Fasten your seat belts because I am taking you back to January 2016 when Asus Philippines flew us to Cebu to experience the Sinulog Festival through the new Asus Zoom. 

5.5-inch Full HD (1920×1080, 403ppi) IPS LCD

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Processor 64-bit 2.5GHz Quad-core Intel Atom Z3590 CPU

Graphics PowerVR G6430 GPU

RAM 4GB LPDDR3

Internal Storage 64GB eMCC Flash or 128GB eMCP Flash

External Storage microSD (up to 128GB)

Cameras 13MP rear-facing camera, 10-element Hoya 3x zoom lens

5MP front-facing camera

Software Android 5.1 with ASUS ZenUI

Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/b/ac

Bluetooth 4.0+ EDR

NFC

micro-USB

Battery 3000mAh non-removable Li-Polymer

Dimensions 6.26 x 3.1 x 0.47 inches

158.9 x 78.84 x 11.95mm

Weight 6.53 oz

185g

After setting in the hotel, it was time to explore the city. I have been to different islands in Cebu but it was my first time to explore the city. 

Selfie/Welfie in a moving vehicle 

Although we do not observe/celebrate Sinulog Festival (because of my religious affiliation), I was curious about the festivity because of the colorful parade and the upbeat music from drums and native gongs that I was hearing since we landed in Cebu. 

Below are sample, unedited and unmanipulated pictures taken using Asus Zenfone Zoom

.. and this is how we looked after battling with the crowd. Haha

Thee photos turned out decent and okay. They were taken in quick snaps (just because, we have limited time and we want to truly experience the city – and not waste our time with the camera). 

At night, Asus treated us to some fine wine in Blue Elephant with a nice view of the city

I love the Cebu skyline.  We got to test the Asus Zenfone Zoom in low light mode. 

photo by @rodelflordeliz

The following day, Rodel and I decided to skip the parade and just enjoyed the pool – with the Asus Zenfone Zoom.

Someone probably thought my legs are perfect subject for photography.


Sample of panoramic view using Asus Zenfone Zoom

I stalked someone. The Asus Zenfone Zoom made me see clearly the difference of expectation and reality 🙂 

A #ruthgoestocebu story: while checking out the pool in @cebumarriott hotel, I thought I spotted a hottie. I have to use the @asusph #zenfonemax 3x OPTICAL ZOOM and discovered that it was just the nognoginthecity @rodelflordeliz 😭 Define DISAPPOINTMENT. I need to get my eyes checked soon. #zenfonezoom #seehwhatothercantsee #seenognogupclose Not #seesinulogupclose

A photo posted by Ruth dela Cruz (@ruthilicious) on Jan 18, 2016 at 4:53am PST

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