Samsung announces the Galaxy K zoom camera phone
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- Dovice
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- 29 Apr 2014
Silly. Why the low spec display etc for a camera!? I have a Note 3, superb high res display, ideal for viewing photos. So why step backwards with a camera that is supposed to shoot much better quality images than a regular phone? I just don't get it. Same with the controls, why not on screen Android controls, to make using the device when held in landscape orientation easier?
This is the American school of marketing applied to product design: Fire, Ready - Aim!
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- Anonymous
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- 29 Apr 2014
AnonD-253862, 29 Apr 2014i said it before i say it again it looks like it was inspir... moreand you gonna carry lens with you all the time?
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- tRb
- 29 Apr 2014
i said it before i say it again it looks like it was inspired by a washing machine and just like its predecessor it is not goint to be anything breath taking! sony had a better idea. why not make a proper lens (see QX100) and attach it to a camera.. Most phones and internal cameras these days take a better picture than the point and shoot from couple of years back .... if sony could only deal with the reviews that say the attachment is slow and clunk it would certainly be the right solution to those who want
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- gGk
- 29 Apr 2014
No big bump for lens. Its just big. 20mm thickness around the camera...
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- paul
- nGE
- 29 Apr 2014
Very nice & thinner than last year, but still too thick & 8gb storage is pathetic for £5 extra they could have put 16gb. We will only get about 5gb of user space & even with SD card you will fill the storage in a few months.
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- 29 Apr 2014
LaBodilsen, 29 Apr 2014So this is "thin", but the 808 and 1020 was a bri... moreKinda common sense this one has optical zoom while the 1020 has digital one
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- vbP
- 29 Apr 2014
sony waste of money samsung is great
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- Shaggy
- TXU
- 29 Apr 2014
This hybrid, the Galaxy K's only advantage is the ZOOM. A ten times zoom on a smartphone is amazing but being somewhat bulky(obvioulsy). It's a niche product and I don't think Samsung is expecting to sell millions.
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- LaBodilsen
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- 29 Apr 2014
So this is "thin", but the 808 and 1020 was a brick?..
other than that, i actually like it, and might purchase it as a perfect vacation phone.
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- U@U
- 29 Apr 2014
sfm5, 29 Apr 2014As the sensor gets bigger, it gets more difficult to make a... moreSorry, but normal consumer doesnt care about the technicalities.... All they want is Good Output at reasonable price point.... This phone fails at both ends of requirement.... Zoom series is always a weak spot for samsung.... Cant beat nokia in camera department even with this zoom zoom mobiles.... Definitely it may find some fans out there but in the end its not going to please much....
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- 29 Apr 2014
Anonymous, 29 Apr 2014Wow, so good, is better than SonyLol, it is a sony cameralens.
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- Anonymous
- nGw
- 29 Apr 2014
Miserable to l;ook aton front but nice design on back,,pffft,,,, and what about LED flash?
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- Anonymous
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- 29 Apr 2014
Sammy will cash in on this one just like they did with the Note series
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- rv3
- 29 Apr 2014
This device should have launched last year.. Camera bump has reduced by 5mm compared to S4 Zoom. FM radio missing permanently these days on Samsung phones and now Infra Red also missing, in the S4 Zoom the Zoom Lens had plastic cover which got scratches easily, hope this time its scratch resistant. Memory is very low just 8Gb, yea one can put applications on Memory Card but than you can not change memory Cards after that. Even the price is too much 700 USD.
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- Anonymous
- X3t
- 29 Apr 2014
Come to papa :)
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- GQY
- 29 Apr 2014
AnonD-258858, 29 Apr 2014Again NO video Light. What is this Sammy!There is an led flash look again.
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- Anonymous
- mDu
- 29 Apr 2014
Any sample shots?
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- Muzika
- vpc
- 29 Apr 2014
Why do people still keep on talking about {Smartphone OEM brand here} beating Nokia while Nokia as a brand is already extinct? Move on guys... There's no more Nokia.
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- 5i4
- 29 Apr 2014
Anonymous, 29 Apr 2014now tell me, which part of this news that mention any "... moreIt does have sony's sensor (source link below) and they should have gone with a even better one when they make it a camera with phone functions.
http://mobile-review.com/review/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom.shtml
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- sfm5
- HLX
- 29 Apr 2014
AnonD-7043, 29 Apr 2014F/3.1....? Again, wht a waste.... Note 3 perform better t... moreAs the sensor gets bigger, it gets more difficult to make a bigger aperture, and the fact that there is 10x optical zoom makes it impossible for a smartphone for a f1.9 aperture.