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The Zenfones mainly carved out a following because they're the smallest flagship-tier Android phones on the market. Asus has terrible support, but if you want a

The Zenfones mainly carved out a following because they're the smallest flagship-tier Android phones on the market. Asus has terrible support, but if you want a small-ish device there isn't a great deal of choice nowadays.

as1mov 3y ago
Indeed, today if you want a phone that isn't gigantic the options are really limited. Zenfone also had benefit of being quite sturdy since the back wasn't made from glass/metal, so you can go without a protective case. I have dropped mine a couple of times, but it hasn't suffered any damage until now.
- yxhuvud 3y ago
  You can go without protective shell, but it is so slippery you want one just to avoid airborne phones.
mablopoule 3y ago
Also, it's one of the rare remaining flagship-tier phone who still allows headphone jack, which is the main reason why I bought a Zenfone last year.
praisewhitey 3y ago
>they're the smallest flagship-tier Android phones They're the same size as the Galaxy S series https://phonesized.com/compare/#2261,2398 https://phonesized.com/compare/#2261,2398
- Audiophilip 3y ago
  Does the Galaxy S series have headphone jacks as well?
  - magnio 3y ago
    No, but can't you use a USB-C earphone?
    - Uvix 3y ago
      Not while charging.
      - dangus 3y ago
        USB C to 3.5mm Headphone and Charger Adapter, 2-in-1 USB Type C to Aux Jack Dongle Cable with PD 60W Fast Charging $8.99 I like headphone jacks too but I’m not going to pretend that this isn’t a solved problem.
        rrix2 3y ago
        Yeah I bet that 9$ widget definitely won't induce audio quality issues while you pump 60W through it...
        dangus 3y ago
        Let’s keep moving the goalposts… Unless you own the product and know it has that problem I don’t know why you would invent it out of nowhere. Can we also acknowledge that this is a general purpose smartphone and not an audiophile playback device? A ton of phones with headphone jacks had/have terrible DACs because they are general purpose devices designed to be good enough for the average person. Someone who wants an audiophile playback device should buy an audiophile playback device.
        rrix2 3y ago
        People up-thread were talking about high end IEMs not general purpose devices.
        dangus 3y ago
        They were connecting high end IEMs to consumer smartphone headphone jacks. I bet it’s better to just have a product like this compared to a smartphone headphone jack with a run of the mill DAC: https://www.fiio.com/ka3 https://www.fiio.com/ka3
Rinzler89 3y ago
>The Zenfones mainly carved out a following because they're the smallest flagship-tier Android phones on the market. They're literally the same dimensions as the basic Samsung S23, which was cheaper than the Zenfone as had better SW updates.

as1mov 3y ago

Indeed, today if you want a phone that isn't gigantic the options are really limited. Zenfone also had benefit of being quite sturdy since the back wasn't made from glass/metal, so you can go without a protective case. I have dropped mine a couple of times, but it hasn't suffered any damage until now.

yxhuvud 3y ago
You can go without protective shell, but it is so slippery you want one just to avoid airborne phones.

mablopoule 3y ago

Also, it's one of the rare remaining flagship-tier phone who still allows headphone jack, which is the main reason why I bought a Zenfone last year.

praisewhitey 3y ago

>they're the smallest flagship-tier Android phones They're the same size as the Galaxy S series https://phonesized.com/compare/#2261,2398 https://phonesized.com/compare/#2261,2398

Audiophilip 3y ago
Does the Galaxy S series have headphone jacks as well?
- magnio 3y ago
  No, but can't you use a USB-C earphone?
  - Uvix 3y ago
    Not while charging.
    - dangus 3y ago
      USB C to 3.5mm Headphone and Charger Adapter, 2-in-1 USB Type C to Aux Jack Dongle Cable with PD 60W Fast Charging $8.99 I like headphone jacks too but I’m not going to pretend that this isn’t a solved problem.
      - rrix2 3y ago
        Yeah I bet that 9$ widget definitely won't induce audio quality issues while you pump 60W through it...
        dangus 3y ago
        Let’s keep moving the goalposts… Unless you own the product and know it has that problem I don’t know why you would invent it out of nowhere. Can we also acknowledge that this is a general purpose smartphone and not an audiophile playback device? A ton of phones with headphone jacks had/have terrible DACs because they are general purpose devices designed to be good enough for the average person. Someone who wants an audiophile playback device should buy an audiophile playback device.
        rrix2 3y ago
        People up-thread were talking about high end IEMs not general purpose devices.
        dangus 3y ago
        They were connecting high end IEMs to consumer smartphone headphone jacks. I bet it’s better to just have a product like this compared to a smartphone headphone jack with a run of the mill DAC: https://www.fiio.com/ka3 https://www.fiio.com/ka3

Rinzler89 3y ago

>The Zenfones mainly carved out a following because they're the smallest flagship-tier Android phones on the market. They're literally the same dimensions as the basic Samsung S23, which was cheaper than the Zenfone as had better SW updates.