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Appeared on: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
New Samsung Galaxy K zoom, Has a 20.7 megapixel Camera

Samsung has revealed the Galaxy K zoom, the new camera specialized smartphone that features 10x optical zoom, 20.7 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS), AF/AE Separation and more.

"The new Galaxy K zoom empowers users to effortlessly capture and share their most important everyday moments in stunning clarity, with the convenience and connectedness of a Galaxy smartphone, for a unique, all-in-one mobile experience," said Sun Hong Lim, Senior Vice President of Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics.

The Galaxy K zoom is equipped with new retracting lens technology that provides 10x optical zoom in a slim body. Other features include the 20.7 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, high performance in low light conditions, and an Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce blur caused by movement. The device also shhots Full HD video and is equipped with a Xenon Flash.

The new device also integrates camera usability features and functions, including AF/AE Separation (/Auto Focus/ Auto Exposure Separation), next-generation Pro Suggest mode which offers 5 optimized filter settings, Selfie Alarm that allows users to take timed selfies with ease, and object tracking for a focused shot of a moving subject.

The Galaxy K zoom also offers features found in other Samsung smartphones, such as Ultra Power Saving Mode for minimizing the battery consumption, S Health Lite for personalized fitness and lifestyle coaching, and a Studio app to allow users to edit their pictures and videos.

It has a 4.8" display that matches the 1280x720 resolution of the Galaxy Camera 2, although it is an AMOLED panel. In comparison the Nokia Lumia 1020 is only 14.5mm at its thickest point. The device also sheds a tiny bit of weight, dropping from 208g to 200g.

On the inside we have Samsung’s Exynos 5 Hexa (5260) SoC which employs ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture and has support for HMP (Heterogeneous Multi-Processing) to take advantage of all six cores simultaneously. It sports two ARM Cortex-A15 cores with a max frequency of 1.7GHz and four Cortex-A7 cores with a max frequency of 1.3GHz. There’s also ARM’s Mali-T624 GPU and 2GB of RAM.

Samsung Galaxy K zoom specifications

Network	LTE	Cat4, HSPA+ 42Mbps LTE 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600 HSPA+ 850/900/1900/2100 EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Network	3G	5-band HSPA+ 42Mbps HSPA+ 850/900/1900/2100 EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Display	4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED Display (1280x720)
AP	Hexa core: 1.3GHz Quad-Core + 1.7GHz Dual-Core Processor
OS	Android 4.4 (Kitkat)
Camera	Main(Rear): 20.7 Mega pixel 1/2.3 BSI CMOS Sensor, 10x Optical Zoom, OIS, 24-240mm, F3.1-6.3 AF Assist LED Sub(Front): 2.0 Mega pixel
Camera	ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 Continuous Shot: 3fps MAX with AF Format: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WBMP, BMP, AGIF Xenon Flash, SMART Mode, Expert Mode(P/M), My Mode
Video	Recording Playback: Full HD (1920x1080 /60p) Codec : H.263, H.264(AVC), MPEG4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, MP43, WMV7, WMV8, VP8 Format: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Audio	Codec : MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC +/eAAC+, WMA, OGG (Vorbis), FLAC Format : MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Value-Added Features	SMART Mode(28): Auto, Pro Suggest, Program, Beauty face, Shot more, Panorama, Virtual tour, Rich tone, Night, Continuous shot, Selfie alarm, Manual, Kids shot, Landscape, Dawn, Snow, Macro, Food, Party/Indoor, Action freeze, Waterfall, Animated photo, Sound shot, Surround shot, Silhouette, Sunset, Fireworks, Light race
	AF/AE Separation, Object tracking, Studio, Smile/ Blink detection
	Ultra Power Saving Mode
	Kids mode
	S Health Lite
Google Mobile Services	Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movie＆TV, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube
Connectivity	Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4+5GHz, HT40, Bluetooth®: 4.0 BLE USB: USB 2.0 NFC A-GPS + GLONASS
Sensor	Accelerometer, Gyro Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor
Memory	RAM: 2GB Internal Memory: 8GB microSD slot: micro SDSC (up to 2GB guaranteed), micro SDHC (up to 32GB guaranteed), micro SDXC (up to 64GB guaranteed)
Dimension	137.5X70.8X16.6(20.2)mm, 200g
Battery	2,430mAh