Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014) - user opinions and reviews
- pratik
- u1J
Battery Backup Problem on asus zenfone poor battery backup & sound quality i hate asus zenfone 5
- thinker
- rAT
any ZF5 user can tell me, how is its 1 battery backup.
2 high quality games can be played swiftly or not.
2 camera quality compared to MICROMAX CANVAS 2.2
- sachin
- fCx
What this Asus , what made you to, not putting USB OTG support option(usb on the go), Even you have given this feature to Asus zen fine 4, which cost 4k less than this, Even xolo, motor g, Sony Xperia m companies given this USB OTG support option. I hope you will provide USB OTG support option in KITKAT UPDATE, why I am saying this because, even BRAND MOTO G has not given otg support in JELLYBEAN(4.3) But after update to KITKAT , MOTO G supported USB OTG option. So don't upset ASUS ZENFONE 5 customers, Thanks you.
- Madhu
- Gct
ss, 19 Jul 2014nothing wrong What do you mean by nothing wrong?? Now it;s not even getting switched on.. Its a dead phone now..
- AnonD-204192
- u7K
AnonD-285085, 19 Jul 2014Hi in zen 5 can anyone tell when 3g turns on its shows H or H+ ?????/its shows h when hsdpa and show h+ on hsupa/hspa
- AnonD-285085
- vwj
Hi in zen 5 can anyone tell when 3g turns on its shows H or H+ ?????/
- AnonD-285085
- vwj
Hi in zen 5 can anyone tell when 3g turns on its shows H or H+ ?????/
- AnonD-204192
- u7K
AnonD-285085, 19 Jul 2014My zenphone 5 2g is working fine but when i connect to 3g its very pooor its not even giving m... moreyou can watch my zenfone 5 speed test upload on youtube in 3g and 2g mode you can check link http://youtu.be/OxZ_0333Fpg
- AnonD-204192
- u7K
[deleted post]i am getting around 4 Mbps download speed and 3 Mbps upload in speed test average in Vodafone delhi.
- AnonD-285085
- vwj
My zenphone 5 2g is working fine but when i connect to 3g its very pooor its not even giving me 15kb/s speed m getting H Symbol but its very very pooor speed..
- AnonD-279813
- PW9
AnonD-285085, 19 Jul 2014My zenphone 5 2g is working fine but when i connect to 3g its very pooor its not even giving m... moreWith so low speed something is wrong either with your phone or with the network.
When you are in area with perfect signal, what speed do you get?
If you use another phone with your SIM on same network, what speed do you get?
Trying to find out whether it's network or phone problem.
If another phone isn't any better, and speed improves with signal, it's likely operator's problem. Also note that many operators only cap speed but that doesn't mean they give you anywhere near what they are promising.
Download Speedtest app from Ookla. It's a freebie and give it a shot.
I never tested mine on the old FW, but on the new FW the speed is right where it should be, and about 10-15% higher than Samsung Galaxy Note II on same network (alas different number). Best results are after 1 am, worst results are about 5-9 pm.
There is an area which is heavily populated, and whenever I go there, my speed (on any phone) is not much better than what you get. It's not about signal, but the telecom simply having inadequate backbone to feed that many users.
- AnonD-279813
- PW9
IceCold98, 19 Jul 2014How about the fb problem? I'm concermed to biy this phone. There was one specific version of firmware (which my phone came with) that affected FaceBook version 11. It crashed when starting up.
Issue came to ears of Asus who recommended a way to install previous version 10, which worked perfectly.
A week or so after that, Asus released new firmware that addresses the issue, and allows FB 11 to work normally.
- AnonD-279813
- PW9
AnonD-284722, 19 Jul 2014The sim use to work perfect in my sony live with walkman.
I think may coz in new delhi 3g n... moreWhen signal is weak, speed could drop significantly.
I have tested mine and it consistently works in about 7-8 mbps down, 3-4 mbps up on 3G (TrueMove-H). However I am right next to tower... about 5-10m from it... Which is great for signal, and even better for getting cancer...
- AnonD-285085
- vwj
My zenphone 5 2g is working fine but when i connect to 3g its very pooor its not even giving me 15kb/s speed m getting H Symbol but its very very pooor speed..
- IceCold98
- vV5
AnonD-281066, 07 Jul 2014Is a good budget smartphone. I'm a Malaysian, so I bought this in Malaysia. This phone Won't g... moreHow about the fb problem? I'm concermed to biy this phone.
- AnonD-279813
- PW9
AnonD-284722, 19 Jul 2014I feel i should not upgrade the firmware listening to u
All looks negative about the update.
... moreHonestly - I didn't check what version mine came with when I got it, but on that everything except Facebook worked perfectly.
After upgrade, Facebook worked, but I noticed several small glitches, that are mildly annoying.
But the good part is that Asus is coming out with patches when they hear of issues, so I am sure that they will continue to do so in the future.
So my take - if FB is the only thing that's not working for you - load FB 10 and enable the apps from other sources than PlayStore (google for instructions), and stay on firmware you have.
If you have a firmware with lots of troubles, and don't mind notification light not working (still works for charging but not for missed SMS, calls, etc.) and occasional black icons over live wallpaper (using black smoke wallpaper and sometimes, so far 2x in 2 weeks all the icons were just black boxes) which requires reboot to fix - upgrade it.
The second SIM issue happened on reboot only, first few times after upgrade of firmware, after that never happened again. Turning SIM off and on in settings resolved issue then, but it hasn't happened since, so it's hard to say what caused it.
So decision is yours, this is just my opinion.
- AnonD-285085
- vwj
My zenphone 5 2g is working fine but when i connect to 3g its very pooor its not even giving me 15kb/s speed m getting H Symbol but its very very pooor speed..
- AnonD-284722
- U@b
AnonD-279813, 19 Jul 2014What frequency is your mobile operator using for 3G?
This phone supports 800, 900, 1800 and... moreThe sim use to work perfect in my sony live with walkman.
I think may coz in new delhi 3g network is.not that good
Right now i am using 3g without any issues
But in the corners where the 3g network drops to 1-2bars it switches to 2g.
Then i have to manually search the network and select airtel 3g
- AnonD-284722
- U@b
AnonD-279813, 19 Jul 2014First thing - go to settings, Dual SIM settings, and disable and re-enable the SIM 2 slot.
... moreI feel i should not upgrade the firmware listening to u
All looks negative about the update.
Should i or should i wait
- AnonD-279813
- PW9
ven, 18 Jul 2014I have taken asus zenfone 5 last week, not able to connect to internet using mobile network. p... moreWhat frequency is your mobile operator using for 3G?
This phone supports 800, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz for 2G (EDGE) and 850, 900, 1900 and 2100 MHz for 3G.
There are some countries that use 800 or 1800 MHz for 3G, that won't work.
So first thing - try to switch 3G data off, to switch to 2G. If you can use it, that could mean that your operator's frequency is unsupported.
If that doesn't work, try to check if your SIM works on another phone for internet. If it does, try to go to your operator's site, and find out what the number to dial, APN, username and password are.
Often when you buy phone from operator, this is pre-set in it, but when you buy from elsewhere, this needs to be done manually.
What you could also do is take phone with SIM to your telecom's shop and ask them to set it up.
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