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2GB vs 3GB

How important is the 2GB vs 3GB conundrum. Will there be a noticeable improvement or is it merely future proofing?

I ordered the 2/16 UL-00 and it performs great
Hi,
If you're not a gamer, I believe 2/16 is good enough. I was looking for it's huge screen, big battery and stylish build.
attached an UNTUTU. it works flawlessly with everything i put on. it has great power consumption tool, which let you know about applications in background which consumes more energy and an easy way to control it. also 4G is working in Israel.
I took the 2/16 just because the bling gold color and i don't regret.
If you're a gamer - check another opinion.
cheers,

MosheDrori said:
Hi,
If you're not a gamer, I believe 2/16 is good enough. I was looking for it's huge screen, big battery and stylish build.
attached an UNTUTU. it works flawlessly with everything i put on. it has great power consumption tool, which let you know about applications in background which consumes more energy and an easy way to control it. also 4G is working in Israel.
I took the 2/16 just because the bling gold color and i don't regret.
If you're a gamer - check another opinion.
cheers,
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I'm not a gamer really, no. I don't have time to play games lol.
So you think the 2GB might be a good compromise? I'm torn right now.

skezza said:
I'm not a gamer really, no. I don't have time to play games lol.
So you think the 2GB might be a good compromise? I'm torn right now.
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not compromise - its great for non gamers.
the disturbing is some Chines characters and apps, you can easily solve.
I can't tell about camera much.
the worry is about community and android version upgrade policy of Huawei

MosheDrori said:
not compromise - its great for non gamers.
the disturbing is some Chines characters and apps, you can easily solve.
I can't tell about camera much.
the worry is about community and android version upgrade policy of Huawei
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Software issues do not bother me so much but obviously the RAM issue does.
The upgrade policy of Huawei will be interesting, but I imagine they will have to provide a couple of updates at least.

Very agree with @MosheDrori
For everyday/business use, 2 GB RAM version is good enough. The EU version is sold at a very attractive price on Amazon France. If you are a frequent traveler, consider the Chinese TL00 UL00 Model which gives you an additional SIM slot, a great advantage if you are doing intercontinental business.
In the long run, 3 GB RAM is necessary. The APPS today consumes more RAM than ever and you will notice a difference. A real advantage is that, HUAWEI will release an OTA (beta test version we heard) this month, featuring dual-Android systems, and it is only intended for the 3 GB RAM premium version.
For software/system upgrade in the future, HUAWEI did not do very well in the past and we agree there are such concerns. A few DEV teams are building customized ROM for this machine and the life will be extended, sort of.

getmobilephone said:
Very agree with @MosheDrori
For everyday/business use, 2 GB RAM version is good enough. The EU version is sold at a very attractive price on Amazon France. If you are a frequent traveler, consider the Chinese TL00 UL00 Model which gives you an additional SIM slot, a great advantage if you are doing intercontinental business.
In the long run, 3 GB RAM is necessary. The APPS today consumes more RAM than ever and you will notice a difference. A real advantage is that, HUAWEI will release an OTA (beta test version we heard) this month, featuring dual-Android systems, and it is only intended for the 3 GB RAM premium version.
For software/system upgrade in the future, HUAWEI did not do very well in the past and we agree there are such concerns. A few DEV teams are building customized ROM for this machine and the life will be extended, sort of.
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OK. I think I will go for the 3GB version, but I may wait a few weeks for it to come down in price. I assume the prices are very high right now due to lack of stock.
This doesn't look too bad cost wise:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-As...12957?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item339886f2fd

skezza said:
OK. I think I will go for the 3GB version, but I may wait a few weeks for it to come down in price. I assume the prices are very high right now due to lack of stock.
This doesn't look too bad cost wise:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-As...12957?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item339886f2fd
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In China, that price can barely get one an unit of 2/16 version. That's all we can tell you about.

getmobilephone said:
In China, that price can barely get one an unit of 2/16 version. That's all we can tell you about.
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So you believe this seller is fake. OK, will take note.
Are the prices likely to fall?

