this has been a persistent issue among many users that already have the device. The solution is not that simple and we spoke many times with ASUS for resolution. cheers.
I don't think that the battery drain is that bad as he claims. I mean he have over 4 hours of on-screen time. That at least decent. Better than the S6.
The Philippine Entertainment at mga kahulugan na may mga bagay bagay at pangyayari at iba ang kanilang anak at sa iba pa na ang lahat na lang sa akin na hindi siya nag sex ng Tsina ang reporma ng isang babae ay may sariling bahay
P//MBECH I did that on my Nokia (was filming the solar eclipse a few weeks ago), I got a dark building and a bright sun. Adjusted some lighting settings and the picture was different.
We need: 1. Buttery smooth UI experience of iPhone 2. The great Lumia camera & the ease of iPhone cam 3. The build quality of LG & HTC One 4. Ruggedness of Sony 5. Stock non-laggy experience of Moto 6. The boom sound of HTC 7. The user freedom of Cyanogen 8. 720p display to avoid battery drain 9. Rotatable camera like Gionee / Oppo 10. The slim experience of Gionee / Vivo 11. Battery of Lumia/Moto/Sony When will somebody come up with such a gr8 model ???? :-)
Do yourself a favor if you consider buying this phone, take your money and buy anything else. I have owned for over a year and 4 months its been in repairs due to its unreliable battery.
Just got my Zenfone2 yesterday and this thing ROCKS (smaller version $199). Everything on it is first class. The audio is the best I've heard with earbuds. The screen is high def. The only gripe is 4G reception...shows one bar but runs fast. Probably my location and lack of T Mobile towers. Straight Talk has just upped data amount from 3GB to 5GB. I'm in heaven.
+Robert Sampler so its been 3 months for u using this phone ryt? how's the performance now right at this moment? im actually planning on purchasing this phone (the 2 gb ram version)
It's been working great. Small hiccups that get fixed with updates. Great screen, great photos. It does bog down a bit with 50 apps on it. I'd suggest the bigger version if you like tons of apps. Great audio quality.
Riley Jones OPO has almost no user support service. Any issue with phone and you might as well send it back to China. While Asus world wide known company with service and support in many countries. Also OPO had official delivery only for 15 countries like for over a year. These are main reasons I kinda quit on OPO. You could also check some other phones like Huawei ascend g7. As for price ATM 4gb with 32 gb and full HD model it was 299 euros and after release promo 349. For US prices are ussaly same or lower in $
"iPhone 6" we are looking at a $200 Phone here, and it still beat the shit out of iphone 5s :) gadgets.ndtv.com/asus-zenfone-2-2264-vs-apple-iphone-5s-1028
Nope, overall Zen2 Won, and if you look at the price differences, Zen2 Give the best deal for your bucks, i'm not saying that it's the Best android phone out there, i'm saying that zen2 is the best Budget phone you can get at the moment
Bro! It said thaf overall score was less! Are you blind? And ill say it again, its a 2 year old flagship. Plus, the 5s is pretty cheap right now and once the 6s comes out it will be cheaper! Your statements are invalid.
I've using this beast for almost 8 months now and it is indeed a beast for power users, it handles multi-tasking so fluidly, and latest firmware updates from ASUS have resolved the battery drain issues a lot... I'd strongly recommend for this budget phone....
I was unsure to buy Zenfone 2, 4GB Ram because of the battery & various issue's i heard & read. After using, I'm very very happy with it. About the Camera, I think it's very good at this range at least my experience was very good. I hope ASUS brings more spectacular phone with interesting stuff & work on the battery (though even after heavy use, i didn't face any problem whatsoever with the battery).
+Shahzaman Shawon Thanks for the detailed review buddy. My S3 is dying on me and I need a replacement. After reading this I'll probably place my purchase soon.
+kittylovermybut i pass my s3 to my son and just bought zenfone 1 week ago.Initially had problem with the shape and bigger size compare to s3 but now i just love it .Amazing performance and trust me its worth for the price.
Ninena Mohamed Already had Zenfone 2 for a week man. Was totally worth it. Way too much bloat ware though. I switched to a Cyanogen Mod, very stable and no bloatware!
kittylovermybut i wanted to root but then i manage to disable most of the bloatwares so just continue with stock untill i get bored then switch to custom rom .Is it easy to root ?u used the quickroot?
