Released back in February in the US, the Asus ZenFone Zoom is an unusual smartphone, a it's offering a 13 MP rear camera with 3x optical zoom. As you probably know, apart from the iPhone 7 Plus (which has a rear camera with 2x optical zoom), there's no other new, or relatively new smartphone to feature optical zoom.
Originally priced at $399, the ZenFone Zoom can now be bought for just $199 via major US retailers (see the source links below). It looks like this deal ends in 4 days, so you may want to hurry up if you think you need a ZenFone Zoom at this price. The handset is unlocked, comes with US warranty, and can be used on GSM/LTE carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile, but it won't work on Verizon and Sprint.
Granted, even with 3x optical zoom, this isn't an impressive smartphone. However, for $199, it's offering plenty of attractive features, including a quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor, a 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of internal memory, and microSD card support. For a closer look at the device, check out our Asus ZenFone Zoom review.
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The ZenFone Zoom currently runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Unfortunately, we don't know if the phone will also be updated to Android 7 Nougat. Anyway, care to buy one?
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