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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eliminatrix:
Hi All,

I'm looking for an Android phone as a cheap, large capacity MP3 player. I currently have an iPhone 5S 32GB, but I have a pretty extensive music collection that I'd like to store on one device.

I've been looking on eBay as well as using GSMArena.com and 95% of the Android phones state that they only accept 32GB Micro SD cards. Is this a hard limit?

There's only one Android phone I've found that accepts 64GB cards - Samsung Galaxy Trend Plus S7583T

Am I going to run into problems if I try to use a 64GB card in any of the other Android devices? Can I get around the 32GB limit?

Thanks in advance!

PS - I apologise if I've placed this in the wrong forum!

PS #2 - I'm also interested in any Windows Mobile devices that support 64GB microSD cards!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Tons of phones support 64 GB cards. Galaxy S3/S4/S5, Note 2/3/4, LG G3/G4, HTC Ones, etc. A lot of them say 32 but have no issues with larger cards. Some even work fine with the 128 cards. Can't always just go by the specs. Most likely other users in the forums will make mention of what works for them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popthosegaskets:
I have a HTC M8 which I use for my club fix. It can accept a 128GB MicroSD card and has decent music playback for a phone.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shameen4m:
Can I know the LTE bands which are supported by galaxy note 5 N920C ?:)
[ZenFone 2 General] Aitch:
So new phones have come out like the ZUK Z1 and OnePlus2 etc

The Zenfone2 competes quite well with these, especially on price - however is it still worth buying considering how small the battery is and the draining issues?

Otherwise the Zenfone2 actually has some advantages over the newer releases like having MicroSD and NFC and FM Radio and even has a 128Gb model!
[ZenFone 2 General] jayesh:
I got the 128 gb edition and my love for it, only grows daily. Battery life is good and its not exactly that bad, at 3000 mAh. I can get a day out of it easily and even if i drop below that? The Asus are among the fastest charging phones around. and even 20 mins on a charger will give 7-8 hours.
[ZenFone 2 General] Xda909:
1 Day battery life (- 70-80%) on heavy usage, 2 days on medium / light usage. Everything as expected and better than my Galaxy Note before.
[ZenFone 2 General] analyticbastard:
I am very happy with it. Worth buying, more than other brands, if you get it outside Europe.
[ZenFone 2 General] cnsngr:
Personally if i have to buy a phobe again i wouldnt buy the zenfone 2 again i wpuld wait for the nexus 5x
[ZenFone 2 General] robopilot99:
I couldn't stand the stock ROM but now that I've flashed something else I'm happy with it. Asus did include some nice extras in the stock ROM but there was bloat installed and the software gave me issues. Now that I have something else flashed I'm quite happy with my phone. It would be nice to get a pure Android experience without ask the the flashing, but for the price the phone if still quite good.
[ZenFone 2 General] nanofives:
I highly recommend you buying this Zenfone, in my case it was the only phone for a low budget (212€) that has 4G for Latin america (something that was very important for me), its performance really competes with Snapdragon's high end chips and besides the bloatware and the not-very-bad software, Asus provide frequent updates, and moreover, they release their source. Most phones of this price lack of this personalization at this budget. The battery life measurement is very subjective, but in my case I always reach the end of the day, with almost 5hr SOT. The Oneplus and ZUK they are still much expensive (I'm using Z008).

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[ZenFone 2 General] floridaman:
Depends on what you want it for and how long you're going to keep it. Personally I should have waited and bought something different. One thing they do have going for this phone is tons of bands. I needed a dual sim that works in the US and Europe and they had the bands. I like having 64gb plus a card though I never use that much space anyhow. I don't care about NFC to use android pay because it takes less time to pull out my cc. Don't use the FM radio because I have my music plus amazon prime. So those things are immaterial for me when looking for a phone. I liked the Zuk however both of the phones listed above have very limited bands turned on. I usually keep my phones about 2-3 years before buying a new one, since the Zenfone used subpar and outdated hardware I'll be looking for a new one next year. Money not well spent this time around.
[ZenFone 2 General] goolac:
That is always a good question about phones... As far as the Zenfone 2, I have to say yes it is still a contender in its price range. $199 for the 2g/32g model is amazing. $299 for the 4g/63g model is also impressive but at the $300 price range Motorola starts to edge in. The biggest problem with the Asus, is the bloatware. I think a pure android version would be the cat's meow.

