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[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] jeremyet:
There's no estimated shipping date on my receipt, and the Asus store is still showing 9 July 2018. Hoping this gets updated early next week.

After a terrible customer service experience with an asus Chromebook I swore I'd never buy an asus product again, but this phone was just too tempting to replace my op3t. I hope I don't regret my weakness ?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] TheCookieButter:
I need a phone soon-ish but I can't bring myself to pay £500 without an actual date. Shipping date hasn't been updated despite what ASUS support said, so guess I have to wait and see on Tuesday because of bank holiday. At least I'll get to see K20 in time.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] jeremyet:
Hmmm - now the asus UK page is showing 'Out of Stock' and not allowing any further orders. Looking at my receipt there was no delivery date mentioned. Will wait until tuesday before contacting asus support again...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] TheCookieButter:
I hope that is wrong or they just put a placeholder stock number in that has run out, especially since support said they were still waiting for 'stock expectancy' from Asus. If you do contact them report back here, please, very interested to know what's going on with stock / delivery dates. Never thought I'd be annoyed by a bank holiday :p
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
Oh this doesn't look good. I was thinking they were quiet because it's the bank holiday weekend. But it seems they are not absent and actually made changes over the weekend.

I never got a delivery date when I pre-ordered. Still no further emails from them, despite writing to them.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] jeremyet:
Like previous reply said, probably just a placeholder stock figure. Hopefully we will get an update after the bank holiday.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] gavinfabl:
I got an email today from asus customer support, still not able to provide a shipping date.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
Hey Gavin. Are you coming from the P20 Pro too?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] gavinfabl:
No. Had a stack of phones in between. Currently have a OnePlus 7 Pro, P30 Pro, S10+, Honor 20 Lite and I can borrow my wife's iPhone XR
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
Looking forward to your camera comparison.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
Just got this too
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] fingery:
No stock for customers but plenty of units available for 'influencers' to post the same old ****e reviews.

Really poor that they can't even give an ETA but yet take full payment.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Shaan7:
I've got a refund from my pre-order. Will most likely go for the oneplus 7 pro now
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] robq77:
I cancelled my order two weeks ago and got the OP7. Figured my OP5 had done me well enough. Turns out it's pretty good actually... Think asus have shot themselves in the foot quite badly!
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] twistedvegan:
That changes things ?

Will there ever be a stable rom for it that doesn't break banking apps and google pay tho?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] morote:
That thing with launcher stopping happens when you switch animations off either in Accessibility options or Developer options. If you leave Animator duration at "0.5x" instead of "0" the Asus Launcher should work ok.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] _jis_:
Exactly. And this bug was confirmed to be resolve it in the next update.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] ermacwins:
C...

Shortage of Snapdragon 855 CPUs

D...

They didnt manufacture enough
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] zerosumz:
Jerry Rig Everything finally got one!

https://youtu.be/ZPv9XPHMYfg

:)
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Liscon19:
Seems like every reviewer has received one, even those in the UK....maybe that's all the stock they had and are waiting for the review units to come back in so they can be sold to customers ??
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] snakeman65:
Another review article: https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/this-is-a-flipping-cool-500-phone

I'd encourage everyone to leave comments on these articles, eventually maybe Asus will notice!
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] fingery:
I'll leave something suitable. I have to thank them for being inept and not providing updates and fulfilling pre-orders. That delay has led me to pick up an Oppo Reno 10x today. It's awesome. Glad for the delay now!
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] shadow78:
I gave up on this as well as the mi 9t pro\k20 pro, and got the OP7 pro as well. Is not a bad phone. The mi 9t pro would probably be a better value but god knows how long is the waiting time for the global release if ever happens not even talking about the zenfone 6. Its a bit of a shame. Good luck if anyone managed to get one ;).
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] hoxley:
Thank you for solution, at the end I cannot be more happy with Nova launcher,

I did set 6 x 7 grid plus 6 main bottom bar icons, so now I have only clock on home screen and just 1 screen with all important apps and 1 screen with games, no way I'm going back to 4x5 grid... Im not old fart :)

On stock android I had 6 screens with big icons and enormous padding and that was annoying daily.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
Done
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] salespalace:
I just got an email from asus france. The 8gb will be in stock 5 july. But they will only ship to france
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] _jis_:
The real reasons for the delay are simple:

https://swedroid.se/forum/threads/snabba-fragor-snabba-svar-zenfone-6.165775/page-20#post-2431857

https://swedroid.se/forum/threads/snabba-fragor-snabba-svar-zenfone-6.165775/page-24#post-2433628

On the other side here in the Czech Republic ZF6 6/128 is in stock at a range of eshop for about a week.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] twistedvegan:
How are you finding color os 6?