Arjit Mehra its the only way to survive with the phone.. root>remove bloat> mod the phone. p.s. im a fan of stock and the closest thing to stock ive on my phone is nova launcher prime
+Bahamutus I dont have that issue. I'm at work for 10hours and I use it playing pandora and emailing workers all day and I come back and its usually around the 45-60% battery life left. No issues here on that. Just the wifi issues that I'm having with this damn thing. Other people on forms are all talking about it with no fix to the issue
I have been using the Zenfone 2 for over 3 years now and it is still running strong. Has dropped it over 10 times during the three years but nothing has broke, this thing is also a tank!
OK. Ima shut up now. I think this blew the Nexus 6 and Galaxy S6 out the effin water! Just worried about that bloatware and battery performance and wish it was at least 5.8-6.0 inches in screen size. Overall its a killer flagship. Just has a mid range price. Shame on Asus that they haven't gotten a US announce price. Err! But Sammy know what time it is. But once again it probably won't receive the 5.1 Android update for a while. Also is that launcher on the play store? I'm done now.
Idk what made me come back here... I owned this phone and it was one of my most favorite devices ever. I was on such a small budget and it was A powerhouse enough for me anyway. Now I have a Samsung Galaxy fold 3 arriving soon and I can't believe how far I've come from a basic budget smartphone like this to top of the line instead. Man I do miss it though.
Lmao I am still using Zenfone 2 as my daily main phone, for 7 years now. It is like new. I expect I will get at least a decade out of it. Zero reason to upgrade. Instead, I bought Steam Deck :)
I have seen a lot of review videos of this phone which i would love to buy...but your video was a class apart...you have the best review video on this phone...I am happily subscribing to your channel...Keep up the good camera work and effective examinations ..
Ryan Frizell Asus has interchangeable back covers for the Zenfone 2 , additionally this would help alleviate costs when it comes to repairs as accessibility to the phone's components is much easier compared to a unibody/sealed encasement.
There's another variant of Zenfone 2 with 2GB RAM that is only with HD screen instead of FHD, model number ZE550ML. People need to be aware of that when buying a Zenfone 2 with 2GB RAM. The variant with FHD screen has the model number of ZE551ML instead.
I just got this phone since a month ago and the only few things that i personally dont like are the screen , because it doesnt have too much visibility when u are outside in the sun , and the speakers which arent that good , but i have to say that this phone comes with a pair of beast asus earphones that are really great , u can feel the bass and things like that . The camera is great in lowlight mode and the photos at day are bright and the colors are like real colors. Another thing i have to say that it fully charges in like 1.5 hours or even less and the battery drained in like 5 hours when playing games like asphalt 8 constantly . Sorry for my bad english but this phone is the best budget phone u can get in terms of performance and photos.
This is not an editors choice? Come on! But for Samsung’s and HTC's flagships by default an editors choice phones. This is one of the best smartphones that came out this year. Price to performance ratio is top notch.
Can't wait to get zenfone 2. Though I hope the battery issue gets resolved soon. Im a zenfone 5 user and i absolutely love my phone. Wouldn't mind having an upgraded version of the same brand again. :)
Finally... 😉 I like the phone very much, to the point that I purchased one as soon as it popped up on eGlobal Central website. Unfortunately then I got a message saying that the model I wanted (4gb ram) was out of stock. That was a week ago and I'm still waiting for an update to when it is going to be back so I can get it. It's very hard to get at the moment in the UK. The top model with 4gb of ram and 64GB of storage space is either out of stock or completely absent from retailers. Thanks for that review anyway. I was waiting for it from Android Authority cause I trust you guys and I like your work. That ease, that allowed you jump between games with no lag or even stutter is great.
Got the ZenFone 2. Rooted it. Installed viper4android now speaker sounds 100% better. Also for those having brightness issues. Go into the splendid app and turn on vivid and move the color temperature slider all the way to the left and turn off auto brightness. As there seems to be an issue with it in.
I still have my Asus Zenfone 2 with me,it could get left out or just even phased out from the market after 2 or even 1 year.And it's price even got it cheaper already,this phone only shined out for a little while because of the name and brand it's carrying and said first phone in 2015 to have 4GB's of RAM.Now in 2016,It's phased out from several retail exports in some countrys,my guess is that the technology it has isn't beefy anymore,they messed up with the processor it has,It could have still lived a little on export retail markets if it weren't running on Intel Atom,it would've had if it were running on some Snapdragon chip.Material too is a reason,plastic type integrity on phones is slowly fading out every year since metal and glass types are slowly taking over.Still a good phone,a quick fading legend though...
