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[ZenFone 2 General] Overandout:
To answer my own question, the SKU is on the barcode on the box, so can be checked before opening.

To my surprise, the phones on sale in Hong Kong were WW SKU (even though Asus HK website lists the TW version on the spec page) so I bought one at the weekend. No 4GB models were available so I am making do with a 2GB / 16GB 550ML for now. It was pretty cheap and so far performance seems to be more than sufficient.

Just as a short "first impressions":

Positive impressions-

Considering that I have the lesser of the screen specs, it is still perfectly OK, with nice colours, tones and enough definition for me.

The camera is as good as the hype, I have already received compliments about my photography skills on Facebook (and I am a terrible photographer :D) Some camera functions DO introduce a lag on the shutter, but this depens on the function, on "normal", auto functions the lag is not noticeable (obviously it is not an SLR camera though).

There is no lag on any other app that I have used so far. Scrolling quickly through long lists is very smooth. I had a quick play on Lanesplitter (yeah, I know :silly:) and there was also no lag and it loaded very quickly.

The UI takes a bit of getting used to, but most of it is quite helpful, and there aren't that many useless apps preloaded as some other manufacturers seem to insist on doing.

Biggest surprise was the sound quality (through earphones), I listened to a Soundcloud mix over the hotel wifi in Hong Kong using some Headcandy earphones that I had in my bag (I had't unpacked the Asus ones at that point) and the sound was very impressive. Maybe all new "flagship" phones have this sound quality, but I am surprised that this has not been brought up as a marketing point. For me the sound is as impressive as the camera.

Negative impressions-

The GPS accuracy is looking like it may be a weak point. In Hong Kong with no data connection the MapsMe app permanently had the blue circle around the location indicator, showing margin of error, it was a clear day and I would have expected better, but it may the app's fault, not the phone.

A minor point for most, is the fact that there is no hole / pin to connect a lanyard or strap. All of my previous phones have had this and I always use a wrist strap if taking photos from boats or other "risky" areas, I will miss this with this phone.

In summary though, as the performance exceeds my expectations in almost every respect, and the fact that I have the WW SKU, I am a happy customer for now. My initial thoughts were to perhaps upgrade to a 551ML with 4GB RAM, but I think I may not bother, this is easily good enough for the price.
[ZenFone 2 General] JCHong:
I am from Taiwan and a happy owner of ZE551ML. Both of the two 4GB versions of ZE551ML have the Z3580.
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
So the 4gb memory - 32gb storage and the 64gb storage Zenfone 2 both have the 2.3ghz processor ?
[ZenFone 2 General] JCHong:
Exactly.
[ZenFone 2 General] Nick.cn:
regarding China mainland, here they only have 32g 4gb ram 1.8ghz cpu variant of zenfone 2 551ml that can be ordered right now for 2000 cny (starting with delivery from tomorrow), through official asus flagship store in Shanghai. I asked them about 64g 2.3ghz version and they told me that they dont sell that version here.

I also asked small retailers from Shenzhen if they have Hong Kong or international version of the phone, but no luck so far, some small retailers expect to have it by the end of the month, but no one can guarantee...

I am really eager to buy this phone asap, but I was hoping to get high spec HK or international version, since all Chinese mainland phones come stripped of google apps and services and loaded with a ton of sh**** Chinese bloatware....
[ZenFone 2 General] JCHong:
I did some Googling after reading your post and learned that ZenFone 2 has different spec/price tiers in China as following:

2GB/Z3560/16GB - 1,299 RMB

4GB/Z3560/32GB - 1,699 RMB

4GB/Z3580/64GB - 1,999 RMB

And in Taiwan they are:

2GB/Z3560/32GB - 6,990 NTD

4GB/Z3580/32GB - 8,990 NTD

4GB/Z3580/64GB - 9,990 NTD

, which I hereby verify with page screenshots of the official ASUS online store. Would you please be kind enough to validate the info I found regarding the Chinese market, Nick?

edit: "NTD"
[ZenFone 2 General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
That's what I said if you read what I put. I said the 2GB ze551ml version has the lower processor.
[ZenFone 2 General] paracaps:
Is it widely available in Taiwan.?

