“If you can’t win ‘em over by putting the platform into a camera, why not try slapping the camera onto the platform? As our news hound Alex Wagner reported earlier in the day, the next installment of the Galaxy S 4 line, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom, is officially headed to launch sometime later in the year. However, after looking at the details, I can’t help but shake that jingle out my head: ‘One of these things is not like the other…’ and consequently feel that the Galaxy S 4 Zoom doesn’t really fit – either in the Galaxy S 4 line or in today’s market.”, Anna Scantlin in her report to Phonedog.
The device per se has good intentions. The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom will certainly feature a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display (960×540), a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, as well as runs onJelly Bean Android 4.2. The even more defining highlights of the device include a 16-megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom and Xenon flash. The camera on the back of this is obviously good. That’s amazing!
However, the specifications on the Galaxy S 4 Zoom actually resemble the Galaxy S 4 Mini more than actual Galaxy S 4 itself. It’s gonna be a watered down variation of the Galaxy S 4 on board, plus a honker tacked on the back of the device. The Galaxy S 4 is a perfectly average Hybrid device. You need to think about other things that sell people on phones: battery life, size, and physical form. While the actual size of the smartphone is average and pocketable at 4.3-inches, the thickness and weight of the phone. This what makes users question just how comfortable the device will be to hold both for general use and for voice calls. It’s also worth mentioning if you’re losing out on more battery life. because the battery size is not yet mentioned in any news article.
The optical zoom of the device is what makes it take better quality pictures over your typical digital zoom of regular smartphones. However, with this device also serving as a smartphone, manufacturers like Samsung need to realize that there should be a happy medium to executing the design when dealing with hybrid devices like these.
Anna Scantlin added,”
I feel like hybrid phones like this need to look like and act like a smartphone, but have point-and-shoot camera-like qualities in order to succeed. The Galaxy S 4 Zoom seems to be more of a Galaxy Camera Mini with a bonus phone feature included. If you were looking at photos of the Galaxy S 4 Zoom and didn’t know any better, you’d probably think that’s what the device was anyway – not a continuation of the Galaxy S 4 line.”
With the rumored Nokia EOS device with 41-megapixels and Sony’s rumored 20-megapixel Honami device it’s no wonder that Samsung wanted to get in on the action as well. The overall form factor of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom doesn’t live up to modern expectations on what a smartphone/camera hybrid device should look and feel like. The idea was good, but the actual device seems like it needs more refinement in order to provide either A.) Better specs or B.) A slimmer form factor or both. The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom may still manage to generate sales from consumers who have been looking for a smartphone/camera hybrid solution.
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