SpecEagle review · Samsung
Galaxy S4 Zoom review: 2013 Galaxy phone-camera hybrid.
SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2013·$550
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#4 of 6
Tier
Specialty
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front
Galaxy S4 Zoom.
S4 Zoom was Samsung's 2013 smartphone-camera hybrid — 10x optical zoom + Xenon flash with calls.
01Display
64/10064/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for specialty phones of 2013.
TypeSuper AMOLED
Size4.3"
Resolution960 x 540
02Performance
56/10056/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for specialty phones of 2013.
ChipsetExynos 4 Quad
RAM1.5 GB
Storage8 GB + microSD
03Camera
76/10076/100 puts it above the 72-point average for specialty phones of 2013.
Main16 MP 10x optical zoom
Xenon flashYes
04Battery
70/10070/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2013.
Capacity2,330 mAh (removable)
05Software
64/10064/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2013.
What works
- 10x optical zoom + Xenon flash.
- Full smartphone with calls.
- 16 MP cam.
- Removable battery.
What doesn't
- 208 g chunky.
- qHD display.
- Niche concept.
- 8 GB storage.
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 6-phone cohort of specialty devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .