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Asus ZenFone Zoom S

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User ratings:
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Pros

  • performance and quality modes
  • It s also a fairly comfortable phone to carry around
  • decent performance

Cons

  • all smartphone users would use the manual mode to choose a lower ISO
  • the juvenile-looking gradients in their stock apps
  • uses a hybrid SIM card slot only

Key specs

  • 12 Mpx
  • 5.5 in
  • 1080, 1920 px
  • AMOLED
  • 401 ppi
  • 5000 mAh
  • 8-core
  • 13 Mpx

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Asus ZenFone Zoom S - Variants

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ZenFone Zoom S ZE553KL 64GB
Internal storage:
  • 64 GB
ZenFone Zoom S ZE553KL 128GB
Internal storage:
  • 128 GB
ZenFone Zoom S ZE553KL 32GB
Internal storage:
  • 32 GB

Asus ZenFone Zoom S - Pros & Cons

Asus ZenFone Zoom S

Pros

  • performance and quality modes
  • It s also a fairly comfortable phone to carry around
  • decent performance
  • Gaming performance is decent as high-end titles run well
  • s slim and quite light for one-handed use
  • also helps in getting a blur-free shot in low-light
  • which
  • good angle
  • it works well
  • It also has amazing battery life
  • good light the phone takes crisp

Cons

  • all smartphone users would use the manual mode to choose a lower ISO
  • the juvenile-looking gradients in their stock apps
  • uses a hybrid SIM card slot only
  • not the fastest in its category by any measure
  • the colour of the plastic is slightly different to that of the metal back
  • The HDR mode does not add any value to the camera
  • uninstall these apps and can only disable them
  • s no NFC here and no 5GHz band for Wi-Fi either
  • you can only disable these and not uninstall them
  • image quality isn t quite up to the mark
  • can be a bit too much to handle

Asus ZenFone Zoom S - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
5000 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
401 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
2 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Asus ZenFone Zoom S - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 7.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506
RAM memory4 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor size1/2.5"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
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Storage
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage2GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
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Dimensions
Height6.07 in
Width3.03 in
Depth0.31 in
Weight6.0 oz
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Other features
FM radioyes
Built-in stereo speakersyes
IRyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEyes
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Display
Screen size5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayyes
HDRno
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Front camera
Primary resolution13.0 Mpx
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Design
Colour of productBlack
MaterialAluminum
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Fingerprintyes
Gyroscopeyes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
Video outputNo
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Battery
Replaceable batteryno
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh
Standby time1008.0 h
Talk time48.0 h
Fast chargingyes
Fast charging standardAsus BoostMaster
Wireless charging no

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Asus ZenFone Zoom S Asus - Editorial Reviews (7)

3.7
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Asus ZenFone Zoom S Asus ZenFone Zoom S Review: Parts are Greater than the Sum! - TechPP
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TechPP
Published: 23.10.2017
Asus ZenFone Zoom S Review: Parts are Greater than the Sum! - TechPP

You have to hand it to Asus. The folks were on to the optical zoom in camera game well before Apple made it the rage with the iPhone 7 Plus. In early 2016

Asus ZenFone Zoom S Buy it for the battery, not the camera
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CNET
Published: 02.09.2017
Buy it for the battery, not the camera

The best thing about the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom isn’t its camera tech.

Asus ZenFone Zoom S Asus Zenfone Zoom S Review: Making a comeback
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Published: 13.09.2017
Asus Zenfone Zoom S Review: Making a comeback
3.6

Read the in depth Review of Asus Zenfone Zoom S Mobile Phones. Know detailed info about Asus Zenfone Zoom S configuration, design and performance quality along with pros & cons, Digit rating, verdict based on user opinions/feedback.

Asus ZenFone Zoom S Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom Review: Long Zoom, Longest Battery Life Ever
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Tom's Guide
Published: 29.06.2017
Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom Review: Long Zoom, Longest Battery Life Ever
4.0

With sharp dual rear cameras, a 2.3x optical zoom and the best battery life ever, Asus' ZenFone 3 Zoom is a great pick for an affordable price.

Asus ZenFone Zoom S ASUS ZenFone Zoom S review: The first ZenFone with dual rear cameras
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hardwarezone.com.sg
Published: 21.05.2017
ASUS ZenFone Zoom S review: The first ZenFone with dual rear cameras
3.3

Will the imaging performance of ASUS ZenFone Zoom S exceed its hyped predecessor? Will the smartphone aspects of the device measure up to its already-decent ZenFone 3? We give you the lowdown.

Asus ZenFone Zoom S Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom Review
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PCMAG
Published: 05.07.2017
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom Review
4.0

The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom stands out from the crowd of unlocked phones thanks to stellar battery life, dual-camera optical zoom, and a slew of unique features.

Asus ZenFone Zoom S ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom review - is it worthy of its name?
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Android Authority
Published: 29.09.2017
ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom review - is it worthy of its name?

Great battery life and a pleasant experience are also a couple of its benefits, but this series is all about the camera. Is it a worthy phone of its name?