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.

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.

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 Php20,000USD 341INR 28,892EUR 325CNY 2,482, which makes it a lot cheaper than its predecessor. You can check out our hands-on here.