Asus Zenfone 2 review: A balancing act

14 April, 2015
World domination was surely on the mind of at least one top exec over at Asus headquarters, when the crew gathered to outline the Zenfone 2 game plan. The smartphone will be sold globally...

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  • 07 Jun 2015

mj, 06 Jun 2015Hey guys i want to buy a new smartphone plz suggest me eith... moreHtc desire 826 is best mobile phone...

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    • satish
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    • 06 Jun 2015

    Battery is not good...

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      • AnonD-403449
      • KLS
      • 06 Jun 2015

      Please re-test the camera again, after Asus launch firmware update for Camera Quality fix.

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        • 06 Jun 2015

        Hey guys i want to buy a new smartphone plz suggest me either one plus one, xiaomi mi4i or asus zenfone-2 because i had read a review of asus zenfone 2 i found it very bad plz suggest .thanks

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          • Agus Sanjaya
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          • 04 Jun 2015

          Asus Zenfone 2 is suck, cannot support Dual Sim Toolkit.
          For most people sim toolkit is important.
          My Old Phone like Lenovo S820 & imo miracle S89 support Dual Sim Toolkit

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            • AnonD-401608
            • vmE
            • 01 Jun 2015

            I am looking at buying the 32GB/4GB RAM version here in New Zealand but they all seem to have the same chip as the 2GB RAM version (Intel Z3560 @1.8GHz) rather than the Z3580 @2.3GHz. Is it only the 64GB/4GB RAM model (not on sale here) that has the 2.3GHz chip?

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              • 30 May 2015

              Anna, 21 May 2015zenfone 2 ze551ml ram 2gb or mi 4i? Hi.
              if u want good camera and battery back up, it's mi4i. Performance of mi4i for day today use is pretty good. I have both sets. Zenfone2 bit heavy and disappoints on camera front.

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                • serin
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                • 22 May 2015

                DON'T BUY Asus ZenFone ...
                Bad service support
                Bad software update
                Full of bugs
                Recently I buy Asus ZenFone 4.5
                Asus promise give lollipop update for ZenFone Users.
                Still we r waiting for lollipop update .
                All other mobile phone company nw announced lollipop 5.1.1
                Asus now in kitkat. They postpone update for ZenFone... shame you Asus...
                Please don't buy Asus ZenFone

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                  • Anna
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                  • 21 May 2015

                  zenfone 2 ze551ml ram 2gb or mi 4i?

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                    • AnonD-395224
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                    • 20 May 2015

                    Marcel, 19 May 2015Is the bloatware from Asus actually uninstallable, or just ... moreThe bloteware comes from both ASUS and non-ASUS software. Those non-ASUS can be uninstall but not with ASUS. You can only hide it. But trust me you will find that some of the software are very useful.
                    Now that I writing this on chrome on ZenFone, I left with 2.1 gb ram. So yeah maybe you start with slightly more than 2.5 gb ram if you use the auto-start manager where you can disable apps on start-up.

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                      • Marcel
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                      • 19 May 2015

                      AnonD-395224, 19 May 2015just got my hands on the 4gb/64gb version and you know what... moreIs the bloatware from Asus actually uninstallable, or just hideable? An app icon being deleted does not mean the app is. :)

                      Also, how much ram is free with the 4gig version? I heard around 2.5gb is user-allowed, which is one main reason I'm looking at it rather than the 2gb (which would have what, half a gig left?).

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                        • 19 May 2015

                        just got my hands on the 4gb/64gb version and you know what, it worth every penny. good audio quality (from audio technica headphones), good build quality, sharp display, beasty performance and decent camera for a cheap price tag. I was taken by surprise by asus. Some of the bloatware that comes with it can be uninstall easily. Get it!!

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                          • AnonD-396897
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                          • 18 May 2015

                          Asus Zenfone2,Huawei Honor 6,One Plus One,which one is worth to buy?

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                            • rajesh kr. kurre
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                            • 17 May 2015

                            Nice but some lake like should be back cover of metal steel body,w/o micro sim, removable battery of min. 4000mah cap., free power bank 9000mah, soldering free charging jack socket available in mother board can be easily remove while destroy or damage . It must need to built best handset. Plz. Must Consider and apply it. Thanks. make india.

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                              • 16 May 2015

                              Front camera of my zenfone2 is not working, it gives a totally black screen when i try to make it on. Can any body suggest me a solution. Camera is not good of this fone otherwise its a very good fone

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                                • palak
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                                • 16 May 2015

                                Such a great phone
                                good camera great performance
                                Awesome display
                                really it is very good

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                                  • 16 May 2015

                                  freeman70, 16 May 2015I have 4GB/32GB version of the Zenfone 2. One of the best ... moreI emailed them last week and replied that they have no plans on upgrading 5.1 yet. Maybe I should give them suggestion to upgrade the software to 5.1.

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                                    • freeman70
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                                    • 16 May 2015

                                    I have 4GB/32GB version of the Zenfone 2. One of the best units ASUS has ever released. Bit too much bloatware but most of it can be removed with the exception of an add-on for Omlet Chat. So far, I have received 2 updates in the 2 weeks I have had it. The Camera improved quite a lot after one of the updates. The Auto Brightness is a bit dim in certain situations but you can switch it off. It is a great phone for the price. The battery longevity and some light heating issues remain but I think these issues will be resolved when it is updated to Android 5.1. My brother's Note 3 battery life seriously diminished after upgrading to 5.0 from 4.4.2. He also had some stuttering and hanging. My Zenfone 2 has less issues with 5.0 than his Note 3.

                                    Don't let others discount the importance of Android 5.1. I know 5.1.1 is dynamite because my old Galaxy S3 (i9300) is fast and has astounding battery life with the Resurrection Remix 5.1.1 ROM. The Custom Temasek and Resurrections ROMs are so good, I almost considered going back to using the S3 as my daily driver. The big screen and 4 GB RAM of the Zenfone 2 keep me from doing so. If ASUS quickly updates it to 5.1 and resolves most of the current issues, they will have a global hit.

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                                      • Dibyendu Mondal
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                                      • 15 May 2015

                                      Until now I didn't buy it, but I think "ASUS ZENFONE 2" (ZE551ML) is made for young generation

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                                        • 14 May 2015

                                        Marcel, 14 May 2015You might have to wait until the reviews from the Malaysia ... moreI guess I have to wait for a week or two. I also email asus if they going to update their software to 5.1. If they really plan to I confirm going to buy it.