Asus Zenfone Zoom with 13MP camera and 3x optical zoom now available for purchase in US
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- Muthu
- PTi
- 03 Feb 2016
AnonD-248589, 03 Feb 2016It is the same chipset just overclocked.Ok, you are referring to Intel chipset being overclocked without much improvement. But I was referring to chipsets made by competitors (SD 617, SD 650, SD 652 etc).
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- X{s
- 03 Feb 2016
And anyways I'm not big fan of Asus and even if there are few, with this pricing strategy of asking almost 1.5 times in the subcontinent is sure gonna lower the brand following
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- w42
- 03 Feb 2016
AnonD-472910, 02 Feb 2016yeah lets sell a periscope technology, rare optical zoom le... moreI am not saying $400 is bad pricing.. What i mean to say is, it sells for fuc*ing $560 in India.. Thats what pisses me off
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- 03 Feb 2016
What the heck.. $399 in the US and $560 in India.. How the hell that can be justified
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- 03 Feb 2016
Muthu, 02 Feb 2016Chipsets which power the phones and the amount of increased... moreIt is the same chipset just overclocked.
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- 02 Feb 2016
rusty, 02 Feb 2016so what has changed since last year?Chipsets which power the phones and the amount of increased raw power they deliver while still consuming less battery power - This has definitely changed for better in the last 1 year. If you were expecting anything along the lines of camera technology in mobiles, probably not much has changed.
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- Anonymous
- 4ML
- 02 Feb 2016
Don't do it.
Currently use a memefone 2, and the latest update left myself and a lot of other people with vertical bars down half the screen that cannot be fixed. Be prepared to pay for their mistakes by shipping/getting charged 300 bucks etc.
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- 02 Feb 2016
rusty, 02 Feb 2016so what has changed since last year?Competition happened. Of course, no one is offering compact 3x zoom but they're offering good enough camera with better chipset, better battery life (as far as I know, Asus still struggling with battery drain on Zenfone 2 using the same Intel SoC), shatterproof display (Moto), similar or the same amount of RAM, the same or more internal storage... and camera phone without raw support?!
When Zenfone Zoom was announcement more than year ago, it was the beast. Now is just average phone (with potentially problematic Intel SoC) with optical zoom. Optical zoom is still unique on the market but must be proved in the practice.
After all, most important for me is loosing trust in Asus. Way too long delay without an explanation.
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- 02 Feb 2016
im waiting for gsmarena review before buying this phone.
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- thh
- 02 Feb 2016
AnonD-472910, 02 Feb 2016yeah lets sell a periscope technology, rare optical zoom le... moreYeah. Because leather is so useful in phone.
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- 02 Feb 2016
Subzz, 02 Feb 2016$400 for this phone? Asus might be kidding now..yeah lets sell a periscope technology, rare optical zoom lens for 200 to 250 with hand crafted leather and leather stiching
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- Hkt
- 02 Feb 2016
Over priced
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- rusty
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- 02 Feb 2016
John, 02 Feb 2016Well for "thinnest phone with 3x optical zoom" is not that ... moreso what has changed since last year?
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- wHR
- 02 Feb 2016
AnonD-418211, 02 Feb 2016$399 in U.S & $560 in India this is Unfair :(same case in Malaysia soo expensive :(
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- 02 Feb 2016
$399 in U.S & $560 in India this is Unfair :(
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- k2J
- 02 Feb 2016
I just received this phone and I'm loving it so far. Probably cuz my previous phone was the Lumia 1020 and I was getting frustrated with Windows 10 phone.
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- John
- pS6
- 02 Feb 2016
Well for "thinnest phone with 3x optical zoom" is not that much but still way too late on the market. If is released more than year ago, when is announced, I would be the first to order. Now, not anymore. Especially from only one exclusive reseller from another site of the continent.
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- Anonymous
- uJx
- 02 Feb 2016
Sad Asus reduced to selling cheap phones.
So long padfone.
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- mir
- thh
- 02 Feb 2016
This phone is already over a year late and they're charging 399 dollars for it? Asus are out of their minds
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- w42
- 02 Feb 2016
$400 for this phone? Asus might be kidding now..