Report: Asus to discontinue Zenfone series
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Aug 2023
Moki, 28 Aug 2023Average Indian child who sucks up to Chinese brands which d... moreYou are still living in the stone age, asking for an SD card slot
It's gone, just like the headphone jack
Camera button was removed long ago
And
Next is volume rocker and then the power button, eventually charging port might be gone as well. What are you gonna do
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- JayRoar
- t7%
- 28 Aug 2023
Lots of fans. Recommendable. But never bought.
Just my opinion. I hope im wrong.
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- Anonymous
- 3Tx
- 28 Aug 2023
Noooooo, our only hope.
Why do people want to round around with bricks in there pockets, especially in summer, I will never get it.
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- sanjay
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- 28 Aug 2023
this is the most confusing series of all the time thank god they stop this non-sense don't know why they were coming up with so many different model numbers in every new series .
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Aug 2023
Anton., 28 Aug 2023They won't always be able to make a living from that, ... moreThey still get money from their smartphone camera department, Samsung phones use their cameras.
And lets not forget their licenses for movie and music industry, gaming (PlayStation), professional cameras and so on.
Compared to LG, Sony has more stuff to lean on if it goes wrong, however I rather wish LG was the one to stay and not Sony in the smartphone market.
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 28 Aug 2023Well. Whoever can afford expensive phones is not going to k... moreBut iphones are cheaper in the US (even considering Euro prices include tax) and from all the people I know from the US, a lot of them (not all) still have that good old American mentality of spending money they don’t have.
In my country most iPhone users keep their phones 2 to 3 years, because that’s the point where the resale value is still very balanced when you sell your old phone.
But there are also people I know that keep their Android/Apple phones for 5 years.
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- Anonymous
- Tqc
- 28 Aug 2023
Very sad news... They were pretty much the only brand with a modern flagship "compact" phone that not only had good battery life but also a headphone jack.
One by one, the more unique phones go away and we're stuck with massive, heavy, bland bricks that all look and feel the same...
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- t78
- 28 Aug 2023
Anton., 28 Aug 2023They won't always be able to make a living from that, ... moreIt was a dum joke but yeah true real
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- Anonymous
- 0vE
- 28 Aug 2023
Moki, 28 Aug 2023Asus didn't leave the Smartphone market.
HTC didn... moreWith how HTC has become we can just assume they are dead.
I mean LG at least stopped making phones before going the miserable route HTC took.
Asus part is true.
As for people claiming Sony is next, they earn enough money elsewhere, and the hardware they put in their phones is also sold to others, their phones (Sony) are niche enough to not make a loss, they barely change anything except for the essentials and like I said the camera tech is also sold to others, so that investment comes back anyhow.
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- Anton.
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- 28 Aug 2023
V1, 28 Aug 2023they just need one good spiderman movie then they make 3 ne... moreThey won't always be able to make a living from that, superhero movies are already on the decline...
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- Anton.
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- 28 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 28 Aug 2023Well. Whoever can afford expensive phones is not going to k... moreObviously, Apple only in some states of the 51 that make up the USA already make profits! Then there is the Latino* market without leaving America. Apple sells millions! year after year, it's something that Android manufacturers dream about
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- t78
- 28 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 28 Aug 2023The Xperia series will be next.they just need one good spiderman movie then they make 3 new models easy
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Aug 2023
Nick Tegrataker, 28 Aug 2023Regardless of the reason behind the "only" 2-year... moreWell. Whoever can afford expensive phones is not going to keep the device for 3-4 years. Just look at comments here. Ppl accept to pay for new phone they do not need just to have latest SoC that is gonna allow them to play genshi 1fps higher than previous phone.
Do not forget, samsung was already the #1 even when S series used to get new android by march/april, while motorola just couple weeks after nexus.
Iphone is the proof. So many users (mainly in USA) get new iphone every year.
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- Nick Tegrataker
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- 28 Aug 2023
potato4k, 28 Aug 2023If all people who claimed it to be a good phone actually bo... moreI considered Zenfones to be "good phones" even though I would've never bought them. On the Zenfone series, ASUS provided a good set of features to pressure bigger names into releasing more compelling/appealing compact flagships, although some of its drawbacks prevented me from actually getting one.
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- Nick Tegrataker
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- 28 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 28 Aug 2023Not “nowadays,” but always.There used to be a time when many (in fact most) Android manufacturers were still providing only up to 2 years of OS updates and people were totally fine with it.
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- Moki
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- 28 Aug 2023
[deleted post]Average Indian child who sucks up to Chinese brands which don't even give SD card options.
Hilarious.
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- Moki
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- 28 Aug 2023
ASket, 28 Aug 2023Well, people here saying "oh no, another one, oh its s... moreAsus didn't leave the Smartphone market.
HTC didn't leave the Smartphone market.
My guy, you are as uneducated as the kids who spammed "oh no another one left"
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- newflesh
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- 28 Aug 2023
If only it costed about €200 less than its Samsung rival it'd be a different story. Most people who wish to buy a compact android phone don't need the latest and the greatest snapdragon chip as they don't play heavy games on it nor do they need super cameras setup. Not everyone needs to compete with iPhone, leave this to Samsung. Well now it's already too late, seemingly