Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014) - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
Rahul, 25 Aug 2014Thanks bro....now i but this phone.......Just added another screenshot of battery graph to that link that was taken moments ago.
13.5 hours, 66% left.
Using 2 SIMs (850/2100 MHz 3G for voice and data + 1800 MHz 2G for voice only), on 3G network all the time, bluetooth off, GPS on, Wifi off, screen on auto, 3 email addresses, Gmail, Yahoo, one Exchange; Default power saver settings, Line, WhatsApp, FaceBook on and notifications enabled. SD card inserted. Live wallpaper (black smoke). Firmware 1.17.40.
Note I did not take any photos or video, but I was reading the news and received and answered some emails, and spent about an hour on Line, maybe 15 minutes on FB, and made a few phone calls from SIM 2.
Signal was 5 lines all the time, I am in CBD with transmitting tower 10m away from me for first, and 50m away for the second SIM operator.
- Anonymous
- uu5
AnonD-298283, 25 Aug 2014i want to buy this phone,so kindly tell me anyone what is battery backup of this phone,as i wa... morebattery backup is kinda good man...used it for 16 hours. with clicking 50-60 photos..n using mobiledata for 10-15 minutes each hour(approx)....
- jaapi
- uu5
the best phone i have used fora while...people worry about the battery life..but i say its pretty good..given the fact that i was using nexus s before...i bought the 8gb version,,n uograded it with a 16gb class 10 micro sd...everythng is perfect until now..camera is also good...front cam s average though..but given the beautification feature even front cam seems good..:D..overall perfomance has been excellent..a fantastic buy for 10000rupeees...go for it..bult quality is awesome...n the ips screen is simply superb...it feels lik using nexus 5...fantast phone ata an affordable price...good job asus
- AnonD-298283
- YT1
i want to buy this phone,so kindly tell me anyone what is battery backup of this phone,as i was a student,mostly i use phone for calling and iam not a gamer either,how much battery back up can be accepcted from this phone please tell me,and what is asus unlock app
- ssssss
- X0x
mau, 25 Aug 2014Please help me! Anyone knows how to add contact photo? I see only cover photo!touch upper default frame .change cover by customized from gallery cover and choose.....
- Onam
- v3A
How about the GPS?? is it already function or still need to Asus update?
- Pooja
- v{U
I am confuse between S850 and Asus ZenPhone 5 because Lenovo S850 is 15,000 INR, while Zen 5 is 10,000.
And there is no big different beside 5MP front cam and 16GB, because i can always get 32/64GB card which is very cheaper.
By look i like Lenovo S850... Now i am so confuse :(
- mau
- ju5
Please help me! Anyone knows how to add contact photo?
I see only cover photo!
- Rahul
- uuE
AnonD-279813, 25 Aug 2014It should last you 1-2 days with that usage pattern. That's less than I use and I charge it... moreThanks bro....now i but this phone.......
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
Rahul, 25 Aug 2014thx for reply..let me explain in simple word in one day 10-20 min Calling,1-2 Hours gaming/Int... moreIt should last you 1-2 days with that usage pattern.
That's less than I use and I charge it once every 2 days.
- Chinmay
- fCx
AnonD-279813, 25 Aug 2014It's a few months old… not sure exactly when I bought it. I can show the chart to you now, ... morepurchased Asus Zenfone 5, 2 weeks back... I had updated to its latest version of 1.17.40.16 but still the battery backup is a big issue... And what you are saying about an icon in the notification bar of optimized mode, I can see none, though it is on optimized mode ... Please help me... My phone is almost 10 hours on flight mode but still the battery drains from 100 to almost 40... Even right now on 2G my battery drained from 100 to 50 in five hours...
- Anonymous
- uuP
The better part of asus in comparison to xiaomi is that it has svc centres all over india.The performance of phone is also great.
- Rahul
- uuE
AnonD-279813, 25 Aug 2014Different usage patterns have different power requirements. My particular usage is on this ... morethx for reply..let me explain in simple word in one day 10-20 min Calling,1-2 Hours gaming/Internet then how battery back up...????this usage are is fix for everyday ....
- luke
- PxB
AnonD-292829, 25 Aug 2014If it is working as expected,pl continue to use in the as is condition.If you are facing any w... moreOk thanks
- divya
- 2SL
i very much confused in htc asus or micromax n mah budget is ol about 10,000 so kindley suggest me please
- Zenfone 5 User
- thi
I noticed in CPU-Z that the processor is at 800 MHz at idle and immediately jumps to 1.6 GHz on any application. It doesn't seem to scale to any clock frequency between 800 MHz to 1.6 GHz. I think this is one reason why the battery life isn't really good. I wish on the KitKat update it would throttle down to at least 200 MHz and not immediately jump up to 1.6 GHz even at non-CPU intensive apps like web browsing or listening to music.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
Rahul, 25 Aug 2014 thanks for reply but still i m little confuse all user and another website review say battery... moreDifferent usage patterns have different power requirements.
My particular usage is on this link:
www.mega-networks.asia/ZenFone/
You can see one of the screenshots showing today's usage some hours ago… and there are also from a month ago or so the battery usage graphs from end of first and end of second day on battery.
I don't know what your pattern would be, and how it would work out for you, but that's what I get.
- AnonD-279813
- tSw
TechVB, 25 Aug 2014Might be Kitkat will be available in September. I am not particularly looking forward to it, and you're probably wondering why I say this…
The speed and battery improvements are great to hear.
Breaking external SD card support isn't. So no more installing apps on SD. No more using file managers to move files around. No more downloading music and videos to the SD card.
What Google did was lock the folder on SD card to only the application that created it. Other applications can still read from it (well, mostly) but can no longer write into it.
This will wipe one of the best features of the ZenFone, the ease of managing the files on it, and move it much more towards iTunes lookalike system without the iTunes.
Ah well… I've got 2 of them. Will only update 1 to test first, and downgrade back to JellyBean if it breaks too much. Or root it and reset permissions.
- Anonymous
- uuP
don't think twice. its the best phone available at 10K with all the features equal to a high end phone.
- TechVB
- vQ{
AnonD-279813, 25 Aug 2014There is no KitKat update available for this model yet.Might be Kitkat will be available in September.
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