I'm seriously considering the oppo reno now, the 10x is too big for me and I don't mind lower specs as long as it can run games okay but I can't live without dark mode, does the oppo theme store work in the uk and have any decent dark themes?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] snakeman65:
I've finally bitten the bullet and bought from Gearbest and requested that laptopoutlet cancel my preorder! Got a better deal through an email promotion on it too, £482.98 instead of the £499 originally paid, plus was able to use paypal credit (only over 4 months though, not the original 24). I'll update here if it actually gets shipped but the support person I spoke to said that it should go out within 24 hours!

Edit: Listed as packed already...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Oldmandan18:
There's now an estimated delivery date on the asus store for the end of july
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Clifbel:
Sad times

Do you guys think if it becomes available in July they might have missed the boat somewhat? My old Nexus 6P is on it's last legs (Charging port requires a lot of fiddling to make the connection) and I was hoping that this would be it's replacement, not a huge fan of it not having good band support, yes it's good for Europe but when I go abroad it'd be useful to have decent coverage but meh.

If my 6P does topple over before it becomes available I think I may have to jump for a Mate 20X, Oneplus 7 regular or a Mi 9T/Pro. Kind of lucky to have such good options now though!

Does anyone know what Asus UK warranty policy is like? Reading the thread it seems like CS isn't the best so was hoping somewhere like John Lewis would stock it, where there's less quibble if it craps out.

Ahh, well thanks for keeping me updated on what's happening guys! I guess we can forget about the twilight silver variant reaching us!!! :laugh:
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] bigbamboo5:
It's not just July, but 'late July'. I think it's too late, as all the positive press has already happened. Weird, how the UK has been overlooked - and probably terminal for sales.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
Yup I've cancelled my Alza pre-order and ordered the K20 Pro which has already shipped.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] snakeman65:
Gearbest have listed updated my order to say shipped! Even has a tracking number which points to a delivery by Yodel. Seems to suggest it's coming from a UK warehouse!!
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] jeremyet:
Exciting - keep us posted and let us know which version of the phone you get.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Liscon19:
Review from Android Central is live

https://www.androidcentral.com/asus-zenfone-6-review?amp&__twitter_impression=true

As per Gizmodo I'd suggest leaving a comment about ASUS's handling of delivery.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] hoxley:
And week later you will realize that was fake tracking number ;) ...been there :)
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] fingery:
Got email from amazon.de that my pre-order shipped over night. I'd forgotten to cancel and don't need it any more as bought an Oppo Reno. If anyone wants it for the price I paid (£505) and collect from me near M6 J18 then please send PM. If nobody is interested I'll just refuse delivery.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Supra | MD:
Which model?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] fingery:
Black, 128gb
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] twistedvegan:
I got tired of waiting and bought the oppo reno, huge mistake!

Color os is just awful. Status bar is ridiculous with the quick settings tiles taking up half the screen. Apps look like they're running on a low res display with everything looking big and stupid.

No option to have a button to switch data sim like you get with oxygen.

Would be a nice phone if it wasn't for color os. Q beta is currently unusable as a daily driver on the reno so the phone is going on ebay :(
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] gazm1990:
Hi. I will buy it from you and collect it if the offer is still on the table?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] fingery:
Yes it is, will PM you.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] DoubleM101:
6/128 delivering updated to "2 to 4 weeks" on Amazon.de.

However still no sign of it (any version) on any other Amazon. Meanwhile Asus official shop in Portugal ran out of stock of the 6/64Gb. I'm getting sick of all this waiting.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] wasabiwarrior:
I received my Zenfone 6 (black/64GB) two days ago (ordered in GearBest 05 Jun) - so far everything is fine, I really like the quality of this phone.

Quick review (comparing to my old OnePlus 5, also bought on GearBest):

Pros:

- near stock Android

- very good sound quality

- headphone jack

- expandable memory

- overall quality, feels premium

- good battery

- camera can be really good

Cons:

- very slow charging (annoying after switching from OP)

- screen isn't the best (still good)

- camera app isn't the best (skin looks weird, no RAW photo)

In general, the phone is amazing for £440 and I can recommend it for all people dissapointed with recent OnePlus releases
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] kooldude7285:
it supports raw photos check setting in pro mode
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] wasabiwarrior:
I don't have this option, but I can't post a screenshot here because I'm new ?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] kooldude7285:
u need to go in pro mode see screenshot
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] _jis_:
Slide from Photo to Portrait to Pano to Night to Pro - Bingo :)
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] wasabiwarrior:
Nope, don't get me wrong - I know how to use Pro mode and I use it quite often. I'm just saying that all pictures are jpg and there's no option to generate RAW - I can't see any quality settings anywhere
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] _jis_:
When in Pro mode, tap the Gear icon top left, select the first option Camera resolution, the last line should be RAW+JPG.

