Asus Zenfone 10 review

29 June 2023


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  • Anonymous
  • n1h
  • 30 Jun 2023

"The 120Hz mode will maintain the nominal refresh rate when you interact with the phone but will switch down to 60Hz when idling. If you're under a certain brightness threshold, there will be no downswitching, regardless of battery mode."
This is the problem. Why not just downswitch in regardless of brightness? Refresh rate behaviour is very poor in ZenFones. There's nothing automatic about auto mode, it just drops to 60hz in every app, i.e. when not in SystemUI. Whereas, in auto mode, we expect it to drop 60hz when not interacting and shoot upto 90hz/120hz when a touch is detected. Asus UI is developed by incompetent people and is plagued with bugs here and there that aren't found even in cheap Pocophones.

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    • 3aD
    • 30 Jun 2023

    The S23 is a far, far superior package.

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      • Anonymous
      • j}r
      • 29 Jun 2023

      AnonD-1067213, 29 Jun 2023I will buy this one over other smartphones (BECAUSE OF THE ... moreYeah, the Venn diagram of small(ish) flagships and flagships with headphone jacks has the Zenfone in the overlap, and nothing else. I'm glad they've stuck with it for a second year, and hope for many more.

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        • Anonymous
        • gJ1
        • 29 Jun 2023

        I have to agree with the general opinion here. Last year, the Zenfone 9 could make sense especially in countries where it's main competition was the Exynos S22, which was kind of a mess. None of this apply here, and Asus has even lost their edge on speakers. Given there isn't any mention of vibration or haptics anywhere, I trust the motor is either the same as last year or worse. And while the Zenfone 9 might seem like an appealing option, there is no mention of it benefiting of the recent support extention promise, meaning it has probably a year left of security updates at best.
        I was hesitating between Zenfone 10 and ROG Phone 7, now my preference clearly goes to the later. And again, only considering it over the ROG 6 due to it having many more security updates left.

          Lazerr, 29 Jun 2023No AF on UW and front camera, still using garbage IMX 766 m... more"Garbage IMX 766 sensor"? The IMX 766 is an awesome sensor.

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            • Digitalguy
            • S0w
            • 29 Jun 2023

            Pretty disappointed with the upgrade. Very minimal. But Z9 is not an option as software support is basically over at this point. Glad I got a S23 as a successor to my S10e. But I will be missing the S10e side mounted fingerprint reader. The Z10 could have been so much better if the reduced the bezels, improved the cameras and gave longer software support

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              • Anonymous
              • 0p}
              • 29 Jun 2023

              Congrats Asus for making cam perform worse than previous.
              Zen9 was already bad at it, now someone there decides to samsungnize it.

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                • L2ga
                • 84G
                • 29 Jun 2023

                No on screen finger print

                  Chaos X 1982, 29 Jun 2023Well, it's the single most important thing for any ele... moreWhat do you need it for exactly

                    rosesarerosie, 29 Jun 2023You definitely should, since you are obsessed with SD cards lmaoWell, it's the single most important thing for any electronic device,

                      Chaos X 1982, 29 Jun 2023In that case I will get 10V.You definitely should, since you are obsessed with SD cards lmao

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                        • 0CN
                        • 29 Jun 2023

                        Mr. Anonymous, 29 Jun 2023Lovely phone. Nice selection of colors, great battery life,... moreIf you really want to pay more for a worse device, go ahead! The smarter ones are getting S23.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • r$K
                          • 29 Jun 2023

                          Expandable storage would've made this an insta buy for me. Maybe if the 512gb model is cheap.

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                            • Dany
                            • IbF
                            • 29 Jun 2023

                            Nothing special
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                            No e-sim

                              Lovely phone. Nice selection of colors, great battery life, compact size and 4 years of security updates.
                              I might go for it instead of S23 or pixel 8.

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                                • AnonD-1067213
                                • CbG
                                • 29 Jun 2023

                                [deleted post]I will buy this one over other smartphones (BECAUSE OF THE HEADPHONE JACK). Don't know about other people.

                                  kek, 29 Jun 2023Well, there it goes. I guess this will make the Zenfone ... moreIf you can still find a Zenfone 9 at lowered price, then its definitely worth considering. In my country once a new model is launched, Asus usually phase out the older model almost immediately.

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                                    • AnonD-1067213
                                    • CbG
                                    • 29 Jun 2023

                                    I'm surprised seeing the benchmark performances... Camera is also quite good. A full package in a small form-factor!

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                                      • JE$
                                      • 29 Jun 2023

                                      Hemedans, 29 Jun 2023I have s20 with latest android and i dont feel any Slugish,... moreI have the S10+ and its still very fast. I also compared the new S23+ with my old phone like how fast they are opening calendar, galery, message app and my old phone is a bit faster due to reduced animation speed. I didnt buy the S23+ due to bananagate, otherwise Galaxy series is a great purchase.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 0p}
                                        • 29 Jun 2023

                                        Chaos X 1982, 29 Jun 2023In that case I will get 10V.Zen10 is €800.
                                        5v is €1000.

                                        Ignore that fake account to troll.