Samsung just outed the rumored Galaxy S4 Zoom cameraphone, and it is every bit as resemblant to the Galaxy Camera concept as on the leaked pictures before. The main differences are that it is more compact, achieved by limiting the zoom level to 10x instead of the 21x on Samsung's Android camera, and it has voice calling functions, not only data connectivity. At the front it resembles a Galaxy S4 Mini, with the same 4.3" 540x960 pixels Super AMOLED display, but is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Exynos 4212 processor, aided by 1.5 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal storage plus a microSD slot for expansion, and, of course, that great 16 MP camera with 10x optical zoom on the back and optical image stabilization. Android 4.2 is running the show, and the phone packs a 2330 mAh battery to power it all up. The body is officially 15.4mm thick, yet the camera lens, which has a zoom ring, goes to 25mm, and the typical grip bulge is here as well, so it is more of a compact camera with phone functions than anything else. Still, it is the first phone with 10x optical zoom, Xenon flash and all the bells and whistles of manual control over your photos and videos, like aperture, exposure and white balance settings, as well as no less than 26 preset shooting modes, including exotics like Baby, Golf and Smart Suggest, where the camera app tells you which shooting modes are suitable for the current scene.
DESIGN
Device type: Smart phone
OS: PopupAndroid (4.4.2, 4.2) TouchWiz Nature UX UI
Dimensions: 4.94 x 2.50 x 0.61 inches (125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm)
Weight: 7.34 oz (208 g)
DISPLAY
Physical size: 4.3 inches
Resolution: 540 x 960 pixels
Pixel density: 256 ppi
Technology: Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body ratio: 63.97 %
Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor
CAMERA
Camera: 16 megapixels
Flash: Xenon
Aperture size: F3.1-F17.8
Focal length (35mm equivalent): 24-240 mm
Camera sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.3 ¿m
Optical zoom: 10.0 x
Features: Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor, Autofocus, Optical image stabilization, Face detection, Geo tagging, Self-timer
Settings: Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets
Shooting Modes: Popup Burst mode, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Macro mode, Night mode, Scenes, Effects
Camcorder: 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (720p HD) (60 fps)
Features: Optical image stabilization, Continuous autofocus, Video light
Front-facing camera: 1.9 megapixels
HARDWARE
System chip: Samsung Exynos 4212
Processor: Dual-core, 1500 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
Graphics processor: ARM Mali-400 MP4
System memory: 1536 MB RAM
Built-in storage: 8 GB
Maximum User Storage: 5 GB
Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB
BATTERY
Talk time (3G): [+]13.00 hours
Stand-by time (3G): [+]13.8 days (330 hours)
Music playback: [+]46.00 hours
Video playback: [+]10.00 hours
Capacity: 2330 mAh
MULTIMEDIA
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
TECHNOLOGY GSM: [+]850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; UMTS: [+]850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data: [+]LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Micro SIM: Yes
VoLTE: Yes
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Navigation: Yes
CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band
USB: USB 2.0
Connector: microUSB
Features: Mass storage device, USB charging
HDMI: via microUSB
Other: DLNA, MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
OTHER FEATURES
Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
