Buying a new phone soon. Tell me about the Zenfone 2

[sashlon]

A while ago I bricked my LG G2. I've been using an old Nokia Lumia while I saved to replace it. I enjoy Windows Phone, but I need Android because I have a Pebble Watch.

The Zenfone 2 is a phone I'm looking at pretty hard. Looks like a great deal for the price. I want to hear from some owners about how happy/unhappy they are with the device.

I have watched a few reviews on YouTube, but there aren't many good ones. I have some questions:

1. Is the audio skipping issue widespread?
2. Is Instagram working (I saw it wasn't for some)?
3. Camera quality?
4. Outdoor screen visibility?
5. With the 32GB model, how much storage does it have out of the box?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts/assistance

 

[Jdane07]

I am in love with mine, and right now my 'superior' note 4 is sitting in my desk. The audio skipping is annoying, but I only listen to music in my car, and it seems to only skip when I have the screen on when music is playing, so not a huge deal to me. Outdoor visibility is acceptable. Nothing compared to the note 4, but I'm able to see the screen perfectly fine. I think I had 25.5gb available out the box.

Oh, and the camera is fine. Again, not as good as my Note, but it's capable of taking great shots. The post-processing algorithm just needs to be worked on via a software update.

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[HiiPower]

If you aren't opposed to it, you could replace the G2 with another G2, the prices are excellent on Amazon and Ebay. But that's besides the point. Good luck with the zenfone

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[nscian12]

Audio skipping is quite frequent unfortunately
Instagram is fine for me (using 4gb ram version)
Camera quality is...well....not the best but passable (remember you're only paying 200-300 dollars)
Outdoor viability is just fine
And you get 64 GB out of the box with the $300 version and I had about 55gb which isn't bad

Other factors: 4gb of ram is wonderful and the processor can be a bit slow for a few seconds on boot but its passable.

I will link my first battery life test below

The screen you may want to tweak the vividness but once you get it right it's pretty good honestly.

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