Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KG

  • Released 2015, October
    140g, 10.5mm thickness
    Android 5.0, up to 6.0; ZenUI
    8GB/16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 410
  • 2040mAh
    Li-Ion

Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KG - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, August
Status Available. Released 2015, October
Body Dimensions 143.7 x 71.5 x 10.5 mm (5.66 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); ZenUI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 2GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, f/2.0, Laser AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/2.0, AF
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2040 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black, Ceramic White, Silver, Sheer Gold, Glamour Red
Models Z00RD, Z00WD
Price About 200 EUR

Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KG - User Reviews

  • ASUS ZENFONE. ... Fix We can't find your camera-Error code 0xA00F4244(0xC00D36D5 how to solve this broblem

  • I agree, on the first couple of years, I was enjoying this phone, front cam was the best for selfies, even though its only 5mp, I can compare the quality to even ZF4, or even better, rear cam, not so good, but its ok, the only thing was, when I upgraded to Marshmallow, its started lagging, ghost touch suddenly happens, the 16gb of internal memory, is now down to 4gb, w/c I dont know, how it happened, because I have a mem card for everything, I stopped playing games since it so fast draining the batt & because of the ghost touch, front cam still the best tho. Hahaha!...

  • I've had this device for almost 3 years now (2 years and8 months). I'm the patient user type. Like any other phones, it started lagging badly and had a lot of bugs after the memory is nearing the limit. Probably still forgiven. But the problem is the camera. The quality of the camera decreased drastically compared to first year of usage. It just becomes sooo bad. Is it normal tho? For a camera phone to become really bad after years of usage?

  • Bought this about a year ago. Works fine until the memory fills up (which happens really fast). After that, it becomes the worse phone I have ever owned. The screen becomes unusable, iti s impossible to answer calls or chat, typing stops working. Had to remove almost all my apps except 3 in order to get it to work. Have many phones before, but none is as bad as this one. And the fact that is impossible to move apps to flash card, makes this phone almost unusable for anything other than simple calls and internet browsing.

  • i've had a good experience for the first year of experience I really liked the asus UI now the phone is really broken and I want to buy a new asus phone but im scared it might happened again because as I searched for solutions Ive seen a lot of complains like this in the asus products. i've been using it for more than a year now, my first problem started for the first 3 months i had a problem with the flash light it wont flicker anymore but it can stay on. I dont gave much attention to it. then after using for 1 year and 2 months i had a problem with the screen, there is a dead touch horizontally at the bottom middle part of the screen i didn't fall or anything it just happened. I tried to hard factory reset but it didn't worked. 3 weeks later I accidentally fell the screen and it had cracks but the display is still fine no dead pixels, after a week it had ghost touches after a week i cant use the home anymore nor the back and recent apps.

  • I have been using this phone for 1 and half years. No problem at all....I played and continuing play coc and royale and never over drain. Wow it is simply performed better....

  • The same happened to me with the charge... my phone has almost 1 year and 3 months and 3 weeks ago started to have charging problems (I have to turn off my phone)... I made a Hard Reset to "Solve" the issue and nothing... but sometimes my Asus charge normaly (Turned on)... I think is a Sofware problem... but such a coincidense that happened to you after the year, same like me. maybe Asus trying to make the phone obsolete? but the phone is still good for use

  • pretty okay at first year..as warranty ends and next few months later, first problem comes..charging problem..the phone charging only when it's switched off and the battery drained faster than usual..come one asus..I've read a lot of review about charging problem in youtube & no solution at all..but, I keep my patience for a months..and yesterday, problem became worse..it's seem like software problem..idk..I can took picture, open music player and so on..after I tried to backup photos at google photo, I've reset (power button + volume down) my phone, clear user data and reboot...guess what happen??...the screen shows the asus logo and stuck there...f**k...I can even open my phone again..

  • If you can't installing facebook app in your asus, you should change the memory installed instead to phone memory. Try it, it's work... I done...

  • Well, i've used this phone brand for about 6month. Everything fine, and i'm satisfied with everything. I'm a gamer, this phone can support my 10 fav game with larger mB.. No problem with that. Suddenly,my phone cannot detect or read sim card, no network coverage, and i cannot turn on my phone normally. Keep on shutting down, restart, then shutting down again, restart. Gosh! Its suck. I dont know the reason why. i've sent it to asus centre and fix it twice. But still, they fix its temporary and problem happen again. I'm traumatize to used this brand. Its u to figure it out now.. Thank u

  • This cheap midrange fone behaves similary to the flagships and screen is very good in this price range (I can't give exellent for not high bright level). Camera is worse than SGS 2+ 8 MPix camera but better than Marshall 8MPix camera (in ten-ball system I give to Marshall 4,8 points, to 500KG 7,4 and to SGS 2+, SonyEricsson C 905 and Nokia 808 PV in 8 MPix mode 9,6 points). Led flash is impressively strong and usable in dark. Cheap phones with 8 MPix not in range with nothing. I got 500KG for 168 € and for this I'm very satisfied.