I'm trying to find an online reseller who ships out the 4gb variant of the ZE551ML from Taiwan as the Taiwanese version offers the best support for LTE bands in Australia.
[ZenFone 2 General] Induced_Apathy:
The pricing on the ZE551ML 4GB/32 or 64GB rom models are really competitive. 285 dollars is a fair price.
[ZenFone 2 General] PsyCLown89:
I too would be interested in an online shop which ships to Taiwanese 4GB RAM version internationally at a reasonable price.
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
Hmm when u find that price somewhere let me know too because now on ebay or anyother place is more than 350$ the 32gb version the 64gb is even more expensive.
[ZenFone 2 General] Induced_Apathy:
Aye. It would be dandy if it sold for around that wouldn't it? The Taiwan version goes for 320 or more on Amazon by Asus themselves and it's the "meh" model.
[ZenFone 2 General] Nick.cn:
Online store page on official Asus webpage for China mainland shows error 404

Well I am sure that there is no 4GB/Z3580/64GB version on Chinese market at the moment. There is only 4GB/Z3560/32GB version available and only in red and grey color which is selling for 1999 rmb. Information I got is from the biggest Asus retailer here in China (Suning Electronics) and also official Asus flagship store in Shanghai. It seems that only Suning has it in stock, while Shanghai store postponed shipments until 24th of April.
[ZenFone 2 General] NICEGYPT:
where you got this price from... I can't find it anywhere!!!
[ZenFone 2 General] Induced_Apathy:
First post is the MSRP pricing for the different models. They aren't that price if you look on Amazon. Prime shipping not available and looks like they're marked up to cover shipping and some extra profit.
[ZenFone 2 General] JCHong:
No, especially the two models sporting Z3580 at the moment. Also, from what I know, you have to look really hard to find sellers who ship internationally.

---------- Post added at 09:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 PM ----------

Thank you very much for the clarification, Nick. :)
[ZenFone 2 General] m0ngstr0us:
Singapore is getting it on the 18th this month and Mid-May for the 4GB RAM Version. Sources says September for the 64GB variant. (Why do people need so much when there's expandable storage? :confused:)

Pre-order site http://store.asus.com/sg/category/B4156

I went for the launch event yesterday and got myself the 32GB 4GB version (launch sale for attendees only) and after a day of usage, i'm quite surprise that it is snappy!

Moderate usage - battery went half at 6pm though. (Full charged and unplugged at 8am).
[ZenFone 2 General] xda_husky:
Just got my 4/32 grey in Hong Kong today at HKD$2099
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
Wow nice ,so u got it from the store or website??
[ZenFone 2 General] xda_husky:
I got it from the store, this phone is quite famous in Hong Kong now for its very high performance to price ratio.
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
Is the world version or the China version??
[ZenFone 2 General] xda_husky:
World version, there are a few bundled apps and many small apps from ASUS zen UI.
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
I have just ordered from Ali express with this seller,

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/In-s...Core-4G-RAM-3-ROM-4G-FDD-LTE/32309678356.html

He said he has it in stock.

He said he will send it this Tuesday via NL postage, up to 25 days to arrive in the UK.

I got the 2.3 processor , 32gb 4mb memory version in Silver for £224 with a 2gpb discount so £222 all in.

I will post a comment when it arrives.
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
All from aliexpress are China edition not the world ones so u kinda got screwed
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
So the phone will not work in the UK ?
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
It might but it will not be compatible with some of the LTE-4G bands and I will doubt that will have the world fw.
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
Ok thanks for the info, i am on the 3 Network in the UK.

So i am not sure if i should cancel my order.
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
I will try eBay ,I got mine from TW and came with all the LTE bands and WORLD FIRMWARE
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
I found WW firmware here, not sure if its for the 4mb ram version,

http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2015/03/asus-zenfone-2-stock-rom-ze500cl-ze550ml-ze551ml.html
[ZenFone 2 General] lordpipa:
551 is 4gb ram
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
If is a China version it wouldn't change the LTE freq to the WW version it will change only the software not the hardware check out the LTE BANDS of the China version and see if is working with ur provider if yes is working than go ahead and buy it :)
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
I found this info on UK 4g bands,

http://www.4g.co.uk/4g-frequencies-uk-need-know/

Should i be Ok with china zenfone 2 ?

Thanks.
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
Where which seller is selling the 4gb/64 for 380$ US??i did a search but the cheaper one is 400+
[ZenFone 2 General] lordpipa:
Cheapest I've found http://m.ebay.com/itm/111648706975?nav=SEARCH
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
Yes the China version might have the European bands but the 4gb/32gb has only Intel Z3560 1.8 GHz chip so is not worth it.

