SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy K Zoom review: A camera-phone hybrid with a 20 MP sensor and 10× optical zoom.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2014·$500
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#9 of 33
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A real 10× zoom on a smartphone.

Galaxy K Zoom packed a 20.7 MP sensor with a 10× optical zoom lens and a Xenon flash into a phone-shaped body. Thick and heavy, it was a genuine cameraphone hybrid in an era before periscope lenses made the idea practical.

01Display

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2014 — 6 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size4.8 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px (HD)

02Camera

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2014 — 20 points above the cohort average.

Main20.7 MP, 10× optical zoom, Xenon flash
Focal24–240 mm equivalent
Selfie2 MP

03Performance

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2014.

ChipsetExynos 5260 hexa-core
RAM2 GB
Storage8 GB · microSD

04Battery

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2014.

Capacity2,430 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 220 hours

05Build

62/100

62/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2014.

06Value

56/100

56/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2014.

What works
  • 20.7 MP sensor with 10× optical zoom.
  • Xenon flash for proper photography.
  • 24–240 mm focal range.
  • microSD + removable battery.
What doesn't
  • Thick 20.2 mm camera hump.
  • Heavy 200 g.
  • Tiny battery.
  • Compromised as both phone and camera.
Cross-shop it against
OnePlus X
$249 · score 64/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 33-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .