Apple, Qualcomm, and Samsung should probably be a bit concerned about ASUS and Intel's efforts - AnandTech
At least it is a decent effort at last with very good performance for its price range. Another review said the battery life isn't all that good - which I think is surprising since it has quite a large battery and they said the display was a bit dim but it might be down to the 4Gbyte of memory I suppose.
PCMark is a benchmark that emphasizes real world tests. It performs actions like playing and seeking within videos, writing text and into files, etc. All of these are race to sleep scenarios where the CPU should run at its high frequency for a short period and then return to a low frequency to save power. The quad core Atom Z3580 with its 2.33GHz peak frequency pulls ahead of every other smartphone, including the Galaxy S6 which was the previous leader. I'm very impressed with the ZenFone 2's performance here, and it does indeed translate into the same real world tasks that PCMark runs.
To wrap things up, I'll say that I think the ZenFone 2 is now the device to beat at both of its price points. I think most users who are interested in a phone like the ZenFone 2 will opt for the $199 model, but the $299 model also presents a great value for users who want the higher end specs and the incredibly fast charging. I don't really know where the competition in this part of the market will go, as it's hard to imagine that ASUS or any other vendor could possibly provide even better specs or more features at this price point. ASUS definitely has a great product on their hands, and now that it's available worldwide, users will soon be able to experience it for themselves.
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