If it is not here, clear data to Camera app and repeat.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] wasabiwarrior:
I had to clear the cache, thanks! ?

So with the RAW support the phone is 10/10 to me - camera is really impressive and so much better than the old OnePlus 5 - often software updates looks promising too (just yesterday I got the new Android security update from June 2019 and new camera features)
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] snakeman65:
Finally arrived today. It came from HK then started updating on Yodel last night, delivered this afternoon. I can't work out how to tell which version I got though! Very pleased with it
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] zedmarcus:
Am I blind or has this now disappeared from the Asus store website?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Supra | MD:
It doesn't seem to be accessible but it's still there.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] zedmarcus:
This has got to be one of the biggest botched launches I've ever seen.

I'm currently using my wife's old Mi A2 lite after my LG G7 died and this seems perfect for me (big battery, headphone jack, expandable memory, close to stock). But how do they expect people to buy it when it doesn't even show up on their website?

May have to bite the bullet and get a Mi 9 (currently £409 for the 64gb on their official UK website), but that has miui so not exactly ideal.

Come on Asus, get it together.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
Where did you order yours from? Amazon? Gearbest?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] DoubleM101:
Anyone recently bought it at Amazon.de and already received it? If so, in average how long did it take between the order and got it? I keep seeing delivering date changing between 1-2 weeks and 1-2 months. I don't know if they are shipping it or not.

I hate to buy something and don't know when can i expect it and i would like to buy the 6/64 instead of 6/128 on Amazon but so far, no other version listed besides 6/128 and even so i have no idea about the current delivering situation. I don't want to buy something and get it in a month or two.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] ema00:
also in italy there's no way to buy the phone at the moment, they are loosing a lot of customer in my opinion
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
This is ridiculous, TBH. I canceled my pre-order, despite still being in love with this device. A phone that got announced and released later than the ZenFone 6, namely the K20 Pro (and in China ONLY) is actually in the UK, after I went and ordered THAT by cancelling the ZenFone. Asus are in shambles.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] wingsfortheirsmiles:
I ordered it from Amazon.de on June 4th and got it on July 1st. The "estimated" delivery date changed from mid June initially (two weeks from ordering) to July-September(!) which like you say isn't helpful at all.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] smohanv:
I am in a great dilemma. I availed PayPal credit to pay in 12 monthly instalments. The first payment is going to start on 14th July. I have three days to decide. When I was in communication with ASUS UK store, they said that if I cancel pre-order it doesn't cancel my finance with PayPal automatically so I have to call PayPal to cancel. Also, I have to cancel my bank direct debit.

My dilemma is, should I wait for some more time or should I cancel my pre-order, finance and direct debit.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] defcomg:
also ordered from gearbest 04 July the long wait continues:silly:
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] gazm1990:
I'm pretty sure they're wrong because PayPal are usually pretty good with organising money back on PayPal credit when an order is cancelled. It's usually all done automatically when a merchant cancels the order.

If you are concerned then I would say the best thing to do would be to wait until the phone arrives and then just return it via there official returns policy. This way they will issue a full refund once they receive the phone back and PayPal will issue a refund of any monthly payments that will have been taken.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] DoubleM101:
Amazon still have no idea when / if they will have Zenfone 6 in stock. Soon, i will give up waiting for this device and choose any other thing. Too bad because it's a device that has almost all what i'm looking on a phone but i can't / want waiting for ever.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] smohanv:
Thanks. Good point that I can wait for the product to arrive and get the refund of any instalments I paid. But, I can cancel Direct Debit I set up with the bank and also will try to contact PayPal today.

ASUS UK stores have confirmed via email and also I can see an email from PayPal confirming refund and settlement of their credit (see screenshot).

I ordered via Gearbest yesterday and waiting starts for the arival from HK. It is shame that ASUS could not maintain the promised supply in the UK.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] AndroidUK2016:
Is it that asus aren't releasing at all in the UK or they're just delayed?

