Asus Zenfone/Moto G/Desire 300: Reception

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  [Deactivated] on 05/08/2014 - 23:44

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  From my experience
  Asus, Sony: Bad reception
  Samsung: medium
  HTC and Moto: Good

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  hitubaba on 06/08/2014 - 01:41

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  My wife uses desire 300, reception is ok but the phone is a pain. Slowest phone ever. This phone is even slower than old Nokias. Apps do not respond quick including call function. Due to its 512mb RAM(this is the main culprit) and dual core processor. Definitely going to buy better one.

  Asus Zenfone has good review as long as you buy the 2gb RAM version. I found Nokia 520 to be the best phone in its price point…really responsive(as long as you ok with Windows phone. Officeworks seem to have them at good price

  Not sure about antenna though. Probably you need to figure out the number of frequency band it supports… More it is better it is and antenna decibels as well

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  phluffed on 09/08/2014 - 23:54

  While I can't give you info on Telstra, I'll be putting both Optus and Voda sim cards in my Zen5 when it arrives on Tuesday and will be able to gauge them against HTC one, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy 2 / 3 / 4 and a couple of Sony phones. Can have an idea of reception later in the week.

  The issue with the Zenfone 5 is battery life, however it's not clear if that's both the early 2Ghz chip and the current 1.6Ghz chip or if any of the OTA updates have helped. I do know that Asus have been very quick with OTA updates for other issues.

  The Desire is a no go unless you only want a phone, no apps. The ram drags it down once a couple of things are installed.

  The Moto G is a good solid phone. It's the balance between the other 2 and is "enough" for most people. There's a reason it's been one of the hottest little phones around! If you are in a Telstra 4G area, you can get the Moto G 4G which is a single sim phone.