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[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Cookie Ninja:
Why have this thread at all? It's after all a flip camera, the main camera flipped up through 180° to take selfies.....you XDA mods (or is it the bots?) need to watch what needs to be populated in a new phone forum.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

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[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019)'s camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

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[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Zen6:
Does any one have similar issue?

Making panorama shot horizontally with camera it's not tak full "180" degree shot, camera move to 90% only.

But making shoot verticali it make full 180 degree. This same problem don't exists when taking panorama from starting point on front, it take full 180 degree move.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] kooldude7285:
reset camera app and try...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Zen6:
I already done this, and reset phone as well. Problem exists only when taking panorama from right to left in other positions camera make full 180% degree.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] kooldude7285:
try in some other camera app. on what build you are..
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Zen6:
Can you suggest some app? I will try it.

WW_16.1210.1906.156_0
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] _jis_:
Google Camera https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-arnova8G2-beta/

Open camera https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Zen6:
OK, after latest actualization everything works fine :)
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

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[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Gear_God:
Could have been better with higher currents. The default provided is 9v-2A , which is 18W
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] prudviraj:
does it support QC 4.0 ?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Zaukaby:
27 w charge

Can we get faster charge while we use 27W adapter? Or will it break the device?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] _jis_:
No and no.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] cyberblue:
Yes, I have searched the forums and up to this point I'm looking for something more specific into my situation, more like word of wisdom from whomever have had both devices for practical usage. And I don't have the luxury to keep both.

What I love about the Hermes that's not found in Kaiser are flash light, IrDa, and comm manager button. On the other hand Hermes is missing GPS, bigger memory, the "possibility" of having hardware accelerated graphics, supposedly better camera, tilting hinges, and in my particular case front camera (I'm using 8525 and there's no _practical_ solution to put the front camera in and if I were to get Kaiser it better be NOT AT&T tilt that has no front camera as well).

I'm afraid I'll be missing Hermes exclusive features if I switch to Kaiser, even though I don't use those features too often. It is however very tempting especially the built in GPS feature (yes I have followed the hidden GPS thread and struck down by the bad news that we can't practically revive the chip in Hermes).

I'd like to hear a word of advice or two from you guys please.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] wacky.banana:
Hmm,

Difficult one this. When i first heard of the Kaiser I was all setup to swap my TyTN for a new device. Then I started to read the Kaiser forum and got wind of all the deficiencies there are with the kit.

Bottom line is I decided to stick with the TyTN, not only because of its features but because it is so customisable and there is shedloads available for it on here and elsewhere.

I have never seen the lack of a built in GPS as an issue. I have a separate receiver attached to my car keys. Whenever I am out and want to use a navigation tool on the TyTN, I simply switch on the external GPS unit and off we go. Simple.

Until some of the known issues are resolved with the Kaiser then its not on my list. You probably want to pose this question in the Kaiser forum as well to see what their views are.

Hope this helps.

WB
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] beastfellow:
First of All when you Upgrade the ROM with this forum customized ROMs you will lost the warranty of your new device (Kaisar) and as usually the warranty last for one year you have to wait that long. If you are not planning to change the ROM then its a good practice to change the mood and taste every year but only if you got enough money. Because these type of devices don't return much on selling or trade-in facility. I was planning the same but now I realise that I only need a Windows based device for my information to be organized and not new the functionality or more ram matters. Well I am thinking to go for HTC Touch Diamond when it will be launched in my area.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pvs:
Good question, cyberblue. I have kinda been in the same boat as you. I have recently qualified for a 'reduced-price' upgrade ($299) through the new Cingular, and was toying with the idea myself.

But after reading up on all the issues with Kaiser, and realizing that I am finally comfortable with my array of software, my setup, my customizations, my abilities to tweak the ROM myself, and other comforts, I find no need to spend any extra money. I just don't think the 'advances' made in ANY device thus far do not justify switching.

That's MY take, even though I have not owned both.

-pvs
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrpingo:
By destiny's randomness, I have both devices. You might be surprised, but I am using the Hermes. Why? Here's why:

- I really like the flashlight, which is not present on the Kaiser.

- Duttys ROM have Internet Call that works thru the front speaker, the same you use to make calls through the cellular network. On the Kaiser, I could not make it work that way, only thru the rear speaker. Since I use VoIP a lot, it is very convenient to switch between cell and voip.

