Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 ZOOM REVIEW

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is Samsung’s idea of the ultimate cameraphone a 4.3-inch Android smartphone with a full 10x optical zoom camera lens. In effect it’s a cross between the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and the Samsung Galaxy Camera, with its 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, Xenon Flash and 25 Smart modes blurring the lines between camera and smartphone while retaining the simplicity of a regular smartphone camera. The Samsung Galaxy Camera is a decent camera, but it lacks the extra phone functionality that should make sharing your photos so much easier. The Zoom hopes to put the final nail in the compact camera’s coffin. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, it is equipped with a dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex A9, accompanied by 1.5GB of RAM (as opposed to 2GB in the Galaxy S4). The screen is also something of a backwards step, measuring 4.3-inches from corner to corner and boasting a sub-HD resolution of 960x540 pixels. On the plus side, it's a Super AMOLED panel, which means bold colours, realistic blacks, great viewing angles and decent performance in direct sunlight. Samsung, whose goal appears to be presence in each and every niche mobile segment, decided to beat the onslaught of cameraphones to market with the Galaxy S4 Zoom.

SPECIFICATION & FEATURES

DISPLAY & SCREEN

Type:	Super qHD sAMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Display Protection:	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Colors:	16M colors
Touchscreen:	Multi-touch
Size:	4.3 inches
Resolution:	540 x 960 pixels
Pixel density:	256 ppi
Features:	Light sensor, Proximity sensor

BODY & DESIGN

Device type:	Smart phone
Dimensions:	(4.94 x 2.50 x 0.61 inches) / (125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm )
Weight:	(208 g) / (7.34 oz)

GENERAL TECHNOLOGY

2G Network:	GSM 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz - all versions
3G Network:	HSDPA 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz - all versions
4G Network:	LTE (market dependent)
Data:	LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
Positioning:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Navigation:	Yes, Google Maps (Turn-by-turn Navi.)
SIM:	Micro-SIM
Announced:	12 Jun 2013
Released:	July 2013, Available

HARDWARE & MEMORY

Processor:	Dual core, 1500 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
Graphics processor:	ARM Mali-400 MP4
User data storage:	5 GB
System memory:	1536 MB RAM
Built-in storage:	8 GB storage
Card slot:	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB

MULTIMEDIA & SOUND

Alert types:	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Audio formats supported:	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, AMR-NB, MIDI, OGG, IMY, XMF, WMA
Video playback file formats:	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VP6/8, WMV9 Recording/Playback: 1080@30fps
Loudspeaker:	Yes
Headphone:	Yes
3.5mm jack:	Yes
Music player: Filter by: Features:	Yes Album, Artist, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback
Radio:	Yes (FM radio)

CAMERA

Camera:	Photo & Video
Primary Camera quality:	16 megapixels, BSI CMOS w/ Flash
Flash:	LED, Xenon
Aperture size:	F3.1-F17.8
Optical zoom:	10x optical zoom (24-240mm)
Features:	Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Optical image stabilization, Face detection, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Burst mode, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Macro mode, Night mode, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer
Video:	1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (720p HD) (60 fps)
Features:	Video calling
Primary camera:	Yes (8 megapixels), 1/3'' sensor size, PureView technology
Secondary camera:	Yes (1.9 megapixels), 1/2.33'' sensor size

CONNECTIVITY

WLAN:	Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot)
Bluetooth:	Yes (v4.0 with A2DP, LE)
USB:	Yes (microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go)
Connector:	Micro-USB, USB 2.0, 3.5pi earjack
Features:	Mass storage device, USB charging
NFC:	Yes
Infrared port:	Yes
GPRS:	Yes, Class B
EDGE:	Yes, Up to 236.8 kbps
Speed:	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Other:	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

INTERNET

Built-in Online services support:	YouTube (upload), Picasa
Browser:	TouchWiz for Android / Chrome

APPS

PC Applications:	Kies (Windows & Mac), AllShare
Applications:	Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa
Other Services & Applications:	Trouwrist, Trip Advisor, Photo Suggest (TBD)

FEATURES

OS:	Android OS JB MR1, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset:	Samsung Exynos 4212 Pega-Dual +XMM6262
CPU:	Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU:	Mali-400
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, proximity, compass
Messaging:	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser:	HTML5
Phone Book:	Yes
Charging:	Charger
Call Records:	Yes
SMS:	Yes
MMS:	Yes
E-Mail:	Yes
Technologies:	qHD sAMOLED
Instant Messaging:	Yes
Predictive text input:	Yes, T9 input
Voice message:	Yes
Voice dialing:	Yes
Voice commands:	Yes
Voice recording:	Yes
Radio:	FM radio
GPS:	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Accessibility features:	D/L from Play Store
Java:	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors:	White, Dynamic Black
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Others:	--S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Dropbox (50 GB storage) --Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic --TV-out (via MHL A/V link) --SNS integration --MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player --MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player --Organizer --Image/video editor --Document viewer --Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa --Voice memo/dial/commands --Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY

Battery Type:	Li-Ion battery
Capacity:	2330 mAh battery
Stand-by time:	Up to 570 hours (3G), 23.7 days
Talk time:	Up to 13 hours (3G)
Music play:	Up to 46 hours