Official ZenFone 5 Thread

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caterham7 said:
fyi, there's also a zenfone 4 ($169), if you are looking for a simple phone ZenFone 4 Series

can also consider redmi 1s ($169) or redmi note ($199)
redmi 1s available from Redmi 1S - mi.com
redmi note have to get from handphone shops at a slight premium, or wait for next time-limited xiaomi sale

note:
redmi note has backlight for home, menu, back keys
both redmi 1s & zenfone series phones don't have
this may a consideration for less tech savvy users
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Xiaomi is super laggy when compared to Zenfone.
 
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quick question guys, which part of the IDA website do u all check to find out the new devices available?
 
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wackykid said:
like that... then it doesn't really make a difference whether intel or snapdragon right?? ;)


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Since snapdragon is a better/faster processor, then I guess there's less chance of any lag when using phone functions as compared to the intel version

caterham7 said:
fyi, there's also a zenfone 4 ($169), if you are looking for a simple phone ZenFone 4 Series

can also consider redmi 1s ($169) or redmi note ($199)
redmi 1s available from Redmi 1S - mi.com
redmi note have to get from handphone shops at a slight premium, or wait for next time-limited xiaomi sale

note:
redmi note has backlight for home, menu, back keys
both redmi 1s & zenfone series phones don't have
this may a consideration for less tech savvy users
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Thanks for the recommendations.. i'd get the Zenfone 5 for my dad instead of the 2 redmi models cos I think it looks better and I heard it has a better build
 
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8-lane said:
Since snapdragon is a better/faster processor, then I guess there's less chance of any lag when using phone functions as compared to the intel version
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Not true, personally I feel the Intel version is better. Other peers whom have tested both versions have leaned towards the Intel version as well.
 
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knightshaz said:
Not true, personally I feel the Intel version is better. Other peers whom have tested both versions have leaned towards the Intel version as well.
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Ohh i didnt know that.. thanks for letting me know. Hmmm I wonder why ASUS would ditch the intel processor for snapdragon for the ZF 5...
 
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Was using the intel zenfone 5 previously, got the LTE version lately ( both 2gb ram version). Intel's one performance was more snappier / responsive compared to the snapdragon counterpart but... the battery life on the snapdragon is like a lot better than the intel's.
 
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i realised that u can flash it by downloading the WW and put it in the root folder, go to recover and flash it using in recovery. tried to play ard with it and all work well
 
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any consensus on which chip is better ?
1.6 GHz dual core Intel vs Snapdragon 1.2 GHz quad core ?
I am not very keen on LTE, so might get the one with better "future-proof" CPU.
where can get the Intel 2580 (2GHz) ZF5, with 2 GB RAM ?
Asus website, only sells the 1.6GHz version, it seems.
 
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Was choosing between ZenFone 5 and Redmi 1S...finally decided on ZenFone and bought one. But wow, I couldn't open the back cover at all. Manual says to pry open from the small groove, but I just couldn't get it open. Anyone got tips on how to do this?
 
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