Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014) - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-291211
- KAv
First downloaded verion 1.18.40.10 then again checked for update and i got kitkat which is 442mb file. Now downloading.....
- AnonD-291211
- KAv
I got kitkat update here in india. Just starting download my ww version....
- AnonD-295960
- MgH
Hi After 1.18.40, update, still android version shown is 4.3
- Lili
- P%u
AnonD-279813, 01 Oct 2014You change names very often… See the answer to your entry under "Jane"Sorry and thank you very very very it was solved., just one last problem,, it doesnt ring whenever i receive my new message in my sim 1. I already check the setting, sound. New text,picked hangout message as my dound click ok but still it doesnt work and its on the sound mode.,help please
- AnonD-313233
- tue
AnonD-279813, 02 Oct 2014Yes and no. It's released for China and Taiwan SKU. But not for WW SKU.I done with update system to 1.18.40.10. Than another system update appear and asking me to upgrade to 2.19.40.6. Do you think I should upgrade it? Do you think it android kitkat? It from WW.
- n
- vV5
why its restart on its own? how to stop it?
- AnonD-294029
- XNa
After that Firmware update, KitKat update is now Available in India! :)
- AnonD-294029
- XNa
New Firmware Update(20 MB) is available for Zenfone 5 WW Version. Eagerly waiting for KitKat update :)
- AnonD-302492
- smp
in the specs they say that the screen has gorilla glass 3, i unfortunately got a scratch near the front camera...:'-(
- AnonD-279813
- inE
[deleted post]Yes and no.
It's released for China and Taiwan SKU. But not for WW SKU.
- Z5User
- thc
Asus has announced on Twitter that the Android 4.4 KitKat update has started rolling out for the Asus ZenFone 4. It's a bit late now to do this but better late than never.Meanwhile, those who bought the bigger and more expensive ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 6 are understandably miffed as their phones are still running Jelly Bean. Asus hasn't commented on when these phones will be getting the KitKat update. So it means kitkat for Z5 is not yet released?
- AnonD-314258
- 7tF
AnonD-279813, 01 Oct 2014India is one of the hottest markets for Zenfone and I can't believe that this could be true.Ohk thanks brother. ;)
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
Amirul, 01 Oct 2014Why can't zenfone 5 cannot insert new simcard like umobile, clixster.altel and any other new s... moreFirst time I hear about that.
ZenFone supports all the standard micro-SIM cards (NOT trimmed from mini-SIM, which could have contacts touching the sides of the card).
All of my SIMs are less than a year old, as I move them from one phone to another a lot so I scratch them and ask operators to replace them.
They are of all Thai operators - TrueMove-H, DTAC, AIS, iMobile 3GX (TOT). All work flawlessly in ZenFone, even though for example Sharp Aquos does not like the 3GX card, and Note 3 isn't happy with the DTAC one.
But all of my friends who had a problem with the SIM card like that would take the phone to operator's shop and get a new SIM card, which fixed the issue in every case. Normally the issue was using a very old SIM.
Therefore hard to say what's wrong in your case, but taking the phone down to the operator's shop and try another SIM might help.
Obviously there's always a possibility that there's something wrong with the phone, but eliminating SIM as a possibility first is far cheaper than swapping phones...
- waskull
- L5B
AnonD-279813, 02 Oct 2014Bug. Do a full system restore. Then try to enter it again.I did complete restoration 2 times system did not work
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
AnonD-302492, 01 Oct 2014I did not want to assume that they admitted that the battery sucked, but I would have apprecia... moreUnderstand, but that wasn't done by Asus.
The fixes and improvements are only those that Asus has done.
Any Intel optimisations are done by Google, not Asus.
So when it says that it's KitKat update, it comes with all the good and the bad parts that KitKat brings.
Asus can't take any credit for any of those.
- AnonD-314524
- 9xH
AnonD-279813, 02 Oct 2014Using KitKat WW version, manually installed, but not exactly the same build that will be relea... morei see. better to try it for myself. 15% isn't enough, but let's see how would it be when released. thanks.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
waskull, 01 Oct 2014Please help me, I updated my zenfone 5 TW to kitkat, all very ok, but, i have not data conecti... moreBug.
Do a full system restore. Then try to enter it again.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
AnonD-314524, 02 Oct 2014for those who already got the kiktkat update, did it solved the battery issue?. how is the bat... moreUsing KitKat WW version, manually installed, but not exactly the same build that will be released soon.
In my non-scientific test, trying to use only CPU, it's about 15% advantage towards KitKat vs. JellyBean. Not quite sure what to say about "normal" usage patterns and how that would look like.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
naga, 01 Oct 2014I have bought zenfone 5, 2 months ago... It gets shut down automatically on its own at times..... moreGet full new update installed (KitKat is conveniently coming any moment now), then do a full factory reset.
Do check what apps you have installed, as this restarting issue can come from 3 sources:
- overheating CPU
- badly written apps, causing system crashes
- system lacking some of the updates
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
AnonD-302492, 01 Oct 2014I did not want to assume that they admitted that the battery sucked, but I would have apprecia... moreIn my test the difference is about 15% in the current battery status between JB and KK in favour of KK.
Now note this is basically on idle, no screen used, only CPU basically running.
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