Earlier this year, Asus launched three smartphones in its Zenfone 5 series, including Asus Zenfone 5, Zenfone 5Z, and Zenfone 5 Lite.
Now, the company has uploaded the Android 9 Pie update for its Zenfone 5 and the package is now available for download on the company’s official website. The FOTA update is just around 1.1GB and the process of installation is pretty straightforward.
Just download the package from the source link below and then copy the downloaded file to the microSD card. Once done, go to the recovery mode, choose “apply updates from microSD”, select the downloaded package, confirm and you are all set. The process will take up to 30 minutes to complete. If you don’t want to do this manually, wait for a couple of days to get OTA update.
While the Zenfone 5 has now received the Android Pie update, the Zenfone 5Z is scheduled to receive Android Pie update by the end of January 2019. Currently, there’s no information available for the update of Zenfone 5.
The Android Pie update changelog mentions the addition of some new features including a volume pop-up bar and a new ‘Magnifier’ feature that makes the copy-pasting task easier. It is also expected to offer better performance and extended battery life, thanks to the core optimizations in Android Pie.
To remind you of the phone’s specifications, it features a 6.2-inch FHD display with 2040 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top for added protection. Under the hood, it is powered is by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz and Adreno 509 GPU.
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The device packs 4GB RAM and 64GB storage with microSD card slot for expandable storage. The phone houses a dual rear camera setup, consisting of a 12-megapixel and an 8-megapixel sensor while on the front side, it comes equipped with an 8-megapixel snapper for taking selfies. It comes with Android 8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box and is backed by 3,300mAh battery.
