The
month of June marks a milestone for Samsung as it releases a string of new
Galaxy devices. Earlier this month, leaked photos of the S4 Zoom and the Note
III was gone Viral. What is new this time?
Shortly before the unexpected online appearance, the South
Korean mobile manufacturer unveiled another variant of their latest handset, a waterproof version of the
company’s flagship smartphone. This may be a smart move for the company
considering its shares experienced a minimal drop after numerous negative reports on the
Galaxy S4.
The
name says it all – Galaxy S4 Zoom’s main attraction is its camera. The mobile
phone’s snapper is rumored to have a 16-megapixel camera at the back with 10x
optical zoom. Compared to the flagship’s camera, S4 Zoom promises to offer
sharper images leaving the former behind with only 13 megapixels. However, it
is still not known if the device will have the same eye-tracking features. According
to O2’s Galaxy S4 page, the flagship is capable of
blending images to make continuous photos. In addition, it can capture sounds
and pictures simultaneously with the Sound and Shot feature.
The unofficial
photo of the S4 Zoom model that surfaced on the Internet was first released by
SamMobile. Days later, TechTastic uploaded a couple of shots of the actual device.
Built
around the idea of taking pictures, the device will be Samsung’s first
camera-focused Android smartphone. The leaked photo revealed a huge lens on the
back, an unlikely feature for most Galaxy handsets. It also has a dedicated
camera key on the right specifically situated below the lock and volume keys.
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| Galaxy S4 Zoom |
Donning
a 4.3-inch display, it is smaller diagonally compared to the flagship’s 5-inch
super AMOLED touch screen finished with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
Reported
to be already in its finishing touches. The S4 Zoom is equipped with a 1.6 GHz
Dual-core processor, a sufficient power to run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and
Samsung’s signature TouchWiz user interference.
What’s new with the Note III?
From
the success of Note 2, the teased Samsung Galaxy Note III is said to be the
hope of the next generation phablets.
In
terms of hardware appearance, the leaked prototype doesn’t give much
excitement. It boasts of a huge 5.66-inch super AMOLED display with curved
corners that go along with the high resolution screen. To distinctly identify
it, the prototype’s thin bezel spells the difference between the Note III from
the Galaxy Mega 6.3.
It has
a wider touch screen display, which was reported to flaunt the same pixel
structure of the display of other devices. However, the Note III will
definitely lag behind the S4 Zoom in terms of camera. On a brighter side, the
phablet will still deliver crisp and sharp images with its 13-megapixel rear
camera.
Other
features include an S-Pen which is present in most Note lineups. If the initial
features are true, it will be one of the fastest and most powerful tablet out
there running the latest Android operating system. This will operate seamlessly
with Exynos Octa-core or the Snapdragon 800.
The S4
Zoom and the Note III are expected to be officially unveiled by Samsung at IFA
(Consumers Electronic Unlimited) on
September 6-11, 2013 in Berlin. It is the world’s leading trade event in terms
of consumer electronics. If these rumors will come into being, these devices
are going to be real monsters once it hits the shelves later this year.
What do
you think of Samsung’s upcoming lineup?
