yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZenFone 2 General] Pehehetri:
android to win10? from what i understood it is the other way and it will be something like windows phone 10 and not the legit pc-like win10... but i might be wrong. ILLUMINATE MY MIND PEOPLE!!!
[ZenFone 2 General] Aceofzeroz:
Hopefully this wasn't already posted yet, but they've done a battery test on the 1.8GHz/2gb ZE551ML in the following link and I'm definitely satisfied with the results.:) http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2015/03/asus-zenfone-2-ze551ml-battery-endurance-test.html:good:
[ZenFone 2 General] istperson:
I hate that site with it's stupid popups. Bit too expensive for the info...
[ZenFone 2 General] TheAtheistOtaku:
found this on amazon....

http://www.amazon.com/New-ASUS-Zenf...id=1426834667&sr=1-47&keywords=asus+zenfone+2
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
4GB RAM version starts shipping in Taiwan from 23/03 so he does not have this phone in stock. BS price.

Wait for official launch in your country to avoid overbilling.
[ZenFone 2 General] piskr:
Actually I just bought the white one on Amazon and there is only one left - the red one. I know that I overpaid it but considering pros and cons I made a move. In fact there is only one con of that decision - the price which seems overwhelming. But then, you can't be sure what the regular resell price will be in the USA or Europe, it is safe to assume that it might be greater than in Taiwan. And US model is the most suitable regarding LTE bands if you travel a lot and you are not tied only to your country. Besides I'll have delivery in the beginning of April, regular delivery of US models will be at the end of April earliest. Asus lately removed announcement about April start up in the USA, probably it faced obstacles and now is rumored that it will initially penetrate America's market by selling through Canadian web traders.
[ZenFone 2 General] dar_zen:
did they make a mistake on phonearena ? the 64bit 2.3GHz Intel Atom procesor has Android 32bit ?
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
Apparently it is not yet 64 bit enabled.

Meanwhile:

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[ZenFone 2 General] Aceofzeroz:
Lmao, I just got here when I started watching that very same video! xD :D It's definitely playing any game thrown at it with ease and that's to be expected from especially the 4gb model.
[ZenFone 2 General] troy5890:
Hopefully they'llhave it come to the USA. I'm just going to wait until the 3rd week of April. Hopefully something will happen by then

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That was some hardcore performance. Can't wait for the Zenfone to come to the USA
[ZenFone 2 General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
Ouch. Why didn't you wait for the actual Taiwan release and then check eBay to see what the prices are imported from the Taiwan sellers? You can get the 2GB/32GB version for about 300 right now. I imagine the 4GB version is going to be around $350 on there once it's actually released.
[ZenFone 2 General] piskr:
I know. I took that into consideration when I decided about purchase. The fact is that I never had a phone which covers all LTE bands and that really disturb me when I traveled. I asked myself how much would I pay for the phone with a lot worst performance which has all necessary LTE bands covered no matter where you are (Iphone, hi end Sony and LG models..). It'd cost me from at least 500 to 800$. Taiwan Zenfon lacks 2 of 3 Euro bands and one of them (7) is also used in Canada and solely in use in some Latin Americas and Asian countries. It lacks US 17 LTE band which is in use in Latin America as well. Besides the warranty clause in ebay sellers sites is kinda shady. It might not be correctly interpreted but you never know without the survey.

I paid a lot and I expect a lot from this phone. In fact I imagine that it will be the first phone which might totally meet my needs. I'll issue a review after testing it. It's on its way to the destination already.
[ZenFone 2 General] troy5890:
Guys I just saw the price on amazon for the ZE550ML model. Is this just another seller trying to make money or something? ???http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00UK...&dpID=41xqLzfG3qL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
[ZenFone 2 General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
Yes it's people trying to capitalize on a phone that's not widely available that is garnering lots of attention. Prices will go down once more places have them available. It's basic supply and demand. High demand + low supply = high price.
[ZenFone 2 General] troy5890:
Oh thank you so much. I was so confused because it said the manufacturer was Asus. Thank you for telling me this ????
[ZenFone 2 General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
It says shipped from and sold by Quality Deals something blah blah blah. It's not shipped or sold by Asus. People in Taiwan are buying them for normal price and marking the price up to sell to us people that can't buy them from Taiwan.
[ZenFone 2 General] troy5890:
Oh, I hate when people do that. There doing the same dam thing with the HTC desire 626. It's suppose to be the same price as the ze550ml model($190) but some seller decided to make it $228. ??
[ZenFone 2 General] Overandout:
According to this: http://mobile.it168.com/a2015/0323/1713/000001713541.shtml it seems that the first official Zenfone 2 launch outside of Taiwan will take place tomorrow for mainland China market.

