ASUS ZenFone Zoom Launches February 1 for $399

This time last year, ASUS unveiled the ZenFone Zoom, a smartphone with its focus solely on being one of the best mobile cameras you could purchase inside of a smartphone. At the time, it was announced that the Zoom would launch sometime in Q2 of last year, but as 2015 pressed on, no Zoom ever launched. Now, in 2016, ASUS is back, announcing official availability set for February 1. 

Featuring a 5.5″ FHD display, 13MP rear-facing camera with a ton of fancy settings, genuine leather backside, 4GB of RAM, Intel Atom Z3590 processor clocked at 2.5GHz, the Zoom will launch with a price of $399, and will be an exclusive to B&H Photo.

As for the whopping camera on the backside of the device, it features dual flash, laser auto focus with 3X optical zoom, plus optical image stabilization (OIS).

Below, check out the full spec list on the device, as well as a video on the story of designing the ZenFone Zoom.

Specs

  • Android 5.0 Lollipop
  • Intel Atom Z3590 Processor 2.5GHz
  • 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage w/ microSD card support up to 128GB
  • 5.5” FHD IPS (1920×1080) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  • 3,000 mAh battery (non-removable)
  • 13MP Camera with f/2.7-f/4.8, dual flash, laser auto-focus with 3x Optical Zoom and Optical Image Stabilization
  • Single SIM with 2G/3G/4G support
  • Dimensions: 158.9 x 78.84 x 5 ~ 11.95mm
  • 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, BT 4.0, and NFC

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Via: MyZen ASUS

This post was last modified on January 5, 2016 7:47 am