2y ago

This Phone is Nearly Perfect! (Zenfone 10) - MKBHD

He has nothing bad to say about the phone and it's the same price as last year, plus a 512gb of storage option.

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Haven't watched the video yet. Headphone jack? Edit: yes headphone jack!
Also, is ASUS's update policy still 2 years? That's a hard sell.
- Don't expect their warranty to actually fix your phone. I went through 8 months and they charged me $300 for a broken screen repair (ROG Phone) and when it was finally returned to me, the NFC and RGB are broken and the screen has a dark orange splotch in the upper right corner.
  And then the ROG 2 not even 2 years in was dropped from AT&T's network because ASUS didn't include the bands (: how stellar.
  I'd go on about my other ASUS horror stories, but I'll keep it relevant with my phones. I'd... Avoid them. It's too bad cause I really wanted them to be a viable alternative but they haven't been making good moves recently and these customer service and warranty stories are years in the making
  
  I've been hearing a lot of bad things about asus lately. It's really disappointing. Did their leadership change?
- 2 years OS but 4 years of security updates now
  
  That's decent I guess. Might be a worthy upgrade from my Pixel 3a.
- But 4 years of security updates.
Zenfone 10 for anyone wondering
- I apologize, I should have posted the name of the phone in the text body.
  
  If you'd like, you can edit the title :) that's one of lemmy's cool features.
My phone is running strong from past 2 years. This Asus phone is good but I'll hold onto my phone for as long as I can.
- I am still using the OP 6t I bought at launch. I will try to change the battery soon and move to Lineage OS and see if I can still use it for a few years
  
  My OnePlus 6t swelled and split in a year. OnePlus said it was unrepairable (it still worked) and offered me $50 toward an upgrade.
  Replaced it with a Pixel.
- Always a reasonable decision 👍.
Price is quite high, 800€
- It always feels difficult to justify spending so much on other brands when a Samsung phone from 2 years ago will have reduced to a quarter of its retail price simply due to their oversaturation of the used market
  
  And that's when you scoop up a phone that will have potentially 3 years of updates for the price of a low end A series brand new.
The 2 years of updates is a rather big deal though, otherwise this would be my next phone.
- at least you do get 4 years of security updates.
  
  That's awesome for that very important feeling of security, but man it sucks when you get to two years and realise your phone won't be getting any better. I guess some folks don't mind that, and of course there's also ROMs as a solution, but still.
What's the status of rooting the Zenfone 10?
Last I saw it was some abomination where you need to wait a month and need Asus's windows tool?
- So it seems like root isn't even possible on the Zenfone 9 anymore. But I havet confirmed it yet.
  PSA: don't buy it if you need root. Their unlock servers are shut down and moderators proactively delete topics with questions about it. -u/rngesius
  Source
  
  I actually ended up sending mine back when I found out I couldn't root it. Such a shame.
- If you need to ask their permission, which they can cut off at any time, and you need their custom software, which they could break at any time, then I might argue that they don't generally have bootloader unlocking.
- I didn't even know you could root Asus phones. The only ones I knew that you could without any hassle was Google and Sony.
  
  OnePlus built their brand on unlockable bootloader
Yeah it's a toss up between the pixel 8 and the (2) for me. Phones are so cut and paste nowadays, I need some vava voom to spice it up a bit
- Yeah I feel you. But if you don't need to upgrade this year then don't.
  
  I get bored easily and need the dopamine rush of new things. I'm weak
No Verizon support again this year.....I'm not a fan of buying phones that limit my carrier options.
But if you don't care about that, this phone looks GREAT. I always see people complain about a lack of small phone options.....put your money where your mouth is!
- Depends on how you look at it. Im not a fan of carriers that limit my phone options. Thats why I ditched Verizon years ago.
  
  Doesn't limit me THAT much, pretty much all Samsung phones sold in the US have fun Verizon support. Sometimes Verizon is the best option, it depends entirely on where you live and work.

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