The Asus ZenFone Zoom first made its debut at CES 2015, but it’s taken a while for it to arrive in other countries. The manufacturer has now announced it will release a new handset which will reinvent smartphone photography later this month in India, hinting at the aforementioned device’s arrival in the nation.
The main talking point of the Asus ZenFone Zoom is its 13MP rear camera, which has been blessed with laser autofocus, OIS, dual-LED Real Tone flash, a 28 – 84mm focal length, and 12x total zoom. The company chose to team up with Japanese manufacturer Hoya to produce a 10-element lens, made up of 4P aspherical lens, 4P glass and 2P prism lens for 3x optical zoom.
Asus claims the phone is the slimmest one in the world to offer 3x optical zoom. It’s granted the phone a premium look by outfitting its rear surface in leather and its frame in aluminum. The 4G-ready device further comes with a 3000mAh battery, which can supposedly go from 0 to 60% within 39 minutes.
A swift look at the specifications of the Asus ZenFone Zoom:
– OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop-based ZenUI
– Display: 5.5-inch IPS, 1080 x 1920 pixels
– Memory: 64GB/128GB, expandable till 128GB
– RAM: 4GB
– CPU: quad-core Intel Atom
– Camera: 13MP rear, 5MP front
– Battery: 3000mAh
– Weight: 185g
– Size: 158.9 x 78.84 x 5mm
– Connectivity: 4G, Wi-Fiac, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, GLONASS
The ZenFone Zoom carries a 5.5-inch 1080p screen which offers a pixel density of 403ppi and is layered with Gorilla Glass 4. It ships with 4GB of RAM and either 128GB or 64GB of internal storage. Users can expand its memory capabilities up to 128GB via a microSD card slot. The handset will either contain a 2.5GHz Intel Atom Z3590 processor or a 2.4GHz Intel Atom Z3580 one.
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The Asus ZenFone Zoom is priced at $399 (roughly Rs 26600) in the US. We’ll keep you updated regarding its cost and availability once it’s been launched in India.