Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014) MORE PICTURES

Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014)

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  • ahmed fathi
  • Tr3
  • 05 Oct 2014

I really like it and i didn't face any problems except battery is losing power so fast and charging fast too
I only want to make sure that battery is not in bad condition before i ask for changing the device it's giving me 4 hours of using plus 5 hours stand by mode
That's mean i should recharge the battery every 9 hours ...... I have Nokia XL which giving me 18 hours before charging ...... So 9 hours of asus this the normal or I have problem with the battery

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    • Gravel
    • Xu@
    • 05 Oct 2014

    after kitkat the performance is not smooth enough.
    all transition effects r very..
    anyone or everyone??

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      • AnonD-191884
      • KAe
      • 05 Oct 2014

      Replaced my sim and put a new sim after reset.Luckily I now have access to APN settings but still no mobile data.The H' sign with two blank up and down arrows flashes continuously in regular intervals.But they are not static and disappears immediately after they appear.Help anyone.

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        • AnonD-292829
        • t}f
        • 05 Oct 2014

        After updgrade to Kitkat,yet to have a conclusion on the battery life,but
        1.Better font and UI .
        2.Certainly Wifi got a some issue - It was keep on forgetting the network.Finally I switched on 2 options like "Wifi sleeping policy " and Avoid ppor connections (even though I am sitting 1m from the router).

        3.There is a black screen appears on the incoming call .Phone keeps ringing ,but the screen is black!!.
        More later.

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          • josemon
          • Hkt
          • 05 Oct 2014

          The smart view "s view" does not work using flipcover after the updation to kitkat

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            • Gravel
            • Xu@
            • 05 Oct 2014

            people,after kitkat update
            the fm radio app too is misbehaving,having to go non functional(ie no sound)but the rest part of app functioning well(which is not worth!).
            usually occurs when phone left on standby.
            pls help
            ??

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              • AnonD-314939
              • 2S8
              • 05 Oct 2014

              Vow to much of my relief i discovered that location repirting was running on GPS instead of battery saving mode.stopped that and now i hope battery and heating problem might go away.lol

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                • AnonD-314939
                • 2S8
                • 05 Oct 2014

                Seems asus has cheated us after reading tomazz comments on intel atom processor.If they knew it is not optimised than why not snapdragon.After kitkat battery is droping very very fast.Fix it soon or migrate us back to jellybean or replace our phones.
                I wonder that in this advanced technological era companies like asus/apple cant design a phone flawlessly

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                  • amit jain
                  • 2S8
                  • 05 Oct 2014

                  AnonD-279813, 05 Oct 2014I must agree that although standby time has improved somewh... morePhone is not fast as compared to jellybean rather lags and battery is a very big issue.Phone heats a lot,if intel processor has this problem than why asus used it in our phones.Why not snapdragon? Seems we are cheated.Asus should immediately give us a fix or replace phone.

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                    • AnonD-279813
                    • sGx
                    • 05 Oct 2014

                    confused211, 05 Oct 2014hi i want to copy an excerpt or line of the book im reading... moreSome books are copy protected. That function is controlled by the app.

                    Kindle app for example does not allow copying of any contents. Not even on a computer.

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                      • krish
                      • ijh
                      • 05 Oct 2014

                      AnonD-279813, 05 Oct 2014Go to PlayStore and download Zen Camera.tomzz sir,
                      http://www.mega-networks.asia/...18_40_10.zip
                      this one with 674.21 mb???
                      also help me to improve battery performance.. eagerly waiting for your reply..

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                        • AnonD-279813
                        • sGx
                        • 05 Oct 2014

                        krish, 04 Oct 2014http://www.mega-networks.asia/ZenFone/ZenFone5_WW_Firmware/... moreThe file on the link is the last full OS update for JellyBean.

                        Now about battery it's like this:

                        KitKat offers a longer IDLE time.
                        Jelly Bean offers a longer USAGE time.

                        The IDLE time improvement is between 15-20%.

                        The USAGE time degradation would depend on what you do. In my usage pattern, I have not seen any, but other people saw significant drop in battery life.

                        Therefore - make your choice of whether you wish to run JB or KK.

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                          • AnonD-279813
                          • sGx
                          • 05 Oct 2014

                          AnonD-315665, 05 Oct 2014Tomazz, it regards with my memopad ME172V. Please help me t... moreGo to PlayStore and download Zen Camera.

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                            • AnonD-279813
                            • sGx
                            • 05 Oct 2014

                            AnonD-314791, 05 Oct 2014Hey Thanks for your help bro. Im using kitkat and it fin... moreI must agree that although standby time has improved somewhat with KitKat, the usage battery time hasn't.

                            So I went to ask my contacts about it, and they flatly blamed Google for it, and said that Google is working on a fix, but has not yet been released to them, but when it is, they will implement it into future firmware versions.

