAM, so u expect a RM2k price tag?

there are always model for ur budget! Use ur brain and open ur mind!

What is your experience after playing this zenfone 3?
Any comment and want to highlight in here?