Asus finally unveiled its latest Zenfone smartphone called the Asus Zenfone Zoom. The phone will start selling in India at Rs 37,999 soon. The best part of the phone is the presence of a 3x optical zoom feature. The company has also announced a bundle offer with a tripod and ZenFlash in addition to the Zenfone Zoom for Rs 39,999.

The Asus Zenfone Zoom features a 5.5inch full HD display with a Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection on top of it. The smartphone is powered by Intel Atom Z3590 quad core processor which is clocked at 2.5GHz along with 4GB of RAM.

The phone has 128GB of storage expandable via a microSD card. But the Zenfone Zoom comes with a single SIM card slot. The phone also offers Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with AGPS and so on. Android 5.0 with the Asus ZenUI skin on top runs the Asus Zenfone Zoom.

The Asus Zenfone Zoom rocks a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The unique factor of the Zenfone Zoom is the fact that it supports 3x optical zoom. This makes it the first smartphone to feature optical zoom, that actually looks like a smartphone.

The Asus Zenfone Zoom is powered by 3000mAh non-removable Li-polymer battery. It comes with an 18W power adapter that Asus claims can charge the Zenfone Zoom from 0 to 60 percent in 39mins.

The Asus Zenfone Zoom is valued at Rs 37,999 making it the most expensive Zenfone. It certainly brings something new with a 3x optical zoom feature but there is nothing much in software.