A:AnswerIt supports only a limited number of bands for T-Mobile! This is a shame because it's a great phone and, at the end of the day, and needs to work as a phone is best as possible and it does not! It has Band 2 Band 4 and band 12, but then 12 does not work cuz it needs to be certified for volte on band 12 and it is not. When you make a phone call on this device using T-Mobile, the phone call is done over 1G or 2G and there is no data within the call. Wi-Fi calling does not work either nor does it work well with listing voicemails. there are discrepancies on the Best Buy website saying that it has Android Oreo 8. 0 and it does not.
A:AnswerIt's not working for me out of the box. It says there is Android Oreo 8. 0 out of the box which is discrepancy with other information that has been provided. every time I make a call, the phone uses 1G or 2G to make the call and I do not have data in the call. Information on Best Buy's website is inaccurate and they should be ashamed for charging a $35 restocking fee on anyone that returns this device because it was not listed correctly and is not compatible as stated.
A:AnswerIt was announced that the Asus Zenfone 5z will be released in US on August 13. Android Central states it will be around $499. Waiting for Best Buy to allow pre-orders!
A:AnswerDear Tom,
Thank you for the review. Here are the information regarding to the SIM cards: Triple slots: Dual SIM & one MicroSD card. Slot 1: 3G/4G Nano SIM card. Slot 2: 3G/4G Nano SIM card. Both SIM card slots support 3G WCDMA / 4G LTE network band. But only one SIM card can connect to 3G WCDMA / 4G LTE service at a time. Slot 3: Supports up to 2TB MicroSD card. If you need further assistance with the product, please speak to an ASUS live support agent 24/7 at http://bit.ly/AsusLiveChat.or email me at customerloyalty@asus.com. I would be more than happy to assist you.
Thanks for choosing ASUS product.
Regards,
Nina
ASUS Customer Loyalty
A:AnswerThis phone has been released since august 2018 with android nougat 7.1 when 8.1 oreo still exist. and now 10 months later since the release there still no operating system update so no there won't be no pie update.
A:AnswerYes, you can see the full list of supported bands, and interfaces here:
Network Standard
GSM, WCDMA, FDD-LTE, TD-LTE
Data rate
LTE CAT5: UL 75 / CAT13 DL 400Mbps (SDM630)
DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
2CA support
C version
FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28)
WCDMA (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8)
GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz)
ASUS phone 4G/LTE band compatibility varies by region, please check compatibility with local carriers.
According to https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/GN47E/asus-zenfone-5q-dual-sim-td-lte-tw-jp-version-a-64gb-zc600kl-zenfone-5-lite
The Taiwan/Japan version is the one that supports these bands, but I have a sneaking suspicion it's the same phone as the American version is listed as a globally compatible model.
A:AnswerThis phone has dual sim, and contacts, calls, numbers, and even google accounts are saved per sim.
This phone CAN take/make calls from both sims simultaneously and supports individual number blocking/allowance, and DND settings per sim.