I agree. M1 can perform well under good lighting condition. Zf3Z does have overexposure issue.

Hmm...is it me or memang Asus is playing with the camera specs?

In MY, 4gb and 6gb phones are using higher spec camera.

In IN, only 6gb is using higher spec camera.

???

6GB just launched in India. Reviews should be coming in soon.

Who says? Don't even need root to remove it.


*** I don't know the exact name for the Lazada app as I have already removed it using rooted applications. Someone, please chip-in.

If you are only buying the phone as second phone or testing purpose then get it. It's price is good enough for playing games and doing a lot of root stuffs...

Definitely the jelly case! I am using it for my phone since day 1 while waiting for a nice case to come out for the phone. And I actually like transparent cases because it showcase the design on the phones.

This post has been edited by abubin: Jul 9 2018, 11:26 AM

What livestream? Link?

Even before 311, I already think the volume is too loud. LOL...it's a good thing yo!

They are inexperience with launching phones. Unlike Apple or Samsung who will make sure they have stock first before launching a phone. Or at least can deliver on the date as promised.

Asus especially the mobile phone division is still considered small and new-ish. So they are relatively inexperience compared to even Xiaomi in phone launching. I hope they do not get discouraged by this failures of M1 launching and continue to persevere. They came a long way from having substandard Intel based Zenfone to a much better quality Zenfone M1 and 5 and 5Z. They need to further improve and refine their whole mobile division including their after sales service. If they can do this, by next year the Zenfone 6 will be a serious contender with mid-tier phone companies like Oneplus, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi.

And free microsd card too.....

What camera sensor is the 4gb version using?

dei...Azhar, don't lah be another Daryl Aiden Yow!

This post has been edited by abubin: Jul 13 2018, 02:07 PM

New update 316 fixed the multi-touch issue. I will update my phone once XDA member released a TWRP version. Seems like the phone is becoming better.

Anymore 4GB users reporting in? I want more feedback if the camera is better than the 3GB version.

Anyone having deep sleep hang issue when charging the phone overnight? This problem was reported in firmware 311 and 316.

When you charge the phone overnight, the phone will hang when it try to go into deep sleep. So the next morning, you will get a hang phone.

I am still in firmware 309, so I wouldn't know. I am not upgrading to 316 if there are such problems. However, seems like this problem only has been complained by Russian users.

In that case, it can be tested by resetting the phones with problem to factory default. Then without installing any apps, can test the deep sleep charging.

To be fair, Asus does have a very large portfolio of electronics. They started as PC components provider like motherboards and GPUs. In that department, they have improved tremendously and is now the top manufacturer of PCs in Taiwan and one of the top in the world.

Their laptop is still hit and miss and their service in Malaysia does still have a lot of improvement needed. Let's not go there.

As for their mobile phones, I remember they started out going with Intel SoC which was a mistake. Intel ended up failing to secure a position in the mobile world and they soon dropped off from that. So Asus has to continue their mobile ventures with other SoC. It started with Zenfone 3 which was using Snapdragon 625. I personally know 3 person who uses this phone and they have no complain with it. In fact they like the phone a lot. I am not saying Asus is perfect or at the level with Samsung but they are improving. The M1 is their attempt at capturing another market segment. They had to shave off a bit from here and there to get to the low price that they are offering to consumers. For those who have higher demand, the Zenfone 5 is actually a good phone to consider and all the expectations of better camera, better built quality, better ZenUI with all the functions are there. In terms of king of price over performance, Xiaomi is still the top. They have been around for many years and have perfected their formula to doing that. They have captured the market enough for them to use "quantity" for economy of scale. Asus is still struggling to get sales for their phones and very late to come into the mobile market to challenge Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Lenovo.

For that reason, I am staying with M1 and see how far Asus will go to support this phone. Sure, I would be wondering if I will be happier if I have gone with RN5 but I do like the pure android and bigger battery too. And at RM599, I can root the phone all I want and not afraid for it bricking.

Definitely! Agree with that. Consumer is always right. I am just saying, give them some slack but do still provide feedback so that they can improve. Thing is, the M1 is catered for people who are more geeky and more into technical stuffs. For general everyday user, Zenfone 5 is the phone to go with. Sometimes it is about user expectations. There are phones that cater for power users, low requirement users, camera users, gamers and so on. M1 is for tinkerers like me.

Unfortunately, it only have partition A. Only support partial Project Treble support like RN5.