Video Review
Unboxing
Into The sales package is as always in recycled cardboard with soy ink. Inside we find the classic manuals quick to use, very detailed especially to learn how to use the functions of the photographic industry, a 5 volt power supply, the USB-microUSB cable, the in-ear headphones white headphones with remote control to answer calls and adjust the volume of the music, and finally a small cloth to clean the lens and the display Super AMOLED 4.3 “.
Hardware
Into The hardware of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom provides a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 400 to 1.5 GHz clock frequency, 1.5 GB Ram, 8 GB of internal memory expandable with microSD up to an additional 64 GB, and a GPU Adreno 305.
Into The smartphone has a LTE data connection up to 100 Mbits unit while the display is 4.3 inches with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. The battery is 2300 mAh .
| Processor | 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 |
| GPU | Adreno 305 |
| RAM | 1.5 GB |
| Internal Memory | 8 GB |
| Memory Upgrade | Yes, MicroSD up to 64 GB | class=”c13″> Display | class=”c14″ Super AMOLED 4.3 “ |
| Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels |
| Front Camera | 1.9 MP |
| Rear camera |
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| Wi-Fi | b / g / n |
| 3G | HSDPA |
| 4G LTE | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 |
| Infrared | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| Sensors |
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| Doors | |
| Battery | 2300 mAh |
| Materials | Polycarbonate |
| Dimensions | 125.5 x 63.5 x 04/15/25 mm |
| Weight | 208 grams |
| Availability | International |
| Operating System | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean |
| Launch Date | August 2013 |
| Colours | White, Black |
| class=”c13″ Price (about) | 499 Euros at launch |
| class=”c13″ or Features Additional Features |
Into The Design Galaxy S4 Zoom resumes to the Galaxy series S4, at least in the front. The materials are polycarbonate glossy, but of course the back provides the largest sensor 16 MP at which the thickness becomes less than 25 mm while in the less thick is of 15.4 mm. always in the back but we have a bulge at the bottom which makes it very ergonomic grip when we use the smartphone in camera mode, but using smartphone as the device is very inconvenient to use, as well as portability is seriously compromised by the camera.
Into Doing a quick tour physical , on the top we find the 3.5mm jack, the infrared sensor and microphone for noise suppression on the right button power on / standby / off switch and the volume rocker, microUSB port at the bottom of the door and one below which we find the battery and the slot for the MicroSIM, while on the left we have the holes for a strap, slot for MicroSD and attaching to a tripod.
Into the rear instead we have the ‘ speaker in the upper left, a xenon flash, the Samsung logo on the bulge and of course the big sensor. Unfortunately, the weight is considerable, 208 grams are felt in a smartphone 4.3 “, but as you’ll see from the portability and ergonomics are not the strong point of this camera-phone.
Display
Into The Display is a Super Amoled by definition good, in fact, the resolution is 540 x 960 pixels , this allows us to get a good view of the characters and content web even without special operations zoom, of course we are not at the levels of the last FullHD. The color rendering is typical of the last Super AMOLED from Samsung, then bright colors but more natural than in the past, whites, although not comparable to those of IPS displays are still good, and of course, absolute blacks. The brightness flaw slightly from Galaxy S4, but still better than S3 and S3 Mini and Mini equal to S4. Also on S4 Zoom we can go to select the color temperature to match the performance of the super amoled to our preferences.
Camera
Into The camera back is obviously the strong point of this device, or rather the feature key: we have a 16 MP sensor with optical Samsung, stabilizer optical and 10x Optical Zoom. The photos are obviously very good, the things that surprised us the most are the zoom and Xenon flash, the quality is the latest compact camera, but the words are of little use in this case, you will be able to realize this by looking at the many sample we took. The videos are in 1080p at 30 FPS or 60 FPS at 720p, in both cases the quality is great and the stabilization when zooming is felt, being able to give us an excellent picture performance as well as you can see from the test video we posted on our YouTube channel.
Into The Software of the camera is slightly different than the other Galaxy: we do not have the Dual Chamber, but instead a multitude of shooting modes “Smart” and a manual function thanks to which we can go customize all aspects of the camera, beginning by focal, iso, exposure, contrast and so on and so forth who, obviously if you are experienced in photography you can use and fully enjoy these functions, otherwise rely exclusively to smart or automatic mode.
We invite you to take a look at our sample we took, all in automatic mode, some with 10x Optical Zoom at best, and the test video in 1080p posted on our YouTube channel get an idea of ??the quality of the multimedia device.