skezza said:
So you believe this seller is fake. OK, will take note.
Are the prices likely to fall?
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Keep watching our price. Ours reflect the market situation in China.

skezza said:
So you believe this seller is fake. OK, will take note.
Are the prices likely to fall?
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Yes, the prices will decrease. In Pakistan the expected price of 16/2gb is aroud 500 USD. Where as on vmall.com(Huawei store official) its price is similar. Also in Cambodia state its price is 470$. In hongkong its price is also about 500 USD.

getmobilephone said:
Keep watching our price. Ours reflect the market situation in China.
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OK cool. I'm still tempted by this product, it's just rather expensive.
Do you expect them to fall in a month?

hannanzikrea said:
Yes, the prices will decrease. In Pakistan the expected price of 16/2gb is aroud 500 USD. Where as on vmall.com(Huawei store official) its price is similar. Also in Cambodia state its price is 470$. In hongkong its price is also about 500 USD.
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For 16GB or 32GB?

@skezza
We DISLIKE HUAWEI's hungry sale! We DISLIKE any kind of hungry sale. It is close to holiday season and there is rarely a competitor out there in the market now.The price of the premium version likely will not come down in a month.
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hannanzikrea said:
Yes, the prices will decrease. In Pakistan the expected price of 16/2gb is aroud 500 USD. Where as on vmall.com(Huawei store official) its price is similar. Also in Cambodia state its price is 470$. In hongkong its price is also about 500 USD.
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Yes, but it is not open for sale. You cannot add the item to the shopping basket, can you?
Let us give the true answer. HUAWEI release a very small quantity on their website, opening for sale on a certain time and a certain date, and the stock is swiped in 2-10 seconds. The real story is, they have enough stock and release it slowly to us, aka authorized vendors, at a significantly marked up price. We then sell the units to our customers, who deposit with us for a week or so. In this way, the machine is continuously labeled as the hottest machine in the market and the sale's price can stay strong for months, until a better machine is out there, which can compete with Mate 7! Is there such a machine there? Maybe, when Galaxy S6 is released or something else.
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Add one more note:
For the past holiday (900 M USD of online sales generated in two days in China!!!), consumers can buy the Mate 7 under the condition that they buy accessories (i.e., noise canceling headphones, ~100 USD value) or Honor 6 (another HUAWEI phone, over 200 USD value) at the same time, on HUAWEI's official website, AND it is supplied as limited. Wanna buy a Mate 7 alone? No way at MSRP.
Unfortunately, more and more manufactures choose the hungry sale nowadays.

getmobilephone said:
@skezza
We DISLIKE HUAWEI's hungry sale! We DISLIKE any kind of hungry sale. It is close to holiday season and there is rarely a competitor out there in the market now.The price of the premium version likely will not come down in a month.
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Yes, but it is not open for sale. You cannot add the item to the shopping basket, can you?
Let us give the true answer. HUAWEI release a very small quantity on their website, opening for sale on a certain time and a certain date, and the stock is swiped in 2-10 seconds. The real story is, they have enough stock and release it slowly to us, aka authorized vendors, at a significantly marked up price. We then sell the units to our customers, who deposit with us for a week or so. In this way, the machine is continuously labeled as the hottest machine in the market and the sale's price can stay strong for months, until a better machine is out there, which can compete with Mate 7! Is there such a machine there? Maybe, when Galaxy S6 is released or something else.
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Add one more note:
For the past holiday (900 M USD of online sales generated in two days in China!!!), consumers can buy the Mate 7 under the condition that they buy accessories (i.e., noise canceling headphones, ~100 USD value) or Honor 6 (another HUAWEI phone, over 200 USD value) at the same time, on HUAWEI's official website, AND it is supplied as limited. Wanna buy a Mate 7 alone? No way at MSRP.
Unfortunately, more and more manufactures choose the hungry sale nowadays.
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Yeah, hunger market strategy is only good for manufacturers and not for us customers and it all started with Xiaomi....
And after seeing Xiaomi sales more manufacturers are adopting it.

