One of our family highlights last year, technology-wise is peanutbutter♥ switching to the Asus Zenfone 2 Laser. Its high end features and affordability created quite a buzz and became one of the most sought-after and recommended smartphone of 2015. This year, ASUS launched an upgrade to last year’s Zenfone 2 Laser, with a slightly different name: Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 S.
The S at the end of its name is bringing us a promise of a Superior, Stunning, Sweeter, Seamless, and a Smarter smartphone.
Thanks so much to our friends from ASUS for sending us a review unit of this device. I am not a techie mom but I love tinkering on different gadgets. So, I’m going to give this my best shot and share with you my experience.
Let’s start the unboxing, shall we?
If you will notice, there really isn’t a change in the packaging of the Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 S. It’s just the same as last year’s but the back of the box lists the phone’s key specs:
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB storage
- MSM8939 (1.5GHz)
The contents of the box includes:
- Your Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 S
- phone charger
- charging cable
- headphones
- manuals
I got it in gold. Even though the back cover is made of plastic, it looks sleek and premium with the brushed metallic-design.
ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 S ZE550KL Full Specs
- 5-inch HD display, 1280 x 720 resolution, 276 ppi
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- 5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor
- 3GB of RAM (up to 128GB via micro SD), Adreno 405
- Dual micro SIM, Android 5.0 Lollipop with Zen UI
- 13MP rear camera with laser AF, LED flash
- 5MP front camera with 85-degree wide angle lens
- 3G, LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
- 3000mAh Battery
- Colors: black, gold, silver, white, and red
- ₱ 8,995
Like other Zenfone 2 Laser phones, this device is protected by Gorilla Glass 4 which offers twice (2X) the drop-damage resistance of its predecessor, a 2.5X increase in retained strength and is 85% less likely to break in daily use.
It’s quite big but very comfortable to hold with its incredible slim 3.99mm edges. It has a 5-inch HD display with 1280 x 720 resolution and a a remarkable 72% screen-to-body ratio.
It has a 13 MP rear camera equipped with f/2.0 aperture lens and laser auto focus plus a dual real tone LED flash. It also has a 5 MP selfie camera, also equipped with with f/2.0 aperture lens and 85-degree wide angle lens for best selfie photos and videos.
The back panel also contains a familiar a physical rear key which you can use to snap selfies and adjust volumes.
I’ve used this for two days now and I’m already loving the big screen.
I’ve been using this phone for more than a week now and check out how clear the photo taken from it are:
I highly recommend this phone to anyone who is thinking of buying a new one.
Unboxing a new phone is sooooo friggin’ exciting! LOL! I loveeee getting new technology! 😉
Every time I buy a new phone and unbox it, I always have a nice feeling, a mixture of joy and exciting. I love buying new products, especially technological products 🙂
I love unboxing posts… This phone looks really good ..I like its big screen
Wow what a cool phone. Instead of buying an iPhone with contract, we should buy these smartphones as they are extremely cost effective and comes with great features. I am planning to buy this one now.
Asus definitely upgraded their tech gadgets this year and you really can’t deny how awesome their smartphones are. I love the feeling of unboxing a new phone, it’s always so exciting!
That’s a sleek looking cell phone and I love all of the perks with this one. I’d love this in the white and when I get a new mobile phone, I’ll check into this brand in white.
I love getting new phones and unwrapping them, Its so amazing and a great feeling.
I love my old Asus Zenfone 2 Laser so I’m sure this latest and improved version rocks! I use mine for games and watching movies on iFlix. 🙂
It’s so exciting to see unboxing posts, I can feel how amazing this moment is. I love this new Asus Zenfone 2 Laser, it has a lot of features and it is not expensive!
My old laptop is an Asus and it has served me well, but since hubby moved to HP my upgraded laptop is now an HP. I really think Asus is a bit underated, fact is it is really one of the most affordable worth your money brands in the market!
Wow! I wish this is also offered in my area! It’s really amazing and I’d love to have it.
Asus is such a good brand and should my old iphone retire, i would be buying an Asus brand as a replacement. Buy i still wish my phone would cooperate and function years years pa. Ihihi. Still no budget for a new one.
Wow, i am planning to buy this zenfone laser but I want more review from others before I buy it 🙂
My brother brother loves Asus mobile phones, I never had one but i will definitely consider this brand once may budget na. Hihihi. It’s good that smartphones are now getting affordable.
my hubby wants this model, okay daw kasi
Naku, super duper okay, Mommy Anna!
My husband and I are Zenfone users. And we love our phones! very durable and the performance is outstanding. 🙂
Cheers!
Before I switched to iPhone, I was a long-time Zenfone user and, even after 2 years and a crash, it’s still working perfectly! I’m sure the Laser is a superb phone, too.
it is!
I love that it’s so sleek and classy. Plus, at that price?! Wow! 🙂
Thanks Mamemimommy!
What I love most about this phone aside from its camera features is its drop-damage resistance feature. I recently had my Zenfone 2 cam fixed because my son accidentally dropped my phone.
That’s a nice feature!
Been hearing a lot of good reviews about asus. If in any case that I’ll switch my iphone, I think I can consider asus. Plus the fact that its really affordable.
you won’t regret it.
I like it having the Gorilla glass 4. It’s a requirement now a days that phones has to be durable as we tend to sit on it or drop it.
True!
I love my ASUS Deluxe phone, my sister and her friends got the ASUS Laser on the other hand. This I think is one of the best phones out in the market now.
I think so too!
Haven’t tried Asus phones but this one looks promising! Now I have my option when I want to change my phone in the future. Thanks for the review!
you’re welcome
Also have an Asus! Love it! The camera is incredible and I’m eyeing the Selfie!
Hay naku, same here!
Wow, still cheap for such kick-ass specs!
true!!
That is a a great looking phone there! That definitely got me at 5mp selfie camera! Hehe.
Thanks Marie!