Asus Zenfone 9: After The Updates!

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@tapopici Жыл бұрын

The video is called 'After The Updates!'. I hoped I'll see some camera improvements or comparisons after firmware updates. But nope, only the advertisement for a Rhino Shield stuff.

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

Go buy some Rhino Shield Grips 😍 Rewatch the camera portion again. What I said about the phone after the two updates I’ve gotten is what it’s about.

@Cenot4ph Жыл бұрын

Yes disappointing. Typical KZfaqr

@guylloyd200 Жыл бұрын

Yea this guy ain't serious. Make better content. Title your videos accordingly. Understand feedback is there to help.

@poatan6304 Жыл бұрын

@@HeyMarkL not bad bro, keep growing, but do constructively take the consumer's feedback. I found the video good, I understand sponsorship is important, but keep it a little limited if possible time-wise

@akashabid4297 Жыл бұрын

Yeah actually Asus made an overall good smartphone that packs a lot of other flagships are offering. The size is very good to hold easily.

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

It’s almost perfect

@takimara154 Жыл бұрын

I don't remember Asus said 3 years of security updates, they only said at least 2 years of security updates. But yeah, the lackluster update is probably the main drawback for the Zenfone 9, otherwise I would say it's an excellent compact flagship phone. It's so good that I even bought myself one from online retailer despite it's not available for my country.

@fibonacci4919 Жыл бұрын

I also am hearing about the 3 years support for the first time if this is the case it's better than 2 years but can't find any source for this information.

@ronkaiser3091 Жыл бұрын

2yrs OS but has additional 2yrs of security patches after that

@ian2183 Жыл бұрын

Why do people care so much about updates... Just install a custom rom and enjoy the hardware lol..

@LeahUK Жыл бұрын

@@ian2183 Because you're paying a lot of money for a phone. And constantly switching phones every other year is bad for the environment.

@xander-mk4ck Жыл бұрын

@@LeahUK look at this guy caring about the environment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@rahuljayachandran4128 Жыл бұрын

I love the Zenfone 9.The size is just perfect for normal use and the snapdragon 8 plus gen 1 is just unbelievably efficient from what i have seen from the reviews so far.Btw loved the video mark,your videos are of simply of sensational quality, keep them coming.

@deepankdevate2183 Жыл бұрын

Not coming to India

@Tommy-qe6fh Жыл бұрын

@@deepankdevate2183 😞

@bgtechlife Жыл бұрын

Great review. I like the look of that little fella. even the huge cameras for no reason

@somethingtobelievein Жыл бұрын

I owned Zenfone 8 and still works great. Slightly warm after play games like 10 minutes. The selfie is slightly a let down. Overall it's a great phone. Zenfone 9 is definitely looks better and performs better but Z8 is good enough for me

@Jaiysful Жыл бұрын

Wow I accidentally came across this channel. Amazing review, great format, awesome audio. Subbed!

@saisibi6708 Жыл бұрын

Wait why is there a repeat of the same things you said back to back at 2:40 . It is trippy now rather than grippy...lol...

@goodnightmoon Жыл бұрын

noticed it too

@3drumsticks Жыл бұрын

I'm several videos deep into letting you content creators sell me my next phone. It seems like it's gonna be this one as long as I can confirm it will work with my carrier! Thanks for the great video and also mentioning the personal choices you've made with that case and that gaming controller thing. 🔥 They both look amazing and feel like I need both in my life. Lol 😎

@jgoldhirsch Жыл бұрын

Great video! Any chance you could provide a link to that wallpaper? Love the blue

@Adam_StefaniakSaltea_Moonspell Жыл бұрын

Zen 9 comes with a back plate (included) - you should mention that. Also when it was at the pre-order ASUS was giving free Chromebook - I dont see such gesture often. Also there is Devil Case option, that is alternative to the Rhino and stick case provided by the manufacturer. With an application like Snapseed you can adjust and play around with the photos to your liking. The screen is not S+ tier but it easily goes head to head with competition.