                            It also seems from amateurish tests, that CPU still can't switch whole core off when idle, both are still active, although it does look like some parts of the cores can be put to sleep. That is obviously disappointing and it is not sure whether this is Google's oversight or whether this is a limitation of the Atom platform for mobile.

                            So in essence - standby idle times were improved by the ability to turn some of the CPU functions off, squeezing about 15% longer standby time out of the battery used by Atom CPU. However when working, optimisations went towards speed rather than power consumption, making phone much snappier than in JB (not like it was slow in JB), but power consumption seems to have been secondary concern.

                            That this is Atom issue has now also been confirmed in a head-to-head comparison with A500KL in 3G. The phones are identical except for the GPU (which is much faster in A501CG) and the CPU (Atom 1.6 GHz dual core vs. Snapdragon 400, 1.2 GHz quad core).

                            Both running 4.4.2, the A500KL battery life is over 40% longer than that of A501CG. In 4G though, the battery life of LTE version is still very poor.

                            This would make only one short term solution - getting a snap-on power bank, if battery life is insufficient.

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                              • AnonD-279813
                              • sGx
                              • 05 Oct 2014

                              AnonD-314939, 05 Oct 2014Dear Tomazz thanks for your concern,i am facing a lot of pr... moreI am sorry to hear of your issues and I am sure that the Asus team will help resolve them.

                              Unfortunately it will not help to reload the same version of the firmware, as unless the phone was rooted, it would not see it as a newer version and as such would not install it automatically.

                              So no, reloading 800 MB file would not help.

                              What might help - but do that after sending the logs - is to reload the firmware from recovery partition.

                              How to do that:

                              - first of all make sure to backup your phone to gmail account
                              - now turn the phone off and wait 10 seconds
                              - simultaneously press power and volume down buttons and hold them until phone turns on and a "DOS" lookalike shows up on the screen
                              - press volume up to confirm that you want to run recovery mode
                              - choose full system recovery
                              - let it finish
                              - phone will restart to a stock latest version of the firmware, like if you just took it out of the box
                              - now restore your gmail account and redownload your apps


                              If that does not help, do NOT upgrade OTA to the next KitKat, but instead wait a couple of days until full 2.20 version is posted on Asus website, then load that one manually, as it will overwrite complete system you have now.


                              There are other ways but they are more likely to cause more troubles than they resolve, and as such I do better not list them here.

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                                • jainbull
                                • Hkt
                                • 05 Oct 2014

                                AnonD-314939, 05 Oct 2014Dear Tomazz thanks for your concern,i am facing a lot of pr... moreI dont know how to root and have a non rooted phone.Just while typing these messages to you battery has fallen down from 58% to 31%.Need urgent updates from asus or is there anyway u can help

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                                  • adjsl
                                  • U27
                                  • 05 Oct 2014

                                  AnonD-279813, 04 Oct 2014Interesting. I do not have issue 1. There is no black sc... moreAgreed. Till date i have'nt face any problem. No screen lock ,no heating, no hang, no blank screen after call even i have loaded subway surfer. no any difference feel during gaming.

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                                    • AnonD-314939
                                    • Hkt
                                    • 05 Oct 2014

                                    AnonD-279813, 04 Oct 2014Interesting. I do not have issue 1. There is no black sc... moreDear Tomazz thanks for your concern,i am facing a lot of problems after kitkat update.I bought this phone on 29 th July and was facing no problem till kitkat update.I had updated all versions of jelly bean2 regularly,before kitkat i have updated stability update of 20 MB and immediately after that kitkat update of 449 mb.
                                    Never faced any issues on jellybean,i have written to zenui@asus.com for faulty incall ui,they have promptly replied and will send log tool on monday to diagnose the problem.
                                    Phone feels very hot even while i am messaging you,what can i do now?Shld i download kitkat update again through asus website of 800 mb or wait for asus to respond? battery detail shows 35% is consumed by android os.

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                                      • AnonD-314791
                                      • rKP
                                      • 05 Oct 2014

                                      AnonD-279813, 04 Oct 2014Interesting. I do not have issue 1. There is no black sc... moreHey
                                      Thanks for your help bro.
                                      Im using kitkat and it finally it feels like..atleast for a short period of time ive got the latest android os 😉


                                      Everything is fine. But just one concern. Can u please give tips to improve battery life.. as the phone drains a lot even in 2g mode. Ive already installed Greenify. 😢
                                      It works even if the phone's not rooted.

                                      Can u give proper tips to improve my battery life.
                                      And i know it sucks to use battery saver apps and automatic task killers.

                                      Please respond.
                                      I neeeeeed battery backup.

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                                        • AnonD-315665
                                        • v0q
                                        • 05 Oct 2014

                                        Tomazz, it regards with my memopad ME172V. Please help me to restore my camera? I think i accidentally uninstalled it.

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