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Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014) - user opinions and reviews

Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014)
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  • Released 2014, April
    145g, 10.3mm thickness
    Android 4.3, up to 5.0.2
    8GB/16GB/32GB storage, microSDXC
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Intel Atom Z2580
  • 2110mAh
    Li-Po
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  • jhayanne
  • Rxn
  • 23 Nov 2014

Thanx for your quick reaponse guys.. I have already updated my phone into KITKAT.. And as of now I don't have any issues reg. this phone.. So far so good and all are in smooth way even in my battery and games.. Its a good choice for me and for my needs..

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    • chibi
    • tZ4
    • 23 Nov 2014

    all good except the battery. remember find this model... asus_t00j

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      • rjpb
      • RND
      • 23 Nov 2014

      zac14, 23 Nov 2014Plz guys tell me if I should go for this phone or not. Specs are good. And I am very good at t... morePlaying games in Zenfone5 is flawless, I did not experience so far any lagging. The only problem you will face if you will use it primarily for gaming is its battery...the battery will be drained relatively fast if you will always use it for gaming.

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        • AnonD-278652
        • u7Y
        • 23 Nov 2014

        Are u xiaomi guy????
        Seriously it is the best phone
        Only con is low rear speaker volume and weak battery

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          • rjpb
          • RND
          • 23 Nov 2014

          As for my experience for this phone, the only downside I noticed are battery and weak rear speaker...if you keep playing games or watching videos in this phone it will surely drain your battery in a few hours.

          With regards to phone performance like browsing the net, playing games and other stuffs you can do in a android phone...zenfone5 is probably the best in its price category. This phone is way better than other dual core phones because of its Hyper-Threading capability (as per gsmarena blog, this means the OS sees it as quad-core CPU) and simply because its using intel chipset, it can even match other quad core phones in terms of speed.


          **this is just my opinion and experience on this phone so far and not mentioning the bugs I encountered when I first updated to kitkat OS. Currently, my phone is now bug free (I think so...hehehe) after installing the latest OS update I received from Asus. The only remaining concerns are battery and weak rear speaker (if I will compare it to my previous phone, my previous phone has a better speaker).

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            • zac14
            • KAa
            • 23 Nov 2014

            Plz guys tell me if I should go for this phone or not. Specs are good. And I am very good at this tehnical things.. But still after reading ur reviews, I have doubts for this phone. I am just going to buy this phpne for its gaming experience. It has got a nice gpu and cpu also.. Camera is good. Screen size is of my choice and internal stprage is also nice.. Pne thing bugs me about this phpne is its developers.. Its not that much of a nice company to trust for smartphones... Plz tell me if I should go for this phone.. Only those guys who have used it

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              • Dani
              • KZ8
              • 23 Nov 2014

              Does the phone lag went we play games ,wifi or any apps....And want about sound quality went we hear music and call does it gud or bad...Please Reply Thank....

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                • Anonymous
                • sGM
                • 23 Nov 2014

                dont go for it guys...service is not good at all
                company is renege from promise this phones screen is not made up of gorilla glass 3..

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                  • jj
                  • XMm
                  • 23 Nov 2014

                  Guys, am writing this review after using this phone for two months.

                  Phone looks good but coming to performance, it is worst phone ever used.

                  Pros:
                  Good design

                  Cons:
                  1) Asus mentioned screen is made of Gorilla glass - 3, but it is the worst screen. Even if you keep mobile in pocket, it will get scratches. (in my view normal 3000 to Rs. 4000 mobile screen is better than this). Screen guard is must.
                  2) Poor network coverage: Signal receiving range/capacity of mobile is very less when compared to nokia, samsung, micromax, celkon. Even cheap Rs. 1000 mobile receives signal better than Zenfone 5.
                  3) Wifi receiver range is less compared to other mobiles like nokia & samsung.
                  4) Worst thing about Zenfone is battery. If you are a frequent traveller, just ignore this mobile don't even think of this. We have to carry mobile power bank where ever we go.
                  If you play games OR use wifi OR use in poor cellular network/signal area, battery won’t last more than 3 to 6 hours. It takes around 3 to 3.5 hours to get 100% charged.
                  5) Mobile is very slow, it lags very much. It takes time to do multi-tasking. You will feel lag even when you swipe the home screen.
                  6) Camera quality is average; you will get better pictures in Redmi mobile which is 6000 Rs. only.

