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Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom

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Released · Feb 15, 2017

This device is also known as Asus ZE553KL, Asus ZenFone 3 S

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Design
Dimensions	6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 154.3 x 77 x 7.99 mm
Weight	6.00 oz (170.0 g)
Materials	Back: Metal
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Features	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Silver, Pink

Display
Size	5.5-inch
Resolution	1920x1080px, 404 PPI
Technology	AMOLED
Screen-to-body	69.01 %
Peak brightness	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	9 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 506
RAM	4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage	128GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI
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Battery
Capacity	5000 mAh
Type	Li - Ion
Charging	Fast charging

Camera
Rear	Dual camera
Main camera	12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera	12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.3x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 59 mm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	13 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2, Yes
Wi-Fi	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM
VoLTE	Yes
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Availability
Officially announced	Jan 04, 2017

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Alternative variants

International version

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

with 32GB of storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	32GB

with 64GB of storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	64GB

News

Although Asus planned to update the ZenFone 3 Zoom and ZenFone 3 Laser to Android 8.0 Oreo by the end of March, most of the updates were delayed for a few months.In early April, an official statement issued by Asus said the Oreo update for the ZenFon...

Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom starts receiving Android 8.0 Oreo

Asus promised last month that its ZenFone 3 Laser, ZenFone 3 Zoom and the ZenFone 3 Deluxe smartphones will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo by the end of March. True to its promise, the company delivered the update to the ZenFone 3 Deluxe last week, b...

Asus delays Android 8.0 Oreo for ZenFone 3 Laser and ZenFone 3 Zoom

Asus is updating three more ZenFone 3 models to Android Oreo by the end of the month, the company confirmed this week. Although no exact release date has been given, Asus Malaysia said the following smartphones will be updated by the end of March: Ze...

Asus ZenFone 3 Laser, ZenFone 3 Zoom and ZenFone 3 Deluxe to receive Oreo in March

The ZenFone 3 Zoom is one of Asus' biggest disappointments this year since there are still many major markets where the smartphone is not yet available. Also, the device was launched earlier this year, but it's still running Android 6.0 Marshmallow.W...

Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom starts receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update

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ErikB1962

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ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom -

Edited: Apr 04, 2018, 2:30 PM

Phone owned for more than a year

I'm writing this review mostly because I strongly disagree with the 7.1 rating that PhoneArena.com's reviewers gave it. Their website claims that their ratings are all based on the class of each phone. This phone sells for ~$300 US. That is at the low end of midrange and not far above budget. This phone's main design and selling points are battery life and camera quality and I can tell you first hand that in those areas it is comparable or better than any flagship phone costing as much as three times its price.
If I had my pick of any phone on the market right now but had to keep and use whatever I picked, I'd pick this phone.
Of course I'd pick a $1,000+ phone, sell it, and buy one of these for $300 if that was an option. The only problem would be what to do with the extra $700...

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