Samsung today officially announces its Galaxy K Zoom

Today as decided, Samsung finally unveiled its point and shoot hybrid camera smartphone the Galaxy K Zoom at the Red Dot Museum in Singapore. The device comes with major upgrade of a 20.7 shooter with 10x optical zoom and has gone much slimmer compared to its predecessor.

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Taking a look at its specs, the device comes with a 4.8 inch Super AMOLED HD display with 1280×720 resolution, a hexa-core processor with 1.7GHz dual core and 1.3GHz Quad-core, 2GB RAM, Android 4.4 KitKat on-board, 8GB internal memory with microSD card, 20.7MP rear camera with Xenon flash, 2MP front-facing shooter and a 2430mAh of battery life.

The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom comes with several improvements as the device has gone even slimmer taking it much closer to the edge of an smartphone rather than a camera. Moreover, the Galaxy K Zoom comes with 10x optical zoom giving out stunning images results and more detailed images.

Well this device would be a dream for fans of selfie shots as it comes with a Selfie Alarm. Here a user just need to select an area on the screen where he/she wants their head to be positioned. Turn the smartphone with the main lens facing your eyes and once your head lies in the selected section an alarm will sound after which you can grab your selfies nicely and accurately.

The device also offers other features like S Health that serves for personal health and fitness coaching, Studio app for editing images and Ultra Power Saving Mode that makes judicious use of the battery juice. Here is an official video from Samsung.

Senior Vice President of Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics, Sun Hong Lim shared a word on the launch saying “With the introduction of the Galaxy K zoom, Samsung continues to demonstrate our commitment to creating products that meet the diverse demands of our consumers. 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.”

Samsung has launched this device in three stunning color variants of Charcoal Black, Electric Blue and Shimmery White. The Galaxy K Zoom is likely to release globally next month in May. Take a look at the image gallery and the official video released by Samsung.

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Samsung today officially announces its Galaxy K Zoom