[TECH & TREND] The Asus Zenfone 2 laser 6.0 [ZE601KL]

So my recent phone is giving me a hard time for somehow crashing in the middle of use but somehow I was able to resolve that issue. I bought a new phone so that I won't be doing the same maintenance over and over just so my old phone would work in good condition.

By the way my old phone is an old Samsung Galaxy Note 2 bought around 2013 so I think it kinda served its span. Anyways the new phone I've been working with right now is a good Asus Zenfone 2 "Laser" 6.0 ZE601KL.

I bought this phone for a total of P 11,995 from an Asus store inside Cyberzone from SM Pampanga. The Unit is bundled with a headset and a charger. You can choose from two colors either Gold or the Silver one (and if am not mistaken there is also a Red one but it is not available when I bought the phone), and so I choose to get the silver one like my old Samsung Note 2 (I like dark colors for my gadgets).

Why 6.0? It has a very large 6 inch size than the previous 5.0 and 5.5 Asus Laser Units.
It is said to have a 71.8% screen to body ratio. So for the record I've placed my Samsung Note 2 beside it for the comparison.

My old Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is a 5.5 inch compared with the ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser 6.0 with a 6 inch Multi Touch and 1080 x 1920 pixels ( a 367 ppi pixel density ) for its resolution, and it is also equipped with a Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for its screen protection. These little factors is what made the ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser 6.0 a smart phone with monstrous screen display.

Here is a look from both lock screens the screen brightness or backlight, as you can see my Note 2 was set to auto and my Zenfone 2 Laser 6.0 was set to its lowest. There were issues about the Zenfone 2 Laser 6.0 about the backlight power or its intensity during the daylight that it is somehow weak or not doing well (this is also based from the reviews I have read and heard when I was deciding which phone ot buy), But it really is not a big thing for me, I always liked my phone this dim because I don't want anything that drains my battery except for the games I play the apps I want (which usually are very few) the camera that I usually use and the Wifi.

The Asus Zenfone 2 laser 6.0 has a Octa core processor 1.7 GHz CPU with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 for its chip set 32 GB internal storage and a 3GB RAM.

External memory storage is expandable up tp 128 GB with a micro SD card and this smartphone is also equipped with a dual sim dual stand by capabilities that most multi-sim / network users will find handy.

The battery as you can see in the image is removable unlike the Asus Zenfone 2 and its other Zenfone 2 models the battery is builtin. You can also see two speakers under the battery hold that gives excellent loud speaker and music output (I might make a video review about the smartphone soon for everyone who is interested). On the upper part you can see the camera with a 13 Mega pixel  with f/2.0 aperture, has a laser beside it (the black thingy) that can be used to give the camera a fast auto focus and can be used to measure certain distances from your point to where the laser will hit (For the secondary or front camera the smartphone has 5 Mega pixel and F/2.0 aperture), and on the other side is a dual led flash that I can say IS very bright.

To sum up the Pros and Cons of the phone so far as I am using it are:

Pros:
* Great Primary Camera with 13 MP can go on to manual mode like a real DSLR with HDR and Panorama mode and has a good ISO range up to 800 and shutter speed up to 1/1000 combined with high speed auto focus with its laser and from the front It has a 5 MP secondary camera for your selfie needs. Both camera has a f/2.0 aperture so you can practice a good photography and selfie skills in this smartphone.

* Great GPU and CPU for playing 3D games less lag for high graphic settings for some 3D games and big screen for your wide range of viewing. Also combined with a 3GB RAM for a better gaming experience.

*Speakers are A-OK great quality sound but much better bass output with the earphones that is included with it, over all the total audio is great because it also has like an audio equalizer / mixer app from it.

*Battery is great and would depend how heavy you use the smartphone from games to Wifi or Mobile data. (and I think we all know by now which apps and program eats the battery fast.)

*Body? the smartphone looks really sturdy at the same time looks classy with its back cover and a little lighter weight compared to any other 6 inch smartphone available right now, combined with a slick Gorilla Glass 4 screen protection you just have to wipe away the smudges your hands are placing on it.

*32 GB internal storage who wouldn't want a 32GB internal storage for a worth of P11,995? and the memory card slot is still expandable up to 128GB bundled with a great amount of RAM (3GB man 3GB!!!) and an Octa-core CPU that runs on 1.7GHz!

Cons:
*Yes the backlight issue when you are outside is really true, the backlight of the phone is not that good when you are outside with a heavy sunlight but its still visible and can be seen depends on how you put on the intensity or brightness of you screen light from dim to very bright. 

