The Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom is a smartphone with a 5.5
inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB
of storage. The Zenfone 3 Zoom has an optical zoom feature thanks to the dual
cameras on the back of the phone.
The Zenfone 3 Zoom has one
telephoto lens and one “normal” lens, that allows you to snap a regular picture
or one that features 2.3 x optical zoom. First announced in January, the Asus
Zenfone 3 Zoom is now up for pre-order from B&H for US$ 330 or from Newegg for US$ 329.
The rear cameras have 59mm and 25mm lenses, and in
addition to using them for optical zoom functionality, you can also use the two
cameras for bokeh-style depth effects (where the background of an image is
blurred to better accentuate items on the foreground).
Other features include a USB 2.0 Type-C port, a
microSDXC card slot, dual SIM support, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone
has a 5,000 mAh battery and supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2,
has a 13MP front-facing camera, and should support AT&T or T-Mobile’s
wireless networks in the US.
The US$ 330 list price for a factory unlocked phone
makes the Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom quite a bit more affordable than Apple’s
dual-camera phone. It ships with Android 6.0 software instead of Google’s newer
Android 7.0.
