Defects n defects n defects. Review on Asus Zenfone 4

After nearly 4 months of use:

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This is gonna hurt.

The phone used to crash many times.but there were many updates from Asus for that too to resolve those crashes.may be they knew this.

And when new Android OS update came on air, was happy thinking of what new features it will give me, but then phone refused to update and got stuck.had to reset from recovery menu and then again when I checked for updates, it says no new updates.looks like Asus removed new OS upgrade for the moment from its servers or may be its another bug.

And now the phone keeps on restarting when I do the following:

Place the phone on a metal surface and then start play store and try to just access app list. Boom! It restarts everytime on doing this. also when screen is turned off, it gets shutdown automatically after sometime without my knowledge.so someone may be trying to call me, but its off.so no disturbance:-)

Finally I will give it 5 stars on a negative scale if available. Will update more once I take it to their service centre for repair.

Previous review:

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Yes I said it right. The phone does have a radio. I don't know why the spec says no radio. So after clearing this doubt, I directly come to the pros and cons:

Pros:

1. Budget Price of 6000

   
   




2. Dual Sim

   
   




3. Front and Rear Camera

   
   




4. Radio

   
   




5. Resolution is 800x480, but I didn't find any pixelation. So don't worry it's a good display resolution.

   
   




6. 4" screen its enough good size.

   
   




7. 1 GB RAM

   
   




8. LED light in front for charging status

   
   

Cons:

1. Both Sims can't work on 3G. One Sim has to be operated on 2G if you want other Sim to use 3G.

   
   




2. No option to have network as "Automatic" "3G only". Only "2G only" option is there to select, if not selected then it takes default setting as automatic because I can see the network switching sometimes between Edge and H+.

   
   




3. Speakers are too low on sound in some applications and while ringing.

   
   




4. Will not charge most of the times from Laptop USB port. Keeps on saying "Insufficient current".

   
   




5. No earphones provided in the box.

   
   




6. Very glossy display. Its definitely a mirror. Though not very irritating.

   
   




7. Selecting hide application option in application menu removes icon from home screen also.

   
   




8. "BACK, HOME, RECENT APPS" buttons at the bottom doesn't have a back-light.

   
   




9. Volume and power button are easily exposed and prone to damage when back cover is opened

   
   

I hope this review helps.(Collapse)