*Camera output is a little noisy or should I say grainy when light is not in your favor or you have very low light and want to capture a high detail image of your subject (based when am shooting on auto mode by the way, and moving to manual mode to capture a great detail in low light is a pain).

*Charging time is like 2 hours or so but I can say its worth it for its long lasting battery time but hey 2 hours is still a long time to charge specially when you're always on the go.

*Pre-installed apps are like there and always processing so you have to manage it a little remove some you don't need and shut off some running apps that you don't usually use, some call these apps bloatware and consumes your battery as long as they are active and processing

Well am still thinking about making video reviews for this so stay tuned. That's all for now!

[TECH & TREND] The PLDT Ultera Internet Fun plan 999 30GB 3Mbps

Hey guys so I just want to share with you our current Internet plan that we have right now.
It is from PLDT ( Philippine Long Distance Telephone company) and It is called Home Bro Ultera.
This was actually the migration or the migrated version of the old SmartBro canopy that SMART used to offer for Internet subscription.

So what about it? Home Bro Ultera on its basic price plan for us paying like 1,299 for a new subscriber because If am not mistaken you'll be paying it for like 3 years for the binding contract saying, you are paying for the subscription for around 999 and 300 for the PLDT wifi router that is included on the plan, I really do not know about the technicalities about using your own wifi than using theirs but just to be sure we subscribed for it.

Basically if you came from a SmartBro canopy and just migrated from it to Ultera you'd be like paying only the subscription fee or should I say the Internet fee. In short you're paying for the Bandwidth that is being allocated to your antenna.

Here is the best part! the most basic plan has a total volume allowance of 30GB monthly. Yep you heard it right! VOLUME ALLOWANCE! most of the current plans right now has Data Cap on it so if you want bigger GB on your internet you pay more.

So just to show you our current dashboard for our internet account take a look at this.

So once you sign in for your account with your gmail or any email you are using, you'll be having this dashboard for keeping or managing your account.

Right above you'll see Welcome,[your desired name when you register], your account number right Beside Home Bro Ultera - [account number] and it is also displayed with your account information on the right panel of the screen with your current email and your billing address.

Then your total current bill, we added a 10GB booster for a month that's why our bill is around that much.

AND! if you can see the USAGE DETAILS where the FUN PLAN is! That is your current status of what you have for a month as your data allowance and what is left of it.

By the way just for the information if you have the basic plan 999 you'll have like 3mbps of internet speed with 30gb allowance when you went over the 30gb it would not throttle down instead you wont be able to used the internet once you consumed all of your 30gb and you have to wait for the next refresh date of your service for another 30gb. Another by the way is that once you did not consume the 30gb it would not add up to your next monthly allowance.
   

[HOW TO- TORIALS] Create your own Business / Call Card in PHOTOSHOP in 5 quick and easy steps

Here comes the quick and easy steps on how to create your own business/ call card for your own company, other people or just for your self.

These steps are made assuming you already have created your own Logo or Name for your own Company or group (Note* the numbers and address that I've used are all made up).

STEP 1: On your Photoshop (either what CS it is 4 5 or 6) click on the File Menu and click on New

STEP 2:  You will be prompted with a New screen which will ask you the width, height resolution. The common size for a call / business card is around 3.5 inches x 2 inches (width or height depends if you want it on a portrait or landscape look). Then make sure that you change the resolution to 300 or higher but I'd really suggest to make it 300 just to be safe (this is for printing purposes).

STEP 3: Place your ready made, downloaded or custom designed Logo by clicking on File and click  Place. After that you will be prompted to screen where you will have to browse your logo either in .jpg or .png (or any image format your Photoshop likes to read). But this time I'd really suggest you design and pick a logo under a .png format. Select the image and click on the Place button.

 

STEP 4: Place your logo depending on what position or layout you are following (most people look for a reference material in making designs and layout, means they just use some template and make use of its layout for their cards). Place your logo on a position it is readable, easy to read or see and make sure it has chemistry and balance when all the details you want when it is mixed with all the elements of your business card (like how the fonts look like, how the fonts interact or looks good with the logo, the position of both the logo and text).

The elements that you must not forget inside your card is your address, contact number, email address (if any), your website (if any), your name, position on the company, group, or organization, and your services or what you are offering.

STEP 5 Finally Save your work either as .jpg or .pdf and print your work on a quality printer and cut it down to a size if you have the cutting board to that cuts exactly the size of a standard call card or make sure to put some red or bleed lines on the side of your design or layout before printing so you will know where to cut when you print. you can always save your work and ask someone who knows how to print this kind of stuff.

Here is my sample output when I tried printing on a bond paper:

Do leave your comments and ask if you have questions or any suggestions. :3