The handset will become available for purchase through various wireless carriers

Aug 30, 2013 15:51 GMT  ·  By

Today, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung officially announced the availability of a new smartphone on the market in Europe, namely the GALAXY S4 Zoom LTE edition.

The new device should provide users on the old continent with a better experience than before, courtesy of the included support for faster connectivity capabilities, the company announced.

The handset comes to shelves with the same features and capabilities that the original handset had to offer, including the large 16-megapixel BSI CMOS Sensor on the back, with 10x Optical Zoom, Optical Image Stabilization and Xenon Flash.

"The introduction of LTE capabilities to the GALAXY S4 zoom demonstrates our commitment to providing customers with the best possible product on the market" said Young Lee, executive vice president and head of Samsung Europe Telecommunications Operation.

"Today's consumers place great importance on being connected with their world, anywhere at anytime, a need which is catered for with the LTE technology of the latest GALAXY S4 zoom."

"A powerful yet stylish device, the GALAXY S4 zoom LTE is perfect for those who want to take outstanding pictures from the device that’s always with them, and share them immediately and easily," Young Lee continued.

The smartphone lands on shelves with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED screen, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor packed inside, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, and a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32GB of additional storage space.

Furthermore, the device packs Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4+5GHz, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE), A-GPS + GLONASS, a 2330mAh battery inside, a 1.9-megapixel photo snapper on the back, and Google’s Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system loaded on top.

“Central to the GALAXY S4 zoom is the revolutionary Zoom Ring, a simple way to access all the device’s key features through one intuitive control system,” Samsung notes.

“These features include In-Call Photo Share, which allows users to capture and send an image directly to whoever they are talking to, quickly and easily. The Zoom Ring also provides instant access to the Quick Launch and Shortcut features for ease of use and replaces the traditional manual zoom with an easy-to-operate digital control.”

The new Samsung GALAXY S4 Zoom LTE is set to become available for purchase on the networks of various wireless carriers out there, including Deutsche Telekom, Tele2, TeliaSonera, and Orange.