• Is ASUS the first casualty of the EU battery regs?

    From Chris@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 07:22:01

    I am updating my EU battery review from earlier in the year, and I notice
    that ASUS phones dropped out of the database in May or so.

    Checking the ASUS website today in a variety of EU countries I see that
    their phones are either unavailable or quietly dropped. Is anyone local
    seeing them in shops?

    I did note in March that their EU battery data was weird (together with OnePlus); their rated battery capacity was less than half (2790 mAh) the capacity of what was reported on their website (5800 mAh). Obviously, this
    made the battery efficiency look very good compared to competitors. https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1415197

    Have ASUS decided to pull out of the EU? I can't see any official
    announcement. And if they have, could it be because of the battery regs?


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  • From Jörg Lorenz@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 09:34:59
    On 27.08.26 09:22, Chris wrote:

    I am updating my EU battery review from earlier in the year, and I notice that ASUS phones dropped out of the database in May or so.

    Checking the ASUS website today in a variety of EU countries I see that
    their phones are either unavailable or quietly dropped. Is anyone local seeing them in shops?

    I did note in March that their EU battery data was weird (together with OnePlus); their rated battery capacity was less than half (2790 mAh) the capacity of what was reported on their website (5800 mAh). Obviously, this made the battery efficiency look very good compared to competitors. https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1415197

    Have ASUS decided to pull out of the EU? I can't see any official announcement. And if they have, could it be because of the battery regs?

    That was already clear in January:

    https://www.nerdsheaven.de/asus-smartphones-2026/

    I hope you understand German.

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  • From Carlos E.R.@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 10:07:57
    On 2026-08-27 09:34, J”rg Lorenz wrote:
    On 27.08.26 09:22, Chris wrote:

    I am updating my EU battery review from earlier in the year, and I notice
    that ASUS phones dropped out of the database in May or so.

    Checking the ASUS website today in a variety of EU countries I see that
    their phones are either unavailable or quietly dropped. Is anyone local
    seeing them in shops?

    I did note in March that their EU battery data was weird (together with
    OnePlus); their rated battery capacity was less than half (2790 mAh) the
    capacity of what was reported on their website (5800 mAh). Obviously, this >> made the battery efficiency look very good compared to competitors.
    https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1415197

    Have ASUS decided to pull out of the EU? I can't see any official
    announcement. And if they have, could it be because of the battery regs?

    That was already clear in January:

    https://www.nerdsheaven.de/asus-smartphones-2026/

    I hope you understand German.

    Haven't you heard of automated translation? Works fine.

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  • From Jörg Lorenz@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 10:22:13
    On 27.08.26 10:07, Carlos E.R. wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 09:34, J”rg Lorenz wrote:
    On 27.08.26 09:22, Chris wrote:

    I am updating my EU battery review from earlier in the year, and I notice >>> that ASUS phones dropped out of the database in May or so.

    Checking the ASUS website today in a variety of EU countries I see that
    their phones are either unavailable or quietly dropped. Is anyone local
    seeing them in shops?

    I did note in March that their EU battery data was weird (together with
    OnePlus); their rated battery capacity was less than half (2790 mAh) the >>> capacity of what was reported on their website (5800 mAh). Obviously, this >>> made the battery efficiency look very good compared to competitors.
    https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1415197

    Have ASUS decided to pull out of the EU? I can't see any official
    announcement. And if they have, could it be because of the battery regs?

    That was already clear in January:

    https://www.nerdsheaven.de/asus-smartphones-2026/

    I hope you understand German.

    Haven't you heard of automated translation? Works fine.

    You can do that yourself. I do not need it.


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  • From Carlos E.R.@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 10:40:31
    On 2026-08-27 10:22, J”rg Lorenz wrote:
    On 27.08.26 10:07, Carlos E.R. wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 09:34, J”rg Lorenz wrote:
    On 27.08.26 09:22, Chris wrote:

    I am updating my EU battery review from earlier in the year, and I notice >>>> that ASUS phones dropped out of the database in May or so.

    Checking the ASUS website today in a variety of EU countries I see that >>>> their phones are either unavailable or quietly dropped. Is anyone local >>>> seeing them in shops?

    I did note in March that their EU battery data was weird (together with >>>> OnePlus); their rated battery capacity was less than half (2790 mAh) the >>>> capacity of what was reported on their website (5800 mAh). Obviously, this >>>> made the battery efficiency look very good compared to competitors.
    https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1415197

    Have ASUS decided to pull out of the EU? I can't see any official
    announcement. And if they have, could it be because of the battery regs? >>>
    That was already clear in January:

    https://www.nerdsheaven.de/asus-smartphones-2026/

    I hope you understand German.

    Haven't you heard of automated translation? Works fine.

    You can do that yourself. I do not need it.

    I know. But Chris and me do not need to understand German to read that link.

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  • From s|b@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 18:47:31
    On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:07:57 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:

    On 2026-08-27 09:34, J”rg Lorenz wrote:

    That was already clear in January:

    https://www.nerdsheaven.de/asus-smartphones-2026/

    I hope you understand German.

    Haven't you heard of automated translation? Works fine.

    I wouldn't say 'fine', but most of the time it suffices.

    (I didn't even know ASUS made smartphones.)

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  • From Chris@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 19:34:55
    Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 10:22, J”rg Lorenz wrote:
    On 27.08.26 10:07, Carlos E.R. wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 09:34, J”rg Lorenz wrote:
    On 27.08.26 09:22, Chris wrote:

    I am updating my EU battery review from earlier in the year, and I notice >>>>> that ASUS phones dropped out of the database in May or so.

    Checking the ASUS website today in a variety of EU countries I see that >>>>> their phones are either unavailable or quietly dropped. Is anyone local >>>>> seeing them in shops?

    I did note in March that their EU battery data was weird (together with >>>>> OnePlus); their rated battery capacity was less than half (2790 mAh) the >>>>> capacity of what was reported on their website (5800 mAh). Obviously, this
    made the battery efficiency look very good compared to competitors.
    https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1415197

    Have ASUS decided to pull out of the EU? I can't see any official
    announcement. And if they have, could it be because of the battery regs? >>>>
    That was already clear in January:

    https://www.nerdsheaven.de/asus-smartphones-2026/

    I hope you understand German.

    Haven't you heard of automated translation? Works fine.

    You can do that yourself. I do not need it.

    I know. But Chris and me do not need to understand German to read that link.


    You forget that Joerge's role here is to not be helpful. He could have
    included a one-sentence summary together with the german link.

    I did do a search regarding asus mobile phone news and didn't see anything.


    Given they've chosen to completely remove their models from the EU database makes me think it's more than "temporary" departure from the phone market.


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  • From Theo@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 21:24:35
    Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
    You forget that Joerge's role here is to not be helpful. He could have included a one-sentence summary together with the german link.

    I did do a search regarding asus mobile phone news and didn't see anything.


    Given they've chosen to completely remove their models from the EU database makes me think it's more than "temporary" departure from the phone market.

    It's nothing to do with the EU. They are just stopping making phones
    worldwide, not temporarily: https://www.gsmarena.com/confirmed_asus_is_exiting_the_smartphone_market_-news-71158.php

    Theo

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  • From Jörg Lorenz@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 22:55:36
    On 27.08.26 21:34, Chris wrote:
    Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

    I know. But Chris and me do not need to understand German to read that link. >>

    You forget that Joerge's role here is to not be helpful. He could have included a one-sentence summary together with the german link.

    That shows me that you did not read the article. My summary that
    everybody knows since January says it all, stupid.

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  • From Jörg Lorenz@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 22:56:05
    On 27.08.26 22:24, Theo wrote:
    Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
    You forget that Joerge's role here is to not be helpful. He could have
    included a one-sentence summary together with the german link.

    I did do a search regarding asus mobile phone news and didn't see anything. >>

    Given they've chosen to completely remove their models from the EU database >> makes me think it's more than "temporary" departure from the phone market.