- I also use WebCamera Plus, that currently has a video cropping problem on the Kaiser. On the Hermes, works like a charm.

- Is nice to have a remote control everywhere, using NoviRemote.

- The Hermes doesn't weight as much as the Kaiser.

- My personal experience is that the battery of the Hermes lasts longer.

Obviously, what I miss of the Kaiser is:

- The embedded GPS: one good practical app for this is VitoFindMe. This cannot be done with an external GPS, at least not in a practical way.

- Tilt screen. For watching videos, it adds a lot of comfort.

- The 3 mp camera and better photos overall. The photos of the Hermes look more like your typical cell phone camera. The Kaiser ones are almost the quality of a dedicated digital camera.

- I like the stylus a bit more. The telescopic stylus of the Hermes is a bit awkward.

- It is a bit smaller in size.

What is not an issue for me is:

- The Kaiser doesn't have commcenter button, but you can access it by long pressing the send button.

- The bigger memory of the Kaiser. I install almost everything on my 8 gb card, so memory is not an issue on the Hermes.

Thats my humble opinion. Cya.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] neva dinova:
i also have both and personally i think if it wasnt for the gps and the extra rom and ram it wouldnt be worth a second thought i love my kaiser but its a labor of love. if you really want to know what your getting into read all the radio and rom compatibility issues with one you might not get sound another and youve got no camera. and the tilt screen only comes in handy for videos but the hermes trashes the kaiser when it comes to any task that involves graphics. that being said i jumped at the chance to get one and would do it again plus the new roms really make a difference now i can play most snes games
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] cyberblue:
Thanks a lot for all your insights guys, I have a strong feeling I'll stick with my Hermes. I'll try to post in the Kaiser forum just to see if anybody there has traded their Hermes for Kaiser and whether they regret it :)
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) before depleting the battery.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] aladin6:
I'm waiting for users feedbacks about its SOT. I think that it will beat some records...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] SantinoInc:
I'm expecting this phone to thrive in this category. The screen isn't some crazy 4K resolution and combine that with the 5000 mAh battery and we should have great SOT.

I have a bad itch to get a new phone and am tempted to get the OnePlus 7 Pro but I hear the 90hz refresh rate and fancy new screen are killing SOT
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Virgo_Guy:
Whoever is going to post SOT, do not forget to mention screen resolution used, "tweaks" and "measures" taken in settings etc. Also show full screenshots. Thanks.

7 nm SoC coupled with a mostrous battery, it is expected to deliver great, great battyerylife.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] jrvenge:
As long as its well optimized. Other phones with big batteries have been awful due to power wastage.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] cisco kidd:
There is a good review on youtube user name "Geekyranjit" He talks about the cons but says SOT is average gettting 4.5-6, he felt dropping the panel down to 60hz did not boost it enough. His biggest con he felt is that it is just really big, not balanced real well and it is heavy at over 200g. The Asus is a little smaller at 6.4 vs 6.67. I am just dying to order a new phone and replace the G7 ThinQ I am using that I got dirt cheap because of a cracked back glass corner but I have it in a Spigen so who cares.

I feel I should wait to see the Asus release and price in US as it may be what i go for. My concern is Asus updates but it will have an active ROM community I imagine
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
I saw an other reviewer on youtube with 75% battery remaining and around 3 hours of screen-on-time.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] erio82:
I come from an LG G6, our phones are great (it's the phone I've kept for longer, at 1.5 years), but the battery, AY the battery... Can't wait to see the results of the ultraWide camera pics... If they look just as decent as LG's, if not better, I'll get it too... :D

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Don't play with my feelings, please ? I'm used to get around that somedays with 100% of the battery... Can't wait to see people talking with their own experiences...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] mrmcphisto77:
i've bought it yesterday, on monday i will do a full 4G day starting from 7am and till 18pm all without wifi, italy here...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] cisco kidd:
I found the LG G6 was just horrible overall and its battery life was garbage. I now have a G7 ThinQ and I have to say I will not buy another LG phone again. Prior to the G7 I tried HTC U11, P10 Plus and Essential PH1, that is the phone I regret selling , it was excellent , even the camera w the google cam port was decent but the overall aspects of the phone were very good

I wish Asus would release in US sooner
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] silverkin:
I thought they are sending them in July, am i wrong?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Twotems:
Chigztech on YouTube posted 9hrs 12mins sot with 6% remaining. I don't know if it was wifi or mobile but the Nex S exceeds those numbers with 1,000mah less. My best so far, mostly on wifi, has been 9hrs 4mins with 14% remaining and a new update a few days ago looks like it can approach 11 hours sot.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] foreverandroid:
Battery life is very good according to gsmarena review.

https://m.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_6-review-1937.php
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Liscon19:
Wow not a lot of good to be said for the display.

