Exactly, as long as its faster than my gs4 i could care less about performance specs.Sure, if he buys the higher-end model and his killer app is running benchmarks.
Exactly, as long as its faster than my gs4 i could care less about performance specs.Sure, if he buys the higher-end model and his killer app is running benchmarks.
They can indicate performance if that much power is required. Clash of Clans does not feel any faster on my ZF2 than my Nexus 7 despite having a much faster GPU. There are definitely graphics intensive games out there that can leverage the PowerVR G6430, but I can simply lower the graphics settings and not care.Those benchmarks are done for a reason. They reflect the overall performance of a device. If the user likes playing games r than the difference between these two phones is huge. They are not even in the same league.
Again, false. That is the only advantage to you. I'll just leave you with the fact that the Idol 3 has consistently scored higher than the ZF2 on review sites that have done both of them:Only advantage of Alcatel seems to be the battery life
There are definitely graphics intensive games out there that can leverage the PowerVR G6430, but I can simply lower the graphics settings and not care.
Again, false. That is the only advantage to you. I'll just leave you with the fact that the Idol 3 has consistently scored higher than the ZF2 on review sites that have done both of them:
Idol 3
Tom's Guide: 4.0 / 5
Android Authority: 8.8 / 10
CNET: 7.6 / 10
ZenFone 2
Tom's Guide: 3.5 / 5
Android Authority: 8.5 / 10
CNET: 7.0 / 10
You're obviously going disapprove of these ratings because the ZF2 is spec'ed well for what you want to do with your phone, but to say that it is the superior option is blatantly false and biased.
You're misunderstanding me - I'm not saying that either phone is better than the other. I was pointing out to MtSeldon that the ZF2 isn't a blanket superior option. I know the reviews were done by different people, but your suggested method of having one person reviewing both phones is also faulty because of the fact that the one person will have their own unintentional biases. You can see that happening right in this very thread.You seemed to miss the fact that in every case you listed, the phones were reviewed by different people at the respective websites, therefore the reviews aren't comparable.
I take no position of which phone is better, Idol 3 vs ZenFone 2. I just wanted to point out that drawing conclusions the way you are trying to makes little sense. The only way this can be done is with a comparative review where both phones are judged at the same time, with the same standards by the same person(s) for the specific purpose of determining which is better.
-KeithP
Exactly, I agree with you. That's the point I'm trying to convey: you tossed out every other advantage the Idol 3 had as well. To say that the Idol 3's only advantage over the ZF2 is its battery life would be very misleading for readers that are viewing this thread to help them make a purchasing decision.When you say , you can lower the settings and not care, the discussion losses all its base. Since any advantage of the phone , you simple may not care
Benefits of having x86 for the zenphone2?
I don't think there's anything surprising in the review. Mainly targets bad camera and battery life. Middling performance everywhere else. It's $200 though, so I guess you get what you pay for.
Here's what you can disable:
And here's what I do want to disable but can't:
I like to keep the Google apps, so for me the ratio of bloat vs 'removable' apps is 3:1. I'm a picky Nexus user at heart, though, so most people won't find this phone as bloated as I do.
Its faster than my s4 but the picture quality isnt as good. But I am glad to see that asus has done some updates and the flash doesnt have a yellow tint anymore and the pictures are looking better.Exactly, as long as its faster than my gs4 i could care less about performance specs.
The Anandtech review is up and covers the brightness issue.
Both above pictures are correct. The ZF2 is dimmer than the iPhone 6 but brighter than the Note 4. However, it's about on par with the Moto G and Lumina 930.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9251/the-asus-zenfone-2-review/2
Brandon Chester suspects the display might be the reason for the battery issues. That it's less efficient and thus drawing more power. Which explains the terrible performance while web browsing.
I don't think there's anything surprising in the review. Mainly targets bad camera and battery life. Middling performance everywhere else. It's $200 though, so I guess you get what you pay for.