@kane2369 Жыл бұрын

Great review, been watching this phone ever since the earliest leaks. How does your rhinoshield case affect wobble when the phone's set cameras down on a table? Thanks! Edit: Also supposedly GCam helps a lot of the camera issues, but I don't have experience with that in the Z9 of course

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

Yes GCAM 👊🏼 Dunno about the wobble tho Maybe u can checkout their website for more details. Case are good tho.

@ExxInferis Жыл бұрын

I had to get rid of my Zenfone 8 as it was a security and reliability nightmare. Mainly because the in-screen fingerprint reader was awful, and kept unlocking my phone in my pocket. Now that the reader is on the side in the power button, can you confirm that the phone stays locked in your pocket?

@TwistedRail_ Жыл бұрын

The headphone jack was what made me get it

@110kgCalisthenics Ай бұрын

Do you still use it?It s a good ideea to purchese zenfone 9 in 2024?

@davidand10 Жыл бұрын

Hi, nice video!! I have a question, Does slow motion record audio too? Thanks

@wethepeoplegh Жыл бұрын

Awesome review 👍🏿

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

Thank ya!

@mendellalvarado4285 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Mark! How was video recording tho?

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

It was decent! I felt like the shots look a bit too sharp for my taste. Stabilization doesn’t look ALL THAT different from other flagships though.

@vpr5562 Жыл бұрын

This or OnePlus 10t with it's 4800 mAh and more software updates?

@pusangorange702 Жыл бұрын

Bagong subscriber here, pinoy ka ba sir? waiting ako pinoy review ng asus 9.. good job 👍👍

@imanueltimotius6700 Жыл бұрын

What's the widget you're using? I love it

@hkhan1989 Жыл бұрын

All pixel line phones can also do the one hand mode swipe down on navigation bar thingy

@acsoriacm Жыл бұрын

Upon purchase does this ASUS 9 come with a charger?

@watchandspray Жыл бұрын

Thinking of getting this phone as I'm a big fan of the 4k recording on the front camera, the 8Gen chipset comes in handy as I edit videos on my phone as well. Headphone jack is a plus too as I use an external mic with relevant cable for sound. Is the battery life much better if you set the refresh rate to 90hz as opposed to 120?

@saturn7835 Жыл бұрын

From what I heard is that it gets 9 hours sot if you turn on all every battery saving option.

@watchandspray Жыл бұрын

@@saturn7835 ok, thanks.

@jemoral2010 Жыл бұрын

Hola. Lo tengo de hace dos semanas. Y noto q calienta ya sea cargandolo, o usando mails, navegando en Amazon. No lo uso para jugar. Te paso?

@skylarc8859 Жыл бұрын

how dose this compare to the flip4?

@kingkoy0072 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark, have you tried installing the GCam on this phone and see how it performs? I reckon the camera would do much better with it than using the stock Camera app.

@mwcz5190 Жыл бұрын

There's another channel that reviewed gcam on the zenfone 9, easy to find with search.

@kingkoy0072 Жыл бұрын

@@mwcz5190 yeah, I've checked some of those but they don't really have enough tests done. They didnt really do actual night shots, e.g. city lights. And since it's a GCam app, I couldn't find any comparison vs Pixel phones.

@tokiomitohsaka7770 Жыл бұрын

I was going to wait to get this one, but my old phone died and I had to buy a new phone before this one came out. I ended up buying the Pixel 6 that I found heavily discounted. The headphone jack is something I really miss, because these USB-C to 3.5mm adapters are really fragile and also easily lost. Aside from the short guaranteed software updates, I think a major issue with this phone is availability of replacement parts. What will you do when your battery is old and you want to keep this phone for longer (it might be the last flagship with a headphone jack), but you can’t find it. What will you do when you can’t find a replacement USB port, or a screen?

@elijah1278 Жыл бұрын

Check out Sony Xperia phones they also have the headphone jack

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

@@elijah1278 overheating yikes.

@joegibson2082 Жыл бұрын

Does it have bypass charging?

@TanmayMohapatra Жыл бұрын

Only if I could buy this here in India. Damn I love this device

@noorhusssain5922 Жыл бұрын

how can we get this phone for cheap price?

@ianbuenav Жыл бұрын

Where are you from? i think this phone has release issues and we cant just buy them anywhere, even the review in the amazon link has bad reviews because of the same reason.

@uzairarshad4231 Жыл бұрын

2:23 just got some serious Déjà vu right there

@j00ktau Жыл бұрын

Any notable camera improvements with latest update since launch?

@_CRiT_hits_ Жыл бұрын

Yes that's why I clicked this video but he doesn't talk about anything from updates

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

Just use GCAM

@victor.p7648 Жыл бұрын

Asus zenfone 9 is very cool upgrade , but i will keep my zenfone 7 pro because flip camera feature . Now almost all phones are looking the same .

@Samppa119 Жыл бұрын

Can you make comparison between Zenfone 9 and Nothing phone? I'm really struggling which one to buy. Although Zenfone's 2 years updates cycle is little downside, when Nothing phone has three years of Android updates and four years of security patches..

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

You can’t really compare these 2.. s8+ gen1 and s778+ is HUGE different.

@Samppa119 Жыл бұрын

@@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 It's not all about CPU...

@gilberttan7244 Жыл бұрын

you can install google cam for the camera

@jeffreymichael540 Жыл бұрын

Could they not fit a larger battery inside that thick lf a phone!

@kpehe100 Жыл бұрын

Even if the phone was a big size, FHD is plenty enough. I have the Vivo X80 Pro and when I use it on QHD or FHD I don't notice any difference. I think QHD is gimmick on a smartphone

@Laughingorcorp Жыл бұрын

I did see the difference qhd and fhd. But can used to it very quickly by switching

@maniplk Жыл бұрын

Awesome video Mark thanks for posting this review

@waytakaq Жыл бұрын

I really want to buy this phone

@DavidRhyne Жыл бұрын

Why is it so hard to find in the US?

@franzrivera1316 Жыл бұрын

where to buy in the philippines?

@emob0mb Жыл бұрын

Hands down the best phone I've ever owned. I love this thicc little thing

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

THICCC

@AlexK59. Жыл бұрын

How is camera?

@corinful Жыл бұрын

It's a bit crap that if you want the higher spec model you have to go with the boring black variant

@m.asruluquq4579 Жыл бұрын

Hye bro..i had this phone with first version system...my phone stability in wild life extreme stress test is 99%, it is very2 good...i like to update this version but afraid will affect stability on my phone..can you test your phone on wild life extreme stress test? I wanna see it😅😅

@rajeshjm3 Жыл бұрын

Great video. How is the back panel ageing. Most reviewers said with in 2 weeks, colour started fading on the back panel.

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

I’ve had mine for a month and so far so good. Like I said in the video, it might wear out the more you use it without a case and that texture/color will wear off.

@MuhammadYasir-2526 Жыл бұрын

I've been using big phones for quite long time, now switched to s22 from iphone 13 pro Max. Man, these small phones are really cute and fun to use while sacrificing the battery life to 40% comparing 13 pro Max.

@tedchang2952 Жыл бұрын

Does this phone work with verizon network?

@Cenot4ph Жыл бұрын

This video doesn't touch on the updates at all. Fix the title

@cloydlauren5028 Жыл бұрын

Hi sir will i buy this over S22? Coz im replacing my old note 20 ultra to a more compact phone

@ottallman Жыл бұрын

I would. The battery on the S22 isn't great. Other than that the phone is pretty good.

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

Definitely this one or u wait for the s23..

@chimerathrawn5875 Жыл бұрын

You're authentic.

@LowHangingFruitForest Жыл бұрын

MicroSD?

@shadow19121 Жыл бұрын

Does this phone have a samsung dex like mode?

@hasnayensalman2697 Жыл бұрын

I got this same one in retail package at My World Phone for half the price.

@kiddcisco Жыл бұрын

Looking at site it costs more?

@oscardiyong5443 Жыл бұрын

You didn't do speaker test

@bossangala3101 Жыл бұрын

any idea how to get one?

@singhpranjal828 Жыл бұрын

Waiting to buy when it launch in india!