---------- Post added at 01:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:15 PM ----------

Seams that either is the China version or the red color comes like that?? the chip is the lowest one intel Atom Quad Core Z3560 (1.8GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support, hmmm
[ZenFone 2 General] lordpipa:
Either they got the wrong phone or the wrong specs because the 64gb only comes with the 4gb ram
[ZenFone 2 General] Aceofzeroz:
Actually, it's a legit model that was so far silently released exclusively for China and is the 5th Zenfone 2 with different specs.

Here's a picture from their release event showing it's real: http://www.gizchina.com/2015/03/24/...sus-zenfone-2-on-sale-from-only-273-in-china/

However, I still agree that one listed on eBay isn't trustworthy and may be only Chinese firmware supported, but idk for sure.

Sent from the Ace's Tapatalk 4
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
So coming to my conclusion that we will not find a 4Gb/64gb version with a good processor at a price 380$ or less :) when some one find it pls share :)
[ZenFone 2 General] geegs8:
What are the actual selling prices of the 4gb/32mb in the places they have been released? Besides China, which I just saw.
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
Check eBay and see that most of the sellers of the 64gb are from Taiwan
[ZenFone 2 General] geegs8:
Well I have. I mean, official prices less markup. I'd feel pretty stupid dropping $400+ if it comes out in the US in two weeks for $300ish. NM. $285 in Taiwan
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
The 64/4gb will be more than 300$ :) for US the price will be different :) it will be more than two weeks for the US :)
[ZenFone 2 General] coastalmikey:
Just bought the 4/64 in Taiwan for NT$10,490(US$327)
[ZenFone 2 General] smartbuddy:
Was it online? If yes pls share the website.

Thanks.
[ZenFone 2 General] coastalmikey:
No it wasn't online. I picked it up from the Huang Gua Digital Plaza. It was very mind blowing of a six story mall filled with electronics.
[ZenFone 2 General] hammoudith:
I just bought mine from expansys. No idea about the shipping speed. Website said 4-8 days though.

http://www.expansys.ae/asus-zenfone-2-ze551ml-dual-sim-unlocked-lte-64gb-silver-275814/
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
Good price, i wonder if they ship to the UK ?

Also is it the World Wide version for 4g ?
[ZenFone 2 General] hammoudith:
I'm not sure. You can change the country on the top right corner and check.
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
Yes i saw that.

I take it you are in the UAE then ?
[ZenFone 2 General] nutzuTo:
So if costalmikey can help u out and sell it to you at the price he got it than u will have ur dream deal +shipping :) or u have to wait another 3 weeks plus for it to be available in US
[ZenFone 2 General] lordpipa:
For anyone out there. I'm jealous because I paid more for mine but here http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...e-2-4gb-ram-64-bit-processor-315-89-code.html This is the 1.8ghz version so be adviced.
[ZenFone 2 General] tabemasu88:
thanks a lot

i need to replace my current phone and its the right time, thank you :good::good::good:
[ZenFone 2 General] PsyCLown89:
The 1.8Ghz version, does that mean that it is the Chinese version?

I really dislike all these version, I almost purchased one from Gearbest thinking it was the 2.3Ghz version. :(
[ZenFone 2 General] tabemasu88:
yes its chinese version
[ZenFone 2 General] jacko5:
Well the Aliexpress seller has given me a refund on the China Zenfone 2 i ordered as the 4g part of the phone only works with 2 providers in the UK.

Looking for a world wide version of the Zenfone 2, if anyone sees any for sale please provide a link, thanks :):)
[ZenFone 2 General] Aceofzeroz:
For anyone who isn't already looking on eBay for a Z5380/4GB model, or already familiar with 23port there, I've noticed he tends to put a 4GB TW/WW model bundled with a case and screen protector in the accessories section. (Note that his shipping locations are very limited)

Here's one such bundle going for $375 http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151656373606&alt=web - for the red one, yet strangely the silver one costs $405 for the same specs.:confused::rolleyes: Only 3 left and it's one of the best 4GB model deals for the shipping+price, so I hope someone finds it convenient.:cool::thumbup:

Sent from the Ace's Novo 7 Fire using Tapatalk
[ZenFone 2 General] TheAtheistOtaku:
as all these different versions confuses me, can anyone tell me is there any version for sale at the moment that supports every tmobile band? or should i just hold out for the us version...
[ZenFone 2 General] PsyCLown89:
I noticed that 23port has now listed some of his 2.3Ghz, 4GB RAM ZenFone 2's for $337 which is an amazing price!