Battery is fine. Actually I never used it with the stock Rom. As soon as I got the phone the first thing I did was flash cm13. I only bought it because it has support for this rom. :)
The shape of Zenfone 2 is quite similar to nexus 6, and the volume rocker at the back gives it a LG G series feel... I loved the device...and with such affordable price and killer specs, I think it is going to compete directly with any flagship coming out this year... 1080p is far better than quad HD if it can provide more SOT... Hope this issue gets resolved sooner than later... Thinking about either this or the up and coming nexus 2015 😁
I've been pretty happy with mine. Still running 5.0, but after a few system updates from ASUS, the battery is acting like it should; getting me through the day.
It's really dumb that companies announce these awesome phones when they're not even available for sale. What's the point? By the time they come out months later, people moved on or bought something else. Worse, it gives the other companies chance to catch on
Looks like I finally found the successor to the amazing LG G2, it's got more horsepower, good battery life, larger screen and the most important feature the double tap knock on/off.
I bought one for my mom, I am a Iphone user and i got to tell you, this phone is way better than my crappy iphone 5s. the only problem w this phone is the battery. but over all i give it 5 out 5 stars
Thanks for the review. Like early rumors suggested, I was really hoping ASUS would release a 5" model with premium specs. As much as I'm salivating over this phone, I just can't wrap my mind (or fingers) around the idea of a 5.5". Oh well, maybe next year.
Well I guess honor 7 is better! People complain about battery drain a lot because of lollipop OS is not updated in this phone, Asus don't fix the bugs from the OS, apparently this zenfone 2 have a lot of problems and bugs, some people even mention after some time the phone start to have problems with the screen to. And also the marshmallow update is horrible according with many users from the phone, many of them need to go back to lollipop again because of that.
Before this I was thinking about getting a Moto G but now, I think I'm sold to Asus. I'd like to try their ZenUI for a change and if I don't like it o can just throw in Nova Launcher and I'll be happy. On the hardware side of things I'm impressed. And then the price is phenomenal. Can't wait to get my hands on one!
I found a review of Zenfone2 camera both rear and front cam. Oh my god it is tact sharp! Details are very accurate. The low-light mode is superb. It must be of how you to take the photo. The photos on this review are blurry. Very blurry. It is because the one took it does not have steady hands. Even if you have the most expensive camera if you have shaky hands it's useless! I'll provide the link once i found the actual camera files of the Zen2.
Its good to buy this because it is durable,one day i drop my phone and i cracked the screen almost all of it except where the joystick in games are placed and i drop it 3 times again and no cracks and scratches were added...
I watched many reviews and decided to buy this, but it didn't turn out the way i expected. Face May Problems like Screen freezing while calling, double tap not working, sim 1 showing "not installed", keeping loosing mobile network, and latest one is speaker problem. Watching review of new mobile is helpful for specification and compering but if you want to make decision for buying any mobile than always ask person who is already using it, I mean buy after 2-3 months of release date. Don't get over excited and buy on flash Sell. Another thing is if one model of particular company is good, it does not guarantee that higher model will be even better.
Did they fix the problem with the battery ? I'm thinking of geting an Asus Zenfone 2 next week and would love to know about it's cons and pros from someone who's been using it as a daily device
You never learn... Battery drain from Android OS? Wifi scanning in background OFF! First thing to do when you get a phone.
this has been a persistent issue among many users that already have the device. The solution is not that simple and we spoke many times with ASUS for resolution. cheers.
ast5515 Which exact setting are you referring to?
Android Authority battery drain common with the first gen zenfones, majority of it is due to the OS itself/ zenui.
***** fuck 3-4 times a day!!!!!a day?
I don't think that the battery drain is that bad as he claims. I mean he have over 4 hours of on-screen time. That at least decent. Better than the S6.
6:45, who takes a photo like that directly in the sun. No wonder the building was dark. This is normal behavior for a camera.
P//MBECH +1
P//MBECH agains the light :D
3165dwayne It was with HDR
The Philippine Entertainment at mga kahulugan na may mga bagay bagay at pangyayari at iba ang kanilang anak at sa iba pa na ang lahat na lang sa akin na hindi siya nag sex ng Tsina ang reporma ng isang babae ay may sariling bahay
P//MBECH I did that on my Nokia (was filming the solar eclipse a few weeks ago), I got a dark building and a bright sun. Adjusted some lighting settings and the picture was different.
