Asus Zenphone 5 ?

[dddave]

Has anybody here bought the Asus Zenphone 5? Impressions?

 

For the price, less than B6000 at IT City it seems a very impressive package. 2gb ram, 8gb rom with 16 available, micro SD up to 64gb, Dual core Intel Atom processor, 8mp rear camera, 2mp front;  5" Gorilla glass screen (1280X720) and a 2100+ mAh battery.

Most phones with matching specs are in the B9000++ range.  

My GF needs a new phone and this looks very tempting.

 

Anyone looking for a really inexpensive, smaller smartphone should check out the Zenphone 4, also with impressive specs for a B3000 phone.  4" screen.

Apparently there is also a Zenphone 6 "phablet" but I didn't see it on display.

[Kered]

I have the Zenphone 5 and very pleased with it. Very good value and no problems so far. The camera is excellent.

[build6]

How is the battery life? Asus are pretty much the only phones using the Intel chips, right? Have you had any trouble with apps?

[dddave]

How is the battery life? Asus are pretty much the only phones using the Intel chips, right? Have you had any trouble with apps?

After my OP, I found a recent review on TECHSPOT of the Zenphone-5 and it mentioned that some versions of Grand Theft Auto would not run on the Atoms x86 architecture. Not a problem for me.

 

The conclusion of the review was that the Zenphone-5 was great value for the money but it's performance benchmarks did not threaten the top line models.  The camera and battery life got the most criticism.

[casualbiker]

I have the Zenphone 5 and very pleased with it. Very good value and no problems so far. The camera is excellent.

More info about battery life. App problems (if any) thanks

[Kered]

 

I have the Zenphone 5 and very pleased with it. Very good value and no problems so far. The camera is excellent.

More info about battery life. App problems (if any) thanks

 

I use the Zenphone as a tablet as well as a phone as it has an excellent screen. I normally charge it once per day when the battery level is around 25-30%. but if only used as a phone I guess it would have a battery life of 2-3 days very similar to my previous Samsung S3 mini.

No problems have been experienced with any apps so far and the response is very fast. I cannot find fault with it either as a phone or a tablet other than as simply a phone it is rather large but the convenience of having a usable tablet in your pocket compensates. 

[build6]

useful info, thanks! 

[dddave]

FYI, Just noticed that Lazada.Com has the Zenphone-5,  B5995 for the standard version but also an "Imported" version for B4995,  B1000 less.

 

I don't know if there are any real differences...maybe warranty?  The THAI language font is baked into the Android OS so that shouldn't be an issue.  Maybe some Chinese apps?