I was on the fence about getting a ZenFone. But now, with knowledge there will likely be reduced updates or development, I’m swayed away and back to pixel.
Rip another phone manufacturer trying to do something to differentiate itself in a crowded market.
I wanted to buy the Zenfone 9, but 900€ is too much for a phone in my opinion, and the price never went down despite a lot of time passing from release, so…
I’ve been watching the 9 on eBay, and it was tempting… but for the same price I could get a pixel 7a. The only loss would be the headphone jack, which I have finally come to terms with, I think!
I was really mad when they removed it but eventually got over it. It sucks. But I bought really nice Bluetooth earbuds for travelling and when I need to listen to audio at home with higher fidelity, I just connect my DAC+AMP.
I was on the fence about getting a ZenFone. But now, with knowledge there will likely be reduced updates or development, I’m swayed away and back to pixel.
Rip another phone manufacturer trying to do something to differentiate itself in a crowded market.
I wanted to buy the Zenfone 9, but 900€ is too much for a phone in my opinion, and the price never went down despite a lot of time passing from release, so…
I’ve been watching the 9 on eBay, and it was tempting… but for the same price I could get a pixel 7a. The only loss would be the headphone jack, which I have finally come to terms with, I think!
I was really mad when they removed it but eventually got over it. It sucks. But I bought really nice Bluetooth earbuds for travelling and when I need to listen to audio at home with higher fidelity, I just connect my DAC+AMP.
Putting GrapheneOS on the pixel helped me cope with no headphone jack or SD card :/