Damn, I do like that hump on the back... I wish it came with a USB 3 port though...so sick of long copy/paste times on my current USB 2 phone. Also- is the battery removable? Asus web-site doesn't mention that, strange. Any idea how prone is this phone to receive Marshmallow update? No idea how often/quickly Asus updates their phones...or if XDA's gurus are at all interested in updating the previous ZenPhone. I wish it also had a 1440p resolution, not higher, but 1080p is not a deal breaker for me.
On the plus side- dedicated photos and VIDEOS buttons. 3x optical zoom Slick design 4GB RAM Upgradable storage Decent price
This could very well be my next phone...will wait till WMC 2016 finishes though :)
Well, you can pretty much expect updates upto Android n, Asus is pretty good with update. Their updates do take same time, however they do make sure their devices get updated. I personally have a cheap $100 Zenfone 4 as a back up device. It shipped with android 4.3 and was updated to 5.0 and still receives security updates every now and then. Pretty decent for a cheap device launched in early 2014, don't you think?
Asus is very slow with updates. The Zenfone 2 still has Android 5.0. There are some nice ROMs though, CM 13 is in beta but already provides Marshmallow.
It is rumored that Asus will skip 5.1 and directly update the 2nd Gen zenfone devices to 6.0. However I do agree with that Asus' updates do take some time.
I see, thanks for the info guys. Also- Engadget reports the battery is non-removable... not sure if that's true but still. Also- supposedly there's also Gorilla Glass 4.
A USB 3 port isn't going to make your transfers faster if you're copying to your phone, you need faster internal storage. Most phones could double their internal NAND and still not saturate USB 2.0. From the Anandtech Nexus 6P review: http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph9820/78728...
Was not aware of that...I thought it would go both ways- to and from. Still though- copy from the phone to my PC would benefit from having USB 3, right? Thanks for the tip.
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julianb - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
Damn, I do like that hump on the back...I wish it came with a USB 3 port though...so sick of long copy/paste times on my current USB 2 phone.
Also- is the battery removable? Asus web-site doesn't mention that, strange.
Any idea how prone is this phone to receive Marshmallow update? No idea how often/quickly Asus updates their phones...or if XDA's gurus are at all interested in updating the previous ZenPhone.
I wish it also had a 1440p resolution, not higher, but 1080p is not a deal breaker for me.
On the plus side- dedicated photos and VIDEOS buttons.
3x optical zoom
Slick design
4GB RAM
Upgradable storage
Decent price
This could very well be my next phone...will wait till WMC 2016 finishes though :)
Le Geek - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
Well, you can pretty much expect updates upto Android n, Asus is pretty good with update. Their updates do take same time, however they do make sure their devices get updated. I personally have a cheap $100 Zenfone 4 as a back up device. It shipped with android 4.3 and was updated to 5.0 and still receives security updates every now and then. Pretty decent for a cheap device launched in early 2014, don't you think?baka_toroi - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
Asus is very slow with updates. The Zenfone 2 still has Android 5.0. There are some nice ROMs though, CM 13 is in beta but already provides Marshmallow.Le Geek - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
It is rumored that Asus will skip 5.1 and directly update the 2nd Gen zenfone devices to 6.0. However I do agree with that Asus' updates do take some time.julianb - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
I see, thanks for the info guys. Also- Engadget reports the battery is non-removable... not sure if that's true but still.Also- supposedly there's also Gorilla Glass 4.
evilspoons - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
A USB 3 port isn't going to make your transfers faster if you're copying to your phone, you need faster internal storage. Most phones could double their internal NAND and still not saturate USB 2.0. From the Anandtech Nexus 6P review: http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph9820/78728...julianb - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
Was not aware of that...I thought it would go both ways- to and from.Still though- copy from the phone to my PC would benefit from having USB 3, right?
Thanks for the tip.
MrSpadge - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
I'd like to see a new roundup of camera-centric phones, including the Lumia 1020 as reference and Lumia 950.Le Geek - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
+1akil.AN - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
Press release suggests it uses a Panasonic SmartFSI® sensorakil.AN - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link
with HOYA opticsmarkifi - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
minimum focus distance of 2 inches(source: the verge) 84mm, F4.8. this is actually pretty useful for portrait, and macro. I might be getting this.mortimerr - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
Anyone know how the Z3590 compares to the new SoCs being released?zodiacfml - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
Looking at the SoC and specs, this would be perfect for a full W10 OS. I don't know what prevents it from being done.