At a grand event in Agra, where media from all over India was invited, Asus has launched its much anticipated Asus ZenFone Zoom, which is photgraphic-centric smartphone and is packed with powerful hardware features to truly make it an imaging-masterpiece. This is the world’s thinnest smartphone optical-zoom smartphone.
Asus ZenFone Zoom is priced Rs. 37,999 and is now available on Flipkart and starting in February 2016, it will be available at Asus exclusive stores also. Asus ZenFone Zoom will also be available with bundlled package comprising of the phone, ZenFlash and a portable tripod by Manfrotto at Rs. 39,999 at a later date. This phone is available in Pure Leather back in Pure Black and Ceramic White colors.
The highlight of Asus ZenFone Zoom is its circular 13 MP rear camera with f/2.7 to f/4.8-aperture, 10-element lenses with 3X optical zoom, OIS (optical image stabilisation), laser auto-focus and dual-color Real Tone flash. The ZenFone Zone is capable of capturing super resolution shots of up to 52MP. With this camera, you can click close-ups as near as 5cm (2in) for shooting more detailed images.
This phone’s Zoom design has the look and feel of professional DSLR cameras, with dedicated buttons for shooting and video recording at the lower end of the right side.
It also houses a 5 MP front-facing camera with laser auto-focus to point and shoot with total clarity in just 0.03 seconds. In this smartphone also, Asus has incorporated PixelMaster cameras that capture every shot with stunning clarity, laser auto-focus that enhances image stabilization, or the industry-leading Low Light mode that increases light sensitivity by up to 400% for no-flash low-light shots.
The ZenFone Zoom sports a 5.5 inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels resolution and 403ppi pixel ) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. Under the hood is 2.3GHz GHz 64-Bit Intel Atom Z3580 Quad Core Processor combined with 4GBl LPDDR3 RAM and 128GB of internal storage, which can be extended further by 128GB via microSD card. This phone is fuelled by a 3000mAh battery with Asus BoostMaster technology for turbo-speed charging that takes the battery from zero to 60% in just 39 minutes.
Asus ZenFone Zoom runs on ZenUI based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) OS. It offers connectivity options of 4G LTE,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11ac, GPS etc. This phone supports single micro-SIM. This phone has dimensions of 158.9 x 78.84 x 11.95~5mm and its weight is 185 grams.
Commenting on the launch, Jerry Shen, ASUS CEO said: “Photography has become extremely important for today’s smartphone users. Consumers want to capture every precious moment of their lives on their smartphone cameras, and also be able to perform multiple tasks with the same device. With ZenFone Zoom, we are introducing an unbeatable smartphone that complements today’s lifestyles and puts professional photography within the reach of everyone.”
