As we had reported earlier, Asus has formally unveiled the Zenfone Zoom at the ongoing IFA event in Berlin, Germany.
The Zenfone Zoom was earlier showcased at the Zenfestival in India and is set to be launched in India in October. However, there is no information about the ZenFone Zoom’s price which will be available in Pure Black and Ceramic White colors.
The highlight of this smartphone is its camera; it is said to be the world’s thinnest smartphone to feature a 13 MP camera and offers 3X optical-zoom as well. As per Asus, the Zenfone Zoom offers DSLR-style shooting experience. Camera features of Zenfone Zoom include- f/2.7 – f/4.8 aperture, 10-element Hoya lens, Laser auto focus, optical image stabilization (OIS), close-up shots with up to 12X magnification and Professional Panasonic SmartSFI sensor for optimized image. ZenFone Zoom also equipped with a 5 Megapixel front camera for selfie lovers.
Besides this, Asus ZenFone Zoom features a a 5.5-inch FHD display (1920 x 1080 pixels) along with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and has anti-fingerprint coating too. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom processor and 4GB RAM. The Zenfone Zoom comes in two variants – 64GB and 128GB of internal storage, which the user can further expand via a micro SD card by another up to 64 GB. The handset runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system with ASUS ZenUI on top, and is packed with 3000 mAh non-removable lithium-polymer battery along with ASUS BoostMaster technology that charges the battery from zero to 60% in just 39 minutes.
Connectivity options include 4G, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, GPS with A-GPS/GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0, and microUSB 2.0 port. The handset measures 158.9 x 78.84 x 11.95~5 mm and weighs 185 grams and in the Sensors department it has Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, gyroscope, digital compass and Hall-effect sensors.