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Battery
The ZenFone Live is backed by a 2,650mAh battery. I was using it as my secondary device and used it for calling, surfing internet, checking social media feeds and music.
For a basic tasks, this phone can last for up to 7-8 hours, whereas aggressive users may get around 4-5 hours of backup if you ave a habit of fiddling with your phone continuously.
I really liked the standby battery performance, as I found it draining almost no battery even after hours of inactivity.
During our test, the phone took around 2 hours and 15 minutes to get charged from 0-100.
Live streaming app and more
Asus overlooked the conventions and tried something new on this phone. Many will call it a marketing gimmick and a needless feature, but I always appreciate every effort aimed at innovation. This may not be the best implementation of this feature, but this will give a head start to upcoming features focused to aid live streaming.
It is very easy to use, you just have to launch BeautyLive app and set the beauty level between 0-10. Select a live streaming app between Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to start a live stream with the beauty mode on.
I agree with the fact that live beautification is not the need of the hour, and I feel Asus should have installed decent set of hardware to back the experiment.
One thing that I liked on this device is the step counter. Zenfone Live comes with ASUS ZenFit app that keeps a track of your daily activity with the help of a pedometer. It’s not that accurate, but still a nifty feature to have.
Verdict
Overall, the Asus Zenfone Live is not the best you can get for Rs. 9,999. The lightweight and compact design inclusive of a pedometer is on the bright side, while there is nothing else that excites us about the device.
No doubt the real-time beautification is a unique feature for live streaming, but the hardware of the smartphone is rather disappointing. If Asus would have tried to trim down the UI and incorporated at least a Snapdragon 430 on this device, things would have been much better.
In a nutshell, I would recommend you to go for either Xiaomi Redmi 4 or Lenovo K6 Power at this price point.
