Zenfone 2 First Impressions/First Question

[anon(5316299)]

And that's with the 4GB version, right? Man, I can get that kinda battery outta my S3... with airplane mode on. I'm really looking forward to this phone.

Yep... all good I think.

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[TOTtomdora]

Yep... all good I think.

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Although now I'm curious. What's the battery life like with Wi-Fi and/or cellular off?

 

[n_dominique]

So, so far seems like they fixed the battery problem?

 

[anon(5316299)]

Not exactly. 2 hours and 15 minutes off charger. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off, NFC and location on.

I would rather not disable Google now... it's part of what I love about Android.

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[RichieHD]

I tried to make a new thread for this but it needs moderator approval (?). Here is the good news...

Zenfone 2 has been rooted!
ASUS Zenfone 2 Pre-Root system.Img ~ Asus Zenfone Blog News, Tips, Tutorial, Download and ROM

Pre-rooted stock rom:
[ROM] Pre-root system.img | Asus ZenFone 2 | XDA Forums

Credit: shakalaca on XDA

This is awesome! Oh, the possibilities!

 

[kissdafloor]

i heard something about a memory leak in android 5.0 that hits the battery

 

[AceofZeroz]

I tried to make a new thread for this but it needs moderator approval (?). Here is the good news...

Zenfone 2 has been rooted!

Credit: shakalaca on XDA

This is awesome! Oh, the possibilities!

Indeed, it's always the first yet most exciting step to the epicness we can experience with any new device! Coupled with the fact Asus is practically pushing for dev support and all Zf2 models will become monsters with custom roms and kernels!

i heard something about a memory leak in android 5.0 that hits the battery

Yup, it's currently affecting all devices still on 5.0 which has seemingly been "fixed" in especially 5.1(.1?). When the release cycle for the phone is complete by the beginning of Q3, then we can hopefully expect either a 5.0.2 upgrade, or if possible a bump all the way to 5.1.x.

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[jpr]

i heard something about a memory leak in android 5.0 that hits the battery

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Yup, it's currently affecting all devices still on 5.0 which has seemingly been "fixed" in especially 5.1(.1?). When the release cycle for the phone is complete by the beginning of Q3, then we can hopefully expect either a 5.0.2 upgrade, or if possible a bump all the way to 5.1.x.

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I have a Note 3 running 5.0 and definitely no mem leak or battery drain. 5.0 runs wonderfully on it - it was like getting a brand new upgraded phone when I updated to 5.0. Don't have the Zenfone 2 yet to know if it's a problem on this phone but the memory leak is not a universal problem with 5.0. Nexus devices seem to be the ones primarily suffering this.

 

[AceofZeroz]

I have a Note 3 running 5.0 and definitely no mem leak or battery drain. 5.0 runs wonderfully on it - it was like getting a brand new upgraded phone when I updated to 5.0. Don't have the Zenfone 2 yet to know if it's a problem on this phone but the memory leak is not a universal problem with 5.0. Nexus devices seem to be the ones primarily suffering this.

Hmm, you're right about that. I jumped the gun again by saying 'all', definitely not every device but at least in the Zenfone 2 ZE551ml models, it was very evident when they couldn't even go into deep sleep before the latest update. Until I have enough hands-on usage with mine when it arrives, I can't say as much as I'd like haha.

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[jpr]

Hmm, you're right about that. I jumped the gun again by saying 'all', definitely not every device but at least in the Zenfone 2 ZE551ml models, it was very evident when they couldn't even go into deep sleep before the latest update. Until I have enough hands-on usage with mine when it arrives, I can't say as much as I'd like haha.

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I saw in another thread you said you got a 2GB model. What processor does that have? Are you expecting it this week?

 

[AceofZeroz]

I saw in another thread you said you got a 2GB model. What processor does that have? Are you expecting it this week?

It has the Z3560 1.8GHz intel quad core processor, similar to the ZE550ML except for having NFC and 32GB rom. I honestly can't say when I'll get it, but I'd personally want it before the end of next week before I start to get really busy with work.

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[RichieHD]

Not exactly. 2 hours and 15 minutes off charger. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off, NFC and location on.

I would rather not disable Google now... it's part of what I love about Android.

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I'm willing to turn it off for slightly better battery. The only thing I use it for most days is for the weather and since ZenUI has a nice lock screen weather widget, I probably don't need it on.