Earlier this year, ASUS announced the Zenfone 3
Zoom. Unlike the previous Zenfone Zoom which sports a single camera with
optical zoom, the new phone sports dual rear cameras. While ASUS’ first dual
camera phone is priced at over US$ 500 for the 128GB version, ASUS seems to be
working on a less expensive model. The ASUS X00KD was spotted on TENAA and it
also sports dual rear cameras.
The ASUS X00KD has a 5-inch 720p display, 2GB/3GB
RAM and 16GB/32GB ROM. ASUS has included a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.25GHz
(probably a MT6737M SoC). There is a 4020 mAh battery under the hood and the
phone runs Android 7.0.
The dual rear cameras are arranged just like that of
the Zenfone 3 Zoom. One is a 13MP sensor and the other is an 8MP camera. There
is also a 5MP camera in front for selfies. The ASUS X00KD also has a microSD
card slot that accepts up to 2TB cards. There is a physical home button but
there is no mention of a fingerprint scanner embedded underneath it.
The specs are what you’d find on a low mid-range
phone so pricing should be below US$ 200. There is no news as to when it will hit
the market but we expect it to be soon.