I hope that this is a sign of how ready Asus are to roll out across the globe.
[ZenFone 2 General] Aceofzeroz:
Full-length review!

Without further ado, the first full video review of the Zenfone 2 is out for your viewing pleasure, enjoy!:highfive::cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVYMtgmOUO4
[ZenFone 2 General] bruciebabie1963:
wow look

Saw this on Ebay..http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Asus-Ze...381202434146?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT#rpdCntId not a bad price..free shipping
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
That free shipping cost ~84$.

Retail price in Taiwan is ~285$ for that particular model.
[ZenFone 2 General] haydeezz:
any idea if there is any version of 551ML with 2.3 proccesor 16GB internal .. 2GB ram.. and 1080p display ?.. or the 2.3 proccesor come only with 32Gb internal ?
[ZenFone 2 General] The_Zaxxon:
Is this the 4G/64Gb version ? It seems to be around £215 (around $320 / Euro 295). Just need to check the bands and see how well this will work in the UK.
[ZenFone 2 General] unezi:
Zenfone 2 arrives in France

For french guys, Zenfone 2 will be there next week (march 31).
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
look at that!!!!!:victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:

too bad he doesnt ship to greece....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Asus-ZenFone-2-ZE551ML-5-5-4G-LTE-4GB-RAM-64GB-Android-OS-Smartphone-Silver-/151627781570?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234db855c2
[ZenFone 2 General] piskr:
It is indeed 4GB/64GB version and it is a dirt cheap (though the price is net of shipment, VAT and customs duty) . But it is a TW model and supports 2 of all UK operators on LTE Hutchison and T-mobile, 1800MHz only. If it meets your demands it is OK, otherwise better wait for launch in France.
[ZenFone 2 General] The_Zaxxon:
Hi piskr - thanks for the help. At the moment I am on T-Mobile in fact... but I will indeed await the French launch to see if it supports more UK bands. I guess the EU warranty will be better for me as well (in case something does go wrong). I look forward to our friends in France putting up some reviews as and when they are available and someone buys one.
[ZenFone 2 General] beastofexmoor:
This is a pretty good review. I certainly don't hold it in as high of regard as the big tech sites, but I appreciate him going through a ton of the software options, etc. I'll be curious to hear how different the battery life is in the 720P version compared to the 1080P version as well as what impact using 2 SIM's vs a single SIM. I've had pretty low expectations of the camera quality (typically that's the first thing to go on cheaper phones). His samples had some issues, but were "good enough" for what I need a camera on my phone for.
[ZenFone 2 General] Tony crousty:
3 models officially announced in France for March 31th. With a pre-subscribtion, you can get a promotional code + an Asus ZenPower as a gift.
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
can you give me a link cause i want to buy it from europe.thanks

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can you give me a link to that?
[ZenFone 2 General] seshmaru:
here you go

http://www.asus.fr/ZenFone2/offre-l...ontent=Product&utm_campaign=ZenFone2_PreOrder
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
i just did the registration.i will sent them an email to ask if they ship to greece( i imagine they do!)
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
They don't.

Wysłane z mojego GT-N7000
[ZenFone 2 General] Overandout:
It will be interesting to see the price in France once it hits the shop.

Asus France are still asking 250€ for a 2GB RAM 16 GB Zenfone 5 in the online shop, so logically you would expect the ZE550ML to be at least as expensive, if not more expensive...

Also, are we assuming that the French launch will be for the WW SKU? I cn't find that confirmed anywhere.

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Some good examples of what the camera can (and can't) do on this site:

http://digi.it.sohu.com/20150327/n410395822.shtml

I'm quite impresed.
[ZenFone 2 General] SiriusCybernetik:
Asus France also asks 279€ for a refurbished Nexus 7 2012. I can get the same from a reputable online shop for 79€.

I think they will keep their current prices of the old models until the very last minute.
[ZenFone 2 General] Overandout:
Did you get the code needed to continue with the process?

I registered and it said that I would shortly receive an e-mail with the registration code to continue with the pre-order process, but so far, nothing.