    It's nothing to do with the EU. They are just stopping making phones worldwide, not temporarily: https://www.gsmarena.com/confirmed_asus_is_exiting_the_smartphone_market_-news-71158.php

    +1

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  • From VanguardLH@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 16:54:52
    Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am updating my EU battery review from earlier in the year, and I notice that ASUS phones dropped out of the database in May or so.

    Checking the ASUS website today in a variety of EU countries I see that
    their phones are either unavailable or quietly dropped. Is anyone local seeing them in shops?

    I did note in March that their EU battery data was weird (together with OnePlus); their rated battery capacity was less than half (2790 mAh) the capacity of what was reported on their website (5800 mAh). Obviously, this made the battery efficiency look very good compared to competitors. https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1415197

    Have ASUS decided to pull out of the EU? I can't see any official announcement. And if they have, could it be because of the battery regs?

    https://www.techradar.com/pro/asus-will-no-longer-add-new-mobile-phone-models-in-the-future-ceo-confirms-no-more-zenfone-or-rog-smartphones-are-coming-as-it-pivots-to-focus-on-ai-products
    Published January 23, 2026

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  • From Nuno Silva@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 23:59:06
    On 2026-08-27, VanguardLH wrote:

    Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am updating my EU battery review from earlier in the year, and I notice
    that ASUS phones dropped out of the database in May or so.

    Checking the ASUS website today in a variety of EU countries I see that
    their phones are either unavailable or quietly dropped. Is anyone local
    seeing them in shops?

    I did note in March that their EU battery data was weird (together with
    OnePlus); their rated battery capacity was less than half (2790 mAh) the
    capacity of what was reported on their website (5800 mAh). Obviously, this >> made the battery efficiency look very good compared to competitors.
    https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1415197

    Have ASUS decided to pull out of the EU? I can't see any official
    announcement. And if they have, could it be because of the battery regs?

    https://www.techradar.com/pro/asus-will-no-longer-add-new-mobile-phone-models-in-the-future-ceo-confirms-no-more-zenfone-or-rog-smartphones-are-coming-as-it-pivots-to-focus-on-ai-products
    Published January 23, 2026

    It says:

    "'Asus will no longer add new mobile phone models in the future':
    CEO confirms no more Zenfone or ROG smartphones are coming as it
    pivots to focus on AI products"

    But what I'm reading is this:

    "'Asus will no longer add new mobile phone models in the future':
    CEO confirms no more Zenfone or ROG smartphones are coming as it
    pivots to focus on going bankrupt"

    To be fair, that article seems to have a similarly unrealistic view of
    the market, with comments on "brand visibility" and on some magic need
    to design new models just to be on the market, but that's not really
    necessary, and of course a manufacturer can opt to build a brand out of
    e.g. reliability and durability.

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  • From micky@3:633/10 to All on Monday, August 31, 2026 09:05:39
    In comp.mobile.android, on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:47:31 +0200, "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:

    On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:07:57 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:

    On 2026-08-27 09:34, J?rg Lorenz wrote:

    That was already clear in January:

    https://www.nerdsheaven.de/asus-smartphones-2026/

    I hope you understand German.

    Haven't you heard of automated translation? Works fine.

    I wouldn't say 'fine', but most of the time it suffices.

    (I didn't even know ASUS made smartphones.)

    Neither did I!

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  • From Arno Welzel@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, September 02, 2026 17:45:33
    micky, 2026-08-31 15:05:

    In comp.mobile.android, on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:47:31 +0200, "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:

    On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:07:57 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:

    On 2026-08-27 09:34, J”rg Lorenz wrote:

    That was already clear in January:

    https://www.nerdsheaven.de/asus-smartphones-2026/

    I hope you understand German.

    Haven't you heard of automated translation? Works fine.

    I wouldn't say 'fine', but most of the time it suffices.

    (I didn't even know ASUS made smartphones.)

    Neither did I!

    <https://www.asus.com/mobile-handhelds/phones/all-series/>



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