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Although it was a mid-range priced, I had a LG Nexus 4 which had a glass back. I enjoyed using that phone for a long time, but I always felt it was a bit heavy for its size and had to be kept inside a TPU case. I am currently upgrading from an Asus Zenfone 2 and was considering the Zenfone 3...

Yes the processor and memory differences are probably enough for most people to chose the regular 7 for $100 more. But I do find other advantages besides the savings that may make it more desirable to me personally: includes FM radio (I sometimes listen to FM while out exercising without data...

The Zenfone 3 lineup is very confusing. It would help the consumer if they adopted a simpler and more intuitive naming policy. For instance here in US I see listed on their website: ZenFone 3 Laser (ZC551KL) with 5.5 inch screen and snapdragon 430 ZenFone 3 ‏(ZE520KL)‏ with 5.2 inch screen...

Beyond vanity I would love to understand the dynamics of how plastic became synonymous with inferior case material? I have read review after review over the years and it is taken as an obvious statement of fact that any phone with a plastic back is cheap, inferior, not drool worthy. That one...

Yes and No. I purchased the ZF2 Intel model with lots of storage with the expectation of using it as my primary communication device for two years. But 9 months later the wifi interface started disappearing and has gotten so bad that after 1+ year of usage that it barely works long enough to...

Having a better and flexible interface to control the TV and entertainment system would be nice, so IR blaster support would be much appreciated. Though I have seen that offered on phones so infrequently that I have ceased to think about it. During the hurricane outage I found my old thumb...

After doing some preliminary research and thinking that I would purchase an Axon 7, I was stopped cold by lack of FM Radio support. Why does Axon and other relatively high end smartphones not include this basic functionality? I might assume it is due to cost, except that the less powerful Moto...

Should switch from wearing boxers to briefs. (sorry I couldn't resist :))

Thanks for the tip, but appears that the links are no longer working. I cannot post the link, but if you google search for: ZenFone_2_ZE551ML helpdesk_manual the first link will be an Asus web page that appears to provide the same PDF document in 16 different languages.

Re: should I buy asus zenfone 2 or not I don't know if the ZF2 is much worse or better at surviving drops than the average smartphone, but a lot depends on what part lands first. Sometimes we are just unlucky :-(. I hope you will have better luck with your next phone!

ggt1 - I noticed your comment in the thread about alternate keyboards, but posting a follow up here to continue the discussion about stock Nexus 4 (kitkat) vs Zenfone 2 (lollipop) keyboards. Below is a side-by-side photo where I was trying to align the top of the qwerty line to highlight the...

ggt1 - Sorry to hear about your wet Nexus 4. Some follow up to your comments: * "when typing I seem to hit the home key in error when going for the space key" - I had same thing happen a few times when I first used the phone. The default keyboards of each device have a slightly different...

Agreed. I used my Zenphone as a wifi only device for a few days - making voip calls, watching youtube videos, using google maps, email, etc; before installing a SIM.

I received an OS update notice after 7pm EDT Sunday, July 19. I accepted the update and have not noticed anything negative/positive about running it. Build number was: LRX21V.WW-ASUS_Z00A-2.19.40............lots more

This is not meant to be a comprehensive review, just providing my opinions after using the device for a couple of weeks. My focus is to comment relative to some of the biggest concerns and criticisms that I read about before purchasing my Zenphone 2. I spent more than 9 hours reading and...