We need:
1. Buttery smooth UI experience of iPhone
2. The great Lumia camera & the ease of iPhone cam
3. The build quality of LG & HTC One
4. Ruggedness of Sony
5. Stock non-laggy experience of Moto
6. The boom sound of HTC
7. The user freedom of Cyanogen
8. 720p display to avoid battery drain
9. Rotatable camera like Gionee / Oppo
10. The slim experience of Gionee / Vivo
11. Battery of Lumia/Moto/Sony
When will somebody come up with such a gr8 model ???? :-)
suhas a Apple has.
No, stock Android UI experience
suhas a You itself make and ping......every products has its own flaws bro
So u better open u r own company
suhas a Suhas i totally agree. We need an android/apple integration. lol
Very impressive! Waiting for the zen phone 2 zoom review! Awesome phone!
Do yourself a favor if you consider buying this phone, take your money and buy anything else. I have owned for over a year and 4 months its been in repairs due to its unreliable battery.
LOL, good joke😁😁
Dont listen to this guy. I have the Zenfone 2, been using it for over 3 years now and it is still going strong
*Asus Zenfone 2 review* goo.gl/1QZ3mE
Thanks Android Authority I'm really interested in buying this phone because of the giant battery!
Great review. But bias judgement.
Android Authority ASUS = Ace - Us , not uh-soos.
Hey, the first smartphone with 4GB of ram was Xiaomi Mi Note Pro :P
Still waiting for a U.S. release date....
Just got my Zenfone2 yesterday and this thing ROCKS (smaller version $199). Everything on it is first class. The audio is the best I've heard with earbuds. The screen is high def. The only gripe is 4G reception...shows one bar but runs fast. Probably my location and lack of T Mobile towers. Straight Talk has just upped data amount from 3GB to 5GB. I'm in heaven.
Robert Sampler BTW I love the rounded back and buttons at top and back instead of sides. No more picking up phone and accidentally hitting buttons.
+Robert Sampler so its been 3 months for u using this phone ryt? how's the performance now right at this moment? im actually planning on purchasing this phone (the 2 gb ram version)
It's been working great. Small hiccups that get fixed with updates. Great screen, great photos. It does bog down a bit with 50 apps on it. I'd suggest the bigger version if you like tons of apps. Great audio quality.
200 dollars?!?!?!?!?!?? Holy crap! I i was about to get the OPO, but now.... I think I'm getting this one! This is too good a deal!
Riley Jones that's for the 2gb ram version the 4gb ram is estimated to be 299.99 for the 16gb
Riley Jones OPO has almost no user support service. Any issue with phone and you might as well send it back to China. While Asus world wide known company with service and support in many countries.
Also OPO had official delivery only for 15 countries like for over a year.
These are main reasons I kinda quit on OPO.
You could also check some other phones like Huawei ascend g7.
As for price ATM 4gb with 32 gb and full HD model it was 299 euros and after release promo 349. For US prices are ussaly same or lower in $
MrFrosts thanks for the info
It's 2019 and im still using it! It's very durable and can play free fire on it…
Athan marshymellows is it lag when play games?
Still better than any iPhone
"iPhone 6" we are looking at a $200 Phone here, and it still beat the shit out of iphone 5s :)
gadgets.ndtv.com/asus-zenfone-2-2264-vs-apple-iphone-5s-1028
Looks to me like the ip 5s won. Plus the 5s is 2 yrs old..
Nope, overall Zen2 Won, and if you look at the price differences, Zen2 Give the best deal for your bucks, i'm not saying that it's the Best android phone out there, i'm saying that zen2 is the best Budget phone you can get at the moment
Bro! It said thaf overall score was less! Are you blind? And ill say it again, its a 2 year old flagship. Plus, the 5s is pretty cheap right now and once the 6s comes out it will be cheaper! Your statements are invalid.
(0_0) Wait, i'm not wearing my glasses
Easier for one handed use? We all know what thats for hue hue hue >;)
Zak, G! Fap,Fap,Fap
Zak, G! I never use my phone with two hands
What's hue hue hue
Stephen Rundle the way how brazillian laugh
***** oh okay thank you thought it was some item or something
I've using this beast for almost 8 months now and it is indeed a beast for power users, it handles multi-tasking so fluidly, and latest firmware updates from ASUS have resolved the battery drain issues a lot... I'd strongly recommend for this budget phone....