hannanzikrea said:
Yeah, hunger market strategy is only good for manufacturers and not for us customers and it all started with Xiaomi....
And after seeing Xiaomi sales more manufacturers are adopting it.
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The underlying conflicts, there is no law to prohibit them doing such. Even underlying conflicts, we would reserve the opinions for ourselves.
Anyway, come to us if we can meet your needs.

getmobilephone said:
Very agree with @MosheDrori
For everyday/business use, 2 GB RAM version is good enough. The EU version is sold at a very attractive price on Amazon France. If you are a frequent traveler, consider the Chinese TL00 UL00 Model which gives you an additional SIM slot, a great advantage if you are doing intercontinental business.
In the long run, 3 GB RAM is necessary. The APPS today consumes more RAM than ever and you will notice a difference. A real advantage is that, HUAWEI will release an OTA (beta test version we heard) this month, featuring dual-Android systems, and it is only intended for the 3 GB RAM premium version.
For software/system upgrade in the future, HUAWEI did not do very well in the past and we agree there are such concerns. A few DEV teams are building customized ROM for this machine and the life will be extended, sort of.
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Hi,
sounds good, but what is meant with 'dual-Android systems'? Will there be a dual boot kernel like we have it on several other devices (note 2 for example)?
Greetz

@pappschlumpf We have not much detail about that. The internal beta test in underway by selected users (i.e., a confidentiality contract signed) and an open beta test will open to the general public in this month, then official OTA in December.
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And a note to xda member that @pappschlumpf is a member of awesome DEV teams who is building a customized ROM for MATE 7. Let's count on their team.:good:

getmobilephone said:
@pappschlumpf We have not much detail about that. The internal beta test in underway by selected users (i.e., a confidentiality contract signed) and an open beta test will open to the general public in this month, then official OTA in December.
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And a note to xda member that @pappschlumpf is a member of awesome DEV teams who is building a customized ROM for MATE 7. Let's count on their team.:good:
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I'll try to build a custom AOSP ROM if i could get all needed information and sources My golden mate arrives on the weekend We'll see.
Where i could ask for beeing a beta tester?

@pappschlumpf that is selected by HUAWEI directly right now. Open beta test will be announced sometime this month and will drop you a note then. Thanks your contribution!

Where to buy the international version in New York?

I'm coming for a week visit to New York on April 21 and would like to buy the S8+ international version.
Can anyone recommend a store in New York/Manhattan that would sell the INTERNATIONAL version. Thanks!!

dilgit said:
I'm coming for a week visit to New York on April 21 and would like to buy the S8+ international version.
Can anyone recommend a store in New York/Manhattan that would sell the INTERNATIONAL version. Thanks!!
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Sorry the chances are almost 0% that will happen

B&H Photo might sell the international version, but it probably won't be available for a couple weeks after April 21st. Even then, not sure if they'd sell it at their physical location in New York.

PewPewK said:
B&H Photo might sell the international version, but it probably won't be available for a couple weeks after April 21st. Even then, not sure if they'd sell it at their physical location in New York.
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does samsung direct sell the international version? question is for dev support. i got a lg v20 and wrong one with ZERO support lol.... thanks

Mid-May from everything I've heard about general availability for unlocked versions.

bhagiratha said:
For a few hours Ebates is offering 14% on purchases from Samsung. That's a big discount if you planning on ordering an S8 or S8+
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That does sound great, but under the "exclusions" at Ebates, it lists "mobile". This might include cell phones. What do you think?

kat3k said:
That does sound great, but under the "exclusions" at Ebates, it lists "mobile". This might include cell phones. What do you think?
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He spammed every thread on xda but he wont be getting a penny back from Ebates thats for sure!

