Hi,
Human are the one that made technology not improve.
While many stuffs are technologically feasible, human acceptance must be present to make it successful.
Regards
Benjamin Chai
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Asus ZenFone 5 LTE (2GB Ram/16GB memory)
Hello,
Just before I start talking about my new buy, I would like to share my history of smartphones.
Iphone 4 (2011-2013)
Samsung S4 (2013-2014)
Asus ZenFone 5 LTE (2014)
I am definitely no supporter of Apple product, but I must say, I chose the iphone 4 back then was because all other phone were crap during the time of my purchase. Back then, its either the Iphone or Samsung S2, while stuffs like HTC, LG and Nokia were pretty in the slump. But Iphone 4 being the innovation of the late Steve Jobs, its pretty awesome and i really liked it a lot at that point.
However, Iphone 5 did not impress me at all and therefore I made a switch to Android and never looked back.
Now, after spending some time with my ZenFone 5, I must say I am pretty happy with it, given its price tag.
Just a quick comparison
Iphone 4 32GB - $600+ with plan (back in 2011)
Samsung S4 16GB 4G - $500+ with plan (back in 2013)
Asus ZenFone 5 LTE 2GB/16GB - $299 WITHOUT plan
A quick comparison on phone arena would tell you that S4 is superior. (ignore the LTE comparison)
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-S4,Asus-ZenFone-5/phones/7597%2C8279
But as a basic user who plays games(FIFA 2015 and Brave Frontier) and uses whatsapp, facebook, instagram, G+ and email. This phone is pretty snappy and decent! Its camera is not as good as S4, but I can live with it since the difference to my eyes is actually quite minimal.
S4 is a good phone. It have a series of functions that I would never use, stuffs like eye scroll, no touch etc. ZenFone doesn't. But as a user, i find that both phone are pretty similar and that making the switch doesn't make a big difference to me.
The look and feel do look good, but as I am only in the 1st week of using this phone, I might face more problems along the way and I hope I will remember to do updates here!
But hey! Its one of the cheapest LTE phone around!
And of course, 2GB ram costs more! There are several same model, different specs of ZenFone 5.
If you don't need LTE, the price is even lower!
I just hope my time with ZenFone 5 will be a smooth sailing and fun one. And hope that it will help me remove the stereotype of only Samsung and Apple are able to make decent phones.
Regards
Benjamin Chai
Edit:
(25/12/2014)
After more than a month of using this phone, I am still pretty happy with it.Since it is still new, the battery life is still pretty healthy! But the camera is really lousier than S4, which is something i have difficulty getting used to. So if you want an awesome camera phone, this isn't for you. But that being said, the camera isn't totally trashy. It is just that S4 is better.
Update: (22/3/2015)
The battery life of the phone is pretty good. Despite bluetooth permanently on to connect to MiBand, it can still last for about a whole day basic usage!
Hope to win the Asus Zenfone 2 review set!
Just before I start talking about my new buy, I would like to share my history of smartphones.
Iphone 4 (2011-2013)
Samsung S4 (2013-2014)
Asus ZenFone 5 LTE (2014)
I am definitely no supporter of Apple product, but I must say, I chose the iphone 4 back then was because all other phone were crap during the time of my purchase. Back then, its either the Iphone or Samsung S2, while stuffs like HTC, LG and Nokia were pretty in the slump. But Iphone 4 being the innovation of the late Steve Jobs, its pretty awesome and i really liked it a lot at that point.
However, Iphone 5 did not impress me at all and therefore I made a switch to Android and never looked back.
Now, after spending some time with my ZenFone 5, I must say I am pretty happy with it, given its price tag.
Just a quick comparison
Iphone 4 32GB - $600+ with plan (back in 2011)
Samsung S4 16GB 4G - $500+ with plan (back in 2013)
Asus ZenFone 5 LTE 2GB/16GB - $299 WITHOUT plan
A quick comparison on phone arena would tell you that S4 is superior. (ignore the LTE comparison)
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-S4,Asus-ZenFone-5/phones/7597%2C8279
But as a basic user who plays games(FIFA 2015 and Brave Frontier) and uses whatsapp, facebook, instagram, G+ and email. This phone is pretty snappy and decent! Its camera is not as good as S4, but I can live with it since the difference to my eyes is actually quite minimal.
S4 is a good phone. It have a series of functions that I would never use, stuffs like eye scroll, no touch etc. ZenFone doesn't. But as a user, i find that both phone are pretty similar and that making the switch doesn't make a big difference to me.
The look and feel do look good, but as I am only in the 1st week of using this phone, I might face more problems along the way and I hope I will remember to do updates here!
But hey! Its one of the cheapest LTE phone around!
And of course, 2GB ram costs more! There are several same model, different specs of ZenFone 5.
If you don't need LTE, the price is even lower!
