Zenfone 4

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Zenfone 4
ASUS

46%

Product Details

Price:
503.00 CHF

Camera resolution:
12.20 MP

Weight:
165.00 g

Internal Memory:
64.00 GB

Display resolution:
403.00 dpi

Display diagonal:
14.00 cm

Release year:
2017

Climate and Energy

44%

Climate and Energy

44%

Concerning the fight against climate change, ASUS has set itself the goal to reduce its CO2 footprint by 50 percent until 2025 in comparison to 2008 which is more ambitious than most other electronics companies. Nevertheless, the total emissions have been stagnating for quite a while now. In addition there is also a lot of room for improvement for ASUS in terms of the promotion of renewable energy.

Climate

34%

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Climate

34%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How ambitious are the company's plans concerning the use of renewable energy sources in their power mix?	Though ASUS as one of few companies talks about promoting renewable energy at their suppliers, their own efforts are only very small.	0%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/file/ASUS_CSR_2016_EN.pdf [page: 62]
Has the company performed a life cycle analyses for this product and if so, how much CO2 does the product produce during its entire life cycle?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
Has the company performed a life cycle analysis for this product type during the last three years?	Yes	100%
Links: https://csr.asus.com/english/file/Phone_Eco-Profile_V520KL.pdf
By what percentage has the company (including suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years?	No data available	0%
No Links to Sources
Does the company also analyse the CO2-footprint of its suppliers?	Yes	100%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/file/ASUS_CSR_2016_EN.pdf [page: 60]
By what percentage has the company (excluding suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years?	4.5 %	0%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/file/ASUS_CSR_2011_EN.pdf [page: 22] http://csr.asus.com/english/file/ASUS_CSR_2016_EN.pdf [page: 48]
Has the company set itself (excluding suppliers) a concrete CO2-reduction goal and if so, by how much do they want to reduce their emissions over the next five years?	Yes 15 %	50%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=1729

Climate & Energy Initiatives

0%

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Climate & Energy Initiatives

0%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of climate change?	WWF Climate Savers GeSI	0%
Links: http://climatesavers.org/about-us/ http://gesi.org/about/gesi-members

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How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of climate change?

WWF Climate Savers

GeSI

0%

Energy

82%

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Energy

82%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How energy efficient is the product?	3.3 h/Ah (webbrowsing time/battery capacity)	45%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How much energy has the company consumed per capita during the last year?	1.4 GWh/1000 employees	100%
Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus http://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=1729

Ecology

38%

Ecology

38%

With over 600 kg of recycled e-waste per employee in 2016, ASUS belongs to the front-runners in that category and has furthermore also set itself the explicit goal to further increase their recycling rate. Also noteworthy are their efforts to phase out toxic substances from their supply chain. In terms of sustainable product design, there is however still a lot of room for improvement.

Toxic Substances

57%

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Toxic Substances

57%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Has the company set itself the clear goal to reduce the environmental impact of the substances they use?	Yes	100%
Links: https://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=35
Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities?	Yes	100%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/file/S-AT2-001(E).pdf
To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene?	full production chain final assembly	0%
No Links to Sources
To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane?	full production chain final assembly	0%
No Links to Sources
How advanced are the companies efforts in eliminating toxic substances from their products?	Arsenic Mercury Phthalates Beryllium Antimony brominated flame retardants PVC	64%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=35

Waste Management

82%

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Waste Management

82%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Is the packaging of the product made of recycled material?	Yes	100%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=38
Is the charger excluded from the product package?	No	0%
Links: http://www.fonearena.com/blog/109802/asus-zenfone-4-unboxing.html
How much e-waste has the company taken back per capita during the last year?	647.1 t/1000 employees	100%
Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus https://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=53

Longevity

15%

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Longevity

15%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How long ago was the products predecessor launched?	12 months	0%
No Links to Sources
How well is the company's online customer support equipped?	User forum Self-diagnosis tool FAQ Webchat E-Mail	44%
Links: https://icr-am.asus.com/webchat/icr.html?rootTreeId=AM.US.EN-US&treeId=AM.US.EN-US.Phone&tenantId=EN-US&_ga=2.220929816.1617128699.1516716140-1692378932.1516716140 https://www.asus.com/us/support/
Can the company's customer support be contacted over multiple channels?	electronically (E-Mail, Webchat) telephonically (Hotline)	100%
Links: https://www.asus.com/us/support/
Does the standard warranty offered by the company exceed the minimum duration demanded by local legislation?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
Does the company feature spare parts for this product in their online shop?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
Does the company provide an online repair manual?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
To what degree can the product be considered modular?	Taking the Zenfone 4 apart is a tedious process involving the use of many different tools.	0%
No Links to Sources

Radiation

0%

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Radiation

0%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device?	1.04 W/kg	0%
Links: https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model-sar/0cd32a59

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How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device?

