CES 2015 - Asus Zenfone Zoom comes with 3x optical zoom

Cameras on smartphones usually lack optical zoom because of design restraints , but as Nokia demonstrated , it is possible to cram high tech camera technology into a phone but at the cost of good looks and thin designs . Asus , a company that has a very short history of making Android powered smartphones has now unveiled a new addition to the Zenfone lineup , which has a familiar design and a camera that can run rings around most rival smartphones of today . Introducing the Zenfone Zoom . The phone , launched today at CES 2015 looks quite familiar due to the circular camera bulge at the rear . The phone , which launched with Android 5.0 and a 64bit Intel Atom Chip and 4GB of Ram is probably unique because it is one of the few smartphones to pack Optical Zoom .The Zenfone Zoom has 3x optical zoom thanks to a 10 element lens array and a Optical image stabilized 13mp sensor , which also has a laser rangefinder , the camera also has a two tone flash and a 5mp front facing camera . Other specs include a 5.5" 1080p IPS display with Gorilla glass 3 and a dual sim capability .
Display - 5.5" 1920x1080p IPS LCD display ,403ppi + Corning Gorilla glass 3

OS - Android 5.0 with Zen UI

Design - unibody smartphone 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm, 185g

Connectivity - Dual Sim (ZX550) , 4G LTE ,GSM,HSPA+ 3G, WIFI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac , Bluetooth 4.0 MicroUSB 2.0 GPS + GLONASS,

Processor - 2.3 Ghz Intel Atom Z3580 quadcore 64 bit processor

GPU - PowerVr (Rogue) G6430

Ram -4GB

Storage - 16/32/64/128 GB Onboard +MicroSD expansion slot upto 64GB

Camera(s) - 13MP rear camera, OIS, Dual two tone LED flash , HD video recording at 1080p ,HDR , 10 element lens , 3X optical zoom , laser rangefinder for autofocus

- 5Mp camera with ,1080p recording

Battery - 3000Ah Battery

Other -

Price -

Written by Rakitha for MasHD

Source - Asus

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