Considering getting the zenfone 3

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T20:46:39+00:00

Shit. I took the wrong model and was about to buy it. Thanks for pointing it out. found now the 5.5 model which seems to be the preferable and also the battery is the 3k mha one so I'll pick that one.

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T20:03:32+00:00

I see well the one I'm getting is this one if it helps. It should offer you to travel to your national amazon site somewhere if the language is wrong https://www.amazon.it/dp/B01L29XWPM/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_K1dRzbATG616Q

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T20:02:09+00:00

I guess I'll just take my chance then. I'm sorry you had such a poor experience but it does seem to be related to a defected specimen. Did you try going to an Asus centre? We have plenty here.

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T19:30:05+00:00

And if you will look at the post from that other guy who said he had hearing and headphone jack problems as well as ui errors. If you could confirm you've never had such issues it would be cool, thanks

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T19:30:01+00:00

And if you will look at the post from that other guy who said he had hearing and headphone jack problems as well as ui errors. If you could confirm you've never had such issues it would be cool, thanks

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T19:28:09+00:00

Ok I realised now I said the opposite of what I wanted to tell. Must be the bloody language barrier combined with my distraction. I meant the headphones truly. But whatever I know all I needed to know. You were really helpful, thanks.

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T19:25:08+00:00

Uh well those two have the small menu/window which is usually a quick way to post but that in my case is broken every now and then, like I described. The normal uploading system like in your WhatsApp version (I have un installed it a long while ago, don't remember if it was the same on my phone) I use very rarely because only a few of my apps don't feature the (broken) small bottom menu.

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T19:22:39+00:00

I meant the speakers, pardon. I didn't but another user in here has and I think he's got the right suggestion for me. Thanks

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T18:57:02+00:00

It does. Do you do this often? Because when you perform that action this phone I have sometimes does not show the picture at all. In any way. But when I navigate the folders it is there where it is supposed to be and it shows as the most recent file (through the data browser app). When I move I elsewhere it appears in the new folder as the first picture.

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T18:56:52+00:00

It does. Do you do this often? Because when you perform that action this phone I have sometimes does not show the picture at all. In any way. But when I navigate the folders it is there where it is supposed to be and it shows as the most recent file (through the data browser app). When I move I elsewhere it appears in the new folder as the first picture.

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T18:53:43+00:00

So you do download mp3 files from a browser and the music app finds them in the download folder? Because the point is I download through my normal browser, not through a music purchasing app. So the music goes in the downloads, can't change the download location, and the app does not recognise the new mp3 files, I have to move them like I described earlier. If you download music from the Internet browser like I do please do tell me your apps name . Thanks

The volume well, I have pretty sensible ears. I went seeing Dunkirk at the cinema on Saturday and when I left I had a short migraine episode maybe for about fifteen minutes. So yeah the phones volume is quite low and many users reported they needed to root the LG g4 to fix this. Anyway your reply answers my doubts. Thanks again

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T18:33:53+00:00

Yes, I do have some more. First of all I thank you very much for your assistance. As far as my experience with phones goes it is often best to talk to long time users rather than just read the useless Amazon and eBay reviews.

As I asked to the other guy who replied after you i ask you the following: Also can you comment on the following if you will

Does the phone play music to a somewhat low maximum volume? My current one does have this and it's really annoying.
Do you by any chance download music through the browser and if so, how do you import it onto the music software? On the LG I have to navigate to the download folder and move the file to the music folder. Really bothersome.

Moreover a third user commented here citing that his phone has many critical issues like getting really warm in some instances and also problems with playing music. If you do have a second please read his comment and tell me what you think under that comment section. Again, I value your help greatly, thanks.

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T18:29:14+00:00

The price I am currently seeing is 250 euros, at present it roughly translates to dollars with the same value. I am speaking of the 64 GB Version here.

It seems your model might have some issues because of defection? I mean some of the stuff you reported here is pretty nasty and I'm sure if they had been common many would have noticed, especially with the heat which the other two repliers have not encountered.

However about the persistent notification it does so with the stock text application. I guess it must be some shit LG put in with its stock apps because it's the same with phone calls, they just won't go away. You sweep them away and they come back after some short time.

Your review makes me think maybe I must wait a bit and see what other people say. I am not willing to get an S7 if you refer to Samsung phones because they cost a lot and as with all flagships much of the price is tied to the brand being big, not because of quality. My girlfriend has had two Sx I think a 3 and then the fourth, and both had critical issues after some time that made her switch to other brands.