954wrecker said:
He spammed every thread on xda but he wont be getting a penny back from Ebates thats for sure!
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Oh shoot! I hate that.

kat3k said:
That does sound great, but under the "exclusions" at Ebates, it lists "mobile". This might include cell phones. What do you think?
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I'm not sure what they mean by mobile, but I got the cash back from my purchase. My intention was merely to share what I found.
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Where to buy?

Where we can buy this amazing phone, except Asus eshop? I live in Europe and I am seriously interested.. Not all European countries have Asus eshop.

I live in the US and it's shown on the Asus website but not available for purchase yet. Anyone have inside info on when it's released in USA?

I also came here for the same question

I remember reading that for the US it'll be out this Summer. A month away yes, but I feel they kinda always had late releases for this region.

troy5890 said:
I remember reading that for the US it'll be out this Summer. A month away yes, but I feel they kinda always had late releases for this region.
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Are you getting it ?

tsoureki said:
Where we can buy this amazing phone, except Asus eshop? I live in Europe and I am seriously interested.. Not all European countries have Asus eshop.
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I saw in other post that its available in many European countries and shipping with 2 to 3 days

Soyunamortz said:
Are you getting it ?
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Indeed I am. I think this is the next best phone for value when coming from the Axon 7.

Is there any availability in the UK?

subhani said:
Is there any availability in the UK?
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+1

Aftab_khatri said:
I saw in other post that its available in many European countries and shipping with 2 to 3 days
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A guy from Germany already got it. He posted on Russian site, 4pda, Asus Zenfone 6 thread,
4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=951627&view=findpost&p=85535829
He ordered from Netherlands Asus store.
P.S. sorry for the link, I can't use normal link, until I will posted 10 posts

gonna be this or ONePlus 7 for me. Sucks that they aren't giving a release date, late release is gonna drive people away.

drago10029 said:
gonna be this or ONePlus 7 for me. Sucks that they aren't giving a release date, late release is gonna drive people away.
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Could just buy it from Gearbest, for a small premium. They have the version C (best for US networks).

Even the few places that are selling it, don't have the Silver version, which I'm waiting for. Nobody on YouTube seems to have it either.

subhani said:
Is there any availability in the UK?
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When I tried to preorder it said it'd ship 'The week of July 9th' on the UK store.
EDIT: It says July 9th 2018 which is just a placeholder date. Support said to check back at the end of today (24th May)

Link? I only see the global version at Gearbest.
mudnightoil said:
Could just buy it from Gearbest, for a small premium. They have the version C (best for US networks).
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EZJohnson said:
Link? I only see the global version at Gearbest.
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It was previously listed as VC. Now says global and doesn't specify what that is. But I highly doubt it's VA (what's in Europe), since Gearbest stuff all comes from the Far East.

Why buy an EU or UK phone when it can't be that far off from getting a US release? Patience (says the person with very little of it).
EDIT: First post on the forum and I screwed up. I should have read that there are only A, B, and C versions to match to. Heh.

I think Amazon is official Asus retailer but I can't find Zenfone 6 as preorder in their list yet.

Pre-order starts today.
Link here

TheCookieButter said:
When I tried to preorder it said it'd ship 'The week of July 9th' on the UK store.
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Just chatted to Asus customer support. Date of 9 july isn't right - they will know today when stock is arriving and will be updating shipping date at some point today, with preorders also updating and going out as soon as stock arrives. Ordered mine yesterday and very much hope (and expect) it will be in my hands before July.

Pre-orders open for Huawei China

Hi All,
seems that pre-orders have started for Huawei China from either Huawei Mall or Gizmod.
Delivery in EU available.
Shall we order in EU?
@People from Romania /Bucharest if you are interested to buy, PM me maybe we order several units in a single delivery package.
1. Payment deposit ( 2019.09.19 23:30 ~ 2019.09.26 17:30 )
2. Pay the final payment ( 2019.09.26 18:08 ~ 2019.09.27 23:59 )
3. Waiting for delivery (sending in the order of payment deadline)
Waiting for thoughts

stefanz08 said:
Hi All,
seems that pre-orders have started for Huawei China from either Huawei Mall or Gizmod.
Delivery in EU available.
Shall we order in EU?
@People from Romania /Bucharest if you are interested to buy, PM me maybe we order several units in a single delivery package.
1. Payment deposit ( 2019.09.19 23:30 ~ 2019.09.26 17:30 )
2. Pay the final payment ( 2019.09.26 18:08 ~ 2019.09.27 23:59 )
3. Waiting for delivery (sending in the order of payment deadline)
Waiting for thoughts
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seems like a good deal. I'm however waiting for the 5G version. They are only listing the 4G version.

