re. tell me this is an ok phone?

[Deleted]

Because the small ram on the swees 5.0 is doing my head in

So I've done a 180 degree turn

and gotten this

Asus Zenfone 5

and it was £123 including courier on ebay

Tell me I don't have to send it back

Or should I have gotten a ZTE?

Hmmm

Jane
PS. Don't tell the SW!!!!

[tomj777]

I reckon you've done a good thing there and that you'll be pretty happy.
My only gripe is that the battery will be a bit of a pain to replace.
Not sure why ebay though.
Pretty easy to root , install Xposed and then Amplify (the best battery saver app, use in conjunction with Greenify )

[Deleted]

Yeah but I only want it to last a few years.

I don't need it to last 5 years. Just a couple tomj777

All the budget reviews for these things were india with rupees or something. I just went for the cheapest

And I'll need a step by step guide to root it and then what to put on it when I get it

[Ripshod]

Jan 19, 2015 16:47:29 GMT @johanino said:

PS. Don't tell the SW!!!!

Good choice Jane. And at that price!!
There's a root for the Zenfone 2, that's the most recent I've seen. Will keep my eyes open

[decoy]

tbh these is no real need for you to root it as yet
its got 2 gig of ram not memory but ram which is 4 times what you had so you should be more than happy with it

[Deleted]

I was looking at them Jo when my brother indicated he would get me phone as a gift never did get one but zenfone 5 was one of the phones as well as the THL 5000. The Zen 5 has good reviews, only negative I read is the batt life but the positives out weigh the negs.

Can I just say I'm Pleased for you and envious.

[Deleted]

That is such a relief cos this 512mb of ram on the swees is causing wrinkles!!!!

I probably won't root it unless the battery life is a real problem...

But I just checked indian reviews

Thanks so much guys

[hazza1962]

You've done well there!!! They're £136.51 on FT!!!

[hazza1962]

That wasn't a Joke by the Way!!! they do sell them on FT!!!

[lairey]

Jan 19, 2015 20:02:22 GMT hazza1962 said:

That wasn't a Joke by the Way!!! they do sell them on FT!!!

They sell everything on FT!!! 

[Deleted]

Jan 19, 2015 20:02:22 GMT hazza1962 said:

That wasn't a Joke by the Way!!! they do sell them on FT!!!

And they sell cases for them as well but I don't know if they are suction pad cases or like even superglue cases and I just want neither of those two

www.fasttech.com/products/1101/10010713/1916303-asus-zenfone-5-5-0-inch-ips-720p-dual-core-1-5ghz

robby

[tomj777]

This should be sufficient to obtain root privs and speed reading most of the latter part of the thread it seems straightforward.

forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/root-asus-zenfone-5-kitkat-4-4-2-100-t2947092

Alas I don't see Mac O/S references nor do I have any knowledge of IOS although if you know how to, I found references to people successfully using a virtual XP machine.

[Ripshod]

Just confirm it's kitkat first. I thought these came with jellybean (4.3)

[decoy]

Jan 19, 2015 21:39:26 GMT tomj777 said:

This should be sufficient to obtain root privs and speed reading most of the latter part of the thread it seems straightforward.

forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/root-asus-zenfone-5-kitkat-4-4-2-100-t2947092

Alas I don't see Mac O/S references nor do I have any knowledge of IOS although if you know how to, I found references to people successfully using a virtual XP machine.

she will prob find her phone is quicker than her mac now

[robby]

Jan 19, 2015 21:27:44 GMT @johanino said:

Jan 19, 2015 20:02:22 GMT hazza1962 said:

That wasn't a Joke by the Way!!! they do sell them on FT!!!

And they sell cases for them as well but I don't know if they are suction pad cases or like even superglue cases and I just want neither of those two

www.fasttech.com/products/1101/10010713/1916303-asus-zenfone-5-5-0-inch-ips-720p-dual-core-1-5ghz

robby

I know bugger all about mobile phones except you do loads of things on them, even make a phone call without wires, it`s magic I tell ya !!!!