Finally Asus ZenFone Zoom To Arrive In PH This Weekend!

It's coming! After several months of waiting, some of our blogger friends from TechPtrl and Adobotech just confirmed that the much awaited Asus ZenFone Zoom will be launched in the Philippines this weekend.

Asus ZenFone Zoom

In case you missed it, the Asus ZenFone Zoom is touted as the thinnest smartphone with up to 3x optical zoom at just 12 mm. This camera centric handset also rocks that 13 MP sensor with laser autofocus, OIS technology and dual tone LED flash to ensure that you'll be able to take photos nicely most of the time.

The rest of the specs is familiar as we saw regular ZenFone 2 and Deluxe models carry it. One different thing with this phone is it will feature a sexy looking faux leather covers in either white or black.

Asus ZenFone Zoom Specs

Display: 5.5 Inch IPS FHD 1920 x 1080 resolution w/ Gorilla Glass 4 protection at 401 ppi

CPU: 2.5 GHz 64 bit Intel Atom Z3590 quad core processor

GPU: PowerVR 6430

RAM: 4 GB

ROM: 64 / 128 GB expandable via micro SD card up to 128 GB

Back Camera: 13 MP w/ laser AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom and dual tone LED flash

Selfie Camera: 5 MP

Battery: 3,000 mAh Li Pol

OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ Zen UI

Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, LTE Cat 4+, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, A GPS, Dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass, light, gyroscope

Others: Colors: pure black and ceramic white

Dimensions: 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm

Weight: 185 g

Price: 26,995 Pesos

Given that configuration. This handset is clearly targeted to the hard core gamers and multimedia people out there. It will be available by the second week of January in carbon night and drift silver variants.

It's priced at USD 428 (64 GB) and USD 489 (128 GB) internationally.

Are you guys excited?

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