danon.brown said:
seems like a good deal. I'm however waiting for the 5G version. They are only listing the 4G version.
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you made previous orders to them on vmall.com?
thanks

stefanz08 said:
you made previous orders to them on vmall.com?
thanks
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its been a while but yes. It can be done with a mail forwarding service if you live outside of the delivery area. I did it with the P30 pro. Then found out that amazon.de or amazon.es would deliver the the US. Also clove.uk delivers to the US. I guess it just depends on your level of patience and where you live. IMO i would try to hold out for Amazon since they have the easiest return policy for me. I went through the green screen thing with the Mate 20 pro.

They are also available on jd.com
Still the 4G model

danon.brown said:
seems like a good deal. I'm however waiting for the 5G version. They are only listing the 4G version.
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https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...osqC5q&id=603416823985&ns=1&abbucket=2#detail

Is there an english site to order from with worldwide shipping?

tainka said:
Is there an english site to order from with worldwide shipping?
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they are available on ali express
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_2,searchweb201603_53

danon.brown said:
they are available on ali express
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_2,searchweb201603_53
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Thanks!!!

danon.brown said:
they are available on ali express
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_2,searchweb201603_53
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Thanks for link.... But is it pre-order or they are in stock?

AwesomeARC said:
Thanks for link.... But is it pre-order or they are in stock?
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It was a pre order. They were launching in China on the 26th which was yesterday.. So they should be available to ship.

danon.brown said:
It was a pre order. They were launching in China on the 26th which was yesterday.. So they should be available to ship.
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Noted. Thanks. Keep us updated if you get one.

AwesomeARC said:
Noted. Thanks. Keep us updated if you get one.
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I'm going to wait for Amazon. Aliexpress wanted a picture of my license and picture of the card when i tried to buy 1 yesterday. Needless to say the purchase didn't go through.

danon.brown said:
I'm going to wait for Amazon. Aliexpress wanted a picture of my license and picture of the card when i tried to buy 1 yesterday. Needless to say the purchase didn't go through.
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Dodgy or what! I'm sure there are good sellers on aliexpress but it's a lottery.
I've just bought from liaow.com and got it gets here in under a week. I'll give my impression. I got the green pro. If not I told him any colour will do

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Dodgy or what! I'm sure there are good sellers on aliexpress but it's a lottery.
I've just bought from liaow.com and got it gets here in under a week. I'll give my impression. I got the green pro. If not I told him any colour will do
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Trusted seller? I'm just curious as they say will set to English and install gplay. Dunno if I like someone else playing with loading apps....

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Trusted seller? I'm just curious as they say will set to English and install gplay. Dunno if I like someone else playing with loading apps....
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I told them to keep that box sealed and unopened. If they dropped it accidentally you know they'd still send it to you lol
And I can install Google myself

almost pulled the trigger with that website listed. The guy Mike has good feedback on another forum. Then i saw this. International release may be cheaper than what was announced.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...rop-leads-to-strong-early-sales/#2995d5d255fd

lawtq said:
I told them to keep that box sealed and unopened. If they dropped it accidentally you know they'd still send it to you lol
And I can install Google myself
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I'm going to TRY and hold off for a little bit to see how things go but I like that unopened and sealed approach.
danon.brown said:
almost pulled the trigger with that website listed. The guy Mike has good feedback on another forum. Then i saw this. International release may be cheaper than what was announced.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...rop-leads-to-strong-early-sales/#2995d5d255fd
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I dunno, I'd expect the price to drop a bit by November either way, currently on u11+(TW) so no stranger to playing around with things lol. Damn phone has me excited with the raw potential. Am I the only one struggling bro be patient?