On a personal note, I always had issues with the Bluetooth working correctly. I just gave mine to my daughter (upgraded her S4). I bought a Moto X PURE and have not looked back but then again I have $450 in my new phone so when you look at it money wise the Asus wins hands down but for $150 more I got 4k screen a better camera and the bluetooth WORKS flawlessly. So based on my experience, I would save up and spend the extra $150 for that phone.
[ZenFone 2 General] Mononon:
I'm happy with my purchase and I think it's a very very solid phone. Performance is absolutely top notch on stock or any custom rom. Battery is hit or miss, but generally good on stock. It feels pretty good in the hand, and the plastic on the back is surprisingly high quality. Screen is good, though obviously not the best. It's got good colors though, especially on CM or if you crank up the saturation a bit on stock. I'd buy the phone now if you're just looking for a relatively future-proof phone. It's got specs at a great price that'll get you through the next couple of years pretty easily and the fast charging on this thing is insanely fast.

That being said, personally, I'd like to switch to something with a fingerprint scanner. I really want a fingerprint scanner. If there's a ZF3, I'm hoping it has one.
[ZenFone 2 General] human75:
what you pay what you get. i think it is a better phone than iphone:)lol
[ZenFone 2 General] smokinjoe2122:
While I really do like the phone, and my complaint level is very small, if you're a true Android lover, your best bet is the new Nexus 5x or 6P. Latest and greatest OS, and functionality. Plus you know the update model as soon as Google releases it.

Asus....Has been a little cloudy about whether or not we'll see 5.1 or 6.0....Yes, the argument of 5.0 works fine, but why wouldn't you want the latest and greatest features / bugfixes if the hardware is more than capable of running them?
[ZenFone 2 General] Sottam:
Hi goolac, im planning about buying ZF2 in a near future. However, i use, most of the time, bluetooth features, since i have a bt headset that i use to listen to music and make calls. Your personal note worried me about having bad experience listening to music. Could you, please, tell me more about what kind of problem you usually had while using bluetooth?thx in advance

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[ZenFone 2 General] goolac:
Sure... I use BT in my car, work, home and recreational. My ZF2 (4/64 ze551) always took nearly a minute to connect to my bt headset/earpiece. My Stereo bt headset sounded ok but would stutter a lot based on movement. So far with my moto X pure, I have had no issues. I even factory reset the phone to make sure it was not just a glitch but the issues remained. 4 of the past 5 patches have has some form of tweak for bt.
[ZenFone 2 General] lowridin_guy:
I have a ZF2 (2GB model) and I pair my phone with my Pioneer car radio, BT headphones and a BT speaker without any issues. I think the poster above may have a lemon.

If it was a wide spread issue there would be tonnes of threads on here and Zentalk regarding BT problems.
[ZenFone 2 General] gipikay:
In the $200 price range, the only thing that comes close is the 2GB Moto G 3rd gen, but I agree that Zenfone's weakness is the bloatware.

One can dream a clean stock Android M build, don't we?
[ZenFone 2 General] human75:
i have no issues with Bluetooth. works just perfect with everything i tried. i bought my device from alibaba "ebest shop". i paid only 235$ for 64gb version and it is brand new... great phone so far..
[ZenFone 2 General] Sottam:
Thx for the explanation! Im moving from a moto G second gen because of it is too limited and since 5.0 update it become worse. If i play some music on spotify and open any app it starts to slutter or even worse kill the player process due to lack of RAM. My fear is having bad experiences with ZF2... only one more question, which model of Moto X do you have?
[ZenFone 2 General] Sottam:
I hope its true since in my country the only worthy buying these days is the ze2. And i dont want to be frustrated while using bluetooth feature.