Waiting for payday to purchase one. Cannot wait to get back onto Android!
[ZenFone 2 General] Bilhouse:
Guys can you help.

Is there anywhere selling the 4GB/64GB model with support for 1800/2600Mhz on UK 4G networks?

I saw the ones being sold in Taiwan, but they lack 2600Mhz band. I can't seem to find a WW model with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.
[ZenFone 2 General] tabemasu88:
is there very a difference between 720 vs 1080 screen?
[ZenFone 2 General] PsyCLown89:
The resolution, the amount of pixels...

720p = 921 600 pixels

1080p = 2 073 600 pixels

So yes, there is.
[ZenFone 2 General] haythams:
Man the difference cause is ram red 32 and silver 64 actually the red 64 cost 439
[ZenFone 2 General] chrisyak:
UPDATE May 12th 5:49pm PST : A new deal on this phone once again and even at a lower price then before , now only $274.99 crazy low price for this. Grey Model Only get it while supplies last.

http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...sive-deal-grey-asus-zenfone-2-4gb-274-99.html

you will need to use coupon code : AndroidHeadlinesZ2DEAL

can be purchased directly at http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_170574.html
[ZenFone 2 General] cloudnineX:
Please remind people thisi the China - CN model with 1.8GHz Processor instead of the 2.3Ghz..all other specs are the same..
[Zooper Widget Templates] Sid09:
I really loved the Moto droid turbo widget so here is the zooper widget I made.

This is the first Zooper widget I'm sharing so feel free to give an honest opinion about it. :)
[Zooper Widget Templates] zanoli99:
nice work. looks great on my galaxy tab s
[Zooper Widget Templates] sam77744:
how to instol
[Zooper Widget Templates] Sid09:
You don't have to install this, it's a zw* file. Extarct it and copy it to "templates" folder in the zooper widget folder in your phone storage memory. Then add it to your desktop screen by choosing moot widget from SD card.

Hope it helps your. :)

* : edited
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] al8525wu:
Hi,

I have a limited data plan with my service provider and I was wondering if anyone knows of a software package that'll keep track of how much data I've used.

I saw one online recently but forgot where I saw it. I've tried searching but not sure what to search for. Data tracking or logging doesn't come up with what I'm looking for.

Much appreciated...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] franjoe1985:
Phone Alarm can track GPRS data
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] DR400:
spb GPRS Monitor
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadigh:
Hi everyone. I've got this odd problem with updating my HTC m7 to android L. I downloaded the file with 7.19.401.102 firmware number and then flashed the stock recovery from 6.09.401.111 stock ROM which I'm currently running on my phone. I started the installation and after some time the red triangle showed up and after restarting the update file was deleted... My phone is rooted with ElementalX kernel... Have I done something wrong? What should I do before updating(unrooting, going completely stock...)? Is this the right firmware for my phone?(my cid and mid are mid:711000 and cid: HTC__J15), if not, can someone tell me the correct firmware?

Can someone make a nand backup from 7.19.401.101 and upload it somewhere?

I'd appreciate any help... Thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
You must be 100% stock rom (stock /system and /data/preload) + stock recovery.

restore your phone using a stock rom or nand for 6.09.401.111
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadigh:
Should I relock my bootloader as well? BTW I'm S-ON.

One more question, can you check if the firmware I'm running matches my cid and mid?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
no stay unlocked.

Yes it matches... you are s-on btw how could this not match:

You can't change cid

you can't change mid

you can't change firmware base.

?

;)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadigh:
Thanks for responding so quick. One more question, should I stay unrooted after flashing nand backup until I've updated my phone?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
yes you should. anyway you 'll need to update supersu once updated. Otherwise root will not work.

So

restore your phone to stock rom + stock recovery

update

flash twrp

flash supersu 2.16
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadigh:
sorry I kept asking about the firmware, it's because I was using a costume ROM for a period of time and I had no band backup from the stock ROM and I had forgotten my stock firmware number...

