The Asus ZenFone Zoom is Now Official and it's for Php26,995
Asus Philippines has officially launched the much awaited ZenFone Zoom in the local market through their media event recently held at the Marriott Hotel in Cebu. Asus brought both tech, lifestyle and travel bloggers alike to Cebu to witness the announcement and to test the phone's camera prowess through the Cebu's Sinulog 2016 celebration.
In case you don't know yet, the Asus ZenFone Zoom's highlight feature is its 13MP rear camera that is equipped with HOYA lens 3X Optical Zoom, hence the moniker. Optical Zoom technology is completely different than the normal digital zoom functionality that we use in our smartphones. To simply explain it, Optical Zoon allows the camera to zoom in on a subject without losing to much resolution or details. So if you like capturing photos or subjects in distance using a smartphone and want them to end up in still-extremely-well-detailed quality, ZenFone Zoom is the best candidate for you.
In addition to its 3X Optical Zoom, the camera also comes with Laser Autofocus which allows the phone to focus on a subject as fast as 0.03seconds ensuring a moment is never missed. Optical Image Stabilization is another camera feature this ZenFone has so even if you have a shakey hand or the situation makes capturing photos blurry, that's not going to be an issue with ZenFone Zoom.
For front-facing camera, users will have a 5MP shooter with 88-degree wide angle lens for a much bigger background when taking selfie photos with something or someone. If that's not enough, there is a built-in camera software called Panoramic Selfie.
On the front side is a big 5.5-inch Full HD display boasting a 1920x1080 resolution that's not just bright but also very clear in displaying content. The screen is protected by the most recent Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for scratch and shatter proof.
Powering the Asus ZenFone Zoom is a PC-grade 64-bit Intel Z3590 processor clocked at 2.5GHz, a quad-core. Lagging is definitely going to be a problem here on ZenFone Zoom as users will have a spacey 4GB of RAM, run multiple apps at once or do your very demanding tasks and ZenFone Zoom won't disappoint you.
Asus ZenFone Zoom (ZX551ML) specs:
However, there is still one more important detail that was not mentioned at the event, the availability date. If my guess is right, it will arrive in the shelves in about a week or two from today. Anyway we will be notified once this device comes out in the Philippines market. And when it does, it is going to be for Php26,995.
In case you don't know yet, the Asus ZenFone Zoom's highlight feature is its 13MP rear camera that is equipped with HOYA lens 3X Optical Zoom, hence the moniker. Optical Zoom technology is completely different than the normal digital zoom functionality that we use in our smartphones. To simply explain it, Optical Zoon allows the camera to zoom in on a subject without losing to much resolution or details. So if you like capturing photos or subjects in distance using a smartphone and want them to end up in still-extremely-well-detailed quality, ZenFone Zoom is the best candidate for you.
In addition to its 3X Optical Zoom, the camera also comes with Laser Autofocus which allows the phone to focus on a subject as fast as 0.03seconds ensuring a moment is never missed. Optical Image Stabilization is another camera feature this ZenFone has so even if you have a shakey hand or the situation makes capturing photos blurry, that's not going to be an issue with ZenFone Zoom.
For front-facing camera, users will have a 5MP shooter with 88-degree wide angle lens for a much bigger background when taking selfie photos with something or someone. If that's not enough, there is a built-in camera software called Panoramic Selfie.
On the front side is a big 5.5-inch Full HD display boasting a 1920x1080 resolution that's not just bright but also very clear in displaying content. The screen is protected by the most recent Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for scratch and shatter proof.
Powering the Asus ZenFone Zoom is a PC-grade 64-bit Intel Z3590 processor clocked at 2.5GHz, a quad-core. Lagging is definitely going to be a problem here on ZenFone Zoom as users will have a spacey 4GB of RAM, run multiple apps at once or do your very demanding tasks and ZenFone Zoom won't disappoint you.
Asus ZenFone Zoom (ZX551ML) specs:
- 5.5-inch Full HD Display
- 1920 x 1080 resolution
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- 2.5GHz Super quad-core 64-bit Intel Z3590 processor (PC-grade)
- 4GB RAM
- 128GB internal storage
- Supports microSD card up to 128GB
- 13MP Pixel Master rear camera with 3X Optical ZOOM (HOYA lens), Laser Autofocus, Level 4 Optical Image Satbilization (OIS) system, Dual-Tone LED flash
- 5MP Pixel Master front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and 88-degree wide angle lens
- Android 5.0 Lollipop OS with ZenUI 2.0
- Sonic Master 2.o (Audio quality)
- Fast Charge technology
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
- 3G
- 4G LTE
- NFC
- Dual-SIM
- Black/White (optional orange back cover)
- 158.9 x 78.8 x 12mm
- 185 grams
- 3,000mAh battery (Li-Polymer)
- Php26,995
However, there is still one more important detail that was not mentioned at the event, the availability date. If my guess is right, it will arrive in the shelves in about a week or two from today. Anyway we will be notified once this device comes out in the Philippines market. And when it does, it is going to be for Php26,995.
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