  • Hi Guys, I have been using this phone(Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KG) for last 2 months . Being a mid-range device i have to admit it got a solid build quality . The screen is good considering the price , its quite bright . With 2GB ram its okey for day to day use . But internal storage is not sufficient despite being 16GB I was surprise to find only 9 gb avaliable...!!!!! The front camera is better than Rare camera . Loud Speaker is not good Headphone sound quality is simply Awesome. Overall for those who have tight budget for them its a great option......

  • How is the camera?

  • which phones are availabe in bangladesh,i found this problem on that phones.

  • really agree with you bro

  • hmm.. my friend has galaxy j5 and he envy with my asus ze500kg's camera. my phone's camera resulting good and crisp picture. and his j5 camera are blurry even with bright outdoor light. if you doesn't agree with me just compare both phone yourself :)

  • The Focus is amazing but the camera quality make it useless. its fail to compete with Xiaomi camera. The camera has advantages in very good light bcus the color are so accurate but in low light. or indoor seriously useless.

  • Well i am also using the same product. I am not facing any kind of prob regarding software issues or anything.. well lets see what happens :D

  • bro,i am not talking about all asus zenfone 2 laser phones.i am just talking about ze500kg model of asus zenfone 2 laser series.just compare its front & back cam with other phones which has 8mp back cam & 5mp front cam near this price such as samsung j3,huawei y6pro,g play mini or even lava iris x1+ which price is half of ze500kg...i compare ze500kg camera to all these phone's camera that i mention and i found a worst on ze500kg,lots of noice,bad picture quality & unable to give real color.its also have lots of bug on its software version such as when u went to update/install facebook app,massenger the phone will restart & unable to install/update that apps from google play...they give software update bt these update also full of bugs.bro i m facing this problem so i m telling here & its not only my problm its a common problm of ze500kg user.

  • Brother, I have read your opinion, which i thought for a while that is this person is really talking about Asus zenphone 2 laser. well an opinion varies from person to person.. I think this is a standard phone within the budget. And a another fact is that i have compared to other devices and it is really up to the mark with other flagship smart phones. You also have to see the price before looking at the stats and also wither a person is a Walton or a Symphony fan or not . :D

  • i am using this phone,one of the f**king phone from asus...you should not buy this phone becasuse of these reasons : 1. worst camera i ever seen,lots of noise & camera feature doesn't work properly as they show it at there website. 2. battery is too poor & charge drained so fast. 3. when use use any apps phone getting hot even if you browse net it will hot. 4. display is too bad. 5. some popular apps u can't install in this phone like when i m installing facebook app from play store after downloading instead of installing phn restart. 6. laser auto focus is only for show doesn't work as they write on there website i have used many phones,every phone has its bad side & good side bt this is the worst phone ever i have seen...so don't buy asus zenfone 2 laser ze500kg

  • really camera is too bad

  • whether Asus Zenfone 2 laser ze500kg this could be increased to marshmallow why for a long time planned to marshmallow ?

  • I have 1, pretty good, it's been upgraded to android 6.0.1

  • Feels good on the hands, nice look, slim and light.. cameras are pretty decent with a surprisingly delightful UI .. downside, battery is poor.. overall, if one has a power bank in the bag, it is nice phone to go along with

  • any info about charge stand by........

  • After full charging how many hours it can stand by............

  • How about it's battery life guys?

  • Generate lots of heat while browsing! :(

  • support otg

  • 500kg camera is good enough for daily

  • camera is very bad

  • yes, ze500kg have Proximity sensor:)

  • 2070mah for ze500KG :)

  • hi, ze500kg battery compatible with ze500kl battery ?

  • Does it support OTG? please reply......

  • How is the camera? I'm confused about choosing ZE500KG and KL. Is 8mp vs 13mp on these phones that different?

  • no update for LTE because ZE500KG only HSPA+.. for LTE please buy ZE500KL series

  • How we stop using asus zenUI pc suite, because everytime I connect usb always show pc suite, no usb mass storage. Thanks guys

  • yes because of the factory apps

  • I heard that it becomes hot when using it .as facebook or games ..is it true ??

  • there are 2 versions.. 8 and 16.. i'm using 16.. but it just 10,26 available to use..

  • It uses Sim1 slot for SD card. Please corrects it

  • this phone type ze500kg use internal momory 8gb or 16gb?,thank you...

  • 2070 MAh :)

  • How big is the battery?

  • Yes, it support otg :)

  • Yes does it :)

  • My opinion about Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KG camera is good and Performance is good

  • Zenfone 2 laser ze500kg.... Ask the 4G LTE network update where?

  • can someone help me please...how to stop Zen2 while updating the system.

  • Pls someone confirm me that this version Ze500kg has proximity sencor or not

  • TFT Screen is okay. Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KG can move apps to SD card. Choose setting - asus customized settings - app installation settings - prefer external storage - done.