Anyway, thank you very much sir

I will try and report back
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadigh:
Should I also flash the firmware zip of my stock ROM or it's not needed?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
if your firmware is already 6.09.401.111 (fastboot getvar all) you don't need to relfash it, just flash the 6.09.401.111 rom.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadigh:
How do I flash firmware file?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadigh:
Can someone tell me how to flash firmware files?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stovie_steve:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2485651

A simple search of the forum would get you your answer
[Nexus 5 General] jlmcr87:
After 8 months google finally fix the memory leak in android lollipop. Thanks :crying::crying: Am I dreaming?:p
[Nexus 5 General] BorisDeviant:
Having the memory load increasing is not, in itself, a memory leak.

The Nexus 5 comes with 2 Gb of RAM, the goal is not to have memory load below 300 mb in every case (or you can buy a 512 mb-RAM smartphone)

The leak is a bug in memory management which increase memory load without any limit, thus slowing the device and crashing it. I did not experience this under 5.1 with Franco and stock kernel.
[Nexus 5 General] jzviagin:
I can confirm that franco kernel does not solve the issue. For me the issue is easily reproduced by opening farm heroes saga and swiping it away, After a couple of times the system ram goes up to 1.4gig
[Nexus 5 General] ChrKu:
This is kind of interesting. I wonder if the system management is to blame or apps themselves.
[Nexus 5 General] jineshpatel30:
did you write about this in bug tracker ? if not plz write so they can look where need to change some thing.

and btw to be frank i'm not having any memory leak or any other buy on 5.1 and i feels everything even better than KK also battery life is as good as KK after 5.1 for me :D

and finally did you do factory reset After flashing factory image ? if not do it , it seems unnecessary to lot of ppl to F.reset after fresh install but it does solve many problem so do it if you didn't and remember it for every time you flash the rom :good:
[Nexus 5 General] JonasVFC:
Issue stared and '+1 confirmed'.

Can someone mark the bug as critical?
[Nexus 5 General] jlmcr87:
The same problem with franco kernel, bad luck.

To recreate the problem, simply start a game like Farm Heroes Saga, then close it by swiping away. For each time I do this the system memory increases 100mb or more until there is no more space and then cell phone stops responding. Additional I noticed than when I start Farm Heroes Saga for example the free memory on ‘Show Cache Processes’ is negative as can be seen on the print I took, and there is no free memory, this problem can be recreated even in the first minute after boot simply by starting the game.
[Nexus 5 General] Lannyx1:
i don t know if is due to the memory leak but after 3 days (fresh factory image flash) i m facing the annoying launcher redraw and high system memory usage:780 mb with 1,2 gb of peak
[Nexus 5 General] templar54:
I dont want to create a seperate thread so I am asking here. Got Nexus 5 a few days ago, started reading about 5.1 update and memory leak issue. Tried to update to 5.1 but gave up(usb driver issue). Today I noticed that ram usage for apps increases and does not drop down after shutting down apps (games mainly). System ram is constantly about 300-400 but app ram got from 300 to over 600 in about 6 hours. Is this also a memory leak or maybe apps just do not completely shut down?
[Nexus 5 General] garysargent:
Memory going up does not mean there is a memory leak, it means memory no longer in use has not yet been garbage collected which is fine.
[Nexus 5 General] surrealjam:
Yes, I wouldn't go purely on what the stats say in Settings > Apps > Running.

I haven't made my mind up yet - memory usage according to that screen is even higher than it was on 5.0.1 yet apps aren't killed anywhere near as often. Of course, it's early days though.

It's been said before, but sadly the new "norm" is now becoming 3GB RAM for high-end devices... and most new versions of Android are going to aimed at running best on the new handsets. I suppose that's to be expected.
[Nexus 5 General] Kc_Nirvana:
Isnt suppost Linux do same memory management with 2GB or 3GB of Ram?

Wich leads me to if KK,JB and ICS didnt had this memory leak problem how come this happens in LP?

That is one thing that I dont understand....
[Nexus 5 General] Simonna:
Of course it is,just to force older phones users to buy new high end Android smartphones with more RAM. Now 3GB of RAM s getting standart,next year 3GB of RAM will get too little and 4GB of RAM will become a standart and so on..This is how marketing works.
[Nexus 5 General] Cum:
My N5 (Factory Reset then Flashed Factory Image then Factory Reset) is up since 73 Hours, it uses acutally 490MB RAM for System and 898MB RAM for Apps,

in these 73 Hourse the App-Drawer was not redrawed once. I hope it will run like this for a long time.

The only thing that hasnt work, was the flashing with the Flash-All.bat.