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!