Asus Zenfone Zoom S
Specifications, Price, Review & Should you Buy?
- 5.5 inches, Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display
- 2.0 GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Processor
- 4 GB RAM, 64 GB Internal Storage, microSD up to 2 TB
- 12 MP + 12 MP Dual cameras, 13 MP Front camera
- Android 7.0, 5000 mAh battery, BoostMaster Fast charging
- Fingerprint, USB Type-C, 4G VoLTE, OIS, EIS, Laser Auto-focus
- DTS (Digital Theater System) Headphone, Reverse Charging
₹
17,999
Strength
- Excellent dual cameras
- Massive battery with reverse charging
- Good front camera
- Good display
- Good performance
- Good design
- Good storage options
Weakness
- Overpriced
- ZenUI is good but can be more visually beautiful
Should You Buy?
Overall, the Asus Zenfone Zoom S with its excellent dual cameras, massive battery, premium design, good display and good performance is a good balanced phone. However, the price at which the company has placed this phone offers more powerful phones with better features. Also, the ZenUI needs more work. So, it now depends on what you feel, the phone is good but at few more thousands, you can get much better phones like the Honor 8 Pro or the OnePlus 5.
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| Launch Details | |
| Announced | August 2017 |
| Released | August 2017 |
| Body | |
| Build Type | Metal Unibody design |
| Colors | Navy Black, Glacier Silver |
| Dimensions | 154.3 x 77 x 7.99mm |
| Weight | 170 g |
| Display | |
| Size | 5.5 inches |
| Type | AMOLED display |
| Resolution | FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 401 PPI pixel density, 500 nits brightness |
| Ratio | 16:9 aspect ratio, 76.5% screen-to-body ratio |
| Touchscreen | Yes, Capacitive, Multitouch (up to 10 fingers) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| OS | |
| OS | Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Upgradeable to Android 7.0 Nougat |
| UI | Asus ZenUI 3.0 |
| Performance | |
| Processor | 2.0 GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 506 |
| Camera | |
| Rear | 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Cameras with Dual-LED real tone flash |
| Primary lens: Sony IMX362 sensor, f/1.7 aperture, 1/2.55" large sensor size, 1.4 µm large pixel size, 6p lens, 4-axis OIS Secondary lens: f/2.8 aperture, 59mm focal length, 2.3x Optical zoom, 12x Total zoom, 5p lens Dual pixel PDAF, Laser auto-focus, Subject-tracking auto-focus, 8x Low Light SuperPixel camera, HDR Pro, Panorama, Time lapse, Time Rewind, Slow motion |
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| Front | 13 MP camera with screen flash |
| - | Sony IMX214 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 1/3.06", 1.12 um pixel size, 140° Selfie Panorama, Beautification, GIF Animation |
| Video | 3-axis EIS, Slow motion video Rear: 2160p @30fps, 1080p @30fps, 720p @30fps Front: 1080p @30fps |
| SIM | |
| SIM Slot(s) | Dual SIM (hybrid slots) |
| Size | Nano SIM |
| Storage | |
| Internal | 64 GB |
| External | microSD up to 2 TB |
| USB OTG | Yes |
| Battery | |
| Capacity | 5000 mAh Li-Po battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, BoostMaster fast charging (up to 5 hrs talktime in 10 min charge), 5V/2A 10W Charger |
| Removable | No |
| Stand-by Time | up to 42 days |
| Talk Time | up to 48 hours |
| Sensors | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, E-Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, RGB sensor |
| Connectivity | |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Location | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| USB | USB Type-C |
| Radio | Yes, FM Radio |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared | No |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Yes, 5-magnet speakers with NXP Smart Amp, Hi-Res audio 192kHz/24-bit |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes, DTS (Digital Theater System) ASUS ZenEar Headphones with Mic (provided in the box) |
| Microphones | One primary microphone and one dedicated microphone for Active noise cancellation |
| Network | |
| Supports | 2G, 3G, 4G / VoLTE |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850/ 900/ 2100 |
| 4G Bands | FDD-LTE 1(2100)/ 3(1800)/ 5(850)/ 8(900) TDD-LTE 40(2300) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Internet | GPRS, EDGE |
| SAR | |
| Head | - |
| Body | - |
| Additional | |
| Notification LED | Yes |
| Buttons | On-screen navigation buttons, Power Button, Volume Rocker |
| Water/Dust Resistant | No |
| Reverse Charging | Lets you charge other phones |
| Wireless Charging | No |
| Disclaimer: We have tried our best to list correct information on this page still, cannot guarantee it is 100% correct. | |
Asus has launched the new Zenfone Zoom S, which is its dual camera smartphone in the mid-budget segment. It comes in a beautiful metallic body which has small plastic patches on the top and bottom of the back panel. It packs in a massive 5000 mAh battery and despite that it weighs just 170 grams and is relatively thin at 7.99 mm. So design wise, Asus has done a very good job with the Zenfone Zoom S. The 5.5 inches Full HD AMOLED screen has good quality with good viewing angles and comes protected with 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
On the performance front, it is powered by the 2.0 GHz Octa core Snapdragon 625 processor, which is a very popular and proven performer, but at this price a more powerful processor is highly expected, like most of its competitors are offering. It comes with 4 GB RAM and Adreno 506 GPU, and like we know the processor handles daily usage and gaming very well without heating and is also battery efficient. Coming to its most important highlight, from where it gets its name, it comes with a dual rear camera setup on the back with two 12 MP sensors.
The primary sensor is the Sony’s flagship IMX362 with f/1.7 aperture, 4-axis Optical Image Stabilization, 3-axis Electronic Image Stabilization, ASUS’s TriTech+ Auto Focus system (Dual Pixel PDAF + Laser auto-focus + Subject tracking auto-focus) with 0.03s instant focus, 4K UHD 30 fps video recording and Dual-LED flash while the second one is the Zoom camera with 2.3x optical zoom. The dual camera system clicks excellent photos with good colors, in the low light conditions also it manages to click good images with low grains however lacks details sometimes. Overall, the picture quality is very satisfactory.
On the front, there is a 13 MP Sony IMX214 sensor with f/2.0 aperture, it clicks some nice selfies having good colors and details. The camera app also offers a Portrait mode, Beautify mode, Selfie Panorama, GIF Animation and lots of modes and filters. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box with company’s ZenUI 3.0, however an update to Android Nougat is available. The ZenUI, though feature rich, needs lots of work. It gets a good fingerprint scanner on the back, at a comfortable position to operate.
It packs in 64 GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 2 TB via microSD card, it additionally provides 100 GB of free storage on Google Drive for 1 year. It comes with hybrid slot and supports 4G, VoLTE. The battery life on the phone is good and it can last you for two days with moderate to heavy usage. It comes with a 5V / 2A, 10W charger which charges the phone quickly, a good thing is, it also comes with Reverse Charging which lets you charge other phones. It also comes with DTS Headphone:X, which can provide 7.1 channel virtual surround sound over the supported headphones.
Asus Zenfone Zoom S Navy Black:
Asus Zenfone Zoom S Glacier Silver:
- Heavy Users
- Normal Day to Day Users
- Heavy Gamers
- Moderate Gamers
- Camera Lovers
- Selfie Lovers
- Multimedia Consumption
