My phone died in my hand on my way to work, while reading the news - literally under no workload other than scrolling an already loaded page. The screen froze, then after a forced restart the dreaded ramdump screen came on, and would stay stuck on it permanently. Prior to that, it was never dropped or damaged, and still looks almost new even with heavy daily usage.
Phone was bought on the 18th of August 2022 - so this €500 phone lasted me a whopping 2 years and 2.5 months - what a strange coincidence that it died so soon after the warranty ran out, huh? Judging from the responses in this thread alone, I am almost convinced that this is planned obsolescence integrated by Asus, and unless something can convince me otherwise, will never consider an Asus product again - who is to say that all of their other products won't die just after the 2 year warranty runs out again?
It is such a shame, because using this phone was an enjoyable experience othwerise. I have recently been thinking about swapping it for one of the newer Zenfone versions, since I liked the 8 so much - but I cannot justify spending that much money on a phone that seems to only last 2 years before breaking irreparably, and will therefore look for another brand.
