Official ZenFone 5 Thread

[psychophant]

Hi anyone tried using CPUz to screen the zenfone 5 from challenger?

Thought was suppose to be 2Ghz as a complimentary but it came with 1.6Ghz still.

U thought wrong.

Local spec has always been 1.6ghz. Just that the RAM got upgraded from 1gb to 2gb.

 

[AstroB2M]

complimentary upgraded RAM from 1GB to 2GB,
not upgrade CPU from 1.6GHz to 2GHz.
think you got it wrong!

 

[Cyborg]

Zenfone 5 Cover

Just place an online order for one of these covers.


Description as per their website

High Quality TPU Soft Case Cover For Asus Zenfone 5
Transparent Puddings Case For Zenfone 5
Silica gel phone shell
Free shipping

 

[Advancer]

Sigh. Realised I made a mistake in my shipping details for my purchases in taobao. I didn't click on the shipping forwarder and keyed in my Singapore address directly. That's why the seller can't seemed to ship out my items. Been waiting for a week for nothing. And I can only ask for a refund now as i can't make changes to my shipping details.

 

[Pierre86]

Sigh. Realised I made a mistake in my shipping details for my purchases in taobao. I didn't click on the shipping forwarder and keyed in my Singapore address directly. That's why the seller can't seemed to ship out my items. Been waiting for a week for nothing. And I can only ask for a refund now as i can't make changes to my shipping details.

Did you get any tracking number of your item? How much you paid for the direct shipment to SG?

 

[calkel20]

never ending complains

have also complain, don't have also complain.

I have no complains with my phone.

good for you if you travel often to Taiwan and China but for the rest of us who don't, we don't really care either.

I just need a reasonably budget phone that works and one which is not a xiaomi and I got it.

Anyway who doesn't compare?

I had it posted on FB, my friend told me he wanted one. Then okay lor. After telling him local warranty in Taiwan, he said don't want liao.

Luckily i bought it because i was ready to keep it.

For the price difference, wouldn't you have preferred to get a friend to grab for you?

That's just my thoughts.

Spoiler

 

[kyleongwl]

Anyway who doesn't compare?

I had it posted on FB, my friend told me he wanted one. Then okay lor. After telling him local warranty in Taiwan, he said don't want liao.

Luckily i bought it because i was ready to keep it.

For the price difference, wouldn't you have preferred to get a friend to grab for you?

That's just my thoughts.

Spoiler

Can i b your friend n u buy 4 me?

For an entry phone, ZF5 is gd.
If its a 16G unit, lagi better

 

[achtungbaby]

I bought a black ZF6 from ebay..shipped from Taiwan.

2gb 32gb internal storage.

Used it in KL where Low Yat Plaza is selling RM899 for the 8gb model.

Not many accessories available..only glass SP n some TPU/flip covers. Couldn't find any other colorful back covers to swap.

A good phone to use though if surfing at 3g speeds do not bother u too much (since we are so used to 4g speeds). Being my 1st dual-sim phone, the setup was easy.

The only problem was setting up the Asus a/c. Somehow was stuck at that stage n had to reset the phone to factory n circumvent the setup.

Would recommend this phone for traveling.

 

[thewiseone]

【Version】
V1.14.40.50_20140625_626306

【Model Name】
A500CG/A501CG

【Release Date】
2014/06/25

【Release Note 】
Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)

 

[kazxenon]

I bought a black ZF6 from ebay..shipped from Taiwan.

2gb 32gb internal storage.

Used it in KL where Low Yat Plaza is selling RM899 for the 8gb model.

Not many accessories available..only glass SP n some TPU/flip covers. Couldn't find any other colorful back covers to swap.

A good phone to use though if surfing at 3g speeds do not bother u too much (since we are so used to 4g speeds). Being my 1st dual-sim phone, the setup was easy.

The only problem was setting up the Asus a/c. Somehow was stuck at that stage n had to reset the phone to factory n circumvent the setup.

Would recommend this phone for traveling.

Hi, mind PMing me the ebay dealer? I'm thinking of getting one to compare to my xiaomi note.

What would you comment on the batt life btw?

thanks!

 

[garychengjw]

【Version】
V1.14.40.50_20140625_626306

【Model Name】
A500CG/A501CG

【Release Date】
2014/06/25

【Release Note 】
Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)

 

[achtungbaby]

Hi, mind PMing me the ebay dealer? I'm thinking of getting one to compare to my xiaomi note.

What would you comment on the batt life btw?

thanks!

Poor...just like oppo find7a

Max 1 day ..normal surfing, whatsapp, calls.

Note didn't even use it to watch video.

Ebay seller is 23port....can bargain one...now selling USD309

 

[victorlht88]

Anyway who doesn't compare?

I had it posted on FB, my friend told me he wanted one. Then okay lor. After telling him local warranty in Taiwan, he said don't want liao.

Luckily i bought it because i was ready to keep it.

For the price difference, wouldn't you have preferred to get a friend to grab for you?

That's just my thoughts.

Spoiler

for me the cheaper the better since its meant to be a budget phone. can always increase storage space with micro sd card and apps can be moved to sd anyway!

Just place an online order for one of these covers.


Description as per their website

High Quality TPU Soft Case Cover For Asus Zenfone 5
Transparent Puddings Case For Zenfone 5
Silica gel phone shell
Free shipping

using this now, got it from qoo10 for $7.50.

 

[Advancer]

Just updated my firmware. Just a small file at 3.89mb.
Facebook working like normal again.

 

[Cyborg]

using this now, got it from qoo10 for $7.50.

I realised that certain items sold at Qoo10 may not be cheap, their only advantage is that delivery is faster than other merchandizers.
Hope this casing suits my usage.

 

[galliano]

Hi,

For battery, can you try and install battery saver app and see if it helps and share with us?

For camera, can adjusting contrast/sharpness/etc. and use of flash helps?

1. Well, its been more than a week, and i can safely claim that the batt life on the Zen is the worst I've every encountered. I can barely last 1 full day. Whatsapp, Facebook, Emails, browser. Batt dies bout after din time.

I switched by yesterday to my Redmi ... geesh. Had 34% left at bout bed time.

2. Still can't get use to the cam. The good shots are random. Its prob not fast enough. Still prefer the Redmi.

 

[Advancer]

I realised that certain items sold at Qoo10 may not be cheap, their only advantage is that delivery is faster than other merchandizer
Hope this casing suits my usage.

True enough. I bought the same tpu case from
EBay at just $2.50. Only thing it's from China and shipping takes 3 weeks.

 

[Rickosw]

Auto vs HDR

Hi

Two examples of Auto Setting vs HDR ...

which one do you like more?

example 1 (Chicken)

Auto

HDR

------------------------------------------------
Example 2

Auto

HDR

 

[Rickosw]

ASUS ZF5 does work with overseas sim card

Hi

Tested ZF5 with Spain (Vodafone) simcard (4G), I confirm it can work without any issues, really just plug and play. Used ZF5 as Hotspot to link up with Windows Phone & Nexus Tablet ...

 

[caterham7]

Hi

Two examples of Auto Setting vs HDR ...

which one do you like more?

example 1 (Chicken)

Auto

HDR

------------------------------------------------
Example 2

Auto

HDR

HDR looks better for 1st set
auto looks better for 2nd set

shows that as always, need to trial-and-error; HDR not suitable for all occasions