I guess that they may only process requests from bona-fide France residents (I honestly / stupidly) admited that I live in Thailand on the registration form.... but I could actually supply them with a FRench address for delivery as I know people who regularly travel to France that would bring it here for me.
[ZenFone 2 General] Yash kumar:
Zenfone 2 Import Data for India.

ZE551ml

ZE550ml

ZE500cl

Source: zauba.com (site has 100% accurate data for import/exports).

We can see that ASUS started sending zenfone 2 prototypes to India (Bangalore HQ) well before CES.

The value is only indicative as the phone are sent as PROTOTYPES, and that too without taxes/duties etc which roughly comes to around 23%.

If anyone else can provide import data for other countries, it would be helpful.
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
its disapointig because i live in grreece .its europe!and someone 2 posts above said they dont ship in other countries!perhaps they dont want more money!!!

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they dont sell phoones outside france????
[ZenFone 2 General] Tony crousty:
On the pre-order page, the 1st step is:

It means that you will receive the promotional code on March 30th. Except if you precised that you are not located in France during your Assus account creation, I don't think they can localize any email address.

So you'll probably receive the code. Nevertheless, I don't think they will accept any shipment outside of France, they probably want to control as much as possible the phone deployment for each country.
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
Not from ASUS Online Store France.
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
thats dissapointing...do you know any other way to buy the phone from europe or france?cause i want to buy the phone from europe....
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
Find a friend in France :good:
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
[emoji26] [emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12]
[ZenFone 2 General] Deatscythe:
Hey guys. Thanks for the link on the previous page, i registered... Good thing that the promotion is available until April 26th !

(yeah i'm french as you guessed)

If it's lauching in France by March 31, you may see in the following days the zenfone 2 on our most famous online store : rueducommerce.com ; fnac.com ; amazon.fr ; cdiscount.com or even expansys.fr . You have to master french but i really think that you can get an international delivery from those websites!
[ZenFone 2 General] dar_zen:
so we wont be able to buy the zenfone 2 from asus online store if we dont live in that country?

when can we expect it in germany?
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
Not soon. Germany wasn't even anounced in any knowns country lists.
[ZenFone 2 General] Overandout:
Thanks, seems that I didn't read the instructions properly, despite being able to read french!

This is good as I now have 2 chances of getting my hands on a ZF2 soon!
[ZenFone 2 General] Tony crousty:
Why "2 chances" ? Which other chance do you have?
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
www.zenfone.it
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
we cant buy the phine from france but we can buy it from italy?
[ZenFone 2 General] unezi:
Zenfone is now presented on http://www.asus.com/fr/Phones/ZenFone_Products/ : 3 differents models will be sold (ZE500CL - ZE550ML - ZE551ML)

[MENTION=4901299]glockaki[/MENTION] : if you want to have an idea for the prices http://eshop.asus.com/fr-FR/mobile?cat=2645
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
do they ship to greece?and another thing,with the discount the price for the 32g,4gb of ram is 299euros.349 is the real price????with 64gb rom how much is going to cost????
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
OMFG try tu put Zenfone 2 you prefer to the cart and proceed to checkout. Then you will find out where do they ship.
[ZenFone 2 General] agnik:
Hi there. Anyone has any idea if Zenfone 2 supports miracast? Can´t find it anywhere on internet....
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
OMFG you are rude!!!!
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
Yes it does support Miracast.

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Because I hate when people pretend retarded. You are lazy.
[ZenFone 2 General] agnik:
Thank you very much for your response. Now i just have to wait to get it from France or somewhere in Europe.
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
and i hate people so rude like you!!!and you critise me when you dont know me!i have sent 2 mails to them from yesterday and didnt re spond!!and i dont know french!!!ia that good enough for you "smart" guy???
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
I dont know French either but I do know Google Translator. I feel really sorry for you.
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
hahahahahah!!!oh "man"!!!you really are a piece of work!!!!you are the greatest!!!!have a good night !
[ZenFone 2 General] RaptorMD:
I will be getting the 4GB/64GB version sometime in early April, courtesy of Android Central. I frequent a lot of forums including XDA but was given an opportunity as one of (15) users there to get the phone early to test out and to keep. They are also offering up (15) more of the same model. If you are intersted feel free http://www.androidcentral.com/asus-zenfone-2-contest
[ZenFone 2 General] Overandout:
Going to Hong Kong next Friday.
[ZenFone 2 General] FSalema:
I just checked and i'm i can confirm that they only sell the phones in France. There's many people on the same boat! You might want to check amazon.fr! I'm sure they are going to sell the zenfone 2 soon and you get that good support from them.
[ZenFone 2 General] piskr:
You've got 2 fair options. Either wait till expansys.fr get the phone (wouldn't be long and it ships internationally) or use forwarding agent to ship it to Greece as: http://www.french-office.com/mail-parcel-forwarding-from-france.html (it'll cost something like 30€).

