Asus Zenfone 4 and ROG Phone likely to remain on Oreo
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- vbetts
- r$h
- 30 Oct 2019
You know people are complaining that this won't get any new features, but the phone and software itself have pretty much most features you'd find in a modern device now, and if it's not baked into it even running non rooted it's very easy to add a good amount of features via play store or emulate them. Oreo is still a supported OS for apps, and as far as an Android release goes it was one of the best ones for many reasons. Anyone that argues that, must not look into performance metrics per Android release. Ask a developer how "great" Android 10's new render changes are.
Fact is this is still a solid device, and updating to a newer OS will not equal to new features or better performance. Some of the half baked updates from the partners have been worse than the original OS shipped on the device. Ask iPhone 5s owners how the last supported version of iOS faired for them. Ask an LG V20 user how new OS updates did for their device. Don't get me started on Galaxy S II system updates.
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- Vonarian
- HIY
- 30 Oct 2019
So, it seems like i have to go for custom ROMs on my ZenFone 4 Pro :(
Asus disappointed me...
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- Anonymous
- g3t
- 30 Oct 2019
joe nodden, 29 Oct 2019It's not bad, still leaves a bit to be desired though. Alth... moreI like it's video capabilities and during its launch, even after a year or so there were no phones providing that wide angle lens.
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- Zho
- skr
- 30 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2019Does it really matter? I mean most people would've upgraded... moreAre you serious man? It's a one year old device!!! Came out with outdated software at the time of release. Lol
- joe nodden
- jpa
- 29 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2019The camera on that is still good enough today, isn't it? It's not bad, still leaves a bit to be desired though. Although maybe I just have too high standards because I've barely found any (even new) phones that can beat the V30 in low light in the GSMArena photo sample test. Probably just a limitation of phones in general.
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- Anonymous
- g3t
- 29 Oct 2019
joe nodden, 29 Oct 2019Jeez, and I thought LG was terrible for waiting so long to ... moreThe camera on that is still good enough today, isn't it?
- joe nodden
- IbI
- 29 Oct 2019
Jeez, and I thought LG was terrible for waiting so long to deliver pie on the 2 year old V30. Asus is the worst.
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- Anonymous
- g3t
- 29 Oct 2019
Just having a beer, 29 Oct 2019Yes, you can use the phones for that long as long as they d... moreUnless a team of hackers specifically target you with the bug present on your OS with outdated security updates, you are good. Again all these security updates are overrated. Most devices work just fine. Never heard of someone losing something valuable coz they had outdated security updates.
Most of the features on next version of OS can be had with a few tweaks and third party apps. In fact most Android features on newer versions were integrated into the OS from other skins like MIUI and Oxygen OS or lineage OS.
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- antmiu2
- Pcx
- 29 Oct 2019
Im reading all your comments and I have to say I purchased a Zenfone 5z this year and software updates have been great so far (im on 9.0).
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- Anonymous
- g3t
- 29 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2019Yes, it is a BIG deal. If it weren't then you'd have to buy... moreYes latest updates on iOS to give you features that existed on 5 Android years back.
Most flagships these days have a 2 year cycle before we start to see drastical change in the tech inside.
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- Anonymous
- IVM
- 29 Oct 2019
Most people said Samsung is worst in terms of updates yet Asus with their flagship does not even get 2 major updates whereas Samsung flagships got two major updates and the S7 edge what I heard are still getting security updates till now.
And that does not include all Samsung mid and low range phones last year also getting updates to Pie.
What a shame really.
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- MaailAsif
- Ru0
- 29 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2019Does it really matter? I mean most people would've upgraded... moreLol . We are talking about a mobile phone that cost us 1250$ . It was outdated on release as pie had already come out . One year later we still on oreo . No pie and android 10 is out .
And no everyone doesnt buy a new phone every year
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- MaailAsif
- Ru0
- 29 Oct 2019
I own an ROG one . And ill tell you . The hardware aint worth it . As the software is BS. #BoycottASUS . They lied to us ! Pie was promised for Jan this year
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- Anonymous
- ShL
- 29 Oct 2019
I was bitten by Asus when I bought their ZF3 2 years ago. They are so bad with their software that they can even screw the bluetooth up. It was the only phone I ever had that cannot connect to my car, and their solution? Tell me to change my car!
Well, screw them! And now I just laugh at anyone who is stupid enough to pay Asus any money.
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- Anonymous
- MgH
- 29 Oct 2019
i agree, this is very bad move from asus.... and probably ROG2 will suffer the same destiny - no updates....
first i was impressed by ROG2 specs but this is definitely why i will never think about buying asus.
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- Anonymous
- PA7
- 29 Oct 2019
Heading xda there is plenty OS, chinese phones just the same, at least hardware capable
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- Just having a beer
- 3Ja
- 29 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2019Yes, it is a BIG deal. If it weren't then you'd have to buy... moreYes, you can use the phones for that long as long as they don't have any issues. But new features aren't always available on the older devices.. As of new OS version update - I appreciate receiving it, but more important is security updates. Those should be provided for years
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- 29 Oct 2019
This is why I hate Android phones. The updating is an absolute fucking joke. Even Android One scheme with "guaranteed 2 years of updates" is pretty sad meaning you'll only get 1 major update and that's it. Meanwhile iPhone 4 is getting security update because of some time issues because it's so frigging old. 9 freaking years old phone and apparently people are still using it enough that Apple give a damn updating it still. Any Android vendor would just laugh at you... Just epecting any update on that old Android of any kind would be an absolute miracle.
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- Anonymous
- Y7u
- 29 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2019Does it really matter? I mean most people would've upgraded... moreAnd this is why Android's fragmentation problem will never be solved.