14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Australia has just announced the upcoming availability of Galaxy S4 zoom camera phone beginning next week.
According to AusDroid, Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom will be available through Samsung retail partners and Samsung Experience Stores in the Highpoint shopping center, Melbourne and the George Street store in Sydney for no less than $699 (€485) outright.
Customers should know that the smartphone ships with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box, and is likely to stay locked on this version forever.
The Galaxy S4 zoom boasts an impressive 16-megapixel rear-facing camera with 10x optical zoom, Xenon flash, autofocus and full HD (1080p@30fps) video recording. There’s also a secondary 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls.
“We believe that the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom is the ultimate tool for people who want to use their smartphone to capture and share high quality images quickly and conveniently. It’s a device that is engineered to offer flexibility and give people a wide range of capabilities in a smartphone.
We see the GALAXY S4 zoom, with its 10x optical zoom and Android operating system, as a great way for people to share great high quality photos quickly and easily,” said Tyler McGee, vice president, telecommunications, Samsung Electronics Australia.
Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom comes equipped with a dual-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, along with a Mali-400 graphics processing unit and 1.5GB of RAM.
The handset packs only 8GB of internal memory, but users will be able to further expand storage up to 64G via microSD memory card. It is also worth mentioning that the phone’s 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display supports 540 x 950 pixels resolution and features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 coating.
“It is exciting to see a product come into the Australian market that allows users to experience a GALAXY smartphone with the benefits of Samsung’s camera technology. The GALAXY S4 zoom’s ability to capture high quality images can turn quick snaps into precious photos that can be kept, printed and shared for years to come,” added Craig Gillespie, head of digital imaging, Samsung Electronics Australia.