Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014) - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
AnonD-289596, 30 Aug 2014Guys help me out : How to install 1.17 firmware manually, i downloaded the file in zip.
I tr... moreIf you are using a Mac, you would need to download Android File Transfer (freeware).
If you are upgrading, you should not lose any data or apps, unless your phone was rooted.
Still a good idea to have backup to gmail account enabled.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
AnonD-298283, 30 Aug 2014my zenfone 5 gps does noot locate my current position as it is showing as iam in my neighbours... moreGPS nor GLONASS are 100% accurate. The accuracy is within 50m or so.
You may wish to take a look at the below link:
http://electronicdesign.com/test-amp-measurement/real-world-drive-tests-declare-verdict-gpsglonass
- freakz
- sEF
AnonD-289596, 30 Aug 2014Guys help me out : How to install 1.17 firmware manually, i downloaded the file in zip. I tr... moreu must have a firmware file same as ur zenfone 5 type..(TW/CN/WW)
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
AnonD-289596, 30 Aug 2014Guys help me out : How to install 1.17 firmware manually, i downloaded the file in zip.
I tr... moreWhat Operating system are you using on your PC?
Is it possible that the driver is installed wrong? Maybe under device manager you have any unknown device - if so, remove it first.
Yes, it is possible to copy to SD card and then use File Manager to place it into the internal memory.
It might even work from root of SD, but I never tried that.
Make sure to unzip the file you downloaded, don't place .zip in the phone.
- AnonD-289596
- 2Sx
Guys help me out : How to install 1.17 firmware manually, i downloaded the file in zip.
I tried to connect mobile to PC but not connecting. Can i copy the file into Sd card and later can i install it.
& during installation do we loss our installed apps and contacts list?
- Anonymous
- XuT
Hi Tomazz,
Zenfone has bluetooth 4.0 but transfer speed to other bluetooth 4.0 devices is very slow (~150kbps)...what's the problem??
- user
- IV8
does it has heat problem. to zenfone 5 users, are satisfy with the device? thank you
- vaibhav
- Xu@
battery life is worst for zenfone 5. does anyone have same problem. its 2110mAh. bt actually battery is not giving that best output. battery drains out without any use of smartphone. and from 100% to 10% within 6 hrs with just no use (battery was fully charged at night, but in morning it showed me just 10%). plz tell me what to do now if your battery is poor what is the use of all these extraordinary features ?
- AnonD-298283
- vLQ
my zenfone 5 gps does noot locate my current position as it is showing as iam in my neighbours house,can anyone are facing this problem? then how to complaint to asus then give me the site address please
- Anonymous
- tE$
Ok Tomazz... i will look for a 2 GB version and then buy it. Thanx for ur help...
- AnonD-298283
- vLQ
@tomazz
does zenfone 5 have glonass,then how to set glonass settings? please tell me
- Anonymous
- utc
Abinash, 29 Aug 2014No you can't coz kitkat restrict permission of sdcard to read-only. So if you want to move ap... moreThanks for the info.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
Anonymous, 30 Aug 2014Thanks Tomazz... but when i went to pricebaba.com which gives all local shops details its show... moreLast bit - likely the model you listed, A500CG 8 GB comes with 1 GB RAM.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
Anonymous, 30 Aug 2014Thanks Tomazz... but when i went to pricebaba.com which gives all local shops details its show... moreI would just say… Be VERY careful with alibaba or anything associated with it.
Most stuff there is from Chinese sellers, and is most likely Chinese models.
Another thing is that there's a considerable amount of fraud on that site.
That does not mean that all sellers are fraudsters, in fact only a few percent of them, but that can still introduce a significant amount of risk to it.
If you have Asus distributors with shops in your country, buy from there. If you are in India, consider Flipkart.
If anyone is visiting Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, ask them to buy it for you there.
Do NOT buy from China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan - as those are territories are selling "Chinese" models. So beware where seller is located if buying from eBay or similar.
But Alibaba, AliExpress, etc. - I'd avoid them, unless I knew the seller in person :)
- Anonymous
- tE$
Thanks a lot Tomazz... Thanx for clearing my confusion... Really u r doing a great job by helping everyone to decide to buy this phone or not and also resolving people's issues...
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
Anonymous, 30 Aug 2014Hi Tomazz... I stay in India and want to buy genuine phone so hw can I recognize it is genuine... moreI don't think there are any fake Zenfones out there. They are just of different versions of firmware.
Some retailers (especially online ones) are cheating by selling cheaper Chinese versions, which only cost 120$ and name them so that people think they are buying 200$ international versions of the phone.
Buy from reputable company with return guarantee if what they deliver is not what was advertised. If buying in physical shop, check the Firmware Revision in settings, About phone, and what it says on the back of the box.
Box should say WWE-ANDROID, and firmware should have WW in it, not CU-ANDROID, or in firmware CHT, TW or CN.
- Bik@
- 9E6
zenfone 5 is realy a good product of asus.I brought this product in last week.M happy with the phone.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
susu83, 30 Aug 2014hello tomaz...as u said before,asus TOOF ww a500cg was chinese version..now im using this type... moreCheck the full version of your phone's firmware. If it is WW, you can.
Firmware on my site is for all WW versions of firmware, with Android WWE.
The file supports both 500 & 501 models as long as they have WW version of firmware already installed.
Note that some early international versions were also 500... And that this is a series name. A bit confusing, I know.
But 501 is international version produced now.
My files are for both TOOF and TOOJ.
- Anonymous
- tE$
Thanks Tomazz... but when i went to pricebaba.com which gives all local shops details its showing Asus Zenfone 5 8GB A500CG as model name so can u plz tell me is it a chinese version or Indian version of phone ??
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
sssssss, 30 Aug 2014what does they charge for gorilla glass of zenfone 4 prised 5999 or a450 6999,same as 7000 ,th... moreOne should not think thrice before buying a quality bumper case though...
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