About being a wide spread issue, i think differently. I had a LG L7 II. This device had a poor bt sink quality. It came configured from factory to set audio through bt quality to medium and nobody on xda had commented about that. That's why i came here before buying, in order to know the possible problems i may face when i buy ZE2.
[ZenFone 2 General] Maynard46:
i dont have battery issues. i suppose people with super heavy use would use up the battery in 10 hours or so. But for the average user, the battery will last 24 hours or more with no trouble. Charge it once a day and there is no issue at all. Plus the fast charger does the job in like 30 minutes. Such a non issue that all the $700 iphone dicks like to mention.

the zenfone 2 is fantastic. no doubt i would buy it again....as a matter of fact, i did for a xmas gift
[ZenFone 2 General] Trotter516:
I am still clueless about people going on about the battery life of the ZF2. I get plenty of usage from mine all day long and come home with juice left to spare. I came from a LG Optimus G Pro that had a larger battery and get about the same out of my ZF2.

I have had no BT issues with mine. It connects to the BT in my car in just a few seconds. It takes my car longer to turn its BT on than for my phone to connect. It stays connected rock solid as well.

If I had it to do over i would buy the ZF2 again. You just can't beat what you get for the price. Everyone who sees it loves it and wants one, and those who know phone specs are extremely impressed by it. A guy I spoke to today had preordered a Nexus 6P but wished he had seem my phone before he had.
[ZenFone 2 General] tatubias:
The phone is very good for the money.

Most of the soft that brings the phone (asus software) its actually very good and updates every month. The other bloatware that in latest firmware are most removed they can be deleted or disabled.

Yes it brings lots of software but nothing to be crying about.

The most important is that has tons of tweaking that can be done. I love this. Today I did received a ZTE n9395st phone and you can't tweak much I hate that.

You can't compare with a galaxy 6 or iPhone keep thinking this cost 200 or 300 usd unlocked.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
It's still a great phone. I got the ZE550ML pretty soon after it was released (took a couple of weeks for Expansys to start selling it) so have been using it 6 months but still feels like a new device. Even paying the slightly inflated price that Expansys charge, it was still way cheaper than anything I could find domestically and much more powerful than anything else Expansys sold at a similar price. From what I can tell, that still holds true - there are a lot more choices of good mid-range devices these days but the Zenfone 2's specs are competitive with them for a considerably smaller price. For me battery life has been OK, I have no issues with Bluetooth, and since ASUS listened to customers and allowed most system apps to be either uninstalled or easily disabled, the "bloat" seems less of an issue. Reviews also criticised the design as being bland, but I think it looks good - simple and stylish, and I love the white ceramic finish on my 550. I also can't agree with complaints about the size and layout of the phone - obviously it's big, but sits very nicely in my hand and has a good heft rather than being too heavy. I have no problem with the buttons either, even the much maligned power button (which you almost never need to use anyway). So, yeah, still a good buy for me, especially now that cheaper deals are around (I'd probably get the deluxe now).
[ZenFone 2 General] squo_85:
Zenfone 2 is awesome device and it is worth its price every characteristic is five apart of camera of course
[ZenFone 2 General] ultramag69:
And yet, when it came out, it WAS compared to the Galaxy S6 and upper models. It actually was around the mid range for most of the tests, keep in mind these were flagship phones in excess of $800, and actually came out above the S6 for multitasking with it's (then) massive 4gb of ram.

For a budget phone it is still a good deal. Apparently it will be upgraded to Marshmallow but I never count on that until it actually installs....
[ZenFone 2 General] pato2015:
hmmm..cant wait to buy zenpad s 8 :) always out of stock on albany best buy newyork! hey asus pls restock :). anyway zenfone 2 stil best without lags..and cheaper now...just be sure to have a warranty on your unit.
[ZenFone 2 General] Aitch:
So the main issues are bloatware and battery?

Surely the extra software can be uninstalled?

How long is the Screen On Time?

Does using battery savers etc help to prolong life?

The 2nd Sim is only 2G - is that a problem?

Does anybody know if a Zenfone 3 is coming soon?
[ZenFone 2 General] floridaman:
You can uninstall some but most are just "disabled".

I'm getting about 4 -5 hours of screen time, not very much for what I do on a phone

Yes, I'm getting that using battery saving apps and shutting down a lot of things constantly. You have to really keep up with it or else you will see your battery drain, fast.

