Weekly poll results: the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra does not spark joy

31 March 2024
Where is the small phone, Asus? Most people are interested in either a small Zenfone 11 or another flagship altogether. 

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  • 19 Nov 2024

Russel, 27 Apr 2024What made zenfone 10 attractive was that they were the only... moreXperia 5 series exists.

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    • 19 Nov 2024

    Asus had carved out a niche for its Zenfone series long before ZenFone 8-10.
    And the ones that fans liked the most were 6, 7 and 8 Flip.
    As for small premium flagship phones with relatively large batteries and 3.5mm headphone jacks, the best were Sony's Xperia 5 series. While it lacked software customization options, it has SD card slots, even up today.
    ZenFone series since the small compacts were ruin by lacked of SD slots, and they still hasn't returned in ZF11 Ultra.
    Jokers.

      I regretted not buying a compact Zenfone 8 and unlocking the bootloader for installing LineageOS before Asus made it impossible. If I had known prior, I would have bought one with 16 GB of RAM. I would have been set for life, or at least a decade.

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        • 27 Apr 2024

        What made zenfone 10 attractive was that they were the only ones to provide a true flagship that could fit into my small hands..
        I also love using my old sennheiser in ear headphones rather than any wireless headphones/tws/neckband..

          loko, 02 Apr 2024 I dont want compact. I was very happy to see they finally ... moreZenfone 8 series had compact and large models, so it should be the best of both worlds. It makes me question why ASUS didn't make a large version of Zenfone 9 and Zenfone 10.

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            • 02 Apr 2024

            YUKI93, 02 Apr 2024ASUS better launch the well-known compact Zenfone to comple... more I dont want compact. I was very happy to see they finally came out with large size and 3.5 jack.

            but lack of updates and locked bootloader makes it unappealing to me.

              ASUS better launch the well-known compact Zenfone to complement the larger Zenfone, as they did with the Zenfone 8 series.

                i miss the headphone jack a lot, but i won't get this phone if i'm also getting lower pixel density and less software support than the competition. mid phone

                  loko, 01 Apr 2024I still don't understand how you math it. Oneplus 1... moreWhat I meant that Nothing has 3 os updates and 4 years of security updates compared to 4 os updates and 5 years of security updates.

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                    • 01 Apr 2024

                    justasmile, 01 Apr 2024Please read that again. Shorter 'by' one year, no... moreI still don't understand how you math it.
                    Oneplus 12 is 4 years major, 5 security
                    assu is 2 years major, 4 security

                    you maybe looking at security updates? and I'm looking at major Android version updates?
                    it's -2 years of major and -1 security - there - do you agree?

                      We want the small one and the old Asus with pop up camera.
                      This new phone is just "another one"

                        dt031sin, 01 Apr 2024TchWhat? And even with this, you can't deny the A55 is still overpriced.

                          justasmile, 31 Mar 2024Shorter by 1 year from the 5 years of updates doesn't ... moreTch

                            Maximate, 31 Mar 2024Also, is the watch good? I mean comparing it to samsung wat... moreYou should pay slightly more and get a Redmi Watch 4. The software is miles ahead. No calculator, but okay.

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                              • 01 Apr 2024

                              Flip camera not even mentioned was the only reason I was happy to buy more from Asus, I wanted it to keep getting better

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                                • 01 Apr 2024

                                This unfortunately isn't exactly surprising. At £820 it has to do better than simply existing as one of the vanishingly few options with a headphone jack. Samsung, Apple, OnePlus and Google all exist at this price point and all of them have better displays and better software support, and I can't exactly blame anyone for thinking they'd just make do with Bluetooth or a dongle at that point.

                                People will just use this as blatant evidence nobody cares about the 3.5mm port anymore, which is outright false, it's just nobody cares about average phones like this one.

                                  loko, 31 Mar 2024Its not 1 year. Onepus is 4 years major and 5 security. Sam... morePlease read that again. Shorter 'by' one year, not 'at'.

                                    I am surprised.
                                    Yes its not the best flagship out there but far from worst.

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                                      • 31 Mar 2024

                                      justasmile, 31 Mar 2024Shorter by 1 year from the 5 years of updates doesn't ... moreIts not 1 year. Onepus is 4 years major and 5 security. Samsung and google are 7 years of updates.

                                      I would consider Asus if it would at least match oneplus

                                        I did miss that one, looks likespecs and looks of non ultra phone tho. No wonder.

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