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Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by sofixa »

wslh wrote: post #307
kogepathic wrote: post #264

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Do they mention on that page that SD card support has been removed this year According to GSMArena, the Zenfone 8 did not have an SD slot either. [1] Which is too bad, if Asus offered expandable storage on the Zenfone it would be the ideal phone for me. [1] https://www.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_8-10893.php

S*t, now nobody is offering a SD card slot? Neither Samsung nor Apple. Just when in 2022 you can have a large storage AND privacy. I think Huawei is the only one offering a Google mobile phone and storage? It is good that Apple offers mobile phones with internal storage of 1tb where Samsung ends up in 512gb but in this times of large photos and movies 2 TB should appear soon.

> now nobody is offering a SD card slot

For some reason sd card slot is like audio jack, it's considered a thing for middle tier phones. Xiaomi have a bunch of them (various Redmis for instance), and Samsung at least used to, I haven't checked recently.

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Post by sk0g »

ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #296
sk0g wrote: post #289

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The Pixel 6 Pro has been update to become a pile of hot trash in my case. The updates have been so bad I'm returning it this weekend, while I received a perfectly functional hone... I'm sure some will appreciate the (security) updates, because the year or so of OS updates I've experienced have been a constant trend towards the worse.

Install GrapheneOS on it and give it another look. https://grapheneos.org/install/web

There's not a single screenshot of the operating system I could see, and I need to unlock the phone and all so assuming this is a custom ROM.

Usually you lose access to things like GPay or certain NFC functionalities, and end up with a not-entirely stable experience anyway. I'd rather a phone that just worked. The half a dozen I had previously at least didn't struggle with the basics!

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Post by emptysongglass »

softwareoiu wrote: post #291
diego_sandoval wrote: post #253

We've gotten to the point of peak absurdity where 5.9" is considered "ultra-compact". I'm in the market for a new phone right now, and it's baffling how ridiculously big most phones are right now. I only use mine for instant messaging and browsing Hacker News. 5" is more than enough for that.

Samsung Z Flip 3. you're welcome

But you still have to unflip it to use it in any capacity and unflipped is very tall so what's the point of the flip?

Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by sofixa »

mastax wrote: post #40

I'm surprised that Asus is still making phones after the market got so cutthroat and HTC and LG couldn't make it.

They have a good niche with the ROG phones which are considered the best gaming phones (don't ask me why, i don't know).

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Post by pooper »

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #304
diego_sandoval wrote: post #253

We've gotten to the point of peak absurdity where 5.9" is considered "ultra-compact". I'm in the market for a new phone right now, and it's baffling how ridiculously big most phones are right now. I only use mine for instant messaging and browsing Hacker News. 5" is more than enough for that.

I'm worried. My Pixel 4 will stop receiving updates later this year but the Pixel 6 is huge and the Pixel 7 looks huge too. Why are screens getting so big? So they can shove more ads?

I think it is mostly so we can have bigger batteries. The iPhone SE has a tiny battery by today's standards.

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Post by sofixa »

zamalek wrote: post #41
paisawalla wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who is on which end of that crapware spectrum? And what is the crapware? Asking as someone who's only had a Pixel, or iPhone before that.

Google is no crapware, Samsung is as much crapware as possible. Samsung has their own version of every built-in app. Text messages for example, they have a much shittier version of "Messages" (no RCS support at least a few months ago). Their apps get set back to default randomly. Photos/Gallery, email, web browser, you name it. They then have other junk installed. Their own app store, their own voice assistant, and o…

There were also Nokia (IIRC they still deliver basically stock Android) and Xiaomi who had a few dedicated models for some markets (mostly India but at least two were available in the EU) under Android One.

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Post by spuz »

Are there any other phones that have a gimballed camera? Are they any good? That seems like the most remarkable feature of this phone but there isn't a single mention of it in this thread.

Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by Agemon »

Indeed, it is not an ultra-compact phone, unless you have huge hands All the more so if you put it in a case in a while after purchase it will be oversized, I was looking for one that does not overly enlarge the phone and I arrived at thin fit Spigen, it is really shades, shock https://www.spigen.pl/pl/products/etui-iphone-13-thin-fit-sp...

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Post by kalleboo »

diego_sandoval wrote: post #253

We've gotten to the point of peak absurdity where 5.9" is considered "ultra-compact". I'm in the market for a new phone right now, and it's baffling how ridiculously big most phones are right now. I only use mine for instant messaging and browsing Hacker News. 5" is more than enough for that.

Phone manufacturers have tried selling small phones. Sony couldn't make a business of it. Even Apple reportedly can't make it go round.

Face it, you're a tiny minority. My wife made fun of my iPhone Pro Max, until she inherited my old one and now she can't go back, it's huge but the screen real estate is really nice to have.

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Post by Vinnl »

cercatrova wrote: post #73

The only problem with Asus phones in general, which is also apparent in their ROG phones, is the lack of updates. Their hardware is top-notch, literally; I've never seen faster phones. But, they don't update them consistently enough, unlike Google and Samsung which have pledged multiple years of software support through Android releases.

> Their hardware is top-notch, literally

I do think most phones with a notch have it at the top, though!

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