casualbiker Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) The new Zenfone 2 was launched at CES. It would seem that starting price of $199 .. if that's true WOW! See Asus website : http://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_2_ZE551ML/ Edited January 6, 2015 by casualbiker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Yes looks a great phone, I think $199 is for the 2GB model the 4GB is over $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 That's a good phone. And a great deal even if it costs about $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racyrick Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Where did you get your pricing from? Any ideas of when this will be available in Thailand? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 From the CES presentation, I think the 2g ram, 16 rom/ storage will be $199 launching in March. For 4g ram 64g rom I think it will be $399 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilgoster Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Miaomi Redmi Note 4G looked great outside of Thailand but it can't make it past the border without significant compromise and renaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 review here looks good - http://www.stuff.tv/android/asus-zenfone-2-hands/review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Gotta say that looks extremely impressive! Just a couple of issues I can see (comparing it to the zenfone 5), it's about 5mm wider and also a fair bit heavier with the bigger battery. The width might be an issue as it'd no longer really be comfortable to operate with one hand, whereas the zenfone 5 has turned out to be a very usable size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) just got the wife a zenfone 6 ( she is good with larger things) very pleased. i was going to get a zenfone 2 for myself, but have been looking at the xiaomi range they look impressive. Edited January 20, 2015 by steve187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesekraft Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 xiomi is an extremely impressive company to me, and their phones look top-notch for the price; if you can get them here for the retail price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 xiomi is an extremely impressive company to me, and their phones look top-notch for the price; if you can get them here for the retail price. Yes and no. To much compromise on frequency's for my liking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesekraft Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 xiomi is an extremely impressive company to me, and their phones look top-notch for the price; if you can get them here for the retail price. Yes and no. To much compromise on frequency's for my liking! I am curious, what do you mean? Are you also referring to the minote and the newer models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 xiomi is an extremely impressive company to me, and their phones look top-notch for the price; if you can get them here for the retail price.Yes and no. To much compromise on frequency's for my liking! I am curious, what do you mean? Are you also referring to the minote and the newer models? The frequency's that many xiaomi phones use tend to be China mobile oriented. The new Redmi 2 is a case in point. GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 23G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 4G bands LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) Note no 900 MHz 3g or 2100 MHz 4g. They do change them to match the countries they sell in BUT the number of official countries is still small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Is there any release date here in Thailand ?, looking mid March to buy one for my wife for her birthday, she has said she would be happy with the zenfone 5 maybe the price on the zenfone 5 will drop soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spouse Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 How does this compare to the Zenfone 5 LTE? Looks good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 How does this compare to the Zenfone 5 LTE? Looks good though. About 300% better. As far as I'm aware the Zen 5 LTE doesn't have the LTE frequency for Thailand (band 1, 2100mhz) So if using primarily in Thailand save ya money and get the standard Zen5 or wait for this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Is there any release date here in Thailand ?, looking mid March to buy one for my wife for her birthday, she has said she would be happy with the zenfone 5 maybe the price on the zenfone 5 will drop soon.I think central online have the Zen 5 for 5290bYep here : http://www.central.co.th/p/สมาร์ทโฟน-asus-รุ่น-zenfone-5-สีฟ้า Edited January 26, 2015 by casualbiker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Is there any release date here in Thailand ?, looking mid March to buy one for my wife for her birthday, she has said she would be happy with the zenfone 5 maybe the price on the zenfone 5 will drop soon.I think central online have the Zen 5 for 5290bYep here : http://www.central.co.th/p/สมาร์ทโฟน-asus-รุ่น-zenfone-5-สีฟ้า Yes I noticed they had them for that price go a advert from them a few days ago, might just wait a month and see what happens then buy for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Is there any release date here in Thailand ?, looking mid March to buy one for my wife for her birthday, she has said she would be happy with the zenfone 5 maybe the price on the zenfone 5 will drop soon.I think central online have the Zen 5 for 5290bYep here : http://www.central.co.th/p/สมาร์ทโฟน-asus-รุ่น-zenfone-5-สีฟ้า Unfortunately this is only the older and slower version with the Z2560 processor. Anyone knows if you can get the new version with the Z2580 in any of the bigger branches in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) The version with the faster processor has never been available in Thailand. It's not actually a newer version, just the version that was released in the Chinese and Taiwanese market at the same time which had a slightly better processor. Edited January 27, 2015 by lamyai3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Release date should be 6th January. Since i need a new phone, this looks great. But...where to find in Thailand? I just called Asus Theiland. They have no idea when ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) will be released in Thailand. So, better stay away from Asus. They seems to be even more clueless then Samsung. Edited January 30, 2015 by alocacoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Release date is in March. Dunno where you got 6th January! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Some websites speak about January. Since my Samsung will die soon, i need a new device. Zenfone 5 would be ok for me. I could order it online from 5990THB. Some ideas where i could buy in a shop in Pattaya tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Central are doing it for 5,290 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sounds good. Central Festival? Which shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I saw it on their website : http://www.central.co.th/en/p/สมาร์ทโฟน-asus-รุ่น-zenfone5-สีม่วง Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesekraft Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 will this also be available in Thailand on the release day? If not, how can I get one ASAP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 This weekend is mobile expo Bangkok : www.thailandmobileexpo.com/2015/en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racyrick Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Will this model support 4G from True? They use 2100 and I see in the specs that 21 is not included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 No external storage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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