                  Above review is written after observing total 3 nos. of Zenfone 5 mobiles

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                    • aislinn
                    • U2T
                    • 23 Nov 2014

                    i was planning to buy this asus zenfone5 then i read your comments. i was having a second thought of buying it. hhmmm

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                      • Louie
                      • wHr
                      • 23 Nov 2014

                      The WIFI signal is not being shown when i open it. Can someone help me to fix it? No changes in phone setting when i encountered it. Now i updated to kitkat but still problem. Thanks.

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                        • mng007
                        • YM3
                        • 23 Nov 2014

                        mng007, 21 Nov 2014thanx for your reply It seems you are very much aware of Asus Zenfone 5 1> As you say o... moreYou had replied to me following :

                        1- You can change ring tone to your desired song stored in memory card
                        2- Apps with widgets by default instals in to internal memory unless you change settings
                        3- You can take screen shots easily by assigning recent app key
                        4- Did your intex iball and others provided online chat customer service support? Use feedback app and zentalk site for your querries. Hope your favorite brand provided such simplicity.
                        5- Call recordings are saved with number or the name of the person stored in your contacts.
                        ======================================================
                        You have not given reply
                        1> how to select ringer tone from memory card ???
                        2> Sorry for your kind info we can take scrn shot
                        by pressing volume & power button not by
                        assigning recent app key ...

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                          • Susana
                          • XN1
                          • 23 Nov 2014

                          I have the Zenfone 5 for about more than 2 months. It made the kit Kat update and, until now I'm super happy with this smartphone. It is fast, no problems and love the specifications. Very good price for what he offers. Definitely a good achievement!

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                            • rajpal
                            • utr
                            • 23 Nov 2014

                            using asuszenfone5.facing lot of problem for my mobile bank login.i cant update my mobile with latest version.suddenly disconncting calls and receiving android.com working stopped.

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                              • madh
                              • Hkt
                              • 23 Nov 2014

                              i have a zen 5 at before 2 weeks. it is vey very super phone. it has a 8mp camera. its clarity very high. camera is very nice then compared to digital camera. i was upgraded to kit kat before 1 weeks. first it is download the 20mb file. then it is download the 450mb it is a kit kat. but it has a one and only drabags. that is battery backup is very low.because it has 2gb ram, 5 sensors. its like a mini computer

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                                • dave
                                • w0P
                                • 23 Nov 2014

                                I'm also from the philippines i can say that after upgrading to kk i haven't experience any problem and battery issue is already solve i believe after kk update

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                                  • DJT
                                  • kx{
                                  • 23 Nov 2014

                                  eloy.palaboy, 22 Nov 2014Hi there! I am from the Philippines and i have the zenfone 5 for a month now. Just updated ... moreIm also in the philippines,

                                  Have some tips to upgrade to kitkat,
                                  im confused for upgrading since there are many bugs to be fixed?

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                                    • jj
                                    • UD{
                                    • 23 Nov 2014

                                    hh, 22 Nov 2014My Phone tech is over sensitive and auto typing messaging i can't control it some time. some ... moreLooks like you have a loose connection for your touch screen. You should contact asus for this problem for a fix or a replacement

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                                      • dave
                                      • w0P
                                      • 22 Nov 2014

                                      Its been 2 weeks after buying the phone and suddenly after sometime it upgraded to kk. At first i don't want to upgrade it but since it has been updated to kk no problems seen after all. Kk works smoothly on my zenfone 5..and battery issue i think is quite solve during kk update

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                                        • Raja
                                        • uvL
                                        • 22 Nov 2014

                                        Hi Guys,
                                        I am facing some problem daily..while calling system was interrupt and close and then it gives a message like "system.android.process closed", it is very headache to me daily while in imp call..pls give me any solution

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