It seems that Americans are getting the phone at the end of April after the big event in NY: http://www.xda-developers.com/asus-invites-developers-at-xda-to-special-event/

If anyone from the USA think that he could be lucky enough to get it for free, he can try here: http://www.androidcentral.com/asus-zenfone-2-contest?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=dlvrit
[ZenFone 2 General] SiriusCybernetik:
Asus shop FR only ships to France. Unless you know someone who can forward it to you, you must be patient until it is available on Amazon and co.
[ZenFone 2 General] rocketrazr99:
Single SIM. The 550 is dual SIM.
[ZenFone 2 General] Kodalinium:
So the phone is actually already for sale...

But it won't be available for belgium or the netherlands?

Damn, well if prices don't increase i'll import the 4gb version.
[ZenFone 2 General] yeahman45:
that kind of guys are called smartass
[ZenFone 2 General] SiriusCybernetik:
You do know that yesterday was Saturday? It is highly possible that nobody is available on weekend to reply to mail inquiries.
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
look te date of my post my friend.....and till today,no answer...
[ZenFone 2 General] bruciebabie1963:
wow look

On amazon the lowest price I've seen so far http://www.amazon.com/ZenFone-Singl...UJDIGHC/ref=cm_rdp_product?tag=donations09-20
[ZenFone 2 General] troy5890:
I'm waiting for the ZE550ML models official price.
[ZenFone 2 General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
Update for guys looking to buy from Taiwan. Don't buy from 23port. He doesn't have the phones available, he takes your money and then waits for Asus to get them in stock. This is the email response I got from him about my purchase

"We have received your payment on Mar. 28, and we will check the available time with Taiwan ASUS and update you soon, and we will provide tracking number after shipment. Please kindly note. Have a nice day."

I contacted eBay after that and they are taking action against his listing since in their words "he is luring people in to buying an item he doesn't have, without stating it's a preorder and that he doesn't actually have the item".

Just wanted to give a heads up since I'm now at the mercy of either getting a refund from the seller or waiting until the 7th for buyer protection to kick in.
[ZenFone 2 General] Aceofzeroz:
Edit: I noticed they ran out of stock for that one so I'm just gonna watch the market for a little longer before making my purchase.
[ZenFone 2 General] Funk2641:
Odd, I ordered mine from 23port and got it in 2 days. I live in the US, btw.
[ZenFone 2 General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
I'm in the US as well, ordered Friday, contacted today to see what the status was and he said he had to contact Asus, which I took to mean he has to find one before he can ship to me.
[ZenFone 2 General] panthera1:
Does anyone know if Darty, Auchan, cdiscount deliver outside France
[ZenFone 2 General] luminouche:
I'm French, and i hope i'll get it soon (this week end would be great !)
[ZenFone 2 General] acejavelin:
Was this sold as a pre-order or presale item? If so, eBay policy states they do not have to have the item "in hand" to sell it as long as it is anticipated (may say guaranteed) to be available and ship within 30 days. If it is not listed that way, the seller must have the item available (ie. In stock or in hand so to speak) for shipment within the listed shipping time disclosed on the listing.
[ZenFone 2 General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
Read what I wrote, and eBay also took down some of his ads including the one I bought from, for violating eBay's policies, I don't think they realize that he has more ads though.
[ZenFone 2 General] acejavelin:
Jezz... How could I miss that sentence, I'm an idiot, sorry.

Hope it works out for you.
[ZenFone 2 General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
No worries man. I hope I didn't come off as rude, I'm just a little irritated with the whole situation. I would have never bought it from him if I would have known he didn't have any. It's a little after 7am in Taiwan now so hopefully things get handled fairly soon. All I wanted was this damn phone lol, now I'll settle for the phone or my money back asap.
[ZenFone 2 General] acejavelin:
No worries bro, were cool... I understand your frustration.
[ZenFone 2 General] T3RM|NATOR:
Official launch in Europe

Official launch in europe on 31st march including 4GB version. more info at here.
[ZenFone 2 General] SiriusCybernetik:
They do. At least to the neighboring countries.

