Asus sends long overdue OTA Marshmallow goodies to standard ZenFone 2

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Hardware choice is typically a good thing, and it’s an essential part of the very solid foundation on which the diverse Android ecosystem was created and continues to thrive on, but there is such a thing as too much choice.Call it brand dilution, lack of focus or fuzzy product release strategy if you will, but voice your frustration over it, as it inherently leads to OS fragmentation and tardy software support. Case in point, the six (not-so) different Asus ZenFone 2 models, the

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Better late than never: Asus ZenFone Zoom and Selfie score Marshmallow goodies

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

From the get-go, it seemed unwise of Asus to flood the value-focused smartphone market with more ZenFone 2 derivations than you can count on the fingers of one hand. It wasn’t only absurdly confusing, also unnecessarily complicating the family’s software updating process.Instead of sending Android 6.0 Marshmallow for one or two models, Asus has over half a dozen 2015 ZenFones to stabilize and optimize, of which the Max and ...

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Asus ZenFone Max and ZenFone 2 Laser make the jump to Marshmallow

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

The year’s second quarter is nearly done, and if Asus wants to meet its self-imposed deadline from back February, it needs to get cracking ASAP. Fortunately, that’s exactly what’s happening, with the 5-inch ZenFone 2 Laser (model number ZE500KL) treated to a quiet Android 6.0 makeover about a month ago, the 5.5-inch ZE550KL ZenFone 2 Laser following suit earlier this week, and

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Asus ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition with 128GB storage costs $270 today only

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Taking a cue from its more respected and popular rivals, which almost always offer great deals on old flagship devices when new ones enter the scene, Asus has a surprise in store for the next 21 hours (and counting) for its cash-strapped fans unimpressed with the $250 ZenFone 3.The 128GB ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition, brought to the US last November at $400, is available today only on Amazon with a ...

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Finally, a prospective ZenFone 3 benchmarked with SD820, 4GB RAM, 23MP cam

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Asus made us really nervous about the highly anticipated, overdue sequel (s) to the surprisingly successful ZenFone 2 family from last year, as early benchmarks showed certain ZenFone 3 variants packing Snapdragon 625 power, while

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‘Mid-range’ Asus ZenFone 3 family due out in June after all, high expectations set for Max model

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

The “Zenvolution” might have been scheduled for the very beginning of Computex 2016, i.e. May 30, but Asus CEO Jerry Shen just told Digitimes the highly anticipated and long overdue ZenFone 3 roster will only see daylight in June.Perhaps the Taiwanese company feels its new “mid-range segment”-targeting smartphones deserve a dedicated, glitzier ...

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Asus confirms May 30 ‘Zenvolution’ date, ZenFone 3 smartphone family incoming

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

You didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to suspect the third-generation ZenFone roster would break cover at Computex Taipei in late May or early June, after Asus chose to sit both January’s CES and February’s MWC out.But the Taiwanese device manufacturer doesn’t want you to wonder anymore, at least not as far as the announcement date and venue are concerned. You can witness the ...

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Yet another possible Asus ZenFone 3 variant gets benchmarked, this one with SD625

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

If there’s one thing we didn’t like about last year’s affordable flagship-redefining Asus ZenFone 2 lineup, it’s all the confusion generated by branding so many different phones the exact same way.We had hoped the slowly rising Taiwanese OEM learned its lesson, with a more streamlined ZenFone 3 family therefore in the works in 2016, but already, we’ve seen ...

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ASUS ZenFone 2 bug fills phone storage with undeletable garbage

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

There’s a solid chance your smartphone has a higher-res screen than your living room television, and new models like the Vivo Xplay 5 could even have more RAM than your laptop, but there’s one area where phones still seem to come up short, year after year: storage. The flash chips themselves may be a bit speedier on more recent hardware, but in terms of sheer capacity the industry’s ...

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Expect a bunch of Marshmallow updates to roll out to Asus phones in Q2

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

When Asus publicly tackled names of devices with Android 6.0 on the way and update timelines for the first time, it forgot two crucial things that greatly displeased ZenFone and ZenPad owners. Specifically, no actual schedule was announced, and both seasoned veterans and promising rookies were excluded from the list.But now, the Marshmallow-ready roster has grown by a couple, and more importantly, we have a (vague) deadline to look forward to. Unfortunately, you still need to wait until at least April to ...

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Asus ZenFone 3 slated for Computex debut in the summer, two VR devices also coming soon

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

As is often the case in the weeks leading up to an event as glamorous as the Mobile World Congress, we’ve recently been flooded with rumors, teasers and outright confirmations of devices headed for Barcelona announcements.But today, we want to ...

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Possible Asus ZenFone 3 variant with 5.9-inch screen, 3GB RAM benchmarked

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Who’s ready for an onslaught of next-generation Asus ZenFones? Well, don’t get too ready just yet, as the first of likely many ZenFone 3 derivations is only tipped to go official in May with a fingerprint scanner and USB Type-C port in tow.A different Asus ZenFone 3 configuration, model numbered Z010DD, very recently got benchmarked through GFX Bench, and already runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow on a large but ...

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ASUS signs deal to pre-load AdBlock Plus on its products

Posted on by Jules Wang

When we reviewed the ASUS ZenFone 2 — or, at least one of them — this year we noted that for an unlocked phone, this thing sure had quite the bloatware. The company sure loves packing on those feel-good additions where possible but this one might just take the cake, especially when we’re talking about the fuss iOS is ...

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Asus posts vexingly short list of devices with Marshmallow support on the way

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Several OEMs have issued detailed announcements regarding Android 6.0 updates lately, with both names of phones due for software makeovers and loose timelines. A couple manufacturers in a hurry even got the Marshmallow ball rolling, while

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