Asus Smartphones

[Moglakos]

Do you guys have any idea how good or bad are the asus smartphones??? 

 

Do you owe one? Do they have good software or it's full of ads and bloatware?

 

I'm might buy Asus Zenfone Max, i don't care a lot about how fast it is (so don't bother suggest me a faster phone) i care more about battery life (if you have any phone that has a good battery life feel free to tell me tho) and this smartphone has heck a lot. I have an Xperia Mini pro x10 and after 5 years usage it's about to leave me so I'm searching to find his successors. I don't really like surfing on my phone (even tho i have 10GB) i just listening music (about 3-4 hours per day) and playing games (about 2-3 hours per day and nothing special sudoku and other mind games). As you can see i'm not a hardcore user, i just use my phone about 5-7 hours per day, and i want a phone that can last about double that, i hate to charge my phone everyday!

 

Waiting for your answers and i hope you owe an Asus phone and not making something out cause you are haters/fanboys.

 

Edit: I'm willing to pay no more than 200€.

[Aytex]

I've got a zenfone 2, thats rooted+custom rom Cyanogenmod

Feel free to ask questions

[mrgooglegeek]

From what i have heard, they are ok, but not the best for what you pay. Personally I am a nexus 6p owner and I give 10/10 would recommend. 

[Moglakos]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

I've got a zenfone 2, thats rooted+custom rom Cyanogenmod

Feel free to ask questions

what do you mean rooted? i saw that a lot around other forums and i don't get it? They also say that you losing warranty by doing that. 

[Aytex]

2 minutes ago, Moglakos said:

what do you mean rooted? i saw that a lot around other forums and i don't get it? They also say that you losing warranty by doing that. 

Rooted means having root access to a phone

For example, seeing a tree you see the tree trunk and everything above it

when its rooted, you can see the roots as well and have control of the WHOLE tree and not just the trunk+branches

 

Once rooted you can install custom ROM's that allow you to fully customize your phone as long as get stock android/latest android that the communinity has built and more battery life

[Moglakos]

1 minute ago, mrgooglegeek said:

From what i have heard, they are ok, but not the best for what you pay. Personally I am a nexus 6p owner and I give 10/10 would recommend. 

almost double the budget i'm willing to pay for my phone...

 

also every person i know their Xperia phone last for 1-2 years mine last 5... 

[Moglakos]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

Rooted means having root access to a phone

For example, seeing a tree you see the tree trunk and everything above it

when its rooted, you can see the roots as well and have control of the WHOLE tree and not just the trunk+branches

how much does root costs? or i can do it myself via software?

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, Moglakos said:

how much does root costs? or i can do it myself via software?

You do it yourself, free using cmd prompt and a few .dll files

Just youtube some tutorials, and you will be set, free custom ROM's over at XDA-Developers's Zenfone ZOOM

[mrgooglegeek]

1 minute ago, Moglakos said:

how much does root costs? or i can do it myself via software?

For the price this phone will get the job done. Root is free, and there are many tutorials on the internet (XDA) on how to do it

[Aytex]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/

this is your best bet for any more questions on rooting/custom roms

 

[Moglakos]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

You do it yourself, free using cmd prompt and a few .dll files

Ok... last question: Is their software so crap? Do you they have pre-installed ads/bloatware?

 

I mean if i don;t want to root or i'm lazy how much do i "loose" of it's performance?

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, Moglakos said:

Ok... last question: Is their software so crap? Do you they have pre-installed ads/bloatware?

 

I mean if i don;t want to root or i'm lazy how much do i "loose" of it's performance?

You don't loose that much preformance honestly, though cyanogenmod GREATLY increases the abttery life In my opinion

yea it comes with bloatware you can easialy disable it though

 

@TheKDub uses a non rooted phone, hes still on stock ZenUI

[mrgooglegeek]

Just now, Moglakos said:

Ok... last question: Is their software so crap? Do you they have pre-installed ads/bloatware?

 

I mean if i don;t want to root or i'm lazy how much do i "loose" of it's performance?

Its not terrible, but many people prefer the cleaner UI of stock android to the zenUI that is used on asus phones

[Moglakos]

Ok guys thanks a lot for your answers... I'm really gratefull...

 

I can now buy my zenfone Max worried free

 

Thanks a lot for your help and i might do the root as well will see how much it will disturbe me the bloatware

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, Moglakos said:

Ok guys thanks a lot for your answers... I'm really gratefull...

 

I can now buy my zenfone Max worried free

 

Thanks a lot for your help and i might do the root as well will see how much it will disturbe me the bloatware

Rooting/unlocking bootloader takes 10-20 mins at the most

very easy

[dizmo]

They're good phones for the money.

Have you considered the Sony Z3 Compact? That one, and I think even the Z3 are quite cheap on eBay from a few sellers.

I've been considering picking up one myself.

[Moglakos]

5 minutes ago, dizmo said:

They're good phones for the money.

Have you considered the Sony Z3 Compact? That one, and I think even the Z3 are quite cheap on eBay from a few sellers.

I've been considering picking up one myself.

Nah it won't last as much as i want its battery...

[Mew]

Keep in mind there's more to battery life than the battery capacity- take the 6s and se for example. They both deliver battery life as good or better than the competition despite a much smaller battery all due to efficiency. 

[Prabhjot singh]

4 hours ago, Moglakos said:

Do you guys have any idea how good or bad are the asus smartphones??? 

 

Do you owe one? Do they have good software or it's full of ads and bloatware?

 

I'm might buy Asus Zenfone Max, i don't care a lot about how fast it is (so don't bother suggest me a faster phone) i care more about battery life (if you have any phone that has a good battery life feel free to tell me tho) and this smartphone has heck a lot. I have an Xperia Mini pro x10 and after 5 years usage it's about to leave me so I'm searching to find his successors. I don't really like surfing on my phone (even tho i have 10GB) i just listening music (about 3-4 hours per day) and playing games (about 2-3 hours per day and nothing special sudoku and other mind games). As you can see i'm not a hardcore user, i just use my phone about 5-7 hours per day, and i want a phone that can last about double that, i hate to charge my phone everyday!

 

Waiting for your answers and i hope you owe an Asus phone and not making something out cause you are haters/fanboys.

 

Edit: I'm willing to pay no more than 200€.

 

[TheKDub]

Just a note on the zenfone 2, android 6.0 is currently in testing for it, and hopefully will be released by the end of the month, if not early next month.

[dizmo]

On 2016-05-06 at 6:36 AM, Moglakos said:

Nah it won't last as much as i want its battery...

The Z3 Compact? You're kidding. It has pretty much the best battery of any phone.