Nothing on their website other than the generic info about the phone. Not great.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Supra | MD:
Check here.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] AndroidUK2016:
Thanks, hopefully they follow through and even release the 8gb version
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Karbry:
I spoke to Laptop outlet (ASUS UK) yesterday. they do not have a date from ASUS on when stock will arrive. It has now been nearly 8 weeks since I pre-ordered and paid for the phone. How can they have gotten this so wrong... ???
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] defcomg:
sheesh this my 3rd week waiting on gearbest im damn ready to cancel this order i can only imagine how you must feel
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] jeremyet:
I gave up on laptop outlet/Asus UK/this phone a few weeks ago and bought a pixel 3a instead. My view was that if this is the pain customers have to go through when buying a phone, how bad will it be if/when something goes wrong :(
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] steve996:
Was the refund process hassle free
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] jeremyet:
Surprisingly so!
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] steve996:
What did it involve
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] jeremyet:
I think I used the chat on the laptop outlet site, told them I wanted to cancel my order, gave them the order no and that was it. Got an email confirmation straight away and the money back in my account within 36 hours.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] steve996:
Ok thanks for the info
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Clifbel:
20x

I gave up in the end and ended up getting a Mate 20 X as they dropped the price by another £100 making it the same price as the Asus Zenfone 6, so kind of nothing to lose at that point. It's a shame but I couldn't wait any longer! Still keeping an eye just to see when they do actually turn up on our shores though!
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] AndroidUK2016:
The 20x looks a great phone that I've considered in the past. It was only the lack of gcam that stopped me. Its a really good choice
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] smohanv:
Ordered via Gearbest on 11/07/2019. Nothing was happening until Saturday. On Sunday my VIP Label was sent to dispatch. Today morning I received confirmation that the shipment is completed and also have tracking information. I feel that it is not worth waiting for the supply via ASUS UK store. External suppliers are faster than ASUS UK store.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] lombardo8:
What f**king clowns Asus are. How could they have got it so wrong? They made a great device but its still not available to buy 2 months later. Think of all the lost sales!

I couldn't wait any longer as the battery on my P20 Lite is so pants so I have gone and got myself an Oppo Reno standard.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] smohanv:
Does Oppo Reno has NFC?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] AndroidUK2016:
https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_reno-9631.php
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] smohanv:
Thanks. I can see that it has NFC per GSMArena. I wanted to know if the device bought by [MENTION=707667]lombardo8[/MENTION] has it. I heard that Oppo Reno sells without NFC as well. Thanks for the GSMArena link which I have already checked myself. My question was specific to the device that [MENTION=707667]lombardo8[/MENTION] got. Thanks.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] lombardo8:
It does have NFC and it works unlike on my Huawei P20 Lite which also had NFC but it didn't work with any contactless terminals
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] zerosumz:
Also finally cancelled my preorder, after 2 months of limbo. What a cluster-fock this has been.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] ElijahB:
For anyone who was ordered from GearBest, is there any import tax which I will need to pay when delivering to the UK, as I dont want to be slapped with any other costs alongside the phone.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] Supra | MD:
[MENTION=358748]smohanv[/MENTION] and [MENTION=10005365]wasabiwarrior[/MENTION] might be able to tell you, I'm still waiting on mine. I actually totally forgot about import tax.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] hexxor93:
I bought mine from tradingshenzhen when they had some in their EU warehouse and it only took 5 working days to be delivered - was really surprised (however its the A version which works fine in the UK).
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] smohanv:
omg.. I user contactless payment a lot. This device may not be my choice then.

---------- Post added at 09:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:24 AM ----------

Well done. You are lucky. I checked now in https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/vivo-etc/1749-zenfone6-6gb-128gb.html and do not see stock available.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] SlinkyMalinky:
I'm waiting till lots more stock arrive, like Christmas :P

But just seen today Gearbest have this in "stock" now 6GB + 64GB - https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_009480705380.html?wid=1349303
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] AndroidUK2016:
Still googling to find out how much customs is and delivery times. Plus we'd need a new adaptor

Nb to import you'll likely have to pay vat which is now 20%. It costs £448 so with vat, it'll be about £540 which isn't great when you also factor in a new charger is needed
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] subhani:
I am shocked that the situation is still the same! And I'm so glad I cancelled when I did and ordered the flame red K20 Pro for just £350. A terrific device, with an AMOLED panel. Incredible battery life.

I wish you boys all the best. But I am beginning to think you guys would be better off considering something else.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] zedmarcus:
Same here. Couldn't wait any longer and got a Mi 8 Pro a few weeks ago when it was on sale on the Xiaomi UK website for £299 (with a free Mi Band 3). Yes there's a big notch and it runs Miui, but I've always stuck Nova Prime on all phones I've used in the last five years and it runs like a dream. For that money it was a bargain.