I was unsure to buy Zenfone 2, 4GB Ram because of the battery & various issue's i heard & read.
After using, I'm very very happy with it.
About the Camera, I think it's very good at this range at least my experience was very good.
I hope ASUS brings more spectacular phone with interesting stuff & work on the battery (though even after heavy use, i didn't face any problem whatsoever with the battery).
+Shahzaman Shawon Thanks for the detailed review buddy. My S3 is dying on me and I need a replacement. After reading this I'll probably place my purchase soon.
+kittylovermybut I hope you have fun with Zenfone 2 as I am.
+kittylovermybut i pass my s3 to my son and just bought zenfone 1 week ago.Initially had problem with the shape and bigger size compare to s3 but now i just love it .Amazing performance and trust me its worth for the price.
Ninena Mohamed Already had Zenfone 2 for a week man. Was totally worth it. Way too much bloat ware though. I switched to a Cyanogen Mod, very stable and no bloatware!
kittylovermybut i wanted to root but then i manage to disable most of the bloatwares so just continue with stock untill i get bored then switch to custom rom .Is it easy to root ?u used the quickroot?
Love the scenes with the screen cap overlaid with shots of you using the phone, very artistic and informative style for the video
If only it had stock Android and On-Sceen nav buttons. *SIGH*. Seems like a pretty decent phone for the price, though.
Arjit Mehra i've on screen buttons on my zenfone :P #rooted
***** yeah.
Prasad Shriram haha, but still, would've preferred it to have it without root.
Arjit Mehra its the only way to survive with the phone.. root>remove bloat> mod the phone. p.s. im a fan of stock and the closest thing to stock ive on my phone is nova launcher prime
Prasad Shriram haha, true.
Dude, you're right here in KC! I recognized the plaza there. I didnt expect to find a review by someone who is right down the street from me.
Its like a Nexus phone without the Nexus branding. Bang for the buck.
Not really
not at all.
Mine is coming to Oregon! Few more days and it will be on my for step!
Holy shit asus makes phones? it's gotta be beast and be able to play heavy phone games on 60fps I mean IT IS asus we are talking about.
Lanh, the quality (production, content, etc) of your reviews has improved significantly over the past couple of months. Keep it up!
I'm actually watching this video in the same phone 😂 #ZenfoneUserHere
Toky Tazwar phone any good?
+Gabriel Rodda Yup👍👌
Toky Tazwar me too.
i have an rooted zen 2 and its fokin fast as fuk
same
I have this phone for 3 years now, this was the best budget phone back then, still works perfectly for me lol
Dont buy this phone, i bought it and regret that now.
Why?
+Shy. Battery runs out really quickly, and cant play pokemon go on intel based processors.
So you are not recommending us to buy this phone because we can't play pokemon go on it?
+WessTech No, that was a joke.
What do you mean can't play Pokemon go on Intel processors??
Hey!I'm a user of ASUS and I love ASUS♡
Very nice and fast smartphone, but such low battery life killes every single one of it's advantages.
+Bahamutus du u have one
+Chase Meyermann Yes
Blame it on Lollipop
+Bahamutus I dont have that issue. I'm at work for 10hours and I use it playing pandora and emailing workers all day and I come back and its usually around the 45-60% battery life left. No issues here on that. Just the wifi issues that I'm having with this damn thing. Other people on forms are all talking about it with no fix to the issue
mine is doing fine, it took two days to completely drain it with my cellular data on sometimes wifi. the key to it is just managing your apps.
at last it's out ! waiting for zenfone 2 review from Android authority for so long
This phone looks like a LG G3 of China
ferovenarkiko kuchiki LG G3 looks like a ASUS Zeenbook series laptop!
ASUS Zenbook looks like a fucking MacBook Pro!
EpicManAbid a mac book looks like a potato
so all of them looks like a potato
barookqtr123 iPhone is a patato
your reviews are getting better and better, ***** .
regards
I am watching this on my ZenFone 2
I have been using the Zenfone 2 for over 3 years now and it is still running strong. Has dropped it over 10 times during the three years but nothing has broke, this thing is also a tank!
OK. Ima shut up now. I think this blew the Nexus 6 and Galaxy S6 out the effin water! Just worried about that bloatware and battery performance and wish it was at least 5.8-6.0 inches in screen size. Overall its a killer flagship. Just has a mid range price. Shame on Asus that they haven't gotten a US announce price. Err! But Sammy know what time it is. But once again it probably won't receive the 5.1 Android update for a while. Also is that launcher on the play store? I'm done now.
