Samsung has officially launched the successor of last year announced Galaxy S4 Zoom in the Indian market. Called Samsung Galaxy K Zoom, the smartphone was originally announced earlier this year in April. Similar to the S4 Zoom, the K Zoom also comes with 10x optical zoom, but with new retracting lens technology that provides a remarkably slim and chic body.
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom comes in three colours which include Charcoal Black, Shimmery White and Electric Blue and is priced at Rs. 29,999. According to Samsung, the camera-phone will be exclusively available for pre-order on Amazon India starting tonight sharp at 00:01AM (July 3rd, 2014). The pre-ordered K Zoom's will ship starting July 9th.
As an introductory offer, Amazon India is offering freebies worth Rs. 6,000 to first 1,000 pre-orders which include: free Samsung Pop out case, free Sandisk 32GB microSD card, 6 movie tickets for free, Rs. 1,000 value off coupon on purchase of select handbags and purchase of select watches each.
Update: Amazon has started taking pre-orders of Samsung Galaxy K Zoom in India. You can pre-order the Galaxy K Zoom from here:
Update: Amazon has started taking pre-orders of Samsung Galaxy K Zoom in India. You can pre-order the Galaxy K Zoom from here:
Samsung has stuffed the Galaxy K Zoom with most advanced camera usability features and functions, which include AF/AE Separation for the precise balance of light and clarity, Pro Suggest mode, Selfie Alarm and Object Tracking for a clear, focused shot of a moving subject.
On the specifications front, Samsung Galaxy K Zoom comes with a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, Exynos 5260 Hexa-core processor (four quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 cores + two dual-core 1.7GHz Cortex-A15 cores), Mali-T624 GPU, 2GB RAM and Android 4.4 KitKat with Samsung's latest TouchWiz UI on top. The Galaxy K Zoom measures 137.5 x 70.8 x 16.6(20.2) mm and weights 200 grams.
Other specifications include an 20.7MP rear camera with 1/2.3 BSI CMOS Sensor, 10x Optical Zoom, 24-240mm F3.1-6.3 lens, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Xenon flash, 2MP front facing camera, 8GB internal storage with up to 64GB expandable using microSD card and 2,430 mAh battery. Connectivity series include 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, HT40, Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, USB 2.0, NFC and A-GPS + GLONASS.