ASUS Zenfone 2

[tylenol]

what are your thoughts on this phone? I need a new phone and this caught my attention.

Network Technology : GSM / HSPA / LTE

Launch Announced 2015, January

Status Available. Released 2015, March

Body Dimensions 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm (6.00 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)

Weight 170 g (6.00 oz)

SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by, dual call)

Display Type IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 5.5 inches (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch Yes

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Asus ZenUI

Platform OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)

Chipset Intel Atom Z3580 (4 GB RAM model)

Intel Atom Z3560 (2 GB RAM model)

CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz (4 GB RAM model)
Quad-core 1.8 GHz (2 GB RAM model)
GPU PowerVR G6430

Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM

Camera Primary 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 5 MP

Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio with RDS
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Fast battery charging: 60% in 40 min
- 5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor
Battery Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time
Misc Colors Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic White
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)
Price group [About 350 EUR]
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 1094 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1090
Basemark X: 12565
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 62dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 67dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 59h

[ae101]

i cant believe this thread didnt catch your eye

http://www.revscene.net/forums/70258...phone-2-a.html

it was in the bottom of the 1st page, asian XL made a thread already

[asian_XL]

I love this phone, even with the lowest spec version, it's great.
Asus is updating its firmware almost every week and I can't wait until they release the 64bit lollipop version.

People complained about the camera quality, 2nd sim slot is 2G calling only, but hey, it's only $240cdn, can't ask for more.

[tylenol]

Originally Posted by asian_XL

I love this phone, even with the lowest spec version, it's great.
Asus is updating its firmware almost every week and I can't wait until they release the 64bit lollipop version.

People complained about the camera quality, 2nd sim slot is 2G calling only, but hey, it's only $240cdn, can't ask for more.

I just bought the 4gb ram, 64gb storage for 337 USD. I can't wait!

[asian_XL]

good choice, people have run tests on the 64gb read/write speed is 2x faster than the 32gb

[mos_skeeto]

Where did you guys buy your phones? I just cracked my S5 and it's going to be 225 to fix. Considering getting one of these instead.

[FerrariEnzo]

does this phone only run on 3G and not 4g LTE here?

[wasabisashimi]

coming tomorrow???

[v_tec]

Hey asian_XL (or others)

ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE551ML (4+32GB) ??? - ???? - ???? - ?? - ????? Price.com.hk

How come HK licenced ones are even cheaper than grey products? Who would buy the latter ones? Any difference?

[asian_XL]

That shop is known to be shady, you might search online.

[v_tec]

Originally Posted by asian_XL

That shop is known to be shady, you might search online.

Which store are you referring to?

I was commenting how in general - all stores sell HK the licenced Zenfone2 cheaper than grey market ones.

[asian_XL]

I see there is only one shop, Wang Gay, selling "water product" (grey market) more expensive than "Asus HK"???

There is no reason to buy "water product", people has been saying the HK Asus service center has a long lineup sending in faulty ZF2. By the way, I do not find any posting saying water products are better, so I can't help you on that.

[v_tec]

Originally Posted by asian_XL

I see there is only one shop, Wang Gay, selling "water product" (grey market) more expensive than "Asus HK"???

There's more on the next few pages. And on the 16gb/64gb's page.

Originally Posted by asian_XL

There is no reason to buy "water product", people has been saying the HK Asus service center has a long lineup sending in faulty ZF2. By the way, I do not find any posting saying water products are better, so I can't help you on that.

Thanks. Just as I thought. Normally water ones are cheaper....but this case was the opposite that's why I was wondering. Wow, long lineup of faulty ZF2's??

Can't decide to get this...or the G3.

[asian_XL]

if you live in HK and want to buy a G3 from a non-retailer, you better watch out, as many reported there are many used units (pretend to be new) from all over the world.