Best review I've seen from you guys and seriously, one of the best laid out and executed reviews. Keep. It. Up!
s6 are the best phone on the market anyway. but the combination of 4GB RAM and a 22nm chip is pretty good
Andrey Kuzin watch this Galaxy S6 vs ZenFone 2 4GB RAM FPS Benchmark Test ruclips.net/video/i1GbfgaLHtI/видео.html
S6 have a quad hd display. it means more pixels to power up. S6 anyway has the most powerful prosessor
thats also the reason why iphone 6 is very powerful, it has lower pixel density than the most smartphones on the market
Andrey Kuzin you want to see S6 Edge vs ZenFone 2 4GB RAM battling it out the FPS benchmark? ruclips.net/video/i1GbfgaLHtI/видео.html
Andrey Kuzin better check the price before comparing it.
So the battery drain on the 4gb ram version is real. Was looking forward for the review from android authority. Good review as usual
So, this or the OneTouch Idol 3?
I'm wondering this aswell
***** 1080P screen, SD 615 octa-core processor?
***** Thank you!
***** Battery life is horrid though so, yes, "power users".
***** Also, I doubt the ZF2 will receive dev-support at all >.>
Idk what made me come back here... I owned this phone and it was one of my most favorite devices ever. I was on such a small budget and it was A powerhouse enough for me anyway. Now I have a Samsung Galaxy fold 3 arriving soon and I can't believe how far I've come from a basic budget smartphone like this to top of the line instead. Man I do miss it though.
Same for me, I have some good memories with this device
Lmao I am still using Zenfone 2 as my daily main phone, for 7 years now. It is like new. I expect I will get at least a decade out of it. Zero reason to upgrade. Instead, I bought Steam Deck :)
Still daily driver for me
i have a crappy review of this phone on my channel lol uploaded it awhile back
AbandonedTeddy lol, no matter how crappy it was, i always appreciate your fast review
evin version so cute :o !
Very nice video. I see a lot of improvement in the last months. Keep up the good work! :)
Why no test for the GPS ? It sucks on the 1st-gen .
Melvin Chong you want to see a lot of tests on this device, go to my channel you will see tons!
Melvin Chong hey , i use zf5 and it works very well.
***** Good for you then. The ZenFone 6 has poor GPS and it is a well-known fact in the Taiwanese Asus forum.
Melvin Chong watch this video and you tell me if the GPS on the Asus still sucks ruclips.net/video/ud7uaMQcOAU/видео.html
Melvin Chong Try this app (requires root) - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fastergps&hl=en Fixed it?
This is the best review out there! Thanks Android Authority, you guys are the best!
What song did you play at the time of the speaker test?
Fire Me toooo
Fire Darude - Sandstorm
The song really sounded like something MitiS would make, but I'm pretty sure it isn't a song of his
Fire it's "Force" by Alan Walker
Andrei Incze Of course...I was assuming Tobu or something.
I have seen a lot of review videos of this phone which i would love to buy...but your video was a class apart...you have the best review video on this phone...I am happily subscribing to your channel...Keep up the good camera work and effective examinations ..
i only had my one plus for a week should i keep it or get this
Keep it
Sell it
XxRAND0MxG4M3RzZ one plus is premium, this is budget.
Vady Both are premium phones for a budget price.
Keep it .
best, non bias review, i have seen. good job.
whos stupid idea was it to make the back removable buttttt you cant remove the battery.... WTF
Ryan Frizell micro SD
Ryan Frizell You can replace different color back cover.
Same goes for the Moto G, One Plus One and a few others.
Ryan Frizell Changing the back plate, the dual sim and micro sd maybe? :P
Ryan Frizell Asus has interchangeable back covers for the Zenfone 2 , additionally this would help alleviate costs when it comes to repairs as accessibility to the phone's components is much easier compared to a unibody/sealed encasement.
Completely non-biased and to-the-point. Amazing review.
Michael Best Brandon Peters Akini James what y'all think? $199 & $299.
Prefer the alcatel one touch Idol 3
Reason being?
The One Touch Idol has better specs for the money than the ZenFone IMO.
Oh cool, will look at it.
Yeah compare them. From displays to SoC to camera. Ah find the Idol packs more for the punch.
There's another variant of Zenfone 2 with 2GB RAM that is only with HD screen instead of FHD, model number ZE550ML. People need to be aware of that when buying a Zenfone 2 with 2GB RAM. The variant with FHD screen has the model number of ZE551ML instead.
