Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML

  • Released 2015, December
    185g, 12mm thickness
    Android 5.0, up to 6.0; ZenUI
    32GB/64GB/128GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.5"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 4GB RAM
    Intel Atom Z3590
  • 3000mAh
    Li-Po

Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4+ 250/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, September
Status Available. Released 2015, December
Body Dimensions 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm (6.26 x 3.10 x 0.47 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); ZenUI
Chipset Intel Atom Z3590
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz
GPU PowerVR G6430
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Main Camera Single Periscope zoom 13 MP: 28mm, f/2.7 - 84mm, f/4.8; Laser AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/2.0
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging 18W: 60% in 40 min
Misc Colors Pure Black, Ceramic White
Models Z00XS
Price About 250 EUR

Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML - User Reviews

  • Nice phone. I am using it for some years and no problem

  • Wher can i find usb configuration .....

  • ZX551 ml tends to overheat... with heavy use... theoretically... with 45º C, the batt cannot withstand 70% of charge and will discharge hastily... Even thou... Atom 3580/90 chipsets can go as up as 60º C without suffering any harm. (at that temp, your hand will let you know, thou XD). Still... as i said before... great phone... Quad-core with better and more useful performance than a lot of Octa cores.

  • Now 6... why not Pie? Its a pity that Asus go hard on Planned obsolescence... its still a good phone.

  • Battery performance is sub-par... with heavy use in 2:30 to 3hrs is dead... But its a great overall phone thou.

  • Yes... Just directly from da phone... go to Update system on settings, and then to da check up button. Something like that... i dunno hv in english... Dont be afraid, the upgrade is automatically done by the phone.

  • Can you give me the right android version of 6.01 for me to download. Can i download directly onto my device and what are the steps to follow.

  • Hi Mvergel, Android N is not available for your device.

  • Hi Kishore, Android M is available for your device. You can update your device manually.

  • Hi Haziqq12345, 1. Lower screen brightness An overly bright screen consumes more power and can be harmful to the eye. To adjust brightness, swipe down from the notification bar twice and use the slider. Extend your battery life, and protect your eyes while doing so! 2. Shorten screen timeout time. To squeeze more juice out of your battery, you can shorten the screen timeout time so that your phone goes into sleep mode faster. Try changing the time from the default 1 minute to 15 seconds. To change this setting, tap Settings > Display > Sleep. To change Cover View screen timeout time, go to Settings > ASUS Cover > Automatic sleep. 3. Trim unnecessary background apps. Prevent unnecessary apps you don't need from running in the background and consuming your battery by using Auto-start Manager. Tap Auto-start Manager to select apps you want to discontinue from running. 4. Use Smart-saving Mode . ZenFone 2 has many extremely useful battery modes, one of which is Smart-saving mode. It provides extra toggles for brightness, a feature that turns off internet, and an Extend Standby feature that lowers battery consumption by efficiently managing your push notifications when your phone is in sleep mode. Tap Settings > Power management > Power Saver > Battery Modes > Smart-saving mode. 5. Tap Boost from Quick Settings. Have you ever wished for a single button that solves all your problems? When you tap Boost, not only does it make your phone faster, but it also lowers battery consumption. Swipe down from the notification bar twice to find the Boost button. 6. Choose Wi-Fi over 3G/4G Data. Using Wi-Fi instead of a data connection will use less battery because your phone doesn't need to constantly search for the network. To turn on Wi-Fi, swipe down from the notification bar twice and tap the Wi-Fi icon. 7. Turn off Location Services, Bluetooth, and NFC. Don't be lazy! Turning off these services when you're not using them can extend your battery life. To turn these services off, swipe down from the notification bar twice and tap the Location, Bluetooth, or NFC icon. 8. Set up an Auto-switch mode schedule. You can't be using your phone all the time! Set up a time interval in Auto-switch mode to automatically switch to a lower battery consumption power mode when you're not using it. To do this, tap Settings > Power management > Power Saver > Auto-switch mode. After enabling this feature and choosing your starting and ending times, we recommend setting it to change to Ultra-saving mode (the default). Last but not least, don't forget to pick up a ZenPower

  • Btery very fast drain. 50% take 1 hour to untl die. 2 day i use. This phone overall ok, but btery! I'm disappointed

  • My phone is ZX551ML 128GB (Z00XS) WW firmware.This phone is come with (Radio) not as description.Latest firmware for WW is v4.21.40.209(Marshmallow6.0.1),i suggest dont update because wifi no stable,unable work fine with many modem.You can use WW_V4.21.40.197(Marshmallow6.0.1) better than latest,the only problem is battery drain fast and cant move app to sd.Android lolipop is my best choice.