o012 said:
I'm going to TRY and hold off for a little bit to see how things go but I like that unopened and sealed approach.
I dunno, I'd expect the price to drop a bit by November either way, currently on u11+(TW) so no stranger to playing around with things lol. Damn phone has me excited with the raw potential. Am I the only one struggling bro be patient?
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I couldn't be patient. Price won't drop much, look at the mate 20x 5, old phone, just cause it is 5g so what, expensive as hell.
With all their Google woes they're still coming out with high price phones. Ridiculous

lawtq said:
I couldn't be patient. Price won't drop much, look at the mate 20x 5, old phone, just cause it is 5g so what, expensive as hell.
With all their Google woes they're still coming out with high price phones. Ridiculous
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I'm on att and as far as I know only developers and business class get access to 5g so there's no point in that aspect for me. Maybe once there's something worthy of upgrading to after this one

Pre order links -EU

Launch day today - has anyone found the pre order link for UK / Europe?
Their customer service opens shortly so I'll enquire there too and post here if/when I find it...
Edit: can anyone find any other EU pre order links?

https://m.alza.co.uk/asus-zenfone-7-pro-black-d6122969.htm?o=1
They have the white one available too
These aren't a UK based company though so may hold off and await one

So I emailed asus about this:
"Hi there,
It has been stated that the zenfone 7 pro is due to launch in Europe today (01/09/2020).
Could you tell me where I can find a link to buy the phone in the UK?"
I got this in response:
"Dear {redacted},
Thank you for contacting ASUS Support and for your interest in our products.
Unfortunately, ASUS and ROG mobile handsets are currently no longer on sale in the UK.
For any further enquiry, please contact the UK PR team at: [email protected]
If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. "
So I'm not sure what is going on...

Torn_Darkness said:
So I emailed asus about this:
"Hi there,
It has been stated that the zenfone 7 pro is due to launch in Europe today (01/09/2020).
Could you tell me where I can find a link to buy the phone in the UK?"
I got this in response:
"Dear {redacted},
Thank you for contacting ASUS Support and for your interest in our products.
Unfortunately, ASUS and ROG mobile handsets are currently no longer on sale in the UK.
For any further enquiry, please contact the UK PR team at: [email protected]
If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. "
So I'm not sure what is going on...
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Thanks for that.
I reckon I may order it from the Alza website, exciting times!
Just perhaps holding off just in case a better price/sooner available option becomes available... Though can't seem to find any at all!

I'm interested in this phone too and only link I have found is the Alza one. I'm tempted by it but currently on a OnePlus, I'm not sure how big the development community will be in comparison. I'd also like to see if anyone comes up with a decent GCam port first.
Keep us updated on whether you decide to order from Alza and your experience with that site.

will it come out from Wondamobile?

crumble6 said:
I'm interested in this phone too and only link I have found is the Alza one. I'm tempted by it but currently on a OnePlus, I'm not sure how big the development community will be in comparison. I'd also like to see if anyone comes up with a decent GCam port first.
Keep us updated on whether you decide to order from Alza and your experience with that site.
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I'm in communications with Arnova8G2, a developer of Gcam and they said "I have the zenfone 6 and it is very good with gcam, zenfone 7 pro already works with gcam 7.3 and more" - so based of this response I'm definitely gonna pre order the Zenfone 7 Pro! I think gcam on it will make it the perfect phone!
As for development, I've reached out on zenfone 6 thread and HavocOS. Which is inspiring that there's some good roms available for that device at least. Though worst case scenario, I'd be happy with rooted stock and gravitybox - which is my current setup for Xperia 1 ii.
Alza says "expected 14th September" but that would also mean shipping from Prague to UK for me. Could be earlier therefore, or later. I'll be preordering soon I reckon.
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will it come out from Wondamobile?
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Hmm unsure. So far I've only seen Alza sell it, nowhere else!