1.04 W/kg

0%

Conflict Minerals

24%

Conflict Minerals

24%

Judging from ASUS' CSR-Report, their effort in combatting conflict minerals seems fairly small. Nevertheless, 90 percent of their processed metals have been certified as "conflict-free" which is more than for most companies in the electronics industry. ASUS has however not yet widened their conflict minerals scope to cobalt and other non-3TG metals.

Conflict Minerals Initiatives

6%

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Conflict Minerals Initiatives

6%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company have an own program supporting communities in areas where conflict minerals are a problem?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of conflict minerals?	Fairtrade Gold TDI PPA RMI	14%
Links: http://thedragonflyinitiative.com/our-clients/ http://www.resolv.org/site-ppa/participation/ http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/about/members-and-collaborations/

Classical Conflict Minerals

0%
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  0%

0%

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Other Problematic Minerals

0%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
Does the company mention the issues of other problematic minerals (apart from gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten) on their website or in any published documents?	Rare Earth Elements Nickel Copper Cobalt Aluminium	0%
No Links to Sources

Workers Rights

17%

Workers Rights

17%

ASUS' score in this category is rather low which is mostly due to the fact that their supplier code of conduct is based on the recommendations of the RBA. Furthermore, their efforts concerning the audit process have also been quite limited so far.

Code of Conduct

35%

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Code of Conduct

35%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company’s SCoC include the worker right to a formally registered employment relationship?	No	0%
Links: http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/media/docs/RBACodeofConduct6.0_English.pdf
Does the company's SCoC include the worker right to develop parallel means, when the right to join labour unions and bargain collectively is restricted under local legislation?	No	0%
Links: http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/media/docs/RBACodeofConduct6.0_English.pdf
Does the company's SCoC include the worker right to one day off in every seven day period?	Yes	100%
Links: http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/media/docs/RBACodeofConduct6.0_English.pdf
Does the company's SCoC grant a premium rate of at least 125% of the regular rate of pay for served overtime?	No	0%
Links: http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/media/docs/RBACodeofConduct6.0_English.pdf
Does the company’s SCoC guarantee the workers a living wage?	No	0%
Links: http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/media/docs/RBACodeofConduct6.0_English.pdf
Does the company’s SCoC restrict the maximum working week to 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum?	Yes	100%
Links: http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/media/docs/RBACodeofConduct6.0_English.pdf
Does the company have a Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC) which covers basic human rights?	safe and hygienic workplace no discrimination of any kind no child labour no forced labour	100%
Links: http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/media/docs/RBACodeofConduct6.0_English.pdf

Toxic Substances

20%

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Toxic Substances

20%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company offer its suppliers trainings where the factory workers learn about the correct handling of potentially toxic substances to both humans and the environment?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities?	Yes	100%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/file/S-AT2-001(E).pdf
To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene?	full production chain final assembly	0%
No Links to Sources
To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane?	full production chain final assembly	0%
No Links to Sources

Supplier Audits

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Supplier Audits

0%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Has the company let at least one of their suppliers be audited by an independent third-party organisation during the last year?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
Does the company perform surprise audits at their suppliers' facilities and if so how many suppliers are audited in that way annually per capita?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
How many suppliers does the company audit annually per capita?	1.1 audits/1000 employees	0%
Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus http://csr.asus.com/english/file/ASUS_CSR_2016_EN.pdf [page: 56]

Transparency

63%

Transparency

63%

ASUS makes a reasonable amount of background information accessible online. As one of few companies ASUS even publishes information on the product level. The only major document which is missing is a list of its suppliers.

Transparency

63%

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Transparency

63%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities?	Yes	100%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/file/S-AT2-001(E).pdf
Does the company annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Supplier audits Conflict minerals Worker empowerment	67%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/file/ASUS_CSR_2016_EN.pdf [page: 51]
Does the company have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
Does the company annually publish an updated list of smelters that are identified in the own supply chain?	Yes	100%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/file/ASUS_Supply_Chain_Smelter_Refiner_List.pdf
Does the company publish ecological footprints of their products?	Water Materials CO2	33%
Links: https://csr.asus.com/english/file/Phone_Eco-Profile_V520KL.pdf
Does the company publish its annual ecological footprint?	Water Materials CO2	67%
Links: http://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=1727 http://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=1729

Product Performance

87%

Product Performance

87%

ASUS's Zenfone 4 sticks out particularly due to the high camera quality as well as a very satisfying battery life. Most other features are nothing out of the ordinary and are in accordance to what one can expect from a product in this price range.

Hardware

88%

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Hardware

88%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How good does CHIP rate the special features of the product?	90.6 %	91%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the display of the product?	81.3 %	81%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the camera of the product?	90.9 %	91%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the battery of the product?	88.9 %	89%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/

Software

83%

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Software

83%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
How good does CHIP rate the performance of the product?	83.3 %	83%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/

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How good does CHIP rate the performance of the product?

83.3 %

83%

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Zenfone 4 ASUS

46%