ASUS Zenfone 2

[dameos]

after the update, i have issue with music playback. App switch or pressing the home screen will cause the music to stutter. Anyone have the same issue?

 

[mipsmonsta]

after the update, i have issue with music playback. App switch or pressing the home screen will cause the music to stutter. Anyone have the same issue?

No problem on 551. Latest firmware. The process of updating for involved letting os optimise the apps?

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[swgj86]

seems like a very promising phone (4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage + microSD).

how's the camera!

a pity the navigation keys are capacitive ... why not on-screen

 

[kyiori]

seems like a very promising phone (4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage + microSD).

how's the camera!

a pity the navigation keys are capacitive ... why not on-screen

Camera is average or decent only. Image is kinda blurry when zoom in

 

[standing]

seems like a very promising phone (4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage + microSD).

how's the camera!

a pity the navigation keys are capacitive ... why not on-screen

Y on-screen navigation keys is better?

 

[jedi5diah]

1 day feedback (ZE551ML):

+
I love the SEXY RED! so does my wife too lol...
Hardware design feels original and premium
i just like launcher with home and lock screen wallpapers
ICONS works with any downloaded pack!
Splendid - colour tuning is SPLENDID (shld be default app for all android phone)
double tap wake n sleep (shld be default app for all android phone)
extensive notification toggles

-
camera is slow, very grainy on low light (never use the low light mode, laggi grainy n low res)
vol shortcut to camera doesn't seems to work
ASUS king of bloatwares (cannot disable wtf)?
inconsistant ui design
fast charging charger not "power enough"
back cover very hard to pry...(foreseeable dmg area)

 

[Abyssal.Xuan]

1 day feedback (ZE551ML):

+
I love the SEXY RED! so does my wife too lol...
Hardware design feels original and premium
i just like launcher with home and lock screen wallpapers
ICONS works with any downloaded pack!
Splendid - colour tuning is SPLENDID (shld be default app for all android phone)
double tap wake n sleep (shld be default app for all android phone)
extensive notification toggles

-
camera is slow, very grainy on low light (never use the low light mode, laggi grainy n low res)
vol shortcut to camera doesn't seems to work
ASUS king of bloatwares (cannot disable wtf)?
inconsistant ui design
fast charging charger not "power enough"
back cover very hard to pry...(foreseeable dmg area)

Bro, the vol shortcut can be toggled in settings> lock screen > camera > istant camera

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[i1magic]

Quote :

The ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) with 4GB RAM will be priced at $429 and $499 for 32GB and 64GB storage respectively and availability will be announced at a later date. - See more at: http://techielobang.com/blog/2015/0...2-in-singapore/#sthash.99fCXMZv.e98ORMMo.dpuf

Source :
http://techielobang.com/blog/2015/04/16/asus-launches-zenfone-2-in-singapore/

 

[caterham7]

Quote :

The ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) with 4GB RAM will be priced at $429 and $499 for 32GB and 64GB storage respectively and availability will be announced at a later date. - See more at: http://techielobang.com/blog/2015/0...2-in-singapore/#sthash.99fCXMZv.e98ORMMo.dpuf

Source :
http://techielobang.com/blog/2015/04/16/asus-launches-zenfone-2-in-singapore/

Emm, dates already out. 16 May

Asus also mentioned singtel will be exclusive dealer for 64gb version

 

[galapogos]

How is the battery life of this phone? Anyone?

Battery life isn't spectacular but I'm able to get a full day's use, though I'm not a heavy user. It's not as good as my wife's OnePlus One, but much better than my 1+ year old Nexus 5.

 

[ozy615]

1 day feedback (ZE551ML):

+
I love the SEXY RED! so does my wife too lol...
Hardware design feels original and premium
i just like launcher with home and lock screen wallpapers
ICONS works with any downloaded pack!
Splendid - colour tuning is SPLENDID (shld be default app for all android phone)
double tap wake n sleep (shld be default app for all android phone)
extensive notification toggles

-
camera is slow, very grainy on low light (never use the low light mode, laggi grainy n low res)
vol shortcut to camera doesn't seems to work
ASUS king of bloatwares (cannot disable wtf)?
inconsistant ui design
fast charging charger not "power enough"
back cover very hard to pry...(foreseeable dmg area)

thanks for sharig

 

[yusoffb01]

Where to get the ASUS smart cover?

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If u don't mind waiting can get from eBay for sgd$5 6 different colors


As for bloatware can disable some under applications

Now just need root, but with Intel locked boot loader may be hard to get

 

[xtemujin]

Hopefully the Snapdragon Zenfone 2 will be sooner with better battery life and support for both sim slots 4G enabled instead of the current sim2 only 2G.

The Intel chip is really battery draining.

Asus to launch ZenFone 2 with Snapdragon chip under Rs 10,000
Neeraj Saxena, TOI Tech | Apr 23, 2015, 06.59PM IST

NEW DELHI: Asus will launch a cheaper variant of its latest ZenFone2 smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset within next 4-5 months.

According to Asus president and CEO Jerry Shen, the company does not plan to launch the next generation ZenFone smartphone before 2016, but a non-Intel processor powered version will be launched for under Rs 10,000 around July-August.

Though he did not specify the processor Asus is testing, it is likely to be Snapdragon 410 chip that is being used in Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G, Lenovo A6000 and Xiaomi Redmi 2.

The Taiwanese IT major launched the dual-sim ZenFone 2 in India on Thursday in four variants, all running on Intel (Atom Z3560 and Z3580) processors. One of the model sports 4GB dual-channel RAM, a global first in any phone. The entry-level model that sports 2GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage is priced at Rs 12,999.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-chip-under-Rs-10000/articleshow/47028732.cms

Battery life isn't spectacular but I'm able to get a full day's use, though I'm not a heavy user. It's not as good as my wife's OnePlus One, but much better than my 1+ year old Nexus 5.

 

[mipsmonsta]

Battery life isn't spectacular but I'm able to get a full day's use, though I'm not a heavy user. It's not as good as my wife's OnePlus One, but much better than my 1+ year old Nexus 5.

Hopefully things can improve with Lollipop updates.

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[swgj86]

hwz review!

http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/revi...eat-value-singapores-first-4gb-ram-smartphone

 

[jedi5diah]

Bro, the vol shortcut can be toggled in settings> lock screen > camera > istant camera

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Tried. Only work once lol...

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anyone with the phone getting hot after calling for a period of time.

 

[galapogos]

Hopefully things can improve with Lollipop updates.

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Yup, hopefully. As my video review mentioned, Battery Stats indicates that the Android OS is often the main culprit in terms of battery usage. Android 5.0 has a battery draining issue/bug that was alleviated with Android 5.1.

On the plus side, I did not notice the other major Android 5.0 bug on the Zenfone 2, which is the memory leak issue.

 

[jedi5diah]

Yup, hopefully. As my video review mentioned, Battery Stats indicates that the Android OS is often the main culprit in terms of battery usage. Android 5.0 has a battery draining issue/bug that was alleviated with Android 5.1.

On the plus side, I did not notice the other major Android 5.0 bug on the Zenfone 2, which is the memory leak issue.

video link thx!

 

[galapogos]

video link thx!

Here you go - http://campaign.hardwarezone.com.sg/asuszenfone2/trialledtested.php?review_user=5

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