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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
  • 0.2% 28,684,775 hits
  • 537 Become a fan
  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Intel Atom Z2580
  • 2110mAh
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  • Anonymous
  • uu2
  • 21 Jul 2014

at a very best one ever used...awsome 5mp cam at a very affordable price...very smooth touch and great sound.. all together am 100% satified with this handset..congrats asus ..hoping for more updates and feature in up coming models (zenfone) this will truly rule the indian mobile market...even micromax is comming with competetors..all the best asus

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    • AnonD-279813
    • PW9
    • 21 Jul 2014

    vaibhav, 21 Jul 2014Front camera is blured ???It obviously lacks the lens and sensor quality of the main cam, but that said it doesn't completely suck either.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/b3fwai1pvffs1qc/P_20140721_165630.jpg

    Just took this shot and placed it together with the rest of ZenCam photos... only this one is taken with front cam, the rest are taken with the back cam.

    One thing that people here don't talk about - there is a selfie mode on main cam. You select number of faces to detect and turn cam to yourself, when it finds all the faces, it will automatically take photo with main 8 MP camera. Just don't do it against strong backlight, else it won't be able to detect any faces...

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      • AnonD-279813
      • PW9
      • 21 Jul 2014

      AnonD-281450, 21 Jul 2014Is the cam as good as nokia lumia in daytime. I mean the brightness of the image.ie are there ... moreApologies, something is wrong with the links in previous response.

      This is a link to folder - I've put the same pics into it.

      https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2q6tpv3xs3pppf0/AAD4UuAY7ZjGXKBERf6ztCHka

      Hopefully this works.

      Click on thumbnails to see original photo.

      Photos are completely untouched - as they were pulled out of the phone.

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        • vaibhav
        • X}7
        • 21 Jul 2014

        Front camera is blured ???

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          • Brijesh
          • U2i
          • 21 Jul 2014

          Dinesh, 20 Jul 2014I have got this same phone through flipkart on 16-07-2014 white color am using past 3-days wha... moreThanks for the update

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            • AnonD-279813
            • PW9
            • 21 Jul 2014

            AnonD-281450, 21 Jul 2014Is the cam as good as nokia lumia in daytime. I mean the brightness of the image.ie are there ... moreDon't know how to answer that so here are a couple of sample photos:

            Panorama: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3k3af4z5zh29j3/P_20140705_134631_PN.jpg

            Depth of field effect: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0bc18tq94iotyxf/P_20140705_134716_DF.jpg

            Much touted sucky night mode: https://www.dropbox.com/s/31urjparl8tpcr2/P_20140702_201856_LL.jpg

            Auto setting daylight photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x864f0uwixyq002/P_20140705_171902.jpg

            HDR of the same: https://www.dropbox.com/s/loufmaloc7ctc5j/P_20140705_171610_HDR.jpg

            Miniature effect: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9eu08wv1f0ebt94/P_20140705_171703_MT.jpg

            Turbo shot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jmgezp8pvhs67jf/P_20140702_181102.jpg

            Another HDR: https://www.dropbox.com/s/568magt0o2owx9d/P_20140705_134430_HDR.jpg

            Picture tells a thousand words, they say, so hopefully this gives you the answers.

            Sidenote: those photos were taken with the original firmware that came with the phone. It has been updated 2x since then, I am not sure if the updates changed the anything on camera.

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              • AnonD-282790
              • wdT
              • 21 Jul 2014

              I want to buy a smartphone?

              But I am confused in between MOTO G & Asus Zenfone 5 8GB.

              I have Some Question as below.

              1. How is the quality of camera? I mean in Micromax if camera is 13MP, though when I am zooming a snap taken by it's camera, it losses it's resolution and becomes blurred photo.
              2. How is it's performance according it's processor?
              3. How is the hardware of this phone?
              4. Is there any complaint from the users of this phone??

              Please Help me to chose right phone.

              Thanks in advance...

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                • jitendra
                • IaS
                • 21 Jul 2014

                I m going to purchase this phon by today

                pl guys suggest me.

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                  • AnonD-281450
                  • utJ
                  • 21 Jul 2014

                  Is the cam as good as nokia lumia in daytime. I mean the brightness of the image.ie are there any shadow formation in the image.

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                    • BAkshi
                    • Rxu
                    • 21 Jul 2014

                    Wifi direct is not working...need help!!!

