Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 56 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

21
Average:

15
Bad:

15

7.6

User Score

Based on 181 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Great camera.
Decent battery life.
Decent web browsing.

Cons:

Large and heavy.
Occasionally sluggish.

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Last revision on December 1, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Great camera
Decent battery life
Decent web browsing
Plays games well
Useful camera scene modes
Comes with Android 4.2.2
Good value-for-money for a convergence device
Very good pictures and video, including in low-light
10x optical zoom performs very well

Reviewers Didn't Like

Large and heavy
Occasionally sluggish
Dual-core CPU is outdated
Only 8GB of storage
Low OLED screen brightness makes it hard to frame a shot outside

Expert reviews and ratings

Although it looks like something of a bad joke when you initially pick it up, the Galaxy S4 Zoom really surprised us. After a few days of use we honestly forgot about how large and bulky it is, and learned to love the fact that we had a top-quality...

By Know Your Mobile on July 17, 2014

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom , to put it simply, looks just like a camera. Thought of as a smartphone, its chrome ‘zoom' lens is nothing short of bulky and makes the device feel quite heavy and cumbersome as a result. However, considered as a digital...

By MobilePhones on May 20, 2014

My first task here is to find a category to place this in. It could be computers, PDAs, Phones or the one I choose Cameras. The reason is it has a proper lens and 10x optical zoom but it is also an Android device doing all that does as...

By GadgetSpeak on April 30, 2014

Phones have had cameras for a long time, but these have been phones with cameras inside of them. If you’re looking for a camera first with a phone inside, Samsung has the answer with the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a camera with 10x optical zoom and a 4G phone...

By Gadget Guy Australia on December 03, 2013

Best phone deals Save up to 40% on your mobile phone contract We really want to like the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom but we're just not sure there's a gap in the market for it. If the camera or phone part was better or the price tag was lower then it would...

By TechRadar AU on December 01, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is an interesting hybrid Android smartphone and camera, but it won't be a practical replacement for both devices for most...

By PC Mag on November 15, 2013

What we have here is a shooter with a quality that's compatible with many compact cameras, combined with a phone that's edging to the good side of mid-range. However, for me, it's not a winning combination. The camera is difficult to complain about, and...

By IT Pro Portal on October 24, 2013

KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung's Galaxy S4 Zoom sees the firm looking to challenge Nokia in the cameraphone market, having already tackled Sony with its rugged Galaxy S4 Active and HTC with the affordable Galaxy S4 Mini...

By The Inquirer on September 06, 2013

S amsung has brought a wide portfolio of smartphones out onto the market in order to attract as broad an audience as possible. Not every phone that they develop and manufacture is meant for the masses. The Galaxy S4 Zoom is such a smartphone. It is...

By letsgomobile.org/en on September 05, 2013

The device, powered by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, combines the stylish heritage of the latest Galaxy S4 smartphone with advanced photographic...

By AsiaOne on August 29, 2013

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