ASUS ZenFone Zoom with 3X optical zoom launched in India for Rs 37,999

Asus today launched  Zenfone Zoom in India which was announce at CES 2015.It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. The design of the Zenfone Zoom is similar to other Zenfone smartphones on the front. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree wide-angle lens.

The smartphone is powered by a 2.5GHz GHz 64-Bit Intel Atom Z3590 quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI on top.The talking point of the device is at the rear of the smartphone – the 13-megapixel rear camera with 3x optical zoom and optical image stabilization. If you are a photography enthusiast, you get to enjoy a lot of freedom with the device’s camera featuring a manual mode, which allows you to control options such as white balance, exposure, ISO, shutter speed and focal point.

ASUS ZenFone Zoom also has a laser-based autofocus for precise and speedy measurements. ASUS claims that the ZenFone Zoom is the thinnest smartphone to have a camera with a 3x optical zoom.

The smartphone has a metal frame. The volume rockers and the power button are present on the right side.The shutter key and a video key are also present on the same side.There is nothing on the other side. The smartphone is just 11.95 mm, making it the world’s thinnest smartphone with a 13-megapixel camera and 3X optical zoom.micro USB slot and the primary microphone are present on the bottom.smartphone has f/2.7- to 4.8-aperture since it has a 3X optical zoom lens. It has 10-element lenses with optical image stabilization (OIS), laser auto-focus and dual-color Real Tone flash.

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
• 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3590  processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU
• 4GB LPDDR3 RAM, 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB via micro SD
• Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
• 13MP rear camera with OIS, 3X optical zoom, f/2.7-4.8 aperture, Laser AF, Real Tone flash
• 5MP front-facing camera
• Dimensions: 158.9 x 78.84 x 5~11.95 mm; Weight 185g
• 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, NFC
• 3000mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging

 

The smartphone weighs 185 grams, mainly due to the huge zoom lens. It comes in Meteorite black and Glacier white colors. 128GB Variant is priced at Rs 37.999.The Zenfone Zoom and Tripod bundle is priced at Rs. 39,999.