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Reports of this have stopped on the official forum, but now we (Zenfone8 users) are stuck waiting for both a bugfix Android 12 release (still lots of problems w

Reports of this have stopped on the official forum, but now we (Zenfone8 users) are stuck waiting for both a bugfix Android 12 release (still lots of problems with latest official release) or a new A11 update (latest security update is from November 2021). All in all, it's a good phone, I'm happy with it (coming from a Huawei P10), but I'm dissapointed with the lack of official response to the ramdump/bricking issue and the lack of software updates, after getting regular monthly updates basically up to nov/dec. It feels like Asus basically gave up on the product.

Snuupy 5y ago
Hey - I had a P10 too! :) Ended up giving it away after custom roms refused to work on it and all the devs gave up on the phone because Huawei stopped allowing bootloader unlocks. I specifically bought the P10 because I didn't think that would happen, but what a turn of events. I have crossed Huawei off my list of phones to ever recommend/buy myself because of the bait/switch. Additionally (and you'll never see this in the reviews), the GPU on the Huawei phones were always terribly inefficient and ate through the battery like crazy. Unsure if newer models are like this as well, but it's not worth getting them anyway cus gapps aren't officially supported anyway. > stopped on the official forum phew, that's good to hear. Imagine being someone that bought a used Zenfone 8 and not having the receipts to send it back for warranty. Would've been a nightmare for a 700usd phone. > still lots of problems with latest official release I'm not happy about the poor software experience especially when you've paid so much for it. I tended to steer people away from asus - they tend to build great hardware and then flounder in the software department (not just for phones, for routers, laptops, etc. too). I'm definitely willing to lower the hardware value slightly to get proper software support for the next few years which is why I jumped on the Pixel 4a when it was released. Would I like to have a SD888 in my pixel? yeah - but proper software support is more important.

Snuupy 5y ago

Hey - I had a P10 too! :) Ended up giving it away after custom roms refused to work on it and all the devs gave up on the phone because Huawei stopped allowing bootloader unlocks. I specifically bought the P10 because I didn't think that would happen, but what a turn of events. I have crossed Huawei off my list of phones to ever recommend/buy myself because of the bait/switch. Additionally (and you'll never see this in the reviews), the GPU on the Huawei phones were always terribly inefficient and ate through the battery like crazy. Unsure if newer models are like this as well, but it's not worth getting them anyway cus gapps aren't officially supported anyway. > stopped on the official forum phew, that's good to hear. Imagine being someone that bought a used Zenfone 8 and not having the receipts to send it back for warranty. Would've been a nightmare for a 700usd phone. > still lots of problems with latest official release I'm not happy about the poor software experience especially when you've paid so much for it. I tended to steer people away from asus - they tend to build great hardware and then flounder in the software department (not just for phones, for routers, laptops, etc. too). I'm definitely willing to lower the hardware value slightly to get proper software support for the next few years which is why I jumped on the Pixel 4a when it was released. Would I like to have a SD888 in my pixel? yeah - but proper software support is more important.