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.

This post has been edited by abu.shofwan: May 30 2016, 11:01 PM

I believe they did not ditch Intel, rather Intel withdrew from the mobile cpu world. Intel cpus were cheaper due to them being "subsidized" by Intel. Yet despite the fact, the market didn't actually caught on fire - even though zenfone (original) and zenfone 2 were quite a hot seller.

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.

Like the zenfone original
But this time with a better sensor eh
Hopefully the results don't disappoint
Btw, any rumours of the zenfone max? (still skeptical on the battery life)

True that. I would skip this tablet entirely, got one too many tablet at home (1KK, 1MM, and 1W10 – not to mention my laptop is 2in1 Dell XPS12-9250).
Anyway, I don’t need S7 level for camera. If it’s as good as my VibeShot, it’s good enough for me. If it’s superior, then even better. I reserve the best camera for my waifu, so that she can take pics of our children better (stay at home mom gets more time with the children, hence more chances to take pics)

I have this belief that Asus will update their zenfone (the main lot, especially) at least to the next android version. Now that they use SD, this should be even more true.
(iirc, my zenfone 5-intel was updated from JB to KK then to L)
Btw, which zf2 do u have? How much screen on time do u get normally?

This post has been edited by abu.shofwan: May 31 2016, 12:02 PM

Thanks for that observation. But I guess you don't have the opportunity to do apple to apple comparison on site?

according to Wikipedia, SD625 is built on 14nm process, has up to 8 A53 cores complemented with Adreno 506.
SD650 & 652 has a combination of A72 cores and A53 cores, while the GPU is Adreno 510.
So yeah, for sure it will be slower than the rest (it's vanilla, after all)
Anyway, if Asus holds true to its nature, there will be other variations of ZF3. Maybe a Max version, Lite version, Go, Selfie, etc.

Don't forget 256gb stoooorage

In all honesty, I don't think 6GB ram will make significant difference as compared with 4
At least for the moment.
Heck, even laptops can survive well with 4gb
Considering my usage pattern, 3gb is more than enough. 4 would be a luxury. So I'm more interested in the storage
Does the lowest spec zenfone 3 have the same speedy ufs storage?

Yes, actually this is exactly my thinking. my upgrade schedule is around 2 years. so by the time i actually need more ram, i assume it's already time to upgrade anyway.
right now, i am using my phone for messaging (includes calls/video calls over internet), browsing, and streaming audio. sometimes i do open MS-office documents, but very rarely i edit them.
no gaming. at all.
so i don't need 4gb ram right now
but this is not to say i wont go for it if it's priced reasonably. nor am i saying this kind of spec is no use, cause surely there will be people that require them, that actually can use its full potential.

I can live with that, I believe. My current phones also don't have, although they have 3mAh and above. I would have preferred removable battery, but I guess that's the trade for a more premium physique.
Excited to see the reviews...

Dang... Just remembered
I also want to the Rx 480...
Decisions... Decisions...

I agree with you. I have doubts that the 3Ah battery will give it much screen on time. Should be even worse for the deluxe version.

Likely in August, as per reports

If we buy from other retailers (such as Lazada and so on), will we be able to claim warranty through that retailer? I mean, is this a (slightly) better way to deal with warranty issues?

I have had two Asus phones, Zenfone 5 and also Fonepad Note 6. I also had asus NV56 laptop at one time (sold off to get dekstop). So far I did not encounter any quality issue that required me to call on warranty. So, the quality impression/experience for me is good so far. The ZF3 price might be too good to not consider... for me, at least.

http://www.lowyat.net/2016/105643/asus-zen...tphones-are-in/

According to above article, the deluxe 256 will use UFS 2.0

This post has been edited by abu.shofwan: Jun 20 2016, 10:32 AM

Can buy Samsung la, already using UFS since S6 iirc

Hmmmm
No way Im gonna buy them with those pricing... Might as well buy note 7 than the deluxe (note 7 still cheaper by 100, right?)

Yeah, I'll buy when there's a fire sale... Or at least a clearance sale... But it may take more than 6 months, though. Hopefully my phone will hold up.
But really, the only reasons I want to upgrade is to enjoy 4G (this phone is only 3G capable). Otherwise, I'm still plleased with it. I haven't even filled its 16gb memory.