Apparently, the area where this issue is being observed to happen the most were folks who picked up their PadFone 2 from Taiwan, although there are pockets of users who reside in Singapore who seem to have encountered this rather mind-boggling issue, too. Good to hear that the management over at Asus are well aware of the situation, and they have stepped forward with a statement, claiming that the issue lies with the firmware and the eMMC on the affected devices, and affected users will be able to pick up a free replacement from Asus. If you happen to be one of the affected, kindly contact your nearest Asus support center as soon as possible.