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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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  • 531 Become a fan
  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Intel Atom Z2580
  • 2110mAh
    Li-Po
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  • AnonD-279813
  • 2xK
  • 04 Nov 2014

AnonD-327166, 04 Nov 2014Respected Tomazz, A per your instruction i checked the Build number it is. ASUS_T00J_WW_use... moreMay I suggest you email ZenUI@asus.com and tell them about your issue.

They'll give you instructions on how to collect the logs, and let them know what's going on, so they can advise you if this is a software or hardware issue, and help you resolve it.

Apologies that I can't be of more help.

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    • AnonD-279813
    • 2xK
    • 04 Nov 2014

    [deleted post]I used permissions manager, Aps Ops Starter.

    On top select LOCATION, then tap on Google Play services. Switch location from ON to OFF.

    While there, you can refuse it access to anything else you think it should not do.

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      • AnonD-327508
      • 2SA
      • 04 Nov 2014

      guys asus mailed me recently telling me abut the camera problems and they know that sometimes the camera takes overexposed shots and photos comes out artificial and plastic..they are working on the exposure algorithm and they are gonna improve it in the next update

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        • AnonD-327166
        • utp
        • 04 Nov 2014

        Respected Tomazz,
        A per your instruction i checked the Build number it is.
        ASUS_T00J_WW_user_1.18.40.9_20140827_0215. Release-keys
        010175_201401130121.
        I have done factory reset also. But of no use till now.
        Call is still dropping at the time between 8 min 15 sec to before 9 minutes. I made 8 calls and receive 10 calls all calls drop before 9 minutes. It just a making me sad as i have gone all reviews no one is complaining of call drop only i am facing . Please suggest what to do.

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          • sta-ko
          • pVq
          • 04 Nov 2014

          AnonD-279813, 04 Nov 2014Don't worry about your English. But understand that software improvements can only do that ... moreThat goes for heating while plaing and even browsing i gues..???Thank's for the anser!!!!

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            • AnonD-325676
            • f}v
            • 04 Nov 2014

            Dear Tomazz sir,

            How you killed location access to Google Play Services and weather using app op starter.

            I have installed it when you suggested for the first time but still sometimes Google Play Services starts on their own for location access.

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              • Anjith
              • vQ}
              • 04 Nov 2014

              peeyes, 04 Nov 2014Is OTG acceptable? , if anyone knows please reply meNO

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                • thejas
                • uuy
                • 04 Nov 2014

                Exactly how long will zenfone 5 last? I might use 3G, and screen time around 1-2 hours.

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                  • AnonD-325676
                  • f}v
                  • 04 Nov 2014

                  AnonD-309164, 04 Nov 2014thanks!yeah i am facing battery drain problem. otherwise everything is working fine. on asus w... moreglobel will do.

                  but check everything properly before update.

                  ww version for any of zenfone 5 is not available yet.

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                    • AnonD-309164
                    • 9Ee
                    • 04 Nov 2014

                    nik17, 04 Nov 2014dear sris, If you are facing any problems like battery drain , or memory card unmounting a... morethanks!yeah i am facing battery drain problem. otherwise everything is working fine. on asus website there is Global(DLM),global and P2P servers.which one should i download from?and will it be a problem in overwriting the ota update by update from website?

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                      • AnonD-279813
                      • 2xK
                      • 04 Nov 2014

                      AnonD-327174, 04 Nov 2014And someting more after KK up... When use 3g battery drainig is auful 30% for 30 minets of pos... moreDon't worry about your English.

                      But understand that software improvements can only do that much in extending battery life. They can not do miracles.

                      And Atom is still one power hungry beast, and so is the GPU that is built in. Atom is unlikely to ever come down to power consumption of ARM processors, but per core, it smokes ARM processors in speed by doing far more commands per cycle.

                      That said - putting a 3G game on an quad core ARM phone with 3000 mAh battery didn't last any longer than ZenFone 5.

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                        • AnonD-325676
                        • f}v
                        • 04 Nov 2014

                        AnonD-279813, 04 Nov 2014Dear Nik, Let me clarify. I was afraid that he might try to install 1.18.40.9 over a KitKat... moreyes TOMAZZ sir thanks a lot.

