Samsung Galaxy K zoom to cost less than the Galaxy S5? European prices may start at €499

posted by Florin T.

Apr 29, 2014, 9:39 AM

Samsung Galaxy K zoom to cost less than the Galaxy S5? European prices may start at €499

Samsung announced its brand new Galaxy K zoom this morning, saying that it would start selling it in May. While the company didn’t provide details about the price of the K zoom, we’re all expecting it to be quite expensive. After all, that 20.7MP rear camera with 10x optical zoom can’t possibly come cheap. However, it looks like the new smartphone-camera hybrid will be cheaper than Samsung’s Galaxy S5 flagship handset.

According to SamMobile, the Galaxy K zoom will be priced at €499 in the Netherlands. At the moment, an unlocked Galaxy S5 costs at least €600 there (and all over Europe, for that matter).

So perhaps the K zoom will be sold for around $500 when it lands in the US - despite the fact that €499 means around $690 at today’s exchange rates.

Besides having a possibly great camera on the back, the Samsung Galaxy K zoom offers all the features that you’d expect from a good mid-range smartphone, including: a 4.8 inch 720p Super AMOLED display, LTE connectivity, hexa-core Exynos 5 processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, microSD card support, and a 2,430 mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy K zoom will be available in three color versions: black, white, and blue. Is anyone looking forward to buying it?

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Display 4.8 inches
1280 x 720 pixels

Camera 20.7 MP (Single camera)
2 MP front

Hardware Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa, 2GB RAM

Storage 8GB, microSDXC

Battery 2430 mAh

OS Android 4.4.2

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34 Comments

29. 0xFFFF

Posts: 3806; Member since: Apr 16, 2014

PC Magazine says the US doesn't get the Galaxy K Zoom with the phone: "The Galaxy K Zoom is coming out in May in several countries, but there are no U.S. release plans. This may be because Samsung's two previous connected cameras, the Galaxy Camera and Galaxy S4 Zoom, failed to sell many units through AT&T."

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:00 PM 0

33. TheGenius

Posts: 339; Member since: Mar 06, 2014

Fukc pc magazine. Who reads that anyway.?

posted on Apr 30, 2014, 1:15 PM 0

26. Totse2k15

Posts: 479; Member since: Feb 11, 2014

"CONS It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.65 inches inches)" Lmfaolirl!!

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 3:18 PM 0

13. ashouhdy

Posts: 58; Member since: Oct 31, 2013

thats the first step for future phones a camera with f/3-6.6 24mm 4-44mm focal lenght and 10x Optical zoom 1/2.3" sensor Optical image stabilization , a full 16 seconds shutter speed for longer exposure pics. Variable aperature till f/18 .., all in a slim sexy device running android kitkat with hexcore CPU crisp 330ppi screen the Antutu scores for this CPU is high enough hitting 30,000 2GB ! PERFECT samsung

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 11:41 AM 3

9. StraightEdgeNexus

Posts: 3689; Member since: Feb 14, 2014

Huh really thats common sense it is just a mid range phone with $150 level P&S camera optics.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:44 AM 0

10. hung2900

Posts: 966; Member since: Mar 02, 2012

This phone is not a common mid-range phone. Exynos 5260 is much much better than Ssnapdragon S600 while the best mid-range phone now utilizing Quad-core Cortex A7 Snapdragon S400 The screen is RGB Super Smoled 720 with more than 300ppi- crisp enough.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:49 AM 2

20. ashouhdy

Posts: 58; Member since: Oct 31, 2013

try to make this point and shoot make calls and do android !

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 12:48 PM 0

8. express77 unregistered

Not good but not bad either. Much better than s4 zoom.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:28 AM 3

7. 0xFFFF

Posts: 3806; Member since: Apr 16, 2014

The price really needs to be kept down. The camera, for most purposes, is markedly inferior to the Sony RX100 and other top quality small cameras. While the addition of Android warrants some price increase, not many people will pay for too much price increase. Otherwise they will just get a very good camera and a very nice phone instead of this combo. If we get $499 in the US without contract, that is about right. $400-450 would be better as that is the range of the existing S4 Zoom.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:14 AM 5

5. SIGPRO

Posts: 2819; Member since: Oct 03, 2012

Still a ugly phone!

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:10 AM 8

11. marlboro

Posts: 94; Member since: Mar 27, 2014

we've got band aids therefore we will be having napkins too LMAO!!!

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:58 AM 1

18. Doakie

Posts: 2478; Member since: May 06, 2009

Napkins? I don't get it. Dumb joke...