@cowtc Жыл бұрын

If this phone had any of Samsung's flagship cameras (even from flip4) it would have been the perfect compact phone

@WoutervanTiel Жыл бұрын

Except for Samsungs heavily over processed pics

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

Use GCAM

@Esokyotoo Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or did the bit with "the backs starts to wear off" was repeated twice?

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

Me too 😂

@VaunShiz Жыл бұрын

yes this teview is definitely you're opinion

@Faraonqa Жыл бұрын

sir I think your editor messed up

@billalbinaminutsha Жыл бұрын

Should i buy or not ?

@libborr Жыл бұрын

You forgot to review the front camera (video)

@racerxion88 Жыл бұрын

I love my zenfone 9... I think as long as Asus keeps this quality up I am just gonna stick with these. Great phone! I have since getting it, sold my fold 3 even which i thought i'd never do.

@sexydadee Жыл бұрын

how long have you had it and did you notice any overheating or internet connection issues? like wifi or 5g

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

@@sexydadee no overheating for sure. 8+ gen1 is too good and also i think ASUS this year came out with the best cooling systems. You can go check out some test

@ronkaiser3091 Жыл бұрын

@@sexydadee ZF9 won't have the heating problems that's been bugging the Pixel 6 series 😆

@ridwanbinsarwar9712 Жыл бұрын

are you facing vibration issue on high volume?

@mohawahba Жыл бұрын

Please share link for the gamepads? Note: asus never been good with cameras and they won't. Had Asus ZF8 and the camera sucks. I'm using S21 an it's pretty convenient to me except for the battery. I'm holding my horses not to buy the ZF9. I got the pixel 6A for now and waiting to test it. Thanks for your lovely review and music.

@somethingtobelievein Жыл бұрын

Hey, that's Joshua Vergara at 7:32.

@zipnn Жыл бұрын

My eyes are screaming overheating issues, all that power in compact. It must have heat issues

@goodnightmoon Жыл бұрын

might be my next phone, the design and size makes me want to buy it lol

@MB-wq8cp Жыл бұрын

I was about to subscribe but then i heard you play diablo immortal...better luck next time.

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

Lmao ok weirdo

@Albery.93 Жыл бұрын

This phone would be perfect for me if it worked on Verizon...Shame Asus still hasn't tried to fix this.

@SaiTeja-dz7ot Жыл бұрын

Hello nice vedio. Can you guide me how to buy in India.....

@MJG70 Жыл бұрын

This great phone will not work on Verizon! What a bummer

@VeerMaharaj Жыл бұрын

I would have gotten it on launch if it just had an sd card slot.

@elcb87 Жыл бұрын

may i know what gameing controler he use ?...tq ☺️

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

Razer Kishi 2

@elcb87 Жыл бұрын

@@HeyMarkL tq mark😘

@jshroom1717 Жыл бұрын

2:20 repeated yourself

@TheFaceSoap Жыл бұрын

thought I was going insane when I saw that first time lol

@nathanzzx Жыл бұрын

@@TheFaceSoap same here lol

@ac7491 Жыл бұрын

@2:35 you repeated the statement you said immediately prior.

@blackjohnny0 Жыл бұрын

That UAI is kinda spartanish. Missunderstanding is calling it small. It is not. It's not huge like most modern phones, but not small.

@thakurshouryapratapsingh3506 Жыл бұрын

Give me 4-5 years update. I'll buy it today! Over pixel 7. (Disappointed in pixel 7 In IND it's at 735$ 👎🏻& pro is 1035$ 👎🏻) this is at 790$

@seanh1988 Жыл бұрын

Just buy Xiaomi, it is what most Indians can afford.

@TheFaceSoap Жыл бұрын

Seems like they don't have the grip case available on Rhinoshield yet. When do you think they'll have it in stock?

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

So, the case itself is separate. There's the GRIPMINI and GRIPMAX (link in bio) and you can use it on the phone itself but it will work best with their cases.

@TheFaceSoap Жыл бұрын

@@HeyMarkL right - so do you mean it's not tailored to a specific phone?

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

@@TheFaceSoap you can use the GRIP on almost every phone.

@TheFaceSoap Жыл бұрын

@@HeyMarkL ah great, thanks for informing.