  • Why not update android 6 ......it still Android 5 only

  • yes i got the phone but not this one...mine is 128gb internal and leather back cover... anyway the phone is awesome in anyway and everyday uses...im just disappointed because i only got Android M and they stop giving zoom update...

  • Already buy? So how about your experience with this device?

  • I have the same problem (android version:5')

  • I have the intel atom z3580 model and I am facing overheating issues with general use,53 degrees celsius and fast draining battery... I would apreciate some advices...

  • there are 40_ LTE bands, you need to check what local LTE bands are used and then the specs to see if one of those bands match. For me only the low speeds LTE band matched. The higher speed LTE bands were absent. The speed difference is quite noticeable when downloading only. Also I had to use an app to make LTE voice calls, Asus has not released an update so cellular/wifi voice calling it is built in which most 2017 phones have.

  • the price is deadly cheap right now, i'll take one if i have a chance. it is about 139.79 usd for 64gb in my country

  • Apps compatibility? Not sure what you mean, I've had mine for a week now and all the apps I had on my previous phone work fine on this one. I agree battery life could be better but the same could be said of most phones from 2015, the thing that helps mitigate this is the fast charging, I can go from 10% to 90% in 15 minutes. As far as heat goes, I used to own an LG G4 and that got waaaay hotter than this phone ever has. Overall this is a very good phone for its price and age, it still stands up well against phones from 2016 & 2017 and is a great daily driver.

  • Still no Marshmallow update for CN version?

  • Nope

  • Is this a dust reaiatant or a water reaistant phone? Planning to buy one..

  • Most of my friends complain 4G connectivity of this phone is not working in the PH, is it the bandwidth? Or availability of 4G in certain areas? Idk 4G has become a norm now and has been cascaded throughout the country, I want this phone but ofc there's that.

  • Its alright bro 3g connection here in Philippines is good enough...so lte is not a big problem to me...

  • This phone do not have TD LTE, it only has FD LTE so wont work with many providers. The Chinese version has both but not the world wide version.

  • A got the phone...and its nice and cool solid built premium feel and looks clean cutting...for the price of 235$ cool phone...

  • Will get this by end of june i hope i will not get disappointed..

  • This phone support mhl or slimport?

  • It's great

  • It's good

  • how is front camera quality?

  • I cant open my message on facebook mesenger.. After uodating mesenger and facebook.. But i try to open in my other phine which is same version of facebook mesenger.. It can open.. Any one can help me regarding to this oroblem on my zenfone zoom phone.. Thanks in advance...

  • I just brought this phone last week.Does anyone know why it say my model is asus zenfon zooxs instead of asus zenfone zoom?Is mine a clone or something?Tq.

  • Only thing this phone lack is the battery life and apps compatibility. Really, this Intel Atom processor suck many battery juice, and easily overheat, then it's ASUS ZenUI also is juice sucker, and really not fast enough, everytime the home screen need reloading if something heavy running. Recommend to skip this one, and get others.

  • no fingerprint sensor, no love

  • nice phone I like it very much.but...

  • 128gb memory... Like it very much

  • Partially agree on what you are saying. Actually there are quality different between those screen, not all LCD screen are made the same. It is not a matter of IPS technology or the screen responsiveness, and also not a matter of screen resolution, it is a matter of screen quality. So, even with lower resolution, a good quality screen doesn't distract much from day to day usage. The different even less obvious if watching video. It is just very small text that look a bit fuzzy, but most of the time the software will zoom the text to readable size, which is already help covering the a bit pixelate issue. Then, good quality screen also put bigger pixel size on the screen, that close the gap between pixels to create a high fidelity screen. All in all, our eye is more sensitive to the screen quality rather than the pixel.

  • Phone sucks, Laggy UI after a big, Crashes.. Endless problems.

  • ok..We will update it ASAP..

  • Samsung?LG? I am using LG G3.. i am not comparing those "premium" with this. I would like to say that there are much feature on my lg g3 which i do not use. If i needed a zoom camera, i would get this than Samsung or LG. In fact i just got myself a zenpad. There are times when no matter how good your resolution on screen. Your eyes just could not read small fonts.