Sim 2 is a huge problem using 2G only. I'm in Florida and 2G is already being shut down by AT&T here and others are complaining around the country it is being shut down. So if you plan on using your second sim for anything, this phone is not for you. I'm looking for a new one now as well. They also software blocked sim 2 from using even edge data.
[ZenFone 2 General] Sammaul:
For me, while I think it is a very solid phone, I just cannot continue using it. Put myself on the 6p waitlist. This phone has very good performance, Asus does provide firmware updates, but some minor but noticeable corners were cut that are starting to get to me. The audio output on this device is horrendous, and call quality is sub par. If you must stay in the 2 to 300 price range though, this phone should be in your top 3 choices.
[ZenFone 2 General] goolac:
I should have been a bit more explanatory as to the BT issues. My car worked fine but there would be some distortion in the audio at times but it was very minor. The phone would connect to my car pretty fast but my plantronics Legend headset, it would take nearly a minute.

I very well could have had a bad bt module, BUT there were several complaints in the early on of the phone and I suspect they may have made a hardware revision to address the issues. Regardless my now Moto X Pure has none of the bt issues I experienced, but then again it is Motorola we are talking about and they have the best bt in phones.

Would I buy another Asus phone again in the future? ABSOLUTELY. They make a good product. The ZF2 is a fine phone. As time goes on I am sure they will emerge as a leader in the phone industry. For me the extra $150 was worth the difference.
[ZenFone 2 General] hacktek:
Odd. I connect mine every day twice a day to a crappy $20 receiver and it works fine
[ZenFone 2 General] migueli2:
Haven't found a better one!

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[ZenFone 2 General] reefmonger:
The Zenfone2 is lightning fast and nothing slows it down. Great Value
[ZenFone 2 General] quicksilver53:
I concur with reefmonger. Still a great buy.
[ZenFone 2 General] Sottam:
Guys, ive just got mine. For me it is a fantastic phone. No lags, hard multitasking, ZenUI is nice. No problems at all.

The only one thing that disappointed me was the battery duration. I think its caused by android 5.0, am i right?

I have a question for you guys, do you have any tips to extend battery duration? Without using any root or modding features. I want to keep this system untouched for a while.

Thanks for all of you that answered my questions before i buy. That helped me a lot :)

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[ZenFone 2 General] ef1x:
I have bought 4/32GB 2.3GHZ VERSION OF ZENFONE2 and had absolutely no problems with it .only thing that you must do is update it and remove bloatware, disable alot of apps autostarting to save battery life other than that very pleased with phone. For battery will have to use it a bit longer to see. Only minus is that that capacitive keys arent iluminated.
[ZenFone 2 General] rcaballero:
I bought the 4GB/64GB variant 3 days ago and I'm very satisfied with it.
[ZenFone 2 General] MatteXperiaU:
i have ZE550ML and i'm verry happy with it.
[ZenFone 2 General] mc2mc2:
In my personal opinion: every day without an update to android 6 the answers shifts more towards no.

Since even android 5.1 was not released for zenfone 2, it makes it even worse!
[ZenFone 2 General] keikkio:
Zenfone 2 is without doubt worth buying. There is no reason to blame Asus until now for the lack of updates until you prefer nightly cyanogenmod and find nice to be a power flasher. I had a nexus 5 but...I have no doubt about what to choose between a phone regularly updated with latest (sometimes useless) things and a super hardware one with more waiting.

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[ZenFone 2 General] floridaman:
Have to agree. Their reps just keep repeating the same thing on updates to the OS, they're trying to find out. Really, it's the same mantra for months now. Asus couldn't get its act together to go from 5.0 to 5.1, I'm highly doubtful when every other company as already stated they are moving to M that Asus will.

They've just released a new Zenfone Laser with 5.0 and when asked about the update to M, the response was they're working on giving users a great experience with Lollipop. Really?!?!?! To say nothing of the conflicting information they give about the phone. Same question answered different ways.

As someone who has the Zenfone 2, it is not worth buying at all. It's already outdated, no support whatsoever and Asus customer service is horrid.

Sorry, but when I buy a phone I expect the company to keep it updated within reason, that is not happening here. You get tons of firmware updates, but they are nothing more to fix all the mistakes in the last update they pushed out.
[ZenFone 2 General] smokinjoe2122:
I have to agree. I'll give Asus another few months to make something happen...If not, I'm moving to a different device. I don't expect bleeding edge OS updates, but I do expect some type of road map for the future. It's issues like this that make Android fragmentation real.
[ZenFone 2 General] resource88:
They haven't released the back covers that they promised..,
[ZenFone 2 General] ione2380:
There are custom roms for this phone, like blisspop that are truly great. Much better than anything Asus could bring! This phone is still worth buying.
[ZenFone 2 General] vrnsr:
Not worth buying.

