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Saturday 26 December 2015

Hands-on Review: Asus Zenfone Zoom: Asus at IFA 2015


DISCLAIMER


The opinion of this product is not to discourage the buyers for buying such product.


The opinion is just to state the pros and cons, with some introduction and specifications.





1.Introduction

Asus had a full bag of devices, but many of them have been previously announced. Still, I couldn’t say no to a second hands-on tour. The Asus ZenFone Zoom and ZenFone 2 Deluxe impressed with some unique features, while the Max, Laser and Selfie simply aim to excel at what they do.

This year tech shows are dominated by wearables and Asus had the ZenWatch 2 to show off. Coming in two sizes and plenty of customization options it holds the promise of a practical, affordable smartwatch.





2.Asus Zenfone Zoom hands-on


The Zoom is on its way to European markets but I got a sneak peek. The phone is built around a 13MP camera with a 10-element Hoya lens with 3x optical zoom. The lens is a periscope type, which means the mechanism is entirely internal and nothing sticks out when you zoom in.

This mechanism allowed Asus to make the ZenFone Zoom as thin as it is – at 12mm it's a good deal thinner than the Galaxy K zoom (one of few comparable phones), though it still feels pretty chunky. The metal unibody weighs 185g, surprisingly not the heaviest phone we've handled despite the extra weight from the zoom mechanism.

The back of the Zoom does have that characteristic "camera phone" hump that reminds us of the Lumia 1020, though here the camera module isn’t nearly as prominent.

The 3x optical zoom can be digitally extended to 12x, another mode fuses four photos into a single 52MP Super Resolution shot. Asus says the camera is great at shooting up close too – getting to 5cm (a couple of inches) of its subject for macro shots.

The camera has a Panasonic SmartFSI image sensor and optical image stabilization and laser autofocus for accurate focus locks in just 0.2 seconds. A dual-LED, dual-tone flash promises accurate rendering of colors and especially skin tones.

If you look on the side of the phone you'll see an unusual dual shutter key arrangement. Unusual for phones that is, on camera's it's much more common – having a separate still and video shutter key.

Keep in mind that the zoom mechanism limits how wide the aperture can be. Smartphone modules have gotten to f/1.8, but the ZenFone Zoom ranges from f/2.7 to f/4.8 (depending on the zoom).
The phone part of the Asus ZenFone Zoom is more casual. It's built on a ZenFone 2 base meaning a 5.5" 100p screen, quad-core Intel processor with 4GB of RAM and Android with ZEN UI. We found the ZenUI camera app more interesting, mostly for the Manual mode that gives you control over shutter speed, exposure value, white balance, ISO and other settings.



3.Here is my opinion (Read the Disclaimer above before reading the following)


It’s like a ghost .. nobody knows about.

Um, the phone is 5.5 mm think until it gets to the camera bump which is 12 mm. How else do you expect it to house this beast of a camera in anything thinner? Reading opinion on here gets you harder and harder.
Great thickness! Not obnoxious or overly thin. Really good battery too!

I have zenfone 2 its not bad I think it is good for its price you know that you can buy flagship phone of 2014 in this price that they work wore than this I tested Galaxy s5 and s4 and lg g3 and galaxy note 4 and zenfone 2 in the 3D part of test the bests were zenfone 2 and note 4 now compare these two in the price
 

You can choose, I can’t make you to do something but I am advising you

What makes 9mm the only "acceptable" thickness? It is this kind of pointless and purposeless "spec chasing" that induces manufacturers to focus on the wrong features at the expense of features that really matter.

What reason does it "need" it to be 9mm thin? ... other than to simply "keep up".. Harder to bold? Less room for larger battery? Bragging rights? 

Remember the "megapixel craze"? This is that all over again.
Just better to know.
 

C.P.U is 64 bit but the android is 32 bit. So can’t run even antutu 64 ver..
After using nexus 2 for 2 years , I think it’s not the phone that I expected.
 

Heavy and not running 64 bit apps is the biggest problem.

When it's release? I want to buy!!!!!




4.Specification


NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700) LTE band 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes


LAUNCH

Announced 2015, January
Status Available.
Released 2015, December

BODY
Dimensions 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm (6.26 x 3.10 x 0.47 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz)

SIM
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY
Type IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - ASUS ZenUI

PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Intel Atom Z3580
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz
GPU Power VR G6430

MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 16/32/64/128 GB, 2/4 GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary 13 MP, laser autofocus, 3x optical zoom, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 5 MP

SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS,

GLONASS
Radio No
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host

FEATURES
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No - 5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor


BATTERY
 Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time

MISC
Colors Meteorite black, Glacier white






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