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Asus Zenfone 9

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Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by thangalin »

donkarma wrote: post #5

why is there no small android phone

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is 4.6", but super brittle. The Huawei P10 is 5.1" and has a case that makes it a tank. The SOYES XS12 Cell Phone is 3.0", if you need smaller. Have you searched using GSMArena's phone finder?

https://www.gsmarena.com/

https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nHeightMax=135&nDispla...

Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by Ayesh »

paisawalla wrote: post #25
VectorLock wrote: post #18

On a scale of Samsung to Google, how bad does Asus load up their Android with crapware?

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.

Samsung being the worst end with many crapware, while Google just shipping stock Android, if you don't count Google's own software (such as the file manager, Phone , Messages, etc not crapware).

Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by CarVac »

enragedcacti wrote: post #6

One thing that's really cool but that isn't clear from the copy (or maybe I just missed it) is that the image stabilization is actually moving the entire camera assembly rather than just the optics or just the sensor. I'm excited to see if this results in better low-light and video performance than previous techniques. https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23280728/asus-zenfone-9-s...

If it pivots the whole camera assembly, that should reduce the "wobbly corners" effect.

Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by kadoban »

Been looking for phones recently. The Asus ones looked actually quite good, the only reason I ruled them out (other than price) is they guarantee a pretty low number of updates. I can't find how many they say for this one, but I'd watch out for that.

Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by jdright »

igor47 wrote: post #28
alfiedotwtf wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

LineageOS support is my only criteria for selecting a phone these days... this new Zenphone looks interesting

Writing this on a Zenfone 8 running lineage, it works pretty well!

This thing looks hard to get up here in Canada

Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by lasc4r »

kcb wrote: post #9
rajman187 wrote: post #4

It’s a bit funny to see 5.9” advertised as compact size given that just a decade ago the iPhone 5 had a sizeable 4” screen

Too be fair it's not really comparable. The aspect ratio has gotten wider and bezels much smaller.

That's good since it's 9.1mm thick

Re: Asus Zenfone 9

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Post by magila »

wryun wrote: post #29
rajman187 wrote: post #4

It’s a bit funny to see 5.9” advertised as compact size given that just a decade ago the iPhone 5 had a sizeable 4” screen

It's only 1mm wider than an iPhone 6 with its 4.7" screen.

It's also a full centimeter taller.
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