This is a bit of a let down and is now making me re-consider this as a purchase, I watch a lot of YouTube so a decent display is kinda required.

Ah well...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Onepunchbro:
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMplpTGC4vY[/YOUTUBE]

SOT is about 11h which is insane for me. my phone now averaging 4.30 hours - 5 hours.

Asus says the screen is IPS with 600 nits and 100% DCI-P3 which should be plenty bright and color corrected. GSMarena for sure loves AMOLED but for my usage it looks like good enough.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Liscon19:
[youtube]9a_TvN5Aw6Q[/youtube]

Not sure if this has already been posted.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] TheCookieButter:
That Pixel 3a time was a surprise. Goes to show those who don't need a top-end chipset may be better saving the cash and enjoying the efficiency of mid-tier chips like the SD 6xx. Zenfone 6 does look fantastic for battery time, but not getting quite the 20% extra time from the 20% bigger battery, even against the 90hz OnePlus 7 Pro. Hope some software adjustments can be made to further improve it, because it's great, but not as good as expected when compared to others.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] acrosstheline:
It lasts 30% longer than the 7 pro. And 20% more than the regular 7. Seems pretty good to me for an lcd display against oleds in a test that includes a bunch of video playback.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] subhani:
Indeed. GSMarena confirmed that in the browsing test and or in the talktime test, the ZenFone outlasted the others by a huge margin.

But how did you get 30% more? It was almost exactly 20% more than the 7 pro.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] abprie:
As a quick info: during setup of the phone, I lost around 25% over 10 hours with around 4 hours SOT. let's see how this settles during normal usage.

Edit: after day 1 and my regular usage pattern, I lost about 20%. This is about on par with the Lenovo P2. I will still have to see if a longer screen usage drains more (I suspect this due to the LCD instead of the AMOLED). Will report this later...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] maxnolu:
Sot is really great if I game and use it a lot then I can do a whole day but if I have average usage then I can use the phone for at least 2 days it's incredible.

For some reason I can't upload screenshot but I have like 4 hour sot and still have 63%
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] abprie:
Update after some usage. I got a solid three days of my normal usage with 25% left. This is very comparable with the Lenovo P2, which was rooted and stripped off all the Google services.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] subhani:
That's incredible. Over three days, 6 hours SOT is expected. But for more addicted users, we can expect two days of moderate usage. Or one day of heavy usage with 30-40 left.

This will vary according to location to towers and stability of the lock. I normally have bad connections where I live, despite being located in London.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] wuzzzzz:
SOT

My SOTs
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] nsn27:
Did you optimize in any way ? Share the secrets
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] BykuAllmighty:
Good question. 7h of sot and still 45% left is impossible for me. I'm getting max 8-9h of SOT but i'm using camera a lot.. AccuBattery says that i have 94% of battery size available.

Edit. Noticed Facebook Service was draining my battery. I've disabled it(cannot uninstal it).
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] MCRB77:
I got freaking incredible screen on time yesterday. 9h 20 minutes and still 47% battery remaining.

I had mobile data off, and used mostly Youtube and whatsapp.

I cant believe I got this much SOT, my last phone was the Nexus 6p, and that one was just plain awful. Near the end I had 1h SOT and only 15% battery left.

I hope the battery will be replaceable in a few years, I think im gonna keep the zenfone as my daily driver.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
Day 1 and 2, BT and WIFI always on. 50-75% brightness at auto.

Update day 3: Some optimizations, wifi and bt scanning off, mobile data off on wifi. Currently 86% and 2 hour 1 min SOT.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] abprie:
Very similar SOT as former post for the last two days.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] wuzzzzz:
No optimization

Brightness auto

Mainly wifi connection

Wifi and Bluetooth always on

Facebook disabled/uninstalled
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] BykuAllmighty:
I've recently uninitialised facebook from Zenfone but there was still Facebook Service present and it has been using my battery a lot, after disabling it I've finally seen a flat line through the night in battery statistics :). Pity though that I cannot uninstall it.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Ascended 1:
Im pretty happy so far, with moderate use I almost get 2 days, with pretty have use it goes through a day and more pretty easy, like on the screenshot.