                        as you say sir.

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                          • Kumar
                          • X{y
                          • 04 Nov 2014

                          Battery performance is very bad ..... get dischrged without using....... I have charged 100% but without using it it goes to 80% by end of day or with in 8 hours ..

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                            • AnonD-279813
                            • 2xK
                            • 04 Nov 2014

                            Anonymous, 04 Nov 2014 I hope you are talking about greenfy or are u talking about hibernet. which one is... moreGet this one instead:

                            https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.schurich.android.tools.appopsstarter&hl=en

                            Install it, run it, enable it, pick the apps and shut down their permissions to services they should not be using.

                            If you're unsure, use Always Ask.

                            In fact, if I were you I'd set all to always ask. Then you can see what is really needed and what is not.

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                              • AnonD-279813
                              • 2xK
                              • 04 Nov 2014

                              Anonymous, 04 Nov 2014Dear Amit, but are you still able to access play store ? because once you disable it you wi... moreYou don't need to stop entire Google Play Services (and yes, Playstore will still work), but what you should do is disable location access for it.

                              Beats me why a shop which already knows who you are should be spying on your movements every 5 seconds through GPS positioning.

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                                • Shivaprakash
                                • uun
                                • 04 Nov 2014

                                I am using zenfone 5 and I need to know how to group icon

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                                  • AnonD-279813
                                  • 2xK
                                  • 04 Nov 2014

                                  amit, 04 Nov 2014guys happy news, i just found out the reason for the pathetic battery life of this phone. it w... moreIf you read (now probably many) pages back, when the KitKat battery life discussion first started, you'll see me thrashing the Google Play Services and Weather widget for halving my battery life, and when I killed location access to them (that's what the permission manager is for) the battery life instantly doubled.

                                  Another thing was that some apps that had camera access in permissions kept on turning camera on, which caused phone to overheat and kill the battery. However the battery fix should have fixed that. Still, I rather manually disable access to camera and microphone to apps that I deem do not need it.

                                  But you are absolutely on the right track.

                                  Sadly - people here are blaming Asus for it, but it's Google's own services that kill battery.

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                                    • AnonD-279813
                                    • 2xK
                                    • 04 Nov 2014

                                    AnonD-298283, 04 Nov 2014does zenfone 5 ww version will get V2.20.40.9 please tell meYes, it will. As soon as bugs are ironed out.

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                                      • AnonD-279813
                                      • 2xK
                                      • 04 Nov 2014

                                      S Asif, 04 Nov 2014Dear Tomazz I got my Zen5 a couple of weeks ago, i immediately got a 20mb update and then go... moreYou did full factory reset so it has already replaced any leftovers from JellyBean, so you should be fine.

                                      As for battery - I recommend you permissions manager and disable permissions to everything that you think should not need them. Like why should Facebook have permissions to send SMS and MMS or make phone calls without your knowledge? Or why should a game have access to your camera, microphone, etc.

                                      Using it on Asus I get 2 days+ of battery life out of it, and on Oppo Find 7 (yes, that phone that's supposed to have pathetic battery life) I am on 65% now, and I took it off the charger at 7 am YESTERDAY.

                                      Both Asus and Oppo run beta builds of Kitkat.

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                                        • AnonD-279813
                                        • 2xK
                                        • 04 Nov 2014

                                        AnonD-325676, 04 Nov 2014Dear Tomazz sir, My current version is asus_T00J_ww_2.19.40.18 then I have installed 1 OTA... moreDear Nik,

                                        Let me clarify. I was afraid that he might try to install 1.18.40.9 over a KitKat or something like that, which of course would not work. He would have to have an older version than 1.18 for that steps to work.

                                        As for you - yes, the next version will have the complete OS including the patches in it, and what I would suggest you to do is to make automatic backup to your Gmail set up, so when you upgrade, you can do a full reset, then restore from backup, and your phone should be like new... except with new firmware version and all your settings and apps back :)

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