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.
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Likewise, the Alldocube M8 tablet has gone up for pre-order carrying a price tag of $134.99 on Banggod. You can apply coupon code bgm8xmas in order to bring the original asking price of the tablet down to just $67.49. This coupon too will be limited to 3 pieces and will expire at 00:00:00 (UTC-6) on December 23rd.
There are other coupons that have been associated with other equally well-received tablets like the CHUWI Hi9 Air and Teclast T20 as well. The promotion sale features a wide selection of other top-branded tablets that you can get your hands on without breaking the bank.
The coupon helps you get an extra $184 off by reducing the laptop’s original asking price to just $815.99. On the downside, the promo was on the verge of wrapping up at the time of writing. You can visit 
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Aside from divulging more details about the phones, and the aforesaid discounts, we’ll show how you can save more money at checkout. So without further ado, let’s delve straight into the details.
In addition to getting this discount, you can use coupon code 12BG6AG to get an extra $16.88 off at the time of checking out. In other words, you can use the coupon to bring the phone’s already lowered retail price further down to only $88.61.
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This is a 32 percent decrease in the device’s original asking price of $599.99. On top of that, you can use coupon code 12B86GB and bring the already lowered retail price of the Mi 8 further down to just $347.64 before placing your order.
Dubbed as the company’s two biggest mobile devices for 2018, the two new flagships are the successors to the Meizu 15 devices that became an instant hit among Meizu fans after hitting the store shelves back in April.
The black color version of the Meizu 16 phone that offers 6GB of RAM and 64GB ROM usually carries a $489 price tag but is now available for just $399 on Giztop. Alternatively, you can go for the aurora blue or black color version of the slightly larger model that offers 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage.
There are an aurora blue and black color versions of the 16 Plus smartphone that features 8GB of RAM along with 128GB of ROM. This variant normally sells for $624; however, it is now up for grabs on Giztop for a lowered price of only $564.
What makes the device is a great choice for shooting high-quality images is the fact that it has a 1/1.2-inch sensor, coupled with 80-degree FOV, and f/2.0 aperture. On top of that, it can shoot 4K/60fps video at 100Mpbs and capture photos at 12-megapixel with a pixel size of 1.55um.
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