I havn't disabled/uninstalled FB yet tho. but I did disable BT/Wifi scanning, and turned of mobile date when on Wifi in dev settings.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
Changed some options, WiFi and BT scanning off, disabled FB services, battery saver from 23-07, mobile data off when on wifi. Bluetooth music control for 1 hour. Been browsing the internet and reddit all day. 75% Brightness on auto.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Ascended 1:
What happens if you disable FB services? I really only use FB for messenger, I still want those notifications.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Cookie Ninja:
You get a fresh lease of life! FB is for ppl who believe in a concept of digital alternate reality (when they believe /are forced to believe) that their real lives aren't good/glamorous/pretty enough.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] BykuAllmighty:
I don't know why we have it to be honest :D. My Messenger and Facebook Lite work without Facebook Service enabled and my battery life is much better.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] nsn27:
I tried disabling it and it really improved my battery life by a noticeable margin like WTF
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
According to what I found, (which was hard) facebook services pings for your location to show maps, "present" shops and **** near you and so on.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] sedp23:
What do you mean by disabling Facebook services?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] kvrx:
I'm currently at 67 battery. Screen on time: 2:43.

Unplugged for 6:21.

1 SOT time was on wifi, youtube mostly.

The others were commuting while listening to music and reading.

Then at work I installed some apps(gcam including), and had a bunch of photos, used messenger, whatsapp etc, all on mobile data (4G).

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Go to settings ? apps & notifcations > all apps > hit the three dots top right and select show system.

Then go to the facebook stuff and disable it.

Messenger runs fine without it.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
Light use, mostly browsing the web on wifi. I'm impressed.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] BykuAllmighty:
Curious question, how much battery capacity does AccuBattery show(HEALTH)? Mine is 93-94%.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
94% @ 4690mah
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Ascended 1:
About 15% ish LTE, the rest stable WIFI connection, but im pleased none the less :)
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] giobik:
Hello, are these SOT taken from the 6 GB model?

I live in Italy and I can't find the 8 GB version.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] megamefta:
i have 6-128 version. i get 9-10 hours on average.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] sedp23:
Does the ram version really effect the battery life?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
~10 hours LTE, Netflix and spotify on headphones and approx 30 minutes on speakers.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
Hearthstone gaming, not sure why the difference in SOT is so big.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] DoubleM101:
Anyone already played Pokémon Go on Zenfone 6?

If so, how is the battery life and all the other things? Any issue?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] AhhdafunK01:
Very good battery life on Pokemon GO ! :)

Don't worry !

Around 15% per hour of gaming (pkmon go)
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] aadeshiscool:
What are the overnight standby drains you people are getting?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] midwej:
Hello, Based on my experience, 1-2% - WIFI ON.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Charlypocket:
Hello everyone,

I will need your user feedback on the battery.

I received my Zenfone 6 the last weekend and I would like to have your opinion about my battery life.

1 - Screen off: Loss of 1.5% / hour on average (Mobile data enabled, bluetooth enabled because connection with a connected watch). It seems to be a lot no?

2 - youtube 1080p video for 15 min on mobile data: 4% battery loss

3 - PUBG on mobille data for 30 min: 9% battery loss

Do you have this kind of stats?

Also, is your phone warming around the camera as soon as you use it? The heater is not huge but we feel it anyway.

I have read that it is possible to turn off wifi and bluetooth scanning in dev mod.

My dev mod is active but where are these options ?

Thank you ?
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] Some_dude36:
how dark is the display ? is it bearable.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] loneagl:
Pretty awesome battery
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] abprie:
It is definitely different from the P2 which has an OLED, but it is fine.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] BykuAllmighty:
I like it :). From 90%. Around 7,5h sot.

http://imgur.com/gallery/kGjWDlq

http://imgur.com/gallery/PsuthgR
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] leiros:
Most of the time on 4g, auto brightness on a sunny day. Something is pinging google play services if I have location on so I'l have to figure out how to fix that.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] sri4xda:
2 days and 7.15 SOT with 19% left.

3 accounts sync and all day wifi, occational 4g outdoors. Camera is moderately used (max 20+ pics), Calls/Whatsapp calls ~2 to 3 hrs. Fb/Twitter occasional usage but with lite apps.

So far happy with battery life.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Real Life Review] supertory:
Great battery life although something seems off with your mobile network standby consuming so much battery