So... this is the under 301 club?
Meh.
Great review man! All my doubts covered.
First one to post a full fledged review.
Keep it up Android Authority (Y)
how to pronounce asus? asus or a-sus?
+Angus Dylan Simbulan eysus
anus
+Ryan Bashaw oh!😂😂😂😂😂😂
+Angus Dylan Simbulan Aye suss sounds sooo much cooler that Uh soos(like the guy in the vid)
As a Taiwanese, both are correct, just pick one you like lol
I just got this phone since a month ago and the only few things that i personally dont like are the screen , because it doesnt have too much visibility when u are outside in the sun , and the speakers which arent that good , but i have to say that this phone comes with a pair of beast asus earphones that are really great , u can feel the bass and things like that . The camera is great in lowlight mode and the photos at day are bright and the colors are like real colors. Another thing i have to say that it fully charges in like 1.5 hours or even less and the battery drained in like 5 hours when playing games like asphalt 8 constantly .
Sorry for my bad english but this phone is the best budget phone u can get in terms of performance and photos.
"asooos" Lol
That's how it's pronounced m888
+Jordon Green Nope, it's just normal Asus ... not asoos
The Wise One
No just A like in amen. No need to say "ey" when you have a perfectly normal "A" sound. ASUS. Just how it is.
This is not an editors choice? Come on! But for Samsung’s and HTC's flagships by default an editors choice phones. This is one of the best smartphones that came out this year. Price to performance ratio is top notch.
Ive used it for 3 years and im glad i bought this phone. Replacing it with an lg v30+ thats gonna arrive tomorrow though. Hyped!
Still have this phone still kicking.
Same hereeee, been 3 years
Solid review. I smiled when I saw Roeland Park on the phone. I used to live in Fairway. If it weren't for the bloatware, I'd probably buy this phone.
Wearing a Never Settle T-shirt (OPO) and reviewing a Asus phone.
Nicely done. :D
I have this phone and I absolutely love it.. im in the UK I got it for 200 off of ebay. Great buy. It's quick ,sleek, and the display is fantastic.
That multitasking sold it for me. Thats literally Insane!
Lanh and josh, your videos are just awesome. Keep up the good work.
Can't wait to get zenfone 2. Though I hope the battery issue gets resolved soon.
Im a zenfone 5 user and i absolutely love my phone. Wouldn't mind having an upgraded version of the same brand again. :)
Finally... 😉
I like the phone very much, to the point that I purchased one as soon as it popped up on eGlobal Central website. Unfortunately then I got a message saying that the model I wanted (4gb ram) was out of stock. That was a week ago and I'm still waiting for an update to when it is going to be back so I can get it. It's very hard to get at the moment in the UK. The top model with 4gb of ram and 64GB of storage space is either out of stock or completely absent from retailers. Thanks for that review anyway. I was waiting for it from Android Authority cause I trust you guys and I like your work. That ease, that allowed you jump between games with no lag or even stutter is great.
Got the ZenFone 2. Rooted it. Installed viper4android now speaker sounds 100% better. Also for those having brightness issues. Go into the splendid app and turn on vivid and move the color temperature slider all the way to the left and turn off auto brightness. As there seems to be an issue with it in.
Multitasking with games like those is just incredible, not even a single stutter in between, I salute you Asus.
I still have my Asus Zenfone 2 with me,it could get left out or just even phased out from the market after 2 or even 1 year.And it's price even got it cheaper already,this phone only shined out for a little while because of the name and brand it's carrying and said first phone in 2015 to have 4GB's of RAM.Now in 2016,It's phased out from several retail exports in some countrys,my guess is that the technology it has isn't beefy anymore,they messed up with the processor it has,It could have still lived a little on export retail markets if it weren't running on Intel Atom,it would've had if it were running on some Snapdragon chip.Material too is a reason,plastic type integrity on phones is slowly fading out every year since metal and glass types are slowly taking over.Still a good phone,a quick fading legend though...
This thing is a beast... It blows the OPO away .... Waiting for the first chance to get thing in my country ..
Bought this few days ago and installed cm13. Smooth and bloat free!
Battery is fine. Actually I never used it with the stock Rom. As soon as I got the phone the first thing I did was flash cm13. I only bought it because it has support for this rom. :)
why is the phone arena review of this phone so harsh ? this thing is drop dead amazing...