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                      • AnonD-285678
                      • f}Q
                      • 21 Jul 2014

                      It has inbuilt FM app...
                      Yes,Battery Backup is not very good if you install many apps.But overall built quality,Camera,Zen U.Ietc is very good.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • vGH
                        • 21 Jul 2014

                        Phone is awesome but there in no OTG. ASUS Please give OTG in kitkat update.

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                          • verma
                          • ibH
                          • 21 Jul 2014

                          I had purchase zenfone5, its having problems,every time after wake up its ask your permission to read the contact even after click to don't show this message again.
                          In viber other caller facing very much eco problem could not talk on viber,
                          If use line in one time again show the problem and frequently we have to restart.

                          This is the worst phone I ever purchased,Might be not having proper quality control.

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                            • AnonD-204192
                            • Khw
                            • 21 Jul 2014

                            Anonymous, 21 Jul 2014I use the Lenovo P780, I had to watch stream videos from 10pm to 3am just to get the power bel... morein Panasonic p780 did you get any update yet still running 4.2 from 5 months...we already get 2 update 1.55mb and 2.44mb update in zenfone5.so Asus try to make there phone perfect with updates and get 4.4 definitely in future i think in 20days when zenfone 4.5 launch.

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                              • AnonD-74627
                              • IVR
                              • 21 Jul 2014

                              I just received a new software update on my zenfone..but its in chinese wording..any news on this new update?is it good or bad?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • sSS
                                • 21 Jul 2014

                                AnonD-279813, 21 Jul 2014Umm... disagree. At least in Thailand, most youngsters no longer make any voice phone calls... moreAppreciate your insights into the usage part of it.
                                On the top frustration, I rooted the phone and with the tasker,I am downclocking to the phone to 800MhZ max for all the cores (when display off) and when the display is on ,I bring only 2 core(preferably from the same CPU) to 1.33MHz (maximum).
                                Touch response is good and duration in the Airplane mode and Standby mode is considerably improved.

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                                  • AnonD-279813
                                  • PW9
                                  • 21 Jul 2014

                                  AnonD-285641, 21 Jul 2014can someone who have tested 3g in this cell, please tell me how fast 3g net is working in this... moreI tested it right now, and I've tested it last night. Obviously now there are many people in this area, so the speed is lower than in the evenings, when most people pack up and move out of CBD.

                                  Night time: 6.76 mbps / 3.62 mbps
                                  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/85881419/Screenshot_2014-07-21-01-46-48.jpg

                                  A few min ago: 5.52 mbps / 1.77 mbps
                                  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/85881419/Screenshot_2014-07-21-11-31-04.jpg

                                  A month ago when I first got it: 16.23 mbps / 1.20 mbps
                                  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/85881419/Screenshot_2014-06-17-18-12-53.jpg

                                  This is not 15-30 kbps range. Admittedly it's not as fast as our telecoms claim the connections to be, but by no means lousy results either.



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                                    • AnonD-279813
                                    • PW9
                                    • 21 Jul 2014

                                    janz80, 21 Jul 2014I've noticed that battery consume quite high but it become normal when i remove sim2.use 1 sim... moreI'm using 2 SIMs but they are both on same frequency.

                                    On another phone I am using 2 different frequencies on SIMs and battery life is considerably shorter.

                                    Obviously 2 SIMs will burn more power than single SIM, but even with 2 SIMS from 2 different telecoms (in my case TrueMove-H used for calls and 3G, and DTAC, used only for voice, NO DATA) it still lasts, admittedly on light use, enough to be charged every other day.

                                    Which is the same as Samsung Galaxy Note II, with TrueMove-H, and about equivalent use.

                                    3 push emails, Line, WhatsApp, sometimes Skype, some calls, FaceBook, occasional camera.

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                                      • AnonD-279813
                                      • PW9
                                      • 21 Jul 2014

                                      AnonD-186498, 21 Jul 2014I want this. But they don't have a FM Radio. Mine certainly does have FM radio.

                                      I know so does ZenFone 4.

                                      Where did you get information that it doesn't have it?

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                                        • AnonD-279813
                                        • PW9
                                        • 21 Jul 2014

                                        fwz, 20 Jul 2014Hello guys. I have been using this phone for about a month and i cannot use the waze properly,... moreMaybe someone else has, but my GPS is accurate to a couple of metres. So it could be issue with your phone. I would contact Asus support and at least ask them what to do.

                                        How inaccurate is it?

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