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 12:40 PM 6

34. marlboro

Posts: 94; Member since: Mar 27, 2014

ask your mother to spread her legs, there you will get what I mean...

posted on May 03, 2014, 11:56 AM 0

1. sergiobr

Posts: 718; Member since: Feb 25, 2013

Nice pics !!!! 1080p 60fps , NFC , ios.https://www.flickr.com/photos/samsungcamera/14059407934/sizes/o/https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/14055774972_46d611eaf4_o.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2917/14059416724_fa72bbfe97_o.jpg ...https://www.flickr.com/photos/samsungcamera/14059409764/in/photostream/

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 9:47 AM 9

2. tech2

Posts: 3487; Member since: Oct 26, 2012

Excellent low light shots.......Look better then over-saturated colours Lumia produces.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 9:49 AM 12

3. ihavenoname

Posts: 1693; Member since: Aug 18, 2013

Phonearena, 1020 vs K zoom as soon as possible.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 9:54 AM 5

4. aksa123

Posts: 368; Member since: Jan 30, 2014

LOL, a phone vs a camera...

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:01 AM 2

14. ArtSim98

Posts: 3535; Member since: Dec 21, 2012

Well the camera on K isn't any more spectacular than 1020. Of course the zoom makes a big difference when using that.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 11:57 AM 1

16. _Bone_

Posts: 2155; Member since: Oct 29, 2012

Yeah but it has better phone specs too.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 12:29 PM 2

30. microsoftnokiawin

Posts: 1268; Member since: Mar 30, 2012

specs don't mean anything ! it's all about the user experience !

posted on Apr 30, 2014, 3:16 AM 0

6. SIGPRO

Posts: 2819; Member since: Oct 03, 2012

over-saturated colours........you know you can adjust that right!

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 10:11 AM 3

15. papss unregistered

You mean like ss does with their screens?

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 12:08 PM 1

17. tech2

Posts: 3487; Member since: Oct 26, 2012

Yup. Its called amoled which is the same screen technology used by Lumia 1020. Now imagine over-saturated image on an over-saturated screen. Get the picture ? :) Unlike SS Lumia don't have the feature to switch to Adobe RGB which produces THE most accurate screen (even better then LCDs):http://www.phonearena.com/news/UL-certifies-the-4.99-FHD-display-on-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id43874

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 12:34 PM 1

19. papss unregistered

Wait so are justifying your comment? Since when does my pics on my wife's 1020 stay on the phone? Lol okay.. also using PA as a screen reference? Why stop there...SS screen tech it not at all what I would consider the best.. isn't about my preferences or do you let others tell you what is better?

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 12:40 PM 0

24. tech2

Posts: 3487; Member since: Oct 26, 2012

'Wait so are justifying your comment?' Weren't you the one who went off topic and took a sling at SS's screen tech on a camera article ? I was merely replying not justifying. 'Since when does my pics on my wife's 1020 stay on the phone? Lol okay.. ' Its upto you what you do with your wife's pic. You may enlarge it hang t above your bed or you may keep it in your wallet its upto you. But whenever you take ur picture through your smartphone your first reference point is from that phone's display on the basis of which you judge the picture and decide to share. Not to mention most people would want to view your wife's photo on their mobile. ;) also using PA as a screen reference? If you actually bothered to click on the link you'd realize its not PA's reference, PA merely reported the news. What if I give you displaymate's link would you believe that or you'll find a excuse to disregard that too ? 'Why stop there...SS screen tech it not at all what I would consider the best isn't about my preferences.' Its YOUR opinion the experts beg to differ.http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S5_ShootOut_1.htm do you let others tell you what is better? No. That's why I bought my GS5 before any review came out. I went instore and fell in love with its gorgeous display. 'nuff said.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 2:19 PM 2

25. papss unregistered

I'm not getting into your copy reply fest but my reply was to your jab at Lumia devices... Ss makes everything over saturated but you still jab at lumias.. Its pathetic that you need to justify your love of Ss by taking jabs at others. Glad you love your phone but a screen is only as good as preferences no matter what scientific bs that you try and feed everyone.

posted on Apr 29, 2014, 2:54 PM 1

31. SleepingOz unregistered

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokias-first-quarter-phone-sales-slumped-30_id55641/comments/page/1 LMAO!

posted on Apr 30, 2014, 3:29 AM 0

28. Alex123

Posts: 241; Member since: Oct 17, 2012

And have you owned a lumia phone? I can adjust colours as what i want on my Lumia 925. However, i have to say that the Galaxy K zoom looks much better than its previous predecessor. If the price is reasonable, i will get one too as i prefer android to wp