Why are people disappointed with the Zenfone 3?

Much cheaper Alternatives:

For Zenfone 3 Ultra: Xiaomi Mi Max (almost similar specs) – P 13,000 http://www.widgetcity.com.ph/product/xiaomi-mi-max-service-warranty/

For Zenfone 3 Deluxe: One Plus 3 – P 21,000 (Lazada and other stores)
Xiaomi Mi5 – P 15,000 – 18,000 (Lazada and other stores)
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 – to be announced very soon
Vivo X5 Play Elite – waiting for availability

List is far from complete.

Choice is good, people!

Disappointed as well; all that additional features for a higher price, and they can’t even light up those buttons at the bottom? LOL

Disappointed move by ASUS, their design is like the fusion of Sony, Apple and Samsung. The Non-removable battery is also a downside. for me the best Zenfones are still the original and the 2nd Batch

Super disappointed with the pricing of the Deluxe. So looking forward on buying 2 units (for me and my wife) if the price range is only 20 – 25k. But now, NO WAY. This is the effect of all those commercials and the “patakam” factor they did. Did not expect that they will price those units this high. Too bad. ????????

Asus has always been an ass in pricing. Their GPUs are way overpriced here.

I was considering the Deluxe but at that price, I’d rather spend a little more for a Note 4 or maybe even less for a Oneplus 3.

Yang price ng DeLuxe and Ultra? Sino bibili niyan!!? E konting dagdag na lang, may IRIS scanner ka na and a lot more features. RAM lang and 21MP camera ang lamang nito sa Note 7. Good work Asus! You just pushed people into buying the Samsung Note 7

htc version 2!

one word… kangkungan!

Wala namang nagrereklamo sa specs/performance. Pinaka-issue talaga dito PINAASA tayo ng ASUS dahil sa napakacompetitive na SRP na nilabas nila nung announcement 3 months ago. Dami naghintay, sino ba naman hindi sa 250$ DAW na base unit?

Totoo sa scenario na to yung kasabihang IF IT’S TOO GOOD TO B TRUE…….

250$ daw yung base unit, malamang 15K yan kung sakaling irelease dito.
500$ daw yung deluxe, naging 35K. Yung Ultra 480$ naging 33K.

Sana di na lang sila naglabas ng suggested prices nung announcement. Pero mas malala pa nga ang prices sa Malaysia at Thailand hahaha.

I think first of all people here don’t understand that the price was supposed to be for other countries. Let me break down a couple of additional charges that a “normal” company that imports, resell and operate here in philippines.

1. Importation cost – Of course product needs to be imported and needs logistics, freight and warehousing. usually 6-10% of actual cost.

2. Currency fluctuation – when you do retail of products, you dont use the exact exchange rate that is currently on the BSP, there will be price fluctuations and unless you want to do a change of price every day, they usually add additional price on the exchange rate (if 47 on buy/sell they may use 49 on exchange rate) for protection

3. Spares and services – Unit comes with manufacturer’s warranty but still local companies needs to stock up on spares. Unless every one here wants a 60-90 days waiting time on parts shipment from their factory from other countries, they of course needs to stock up on parts locally (though this maybe spread on the units being shipped here)

4. Margin – Selling price may vary depending on country/s target. If ASUS US needs to gain market share of course they need to lower their margin in US. But since we are on 3rd world with a not so much stellar focus in terms of Mobile Phones (Admit it or not, PH has lots and lots of chinese handsets).

5. VAT -> we have one of the highest tax rates.

So if we use 249USD for example we can come up to a sample computation:

249USD (base price) x 1.10 (10% importation cost) x 1.12 (VAT) x (49 Peso to 1 USD) = 15031.632 PHP

And retail price is 17k. So we have a 2k difference which includes parts/services and ASUS PH Margin.

And the other prices now would seem a bit logical.

And I think Yugatech is quite shameful and irresponsible here not to note on these basic facts.