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Audio
Into L ‘ speaker is located in the back, on the top left. The speakerphone volume has a really good, maybe a little ‘scratchy, but when we make calls with the car there is definitely help. The situation is different with regard to playing music, even here the volume is good, but unfortunately the size of the speaker does not allow us to fully enjoy the bass of the audio file that we are reproducing, indeed sometimes seem non-existent.
Battery
Into The battery is 2300 mAh can give a range rather “strange”. We start from the fact that it is removable, so we can always buy more of the reserve, the autonomy in itself is good, but it depends very much on the use we make of it: if we use the device as a smartphone photo sporadically making the device will take us to easily evening or even more, but if we use it as a camera and at the same time also as a smartphone then the situation becomes slightly more complicated, or rather the smartphone will arrive more or less at 19, the fact remains that it is strictly dependent on the amount of video and photos that you will . Obviously present all energy-saving options are typical of TouchWiz.
Software
Into The Software is version 4.2.2 Android Jelly Bean coupled with Samsung’s Touchwiz. The features of this software now know them well, and the differences such as the Galaxy Mini S4 are not many, in addition to those already described in the Camera.
Fluidity
Into The fluidity navigation within the UI is good and does not suffer from particular lag, if not in screen widgets. The processor then it is quite powerful and also the Ram 1.5 GB allows us to open multiple applications simultaneously without suffering great delays obvious or impairing daily use. What suffers most is the part relating to the gallery and to the management of the photographs, as they are all very large and heavy, the gallery is very afflicted by lag in relation to the increase of data in the gallery.
Notifications Center and Customization
Into The center notifications Touchwiz allows us to set the brightness manually or automatically by choosing the “range” of values ??within which vary the brightness of the display itself. Obviously we will have many quick toggle completely customizable, we can in fact change not only the order of the toggle but also choose which to display and which not. Among other possibilities for customization is the Driving mode, energy saving, the simplified screen with icons and widgets very large and the ability to manage multiple widgets on the home.
Controls
Into Here are the main differences software with other Galaxy devices, one on all 3 but also notes S4 and S4 Mini. We have no scrolling, rotation, or pause intelligent and even the various gestures Air View, but we can activate functions such as Intelligent Auto Standby, the direct call approaching the smartphone to your ear or gestures regarding the movement of the palm of the hand.
Applications
Into The applications that are part of Samsung as always, many. Photo Album that app is able to create photo albums in an immediate and personal with a few gestures, present Group Play to use your smartphone as a speaker in audio reproduction with other Galaxy S4 , Mini S4, S4 Zoom and Notes 3, an FM radio, S Memo and S Translator that we know well, as they are identical to those present on the older brother. Also present Watch On with which we use our S4 Mini as a remote control thanks to infrared sensors, and voice assistant of the house known as the South Korean SVoice .
Gaming
Into The GPU present on Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is the Adreno 305 and gave satisfactory results. Also in this case we have tested the new Asphalt 8 which puts more stress on the processor whip compared to other games. From the point of view graph the yield is good, of course, the display is not a FullHD, but the definition allows to enjoy almost full of the various polygons which compose the game environment; regarding the fluidity even in this case was really good, though not without some small lag in correspondence of actions excited. Testing games lighter from the point of view of graph, we have not noticed spots, but the smartphone has always been more than a little heated at the processor.
Browser
Into The Browser Samsung also in this case there was a little ‘disappointed. Unfortunately we have more or less the same lag present on Galaxy S4, or perhaps the navigation is a little more fluid, but lag are there and they are pretty obvious, especially on websites very heavy. Using Chrome or Dolphin instead of the lag disappear and we can fully enjoy an excellent web browsing.
In conclusionSamsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has been put on sale a few months ago at a price of 499 Euros , maybe overkill for a device with excellent skills in regard to the camera, but difficult to place within the market, as it turns out to be a hybrid between smartphone and camera, hardly portable and certainly not suitable for everyone. Currently, however, the device can be purchased online at about 380 euro, price for sure closer to its real value.
| Ergonomics | 5 |
| Hardware | 7.5 |
| Materials | 7 |
| Display | 8.5 |
| Camera | 7.5 |
| class=”c13″ Audio | 7 |
| Battery | 7.5 |
| Software | 8 |
| Modding | n.a. |
| User Experience | 9 |
| Judgement |
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