The device is priced at a hefty 29,990 INR, and is said to be a variant of the current flagship from Samsung, the Galaxy S4. Is the device worth the money, or should you buy something else in the range? Keep reading to find out.
Camera And Internal Storage
As mentioned, this hybrid device from the Korean biggie packs a 16 megapixel camera, which comes loaded with a tonne of features. The camera sports 10x optical zoom, optical image stabilization, and has a very wide ISO range of 100 to 3200, which means even shutterbugs can tweak settings to their taste. The sensor on this camera is 1/2.33, which means pictures clicked on this camera will be sufficiently wide in angle. The shooter on the S4 Zoom also features HDR (which is pretty much a standard on all phones now), Geo-tagging, face recognition, smile recognition, and other enhancements on the software side. The secondary camera on the S4 Zoom is 1.9MP in resolution, and would primarily find it’s use in video calls, and we expect the front camera to be pretty much overlooked by buyers, thanks to what’s behind. There’s 8GB of on-board storage, which can be expanded like most other Samsung phones. The limit to this expansion is set to 64GB. The other memory on this device, RAM, is 1.5GB in size and the overall specifications remind us of the Mega series, excluding the camera of course.
Processor And Battery
This is one aspect where Samsung could have gone easy, due to the other factors which might catch the attention (read: camera). This device comes packed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset, which features a dual core processor of 1.7 GHz paired with 1.5GB of RAM. Although gaming and multimedia freaks would most probably look for other devices, Samsung have done well to include decent specs in the S4 Zoom given that the main purpose of the device would be as a camera.
The battery on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is a 2330mAh unit. This battery falls short of what we saw on the Galaxy S4 (2600mAh) and is better than what we see on the Galaxy S4 Mini (1900mAh). The battery life of this device would depend hugely on the usage pattern, since the camera can be power hungry, so nothing much can be said at this point in time.
Display And Features
The hybrid from Samsung features a 4.3 inch touch screen, much like what we saw on the Samsung Galaxy S2 a few years back. This 4.3 inch display packs a mediocre resolution of 960×540 (qHD) pixels. The device is particularly heavy at 208g; and a screen bigger than 4.3 inches would’ve meant the device would be too heavy for most users, so we think that 4.3 inches on this sort of a device is definitely something we like. The main attraction of this device remains to be the camera; however, other features include 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc. What potential buyers should also keep in mind is the meat the device carries. Apart from the 208g of weight, the phone is significantly thick, measuring 15.4mm.
Comparison
At this point in time, there is virtually no device in the market that packs specs similar/comparable to the Samsung S4 Zoom. However, the Nokia PureView 808 and the upcoming EOS phone might pose as threats to this newcomer in the market.
Key Specs
Conclusion
As stated, the phone would mainly be bought by people who’re really fond of photography and like to be connected at the same time. Unlike other phones, where people sometimes find themselves in a fix as to whether or not to buy the device, the S4 Zoom will either be loved or be forgotten by technology enthusiasts. At 29,990 INR, we feel that the device is slightly overpriced, but like most other devices in the market, you can expect the prices to fall sooner rather than later. It might be a good idea to wait 1-2 weeks before taking the plunge, if this device finds your fancy at this moment.
title: “Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Quick Review Price And Comparison” ShowToc: true date: “2023-04-16” author: “Tommy Kendell”
Nokia Pureview 808 was the leader in this category and now after launch of the Samsung Galaxy Camera you have got a decent smartphone with the full features of a normal point and shoot camera named as Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom.
Camera and Internal Storage
As we know that the most attractive feature available on this smartphones is the camera which is of 16MP and it can take an image by zooming into 10 times of the normal frame which is enough to take a good picture from a huge distance and moreover the quality loss will also be very much less. This is good in comparison to the loss less zoom of 4 times which is offered by Pureview 808. The secondary camera available in the front of this device is 2MP which is good enough for the video and calling. As per the shape of the phone the primary camera has been attached in the body of the phone similar to a digital camera which we usually see in our daily life. The internal storage of the device is 8GB out of 5GB will be available for you to use and for more than that you will have to attach a memory card which can extend the memory up to 64GB of storage.
Processor and Battery
The processor of the phone is not that appealing due to the obvious reasons but the battery is good as we know the camera consumes lots of battery when it being used consistently and moreover when you put that with an Android OS along with a 4.3 display then a high battery strength is required. So, to accomplish this we have 2330 mAh which is good enough especially when the display is just qHD. The processor used here is a Dual Core Processor which has been clocked at the frequency of 1.5GHz and we are not sure about the exact manufacturer of this processor or the exact ARM architecture which they processor follows.
Display Size and Type
The display size of this smartphone is 4.3 Inches which has got the resolution of 960 x 540 pixels with Super AMOLED Touch. There is no word about the scratch resistance coating which will available on this screen but the clarity will be pretty much decent as the screen size is not very much big for this resolution.
Key Specifications
Comparison
Nokia Pureview 808 is based on Symbian which is rarely used by the smartphone users these days so with the Android 4.2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has a great edge over the Pureview 808. Moreover the display clarity and battery of Galaxy S4 Zoom are also better than Pureview
Conclusion
The price of the product is unknown yet but we believe that everything about its availability and the pricing will be confirmed by the event which will be happening in London by 20th June and this section will updated then. But we expect this product to be launched in Europe countries and then after a while it will come to India and other Asian countries.