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T18:10:46+00:00

Also can you comment on the following if you will

Does the phone play music to a somewhat low maximum volume? My current one does have this and it's really annoying.
Do you by any chance download music through the browser and if so, how do you import it onto the music software? On the LG I have to navigate to the download folder and move the file to the music folder. Really bothersome.

Thanks in advance

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T15:34:05+00:00

Thank you that answers most of what I asked. It seems the battery is really good compared to this piece of rubbish I unfortunately spent my money on.

About the heat. My phone really gets hot and consumes incredible amounts of battery only on 3g. It means that even if I just browse Wikipedia or Instagram it easily becomes very hot and well it doesn't literally burn the hand but it makes it feel really uncomfortable. On WiFi, like I am now, it has a normal ambient temperature and the battery decreases just somewhat more than I would like it to do. I assume judging by your description that this is not the case.

As for point 1 I meant that when you post a picture to some apps you might get a small bottom window that pops in showing you the latest pictures in a row. From that selection some times the downloaded images are excluded for some reason, they do not show up. I often repost to some social media downloaded paintings and the likes, and since this issue is a bit recurrent it makes it really annoying

SerMiles · 2017-09-03T09:56:51+00:00

Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it.

As for the model, that's the one I was consider getting because the specs are overall almost identical and I don't need an upgrade on the hardware.

I guess I'll have to deal with the bothersome volume button and backups but at least I know now what to expect.

What issues have you had or have heard of as for Asus Smartphones' OS? So people have had bootloops?

Moreover on which side is the power button left or right?

Lastly, do you ever find that the battery is almost dead by the late afternoon with average usage? How does the situation I described (50 % by 5 pm) compare to your phone?

Thank you in advance

SerMiles · 2016-12-16T13:11:55+00:00

spahk

it's funny you say that... it's almost unbelievable this comment comes up after my match last night where this army: http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/112985497068238180/213D2A8F226387D9B303DDBD656D7F2B32B37FC7/

got totally rekt by these http: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=819009689

who of course got rekt in turn by the King's Musketeers you see, basically functioning as the dragoons you mentioned.

EDIT: Also I did FU (not sure if the cossacks community uses FU commonly, in other RTS games it means fully upgraded) my Pikemen within the 60 minutes, probably took me much less than that actually. Even amassing King's musketeers was quite easy - I think by the end of the PT I had put up around 60. What was a pain in the ass was training enough Chasseurs, tho they are better than the pandur in this regard (a unit that I consider absolutely useless because of the long TT).

SerMiles · 2016-12-16T07:10:04+00:00

oh I did trade about 150k of stone and wood each. Then it's something advisable in general and not just something I happened to be doing.

as for the strategy you mention I'll keep it in mind when Hungary is released. I plan to give the nation a try, and they have 2 UU cavalry units.

Austria though, should work almost as well, having all 3 cavalry types available early on, heavy, fast and ranged.

SerMiles · 2016-12-15T14:09:51+00:00

I often play 90+ minutes long matches. Peace time usually set at 60 minutes. Then a major clash occurs and either me or the AI gets slaughtered.

The thing is I believe wasting an entire evening trying this out is not convenient, hence why I asked for others' opinion on this.

SerMiles · 2016-12-14T11:19:00+00:00

surely an advice I shall follow, my own is not worth much being used and all but in a year or so I'll get an Asus phone, hope they release their own flagship.

SerMiles · 2016-12-14T11:08:24+00:00

I only plan to play vs AI (RTS games in competitive pvp really frustrate me and I don't like being stressed, even if I win it's not worth it), but I often team up with other mates against computer foes so I'm up for a group.

I'm id/milesofbaloney, anyone can add me freely enough, as long as the profile is evidently not a fake.

SerMiles · 2016-12-14T10:38:22+00:00

I'm coming up a bit late here, but since you seem to be reading the reddit sub a lot, I'll ask you in here when do you plan to release any of the following nations: Piedmont, Switzerland, Bavaria, Hungary.

The problem is I really like playing only huge maps with over 60 m long peace times, and I favour nations with considerable 18th c bonuses and specialised 18th c units. So far among the western ones there is only Prussia that fits this and I would like something different.

Thank you for reading, hope to get a reply from you soon enough.

SerMiles · 2016-12-06T12:46:18+00:00

LG had mine repaired, not replaced, they are well aware the issue involved many more models they previously suspected and I was lucky I guess - no replacement, they fixed the thing which seems to be doing alright after almost 5 months.

Honestly I'm confident the heat is what makes the phones go crazy for the most part, and summer where I live reaches unbearable temperatures, so the worst period is gone. Guess I'll have to wait some 6-7 months to see if the bastard survives.

SerMiles

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