Samsung today announced the Galaxy K Zoom which blurs the line between a digital camera and a smartphone. Although the previous Galaxy S4 Zoom was a bulky piece of mess, the new Galaxy K Zoom is actually pretty stylish. Let's get to the camera first, so you have a 20.7 MP CMOS BSI equipped sensor, 4.4-44mm lens with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilization and a Xenon Flash.
Coming to the rest of the "phone" specs, the Galaxy K Zoom features a 4.8-inch, HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by Samsung's Hexacore Exynos chipset which comprises of two 1.7 GHz Cortex-15 cores and four 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 cores. The new Zoom runs Android 4.4 KitKat right out of the box with Samsung's TouchWiz.
So the Galaxy K Zoom is not what you would call thin at about 20.2 mm, but considering there's a 10x Optical Zoom lens in there, its a neat feat. Here's a look at all the specifications of the Galaxy K Zoom.
- Display: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED, 720x1280 pixels
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core + 1.3 GHz Quad Core, Exynos 5260
- GPU: Mali-T624
- OS: Android 4.4 KitKat
- Primary Camera: 20.7 MP, Xenon Flash, BSI Sensor, OIS with 10x optical zoom, 1080p video at 60 FPS
- Secondary Camera: 2 MP Front-facing
- Memory: 2 GB RAM, 8 GB Internal storage expandable upto 64 GB using microSD cards
- Connectivity: 4G LTE/3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS with aGPS + GLONASS, NFC
- Battery: 2,430mAh
The Galaxy K Zoom will be available in Charcoal Black, Shimmery White and Electric Blue colors with the new Galaxy S5 like perforated backcover. There's no word on pricing or availability as yet.