  • so what if samsung has 4gb ram? it still has same ui

  • Why Asus Dont Have Finger Print?

  • Zenfone also has the same UI for their series, lol i don't understand what do you mean by Samsung has the same UI for cheap and expensive model, i mean mostly if not all, same brand will have same UI on their phone

  • highly doubtful. opinion does not equate to reality lol.

  • Can't even beat Galaxy s6.and lower huawei honor 6 plus

  • Battery was not that good..but the camera was way better than samsung ! That's the reality.

  • Asus FTW

  • Ok, I did own a Zenfone 2 with Intel processor. One game that annoy me is the GT Racing 2, by Gameloft. This games graphic rendered badly and incorrectly on that phone. But I know, this is a two way street, I can blame Gameloft for not creating a compatible render for the Intel chip (I suspect is Intel problem, because my other phone with MTK chip, also with PowerVR graphic, doesn't face the issue). Or, I also can blame Intel that not supporting ARM based instruction code for solving the compatible issue. It has been a year using that phone since launch, and no update is being made. However, other Gameloft's game run perfectly fine on the phone, rendered with high frame rate.

  • Still can't fight LG G4

  • Right said bro

  • Lol LG are better than both of them

  • Like the specs but camera should get more pixel as well as the optical zoom & should support USB-OTG. Video player should also support more video formats

  • Of course it does support every android apps out there. Are you loosing money, Samsung guy?

  • Can you name the applications that this phone does not support?

  • Accept the truth people, zenfones are much better and samsung just want to make money

  • Does Asus Zoom support every applications. For me i don't think so. Due to almost all the apk updated not support PowerVR GPU like this phone!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

  • Offcoz Asus zoom zx550ml is more better than J7 Compare the feature n performances. But J7 can support almost all the application when Asus Zoom does not due to GPU not the same.J7 Gpu is Andeno or may be Mali and Asus is PowerVR GPU. Most of the App is design for Andreno and Mali. So up to you.

  • I am using this phone. It's amazing dude.

  • Lol Asus camera and battery never good

  • Dearest GsmArena.com friends and followers.In short Asus Zoom is an upper midrange good quality phablet.I wish the best for those whom have it and enjoy its qualities.Also condolences to people and government of Tiwan for the devastating earthquake and materials and life losses to them.Thanks GsmArena.com factwriting light of the best guidelines in the world for all brands and those whom like the best+Asus+public+all intelligent readers.Justice Rights.Omid12omidvar.

  • Who care about UI we just need good performer mobile

  • Asus why you care about zoom that no want need , you should upgrade your camera to 4K

  • that would work well with the intel processor actually.please please please

  • Awaiting a handset with 5" display and 4000mah battery, with a good specs. When will they release... !!!!

  • I wanna request to the asus manufacturer that, please make a windows 10 version of asus zenfone zoom. Please please please...!!

  • Well ur sis.this use Panasonic sensor so let see the camera.other Asus like zenfone2 and selfie use Toshiba witch is not good.Toshiba sensor that Asus use is sensor that LG g4 use to make selfie cam.so we can see it only ok to make selfie cam not for rear camera.idiot Asus use cheap sensor for rear cam.also Asus battery never good even use snapdragon

  • Dearest gsmArena followers.Asus Zoom is very good midrange smartphone but no news about its future carers,updates and upgrades ,supports ,after sales cares updates either either!!!Why!!!?Not Asus faults for sure!These tragedies are absolutely are because of disqualified subsidery sellers in diffrent countries!!I hope the brave factwriting gsm releases this facts bravely,hopefully and fearlessly!!?The original fonepad tablet is a good tablet undoubetly,but they sold me a wrong broken tablet with nothing installed but got the Faked price for nothing the shop got $550!!!Up to now.I have spent more than $4000 for repairs,faked install and delete apps,internet charges,electerecity etc!?Who cares!!?Hopefully well made good famed investigate the case for observing my legal humane rights and to show and prove its good will INSTANTLY UPDATES and UPGRAER its Fonepad to pay in moral,legal,and logical debts PLUS!?Any hopes!?Hopefully+thanks to gsm+listening Asus+honor+hope of releasing the FACT....Justice Rights...plus.

