ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom announced

ASUS isn’t done yet with the Zenfone 3 lineup as it unveils an all-new Zoom, sporting dual rear cameras, optical zoom, and a nice AMOLED display with a faster USB-C connectivity.

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It joins the current trend of smartphones which is having two rear cameras. The Zoom moniker refers to the second lens which has 2.3x optical zoom. It has 12-megapixel sensors equipped with laser autofocus, dual-LED flash, and optical image stabilization.

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It’s powered by a Snapdragon 625 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The AMOLED display measures at 5.5-inches with a Full HD resolution. There’s a 5000mAh battery inside as well.

Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom specs:
5.5-inch Super AMOLED display @ 1920 x 1080 pixels
2.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core CPU
Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 128GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Dual 12MP Dual Pixel + laser AF rear camera (2.3x optical zoom) w/ dual-LED flash, OIS
13-megapixel front-facing camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS w/ A-GPS
Fingerprint scanner
USB Type-C
5000mAh battery w/ fast charging
Android 6.0 Marshmallow w/ Zen UI 3.0

The handset is expected to land in the Philippines next month. Pricing is still unclear, though were told that it’ll not exceed Php20,000, which makes it a lot cheaper than its predecessor. You can check out our hands-on here.

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2 Responses

  1. Avatar for Aj Aj says:

    Is it comming?

  2. Avatar for [ ] [ ] says:

    Its already February and it is still not in the market, y???? I want to buy this phone

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