Expect some 5-10€ additional shipping costs.
[ZenFone 2 General] glockaki:
i wish i had a friend in france.....:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
[ZenFone 2 General] panthera1:
Thanks. They dont ship to Ireland but I will use a parcel forwarding service. Does anyone know if its only the 1.8 ghz for the 4gb ZE551ML as I though it was 2.3ghz but asus shop france has only listed the 1.8 ghz
[ZenFone 2 General] fanboy_android:
Can anyone confirm whether its a dual sim or a single sim phone.

Gsm arena says its dual sim.

http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_2_ze551ml-6917.php
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
It is dual sim.

Wysłane z mojego GT-N7000 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[ZenFone 2 General] Lolubro:
dual micro-SIM

Dual micro-SIM

All the specifications are on the ASUS website
[ZenFone 2 General] hassan_1000:
I hope there's good development for this phone. Easy root, many rom and kernels and mods
[ZenFone 2 General] bobzookaa:
Antutu Benchmark ZE550ML -> 1.8GHz/2GB Version
[ZenFone 2 General] bamsridick:
OMG!! I just bought ASUS Zenfone5 and now there's new product with the same price! :eek:

My work

ASUS Zenfone 5 Z2580 (STOCK 4.4.2)

Galaxy ace II (Cyanogen Mod 11 4.4.4 | SWAP| OC )
[ZenFone 2 General] teddy0209:
Wow... New from my favorite brand of PC...

An Intel based powered monster....

Definitely one to consider in buying a new device...

I miss the Nexus7 line!!!
[ZenFone 2 General] Rjrocks22:
So by looking at the Hands-On Videos of Asus Zenfone 2. They made the same mistake again.. the touch capacitive buttons are not back lit. :rolleyes: And moreover the 199$ price tag would be for 2gb RAM, 720P screen and 1.5 or 1.8 Ghz processor. which is same as that of YU Yureka.

Also this phone will launch in India in 2nd Q of 2015 a very long wait.
[ZenFone 2 General] Abhijit9018:
is this phone really worth considering above yureka..asus using Intel core
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
According to the source (sogi.com.tw) benchmark was made on ZE551ML not ZE550ML.
[ZenFone 2 General] Gemichi:
This might be the next upgrade from my lovely Nexus 4 :D but I'll be forced to use a taller screen...really hope they make one that is 5" or less.
[ZenFone 2 General] Mr. Kaz:
The base model at 199$ is no good than Yureka because it will also have a 720p display and definitely won't house the 2.3GHz processor.. The waiting time is also too much, I cant wait till march so I will try to grab a Yureka on the 13th sale :)

Exactly !!!
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
It was already confirmed that $199 variant apply to ZE551ME (FullHD), Z3560 1,8GHz, 2 GB RAM and 16GB ROM.
[ZenFone 2 General] monky99:
Zenfone 2 ZE550ML/ZE551ML use a GPU PowerVR G6430 2 or 4 cores.?
[ZenFone 2 General] radier:
It uses Quad clusters.

More info about Zenfone 2 SoC: (Merrifield), Z3560/Z3580 (Moorefield) - AnandTech
[ZenFone 2 General] monky99:
Thank u
[ZenFone 2 General] Consolenomad:
I've been really pleased with performance on my Asus ME572C tablet so far. It seems like the intel angle is working out for them. The price/specs on these phones look awesome. Hopefully it will be dev friendly and we'll see good ROM support.
[ZenFone 2 General] uniQ_87:
Should i upgrade my g2 16gb for the best version of the zenfone 2? Hmmm help??
[ZenFone 2 General] MikeTheBlueFox:
Really looking forward to get this phone, my Galaxy S2 is dying on me. I'll go for the 2GB//16GB version.

And yes, most likely the 4GB RAM version will be 300-400USD, they didn't mention that, but the same happened to the Original Zenfone, there was a 1GB version and a 2GB RAM version with different clocked SOCs.

What is the Yureka?

Haha!
[ZenFone 2 General] RockndRoll:
The only thing that bothers me is the lack of development of the zenfone series ... TWRP is still in beta , kernels , ROMS and mods aren't there much ... Even gsmarena couldnot ( or didnot ) produce a review of the handset ... Hope this time the its different ... I really want cyanogenmod or other ROMS on this phone ....
[ZenFone 2 General] Tobias90:
Actually I was searching on the website of Darty for an option to deliver the stuff to Germany. I didnt find anything and for registering a customer account you need to enter a french postal code...