Asus ZenFone Zoom landing in India this month, launches in the U.S in February

Asus's "most advanced photography-focused smartphone" ZenFone Zoom will soon hit India and U.S market. The company has announced that the ZenFone Zoom will land in India this month, with U.S follow in February. In the U.S ZenFone Zoom will be priced at $399 (Rs. 26,500) for the 64GB storage model, unfortunately the India pricing is not known.

The main highlight of ZenFone Zoom is its 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, laser auto focus, OIS and 3X optical zoom. Asus claims that the photo taken from ZenFone Zoom with 3X optical zoom looks better and offers more detail when compared to iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6. To illustrate this Asus has posted an image (ZenFone Zoom, iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6)

Other specifications include 5.5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, Intel Atom Z3580 / Z3590 SoC with powerVR G6430 GPU, 4G RAM, 64GB/128GB storage, microSD card slot, 5-megapixel front snapper, 4G LTE, NFC Android 5.1 Lollipop and a 3000mAh battery with fast charging support.

ASUS Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML specifications

Display: 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
Processor: 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 / 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3590 processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU
RAM and Storage: 4GB LPDDR3 RAM, 64GB /128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB via micro SD
Camera: 13MP rear camera with OIS, 3X optical zoom, f/2.7-4.8 aperture, Laser AF, Real Tone flash | 5MP front facing camera
OS: Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Connectivity: 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, NFC
Battery: 3000mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging
Dimensions: 158.9 x 78.84 x 5~11.95 mm | Weight: 185g

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