I just hope my time with ZenFone 5 will be a smooth sailing and fun one. And hope that it will help me remove the stereotype of only Samsung and Apple are able to make decent phones.
Regards
Benjamin Chai
Edit:
(25/12/2014)
After more than a month of using this phone, I am still pretty happy with it.Since it is still new, the battery life is still pretty healthy! But the camera is really lousier than S4, which is something i have difficulty getting used to. So if you want an awesome camera phone, this isn't for you. But that being said, the camera isn't totally trashy. It is just that S4 is better.
Update: (22/3/2015)
The battery life of the phone is pretty good. Despite bluetooth permanently on to connect to MiBand, it can still last for about a whole day basic usage!
Hope to win the Asus Zenfone 2 review set!
My exciting journey in getting a hospitalization plan
Hello phantom readers,
While I am pretty sure no one do read this at the time of this post, I do hope it will be googled by some people some time and hope it does help them in some way.
So while I am not an agent, I do have an interesting journey in buying hospitalization plan! This is because I get to meet several agents and learnt a thing or two during these sharing session.
And disclaimer, this is my personal view. I am in no way trying to do advertisements for anyone, and I say again, as of the day I am writing this post, my profession is a Software Developer, not Insurance Agent.
So unlike normal healthy beings, I am actually downgraded to PES E during NS time. So this just shows how unhealthy I am and to be honest, I was pretty afraid that insurance company do not allow me to buy into the plans.
That was when I was introduced to Aviva Hospitalisation plan. They have a fanciful name for it, but I don't care nor bother.
But the point about this plan is that there is something known as Moratorium underwriting.
http://www.aviva.com.sg/life-and-health/for-individuals/Protection_101/quick_answers_health.html
This means you will be automatically qualified for the plan itself, and any medical conditions will be placed as moratorium, while some severe ones will be excluded. This is definitely better than getting rejected by an insurance company altogether.
Well, some coverage is better than no coverage!
PS: i just signed the insurance plan after looking around for quite some times. I will periodically update more about it, whether if it is really as accepting as they claim to be etc!
Regards
Benjamin Chai
While I am pretty sure no one do read this at the time of this post, I do hope it will be googled by some people some time and hope it does help them in some way.
So while I am not an agent, I do have an interesting journey in buying hospitalization plan! This is because I get to meet several agents and learnt a thing or two during these sharing session.
And disclaimer, this is my personal view. I am in no way trying to do advertisements for anyone, and I say again, as of the day I am writing this post, my profession is a Software Developer, not Insurance Agent.
So unlike normal healthy beings, I am actually downgraded to PES E during NS time. So this just shows how unhealthy I am and to be honest, I was pretty afraid that insurance company do not allow me to buy into the plans.
That was when I was introduced to Aviva Hospitalisation plan. They have a fanciful name for it, but I don't care nor bother.
But the point about this plan is that there is something known as Moratorium underwriting.
http://www.aviva.com.sg/life-and-health/for-individuals/Protection_101/quick_answers_health.html
This means you will be automatically qualified for the plan itself, and any medical conditions will be placed as moratorium, while some severe ones will be excluded. This is definitely better than getting rejected by an insurance company altogether.
Well, some coverage is better than no coverage!
PS: i just signed the insurance plan after looking around for quite some times. I will periodically update more about it, whether if it is really as accepting as they claim to be etc!
Regards
Benjamin Chai
Foreword for a new blog
Hello,
I used to blog quite a bit when I was younger. Most of it is my whining about how unfair is to me, about why am I still single, about girls and craps involving the same old shit over and over again.
As I grew out of that troubling age, I guess I should go back to writing. This is because writing will help me further improve my communication, as my boss at work do have issues understanding what I am trying to mean sometimes.
Hence by writing light-hearted stuffs, I hope to reach out to the general masses, as well as share some of the teachings and discoveries I have encountered throughout my professional life and personal life.
Hopefully my passion don't die off and I don't end up being some "famous" blogger who have trouble with the law and defamation suits.
Last but not least, I shall congratulate myself for being back here writing trash and rubbish!
Regards
Benjamin Chai
I used to blog quite a bit when I was younger. Most of it is my whining about how unfair is to me, about why am I still single, about girls and craps involving the same old shit over and over again.
As I grew out of that troubling age, I guess I should go back to writing. This is because writing will help me further improve my communication, as my boss at work do have issues understanding what I am trying to mean sometimes.
Hence by writing light-hearted stuffs, I hope to reach out to the general masses, as well as share some of the teachings and discoveries I have encountered throughout my professional life and personal life.
Hopefully my passion don't die off and I don't end up being some "famous" blogger who have trouble with the law and defamation suits.
Last but not least, I shall congratulate myself for being back here writing trash and rubbish!
Regards
Benjamin Chai
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