Nice phone but there are better alternatives on the same price range (Lenovo Zuk Z1 anyone?), and plenty other promising phones coming soon. such as the unbreakable Moto X Force with its unbreakable glass and great camera.

When ZF2 came out it was worth it. Now? Not so much
[ZenFone 2 General] threi_:
Funny thing is zuk z1 forum has users reporting that the phone has wifi issues, and despite shipping with cyanogenOS the zenfone has a better dev scene. You are also more likely to get better warranty/ support from ASUS over lenovo. Aside from that though zuk z1 seems like a great phone.

Motorola phones generally are pretty expensive for their hardware, and IMO if you have money to drop on an x force you have better options than both anyways.
[ZenFone 2 General] iancjc:
I've just replaced my zf2, which I dropped and smashed last week, with a zf2. In the UK for £207 for the ww 2.3 64gb is a bargain. Well I couldn't find anything better for the cash. Need dual sim and big display and needed it quickly. So yes in certain circumstances it is a worth buying, depends on the user.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
The low-mid range is getting a lot of nice devices recently, so you really have to look at each and decide which has the feature set that most matters to you. Each one seems to have different strong points and different areas where compromises have been made to hit the price point. If I were buying now and had an invite (and if it was even available in Japan) I'd probably go for a One Plus X as the specs are OK and I like the iPhone 4 / xperia Z style industrial design. But of what is actually available to buy, here at least, I still don't see much to match the Zf2 at the same price level.
[ZenFone 2 General] xdamember143:
Hi guys I am having a hard time deciding what phone is worth getting and pretty much my top 3 choices are the zenphone 2, one plus 2 or moto x pure . Also my budget is $300-400 any suggestions?
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
was listening to All About Android yesterday, and the presenters were recommending the Moto X Pure to their co-presenter. Certainly seemed to rate it much better than the One Plus 2. It's surely superior to the Zf2 overall, but I guess also more expensive so depends if you want to save a bit.
[ZenFone 2 General] stevefwt:
Having been through the range of high end expensive phones I find the ZF2 the best performing phone I've had. Coupled with loads of ROM's and a very decent price I wouldnt pay any more ever again.
[ZenFone 2 General] DragoonHP:
Nah. Don't know about Lenovo, but ASUS has really bad service. My phone was RMA-ed and they gave it back after 5+ weeks and everytime I enquired about the status of my phone, their response was that it would be fixed in a few days. Their support staff makes you feel like they are doing you a great favour by being there to help you.

So yeah, won't recommend ASUS on the support front.
[ZenFone 2 General] ione2380:
Zenfone 2 with a custom rom(blisspop), has the same performance as a galaxy s6 edge plus. I compared them side by side.

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You got that right! I find it much better than my m8 and my iphone 6.
[ZenFone 2 General] vipercoyote:
I seen everybody mention bliss pop intros thread. I finally gave in and loaded the rom. And that rom performance makes the stock rom look like crap. Bliss pop is amazing !
[ZenFone 2 General] fitty:
I am now thing buy between ZF2 4G/64GB ZE550ML and LG G3 3G/32GB. They are the similar price for brand new at ebay. Which one is better and why ? Also,how is the taking video and photo in ZF2 in indoor or low light. Are they good quality and focusing fast ? Thanks !
[ZenFone 2 General] luisoman2000:
spec wise the zf2 is a better choice. the camera is only adequate though, the g3 has a much better camera.
[ZenFone 2 General] nail16:
With asus launching special editions of the ZF2 deluxe ROG with 256 GB internal memory which is basically a ZE551ML, I can say asus is up to something, don't worry asus won't abandon us. So yes ZF2 is worth buying. It's a power house with great potential.
[ZenFone 2 General] floridaman:
I like the LG G3 as it appears to have 4G on both sims unlike the ZF2, however the amount of available LTE bands is considerably less than that of ZF2. You'd most likely get much better support and updates with LG over Asus as well.