  • Yes. After Update your ZenUI

  • 2070 Mah

  • i have this phone. Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KG Have "asus customized settings" can move apps to SD card. Great Phone with OS Lolipop 5.0.2

  • 4G WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE Data Rate: DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps LTE Cat4:UL 50 / DL 150 Mbps 3G : WCDMA :(WW version) 850MHz(5)/900MHz(8)/1900MHz(2) /2100MHz(1) WCDMA :(TW/JP version) 800MHz/850MHz(5)/850MHz(6)/900MHz(8)/1900MHz(2) /2100MHz(1) 4G : FDD-LTE: (WW version) 2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/850MHz(5)/2600M­Hz(7)/900MHz(8)/800MHz(20) FDD-LTE: (TW/JP version) 2100MHz(1)/1800MHz(3)/850MHz(5)/850MHz(6)/900MHz­(8)/1800MHz(9)/800MHz(18)/850MHz(19)/700MHz(28) FDD-LTE: (IN version only) 2100MHz(1)/1800MHz(3) TDD-LTE: (IN version only) 2600MHz(38)/2300MHz(40)/2500MHz(41) ASUS phone 4G/LTE band compatibility varies by region. Please check compatibility with local carriers If intending to use your ASUS phone outside the original purchase region.

  • I cant find supercell games from playstore on this phone

  • 2500mAh if I'm not mistaken

  • 3g only

  • It's been 2.5 months since I bought this phone. So far, I'm satisfied with its performance. The cameras are good, while the cam software is great. Some decent games could run quite smoothly. The battery is average, but the charging time is pretty fast. Sound quality is very good, while the speaker is not so loud. Radio and flashlight are available, but the phone comes without earphone. My only complaint is the ASUS bloatwares since they consume quite much of RAM and space. Anyway, you could still disable it to save the memory. If you want decent and versatile smartphone for your basic daily activity with a good price, this phone is for you.

  • Anyway, is it support 4G or still 3G?

  • hey dude , about the glass, because deluxe and zen2 comes first, there is no corning gorilla glass 4 , but when asus releases a zenfone 2 laser , corning gorilla glass 4 is important there is not much diffrence between glass 3 and glass 4. its how you use it

  • so for the first week using this phone it performs well, nice touch on zen ui , many reloaded app when buying this phone,high performance on this phone ,nice front and rear camera, pixel master camera for zenfone is a plus because this phone has a laser autofocus .. so far so good.. for those have problem in camera , learn how to use it correctly. there must be some problem why you cant capture a good pic

  • yes it does

  • Horrible software in zenui. Bloatware for days, very very annoying. Hopefully I can flash with Cyanogenmod or something because the hardware seems good.

  • support

  • ze500kg 8gb ver, does it support USB otg?

  • This is very nice fone. If I may give a star, it is a star 5. Good camera, good desig, good display, good software, good multimedia, good connecvity but for hardware I only give star 3. So I recommend you guys to buy this.

  • Bought this phone a week ago, and so far completely satisfied. totally affordable price but does just great. smooth, fast, nice display. produces great photos too, the laser makes it easier to focus on objects. battery life is not bad (since I don't do gaming on phone). the only cons maybe is the volume button location. if you want this phone but like to do gaming and want a better battery life you can buy the ZE500KL. a bit more expensive but provide better features of course.

  • i have boought it. so far is good. Laser autofocus make i can get focus on photo so fast and clear focus. Great camera even i can use super resolution that makes my resolution from 8mp convert to maximum 32mp to take picture. Display is good. My battery capacity is 2070. Ihave heard that batery capacity different based on location.

  • Likes - Good battery life - Fast - Graphics on games look great - Earphones sound good - Body of phone is a bit wider compared to other Zenfones (which feel too long vertically) - Nice ergonomics, feels good in hand - For the price, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage is a bargain - Front camera is good Dislikes - Camera quality below average ("Laser" technology feels no different from previous Asus phones), flash is inconsistent, pictures are soft - Video looks slightly choppy - Speakers too soft - Settings Menu is confusing (older one in different Asus phones was simpler and better) - Somewhat heavy

  • Can change font?

  • Guys,this screen TFT capacitive,its not okay?and cant move apps to sd card?

  • Hye guys,,how about tft screen?is it okay?smooth?

  • Friends, please help me choose between Asus zenfone 2 laser and Moto g 3rd gen. Also, is the battery capacity the only difference between ZE500KG and ZE500KL? Your opinion is highly appreciated, Thanks

  • Just bought it. It's nice so far. Good quality Camera even only 8mp, small and slim. Fast charger, only 1.5hours. FM radio available. Speaker is good too. I just wish there's a headset inside the box.

  • Somebody already using it (the 500KG version) please tell me how much capacity of the battery? the asus website says 2070 but another says 2400, which one is accurrate? and how's the performace compared to zenfone 5 2110mAh battery? cus i'm considering switching from my old z5 to this phone. thanx in advance

  • battery and specifications:

  • 2070 Li-Ion battery mAh

  • 2400 mah

  • for battery is 2400mah removable

  • please tell battery ===? mah

  • IPS is TFT, this phone has IPS, hereby it has TFT

  • Tft screen...no way, pass,!!

  • Yes..and im using it right now and its awesome..

  • Is one of the sim slot hybrid .we can insert a sim or a sd card .is it true

  • Lol I'm confused with zenfone 2 models. Never ending models of zen2

  • zenfone 2 deluxe has gorilla glass 3 while this one has gorilla glass 4?!!? WTF ASUS GROW UP