I've ended up just buying a mint condition oneplus 7t pro on ebay for around the same price of this phone. It does what I want and was easy to find.

Torn_Darkness said:
I've ended up just buying a mint condition oneplus 7t pro on ebay for around the same price of this phone. It does what I want and was easy to find.
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To be fair, that's a very good shout.
I had the oneplus 7 Pro prior to my current xperia 1 ii. It was a great phone, active rom development, loved the pop up camera and the gcam port made it a pleasure to take snaps with. My only slight gripe with it was the curved screen, I just wasn't a fan of it, but all in all a great phone.
As much as I love the Xperia there's just something not quite right for me about it. I know it's camera possibilities is one of its main features, but I miss the gcam and apparently (after speaking with the dev) hard to get working.
I love the flip camera on the Zenfone and do miss a 90hz display, plus with a likely more active rom community I'm gonna sell this and basically switch at no/little cost.

Hey guys, I'm presuming Alza only ships to the UK?

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Hey guys, I'm presuming Alza only ships to the UK?
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Nagh they're based in Czech Republic and seem to ship to a few EU counties (see attached)

cd993 said:
Nagh they're based in Czech Republic and seem to ship to a few EU counties (see attached)
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Ahhh cheers. Does VAT apply to all countries it ships to? Sorry I'm from Australia and don't know how it works over there. I'm thinking of having it shipped to a friend in either UK or Germany and have them ship it to me.

CVonV said:
Ahhh cheers. Does VAT apply to all countries it ships to? Sorry I'm from Australia and don't know how it works over there. I'm thinking of having it shipped to a friend in either UK or Germany and have them ship it to me.
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Hmm I presume so, it certainly showed in my pre order invoice.
Perhaps best check with them to confirm.
Good luck!

For French users only,
The Zenfone 7/7 Pro is only available on LDLC.com and official Asus store page. 699€ for the vanilla variant and 799€ for the Pro.
https://www.ldlc.com/recherche/zenfone 7/
https://eshop.asus.com/fr-FR/smartp...asus.com&utm_campaign=bouton-acheter-zenfone7

I've just preordered from here, a German site. Let's hope it makes it's way safely to me in the UK!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/ASUS/ZenFone-7-Pro-Cell-phone/html/product/1665534?

cd993 said:
I've just preordered from here, a German site. Let's hope it makes it's way safely to me in the UK!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/ASUS/ZenFone-7-Pro-Cell-phone/html/product/1665534?
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Any reason why you went with this site over Alza?
It's my girlfriend's birthday next weekend and she wanted a new iPhone. Now I've ordered here that (albeit a bad time as iPhone 12 will be out soon) I feel like I need to upgrade my 3 year old handset! ?
Think I'm settled on getting the ZenFone now, it ticks all the boxes for me.
Also, as no official UK release, I presume it will be shipped with EU charger?

crumble6 said:
Any reason why you went with this site over Alza?
It's my girlfriend's birthday next weekend and she wanted a new iPhone. Now I've ordered here that (albeit a bad time as iPhone 12 will be out soon) I feel like I need to upgrade my 3 year old handset! ?
Think I'm settled on getting the ZenFone now, it ticks all the boxes for me.
Also, as no official UK release, I presume it will be shipped with EU charger?
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I wished to use PayPal on this occasion and they accepted it.
They mention that they'll include an UK adapter, hopefully they actually will but no biggy if not!

cd993 said:
I've just preordered from here, a German site. Let's hope it makes it's way safely to me in the UK!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/ASUS/ZenFone-7-Pro-Cell-phone/html/product/1665534?
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According to their customer service they're due to receive it in the next couple days (9th September).
Will keep you posted. So far excellent customer service.

It's now arrived at Alternate!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/html/product/1665534

cd993 said:
It's now arrived at Alternate!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/html/product/1665534
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Awesome! Looking forward to seeing some GCam samples when people start receiving their new handsets.