@TheFaceSoap Жыл бұрын

@@HeyMarkL just realised I completely misunderstood what you meant by this - doh. thanks for replying so quickly anyways

@gcfreak898 Жыл бұрын

Does it work on T-Mobile?

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

Worked great for me

@user-kp9qb4it8y Жыл бұрын

I think regardless of the camera quality I would get this if it was slightly cheaper. It's all about algorithm and software processing. I'm sure GCAM can be installed on it and then you have superior camera quality with stellar performance 😎

@VelcroSnake93 Жыл бұрын

has the 3 years of security updates been confirmed? Last I saw it was '2+ years'.

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

That's what I was told. But I'll update and have a pinned comment if that changes.

@krishnaraj.v5598 Жыл бұрын

Asus Zenfone 9 is worth of buying in 2023 ??

@soy_titooo Жыл бұрын

Basically every single reviewer thinks that photos have too much sharpening and sometimes are too saturated. Let's see if Asus is listening and fix it ASAP. That's the main thing preventing me from buying the phone

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

As some snarky KZfaq commenters would say “you should download GCam” 😂😅 but yeah hopefully they do something in the future. It’s not terrible, but it could be better.

@lltechview Жыл бұрын

Yeah GCam really fixes a lot. Its amazing with GCam

@mrgnoux Жыл бұрын

@@lltechview GCam ?

@lltechview Жыл бұрын

@@mrgnoux Google Camera

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if you need my comment or not, but while others are nice and said "great review", I would have to say: I've followed your channel for a long time, the video and editing quality is very good, but the content/script is little bit boring/not interesting. I don't really know how but I think you should work on that more. Hope that will help.

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the feedback Tuan! I’ll do my best to make the next videos a bit more interesting!

@negig2161 Жыл бұрын

2:36 audio got looped

@ludovikopeluche8448 Жыл бұрын

Where can I buy this one in the U.S?

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

Amazon?

@ludovikopeluche8448 Жыл бұрын

@@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Only Amazon? Smh

@g00dfeeling Жыл бұрын

2:34 déjà vu is starting

@MJG70 Жыл бұрын

Great phone but won't work on Verizon network. That is wack

@ronkaiser3091 Жыл бұрын

This is supposed to be my next flagship Android phone. But sadly Asus didn't release it in the Philippines 😕

@ghaldough Жыл бұрын

This unit is available in Taiwan only.

@nickea3420 Жыл бұрын

It’s available on Lazada from overseas.

@seanh1988 Жыл бұрын

@@ghaldough Lies, it is sells in the stores in Australia. US and Europe also.

@vi9572 Жыл бұрын

Expansys bro, you can avail it there.

@znavot0 11 ай бұрын

WARNING: I have the Zenfone 9 and I must warn you before buying: There is a bug, since Zenfone 7 maybe, with the proximity sensors, it is a software issue, not hardware. basically the screen is being turned ON during calls or in the pocket, and from there the random touches can take you everywhere. ASUS has done nothing to fix it and just ignored the countless complaints by customers.

@RC-hv5xn Жыл бұрын

Nice review man that's why i love my asus 9 promax 12/256cc 8g. Super fast

@dino339 Жыл бұрын

i think what asus should do.. is eliminate bezel as much as they can and give better screen to body ratio.. a 6+ inch screen on same phone size.. similar to galaxy s10 or s20.. i've been using zenfone 8 for almost a year.. screen size is kind of too small for writing on virtual keyboard.. i always make mistakes... i used to type on much smaller screens without problems.. but it seems nowadays android apps developers are tweaking apps for larger screens.

@WoutervanTiel Жыл бұрын

But you cant get it anywhere! Ebay, really that's it.

@HeyMarkL Жыл бұрын

Amazon has em tho 😅

@user-ug7ur5ou5e Жыл бұрын

Only 2 years of updates is a dealbreaker

@ofek5365 Жыл бұрын

It's weird to me that you said the camera is disappointing because I have the Zenfone 8 and the photos comes out amazing, the colors are very realistic and the sharpness is perfect

@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s some software issues You can also use GCAM if u want tho