  • I have the Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) and the battery performance is great. I get to use it the whole day with like 5 hours of Wi-fi enabled, 3 of video and around 45 mins of hard gaming (Real Racing)

  • lols ur sis camera is very good :D

  • If asus put some lights on their capacitive touch buttons..I won't think any longer I'll buy Asus phones..

  • Do asus phones with intel still suffer battery drain issue?

  • Asus zenfone is much better than samsung J7. i am using the Zenfone and the best thing is its zenUI. whatever model u will pick in samsung, whether it is a 10k phone or 50k phone. u ll get the same UI..So dont go for samsung.

  • The 64Gb model actually still uses the z3580 and only the 128Gb model uses the z3590, but I otherwise pretty much agree.

  • This is better than the j7, 1. Because this is more premium with metal body and design than the plastic built of the j7 2. Because this is more faster comepare the processors of the two this has 2.5ghz intel than the j7 which is just 1.7ghz 3. The camera is better with optical zoom and optical image stabilization and of coure the resolution of this phone and the protection. This phone is better! :)

  • plz help me to give me some information. gaming problem,heat problem,sim problem(any 2G slot like zenfone 2) and which is best htc e9+ or this one plz help me cause i'm going to buy one of them.

  • Hi guys, is this phone already released in your country? I have not seen this on display yet here in the Philippines.

  • Guys, kindly help to pick one...which is good Samsung J7 or this phone...please...

  • Wrong. K Zooms lens system expands further when zooming, like in a regular digital camera. Zenfone Zoom keeps its form factor no matter what zoom level you are using. That's why it has only 3x zoom.

  • It is too big, and it lacks the FM radio too. The speaker is at the back, but the design looks good! Samsung K Zoom has 10x optical zoom. I think this should have around 10x too.

  • I admit i don't like Asus for the design it's to ugly. no more Asus!

  • those models were three times thicker and uglier troller and with small screens. they were practically some classic "soap" ugly compact camera with gsm module on board.

  • white one looks much better than that black with hideous black bar at bottom

  • i think that asus use a z3590 cpu in this phone , its using panasonic sensor for the camera instead of toshiba , so i think it will take better photos & videos , panasonic is known for great videos.

  • Only 3x optical zoom. Galaxy k zoom or even s4 zoom have 10 x optical zoom.

  • ELEPHONE VOWNEY..... great spec

  • Asus camera never good

  • is there any fm radio in this phone ? iam very curious because in other site spec, this phone have fm radio.

  • need fm

  • I wish the Asus would bring a device with 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inch dimensions and keep other specs as it is. I sold my Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML (4 GB version) just because it seemed too big to me. Its' width is too much. A great dimension would be 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inch.

  • Problem is with Android system/OS which is keeping phone awake. Most probably because Intel CPU, drivers, libs... Asus is trying to fix it for months. Just check Zenfone 2 topic on xda.

  • Zenfone 2 with 5.5 inch display has problem with battery life even if it has 3000 mAh li-po battery. I think 5.5 inch display requires at least 3800 or little more capacity.

  • Does this phone really have a NFC?

  • Sorry! The page you requested couldn't be found

  • Well The Research Was Not Based On Links. It Was Based On The User Experience & Overall Camera Peformance .

  • this is the link john of new zoom

  • Could you share some links of your research?

  • the difference is the procesor intel atom z3590= 2.5ghz and the gpu is 640mhz and the old zenzoom is intel 3580= 2.3ghz and the gpu 533mhz 7 percent increase the performnce in cpu while in gpu is almost 20 percent

  • Researched A Lot About ASUS Camera . Problem Is With The Software . Hardware Is Good Enough . Hope They Will Solve The Problem Soon .

  • This variant just for EU version only..

  • Asus try hard to make good camera but their camera always not good.you can't compare with LG,huawei,apple,vivo and other.asus if you use sony camera trust me its great

  • Samsung and Sony is not able to compare with ASUS in this budget

  • Hoya lens and Panasonic sensor. ­

  • Almost perfect but ugly capacitive buttons.

  • Wtf?! New paper launch? "Old" Zoom is not released and Asus announcing new one. What's the difference except the color and number at the name end?

  • Awesome phone, good features, concern about battery backups, price must be very high.. Camera quality is awesome.. When it will be available in India?? Waiting???????

  • What camera is it using...Sony or Samsung???

  • What is defarance between ZX551ML and ZX550 ??