Why are people disappointed with the Zenfone 3?

Kung pinatuloy lang sana nila ang branding nila as magandang quality phones pero affordable. Wrong move, sumusunod sa yapak ng Sony. Charot.

Also like to point out, why the fuck are they using a glass body!? to jack up the prices??? to give it more sex appeal? we are more afraid to buy it thanks to it’s “Beautiful Expensive” body~ seriously we bought your plastic phones and we praised it Asus because it was cheap and we wouldn’t be worried when we drop it by accident because it’s just plastic and the cover can be replaced.

Korek ka jan ‘dre. Asus has become too ambitious with their current pricing scheme (at least in the Philippines). They believe that their loyal customers will sink their teeth into their overpriced gadgets – hook, line and sinker. Well, probably they are in for a big disappointment. I, for one, will not make a purchase, at least this year, even if I have a hunkering for their well-specced offerings.
(coming from an owner of Zenfone 2 De Luxe)

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. ????????

the Deluxe & Max ang overpriced talaga the 64gb zenfone 3 is justifiable naman

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!

I bought Zenfone2 because I’m not willing to pay the Note or S prices of Samsung even if i wanted their specs and I can afford them for the simple reason that these smartphones become obsolete 2-3 months after purchasing. It seems so pointless. So Zenfone2 appealed to me because it offered flagship specs at a mid-range price, and a good brand – Asus. But with Zenfone3’s prices, I now find myself considering buying Note 7 more than Zenfone3. Or not buying anything since it’s just a 15 month old phone. Personally I’m bummed because phone companies think smartphone consumers are sheep. Just because we bought your previous model and loved it doesn’t mean we’ll buy the next. Gradually increasing your prices every iteration doesn’t mean we won’t notice that you’re simply jacking up the price to meet the flagship prices of established brands eventually. So I guess this means there’s a new vacuum in the market. There are other brands who positioned themselves similar to what Asus did but don’t have the strength as Asus’ brand. I’m not about to buy a Xioami or O whatever. So yeah, this pricing move compels me not to buy Zenfone3 but finally something from the Note or S line of Samsung. This is my personal opinion and experience, some of you may disagree and some may agree. Let’s not troll the comments section.

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.

I’m more disappointed with Asus going for hybrid SIM slots instead of having a dedicated SD card slot as before, makes having a dual-SIM device useless:-P

Asus had a niche market and they abandoned it, so they could play with the Apple and Samsung game, sad. Now I totally regret having an Asus phone, atleast now it’s clearer what phone I need to buy this time.

ako ill wait na lang baka mahimasmasan at mag mura sila, if may bumili ng asus, eh di good.. kasi im not going to buy Asus in 34k price… Note 7 na lang ako…

Kung may pera bumili, pagwala edi wala/magtiis/umiyak/magipon/nxt year/2nd hand/bili ng iba! But gagastos ng malaki for a new phone? Anong brand, Asus?! HELL NO!!! Mag Apple or Samsung nlng ako, super okay in all angles pa! Ehem. Ung nagtitipid jan baka pwede naman maglabas ng tagong yaman, d mo madadala sa langit yan, enjoy life. ehem.

Lets just wait for the sales figures . No need for long computations. That will settle it