Lanh, hope you will produce the follow-up vid when Asus fix its battery. thanks for your coverage of Zenfone 2!
This phone still greatly outperforms newer flagship phones. For the price it's pretty hard to argue against.
Superb review as always Mr. Nguyen
The shape of Zenfone 2 is quite similar to nexus 6, and the volume rocker at the back gives it a LG G series feel... I loved the device...and with such affordable price and killer specs, I think it is going to compete directly with any flagship coming out this year... 1080p is far better than quad HD if it can provide more SOT... Hope this issue gets resolved sooner than later... Thinking about either this or the up and coming nexus 2015 😁
I've been pretty happy with mine. Still running 5.0, but after a few system updates from ASUS, the battery is acting like it should; getting me through the day.
It's really dumb that companies announce these awesome phones when they're not even available for sale. What's the point? By the time they come out months later, people moved on or bought something else. Worse, it gives the other companies chance to catch on
Can't wait for this Phone to be available!
I agree with you about this phone and issues, but no bottoms on the sides I think is perfect and really works for me!!! Thanks for the video!
Thanks man, I feel 100% better about my purchase today.
how much you get it for
Great review, man. Thanks!
Finally, someone who knows how to pronounce Asus.
Looks like I finally found the successor to the amazing LG G2, it's got more horsepower, good battery life, larger screen and the most important feature the double tap knock on/off.
This guy and Joshua Vergara are my favorite reviewers at AA but where are they now?
Nice phone, nice video!! What's the game you were playing with the space ships?
I bought one for my mom, I am a Iphone user and i got to tell you, this phone is way better than my crappy iphone 5s. the only problem w this phone is the battery. but over all i give it 5 out 5 stars
I freaking love back buttons...I don't know why they're not on all phones
The thing about 3rd party themes is awesome. I can download and customize each element like icon packs, font, notification drawer and themes :D
Thanks for the review. Like early rumors suggested, I was really hoping ASUS would release a 5" model with premium specs. As much as I'm salivating over this phone, I just can't wrap my mind (or fingers) around the idea of a 5.5". Oh well, maybe next year.
Well I guess honor 7 is better! People complain about battery drain a lot because of lollipop OS is not updated in this phone, Asus don't fix the bugs from the OS, apparently this zenfone 2 have a lot of problems and bugs, some people even mention after some time the phone start to have problems with the screen to. And also the marshmallow update is horrible according with many users from the phone, many of them need to go back to lollipop again because of that.
Well done, sir!
Before this I was thinking about getting a Moto G but now, I think I'm sold to Asus. I'd like to try their ZenUI for a change and if I don't like it o can just throw in Nova Launcher and I'll be happy. On the hardware side of things I'm impressed. And then the price is phenomenal. Can't wait to get my hands on one!
When available, since it hasn't even been shipped yet, PLEASE do a review like this on the Saygus V2! Thanks!
Shout out to that Superman wallpaper, got the same one on my computer
Yay for the double tap option!
The Verge review said it was NOT easy to see the screen in broad daylight. So did a few users in some android forums I visited.
I found a review of Zenfone2 camera both rear and front cam. Oh my god it is tact sharp! Details are very accurate. The low-light mode is superb. It must be of how you to take the photo. The photos on this review are blurry. Very blurry. It is because the one took it does not have steady hands. Even if you have the most expensive camera if you have shaky hands it's useless! I'll provide the link once i found the actual camera files of the Zen2.
The Power! Multitasking
Its good to buy this because it is durable,one day i drop my phone and i cracked the screen almost all of it except where the joystick in games are placed and i drop it 3 times again and no cracks and scratches were added...
I watched many reviews and decided to buy this, but it didn't turn out the way i expected.
Face May Problems like Screen freezing while calling, double tap not working, sim 1 showing "not installed", keeping loosing mobile network, and latest one is speaker problem.
Watching review of new mobile is helpful for specification and compering but if you want to make decision for buying any mobile than always ask person who is already using it, I mean buy after 2-3 months of release date. Don't get over excited and buy on flash Sell. Another thing is if one model of particular company is good, it does not guarantee that higher model will be even better.
still alive and kicking.
is this really the 1st world 4gb ram fone??? if it is Damn! im so proud to have one!
Wow, when I used to own that phone. That shit dialed on me after 5months
Did they fix the problem with the battery ? I'm thinking of geting an Asus Zenfone 2 next week and would love to know about it's cons and pros from someone who's been using it as a daily device