It was just about this time last year that we were asking some valid questions about the Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom : Is it a phone? Is it a camera? Who would buy it? Why?!? One year later, its successor has reached the market with the same functionality and almost the same form factor.

+ optical zoom lens; – bulky; ugly; hefty; – only 8GB of internal storage (5GB available; – no LED notification light; shutter button won't wake the device (unless you combine it with the volume up key; which takes up two hands; – poor battery life

– bulky; ugly; hefty; – only 8GB of internal storage (5GB available; – no LED notification light; shutter button won't wake the device (unless you combine it with the volume up key; which takes up two hands; – poor battery life

The Galaxy K zoom speeds down right onto our review track, ready to take on any cameraphone contender. This speedster is equipped with a 10x optical zoom and OIS and if you were to see only its back, you would hardly recognize you are staring at an Android smartphone with a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED...

20.7MP camera - 1/2.3" sensor, 10x optical zoom (24-240mm), optical image stabilization, xenon flash, 1080p video camera, 30fps and 60fps modes, 2MP / 1080p front-facing camera, 4.8" Super AMOLED, 720 x 1,280px, 306ppi; Gorilla Glass 3 with ambient light sensor, Android OS v4.4.2 KitKat, Exynos 5260...

Thicker and heavier than a regular smartphone; No 2160p video capture; Manual camera controls are hard to use

The phone-camera hybrid that is the Galaxy K Zoom may seem like the photography enthusiast's dream device, but it's far from perfect. Its bulky size means it's impractical for everyday use, and its images, while far from poor, don't match the Galaxy S5's.

The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom's impressive 10x optical zoom gets you up close with your subject without losing image quality; It has plenty of power for most tasks and it has the latest Android software too

It's bulky and heavy; making it awkward for everyday use; while its overall image quality doesn't particularly impress and it has a disappointingly low resolution display

The cameras on our smartphones have come a long way over the past several years, and have undoubtedly contributed to making point and shoot cameras obsolete . An important feature from these cameras that aren't easily found with smartphone camera tech though is optical zoom.

10x optical zoom; Solid build quality; Optical image stabilization

Heavy and bulky; Awkward to hold; Bad battery life

Are you ready to ditch your point and shoot for just a cameraphone? Samsung's betting on you carrying around only one gizmo that does it all with its lens-heavy, camera-orientated Galaxy K Zoom, the successor to last year's Galaxy S4 Zoom.

By no means the perfect combination of a smartphone and zoom lens, the K Zoom isn't half bad. It's capable of great photos and videos in the right conditions. This isn't a device for everyone, but if the "zoom camera with a built-in smartphone" concept appeals to you and you don't mind the size and...

This phone is gifted to me by my friend. This is best gift I ever received. I love its features like zoom into details, S health lite, its excellent hardware performance, its clearer photo in low light and many more.Its camera quality is excellent.

Cmera Quality

Nothing

I love my Samsung Galaxy K / S5 Zoom, the only trouble I am having is that it freezes some times when I am scrolling on photos or openning camera or sometimes it just freezes when looking at Facebook, the first 3 times it did it I only wait for about 1 minute and pull out the batery to reset it...

Most contemporary flagship smartphones contain solid cameras. High-end  handsets such as the and all have powerful snappers with solid image editing features. All of them, however, offer limited zoom functions. None of them matching a compact digital camera.

10x optical zoom; Packed with camera features; Processor handles general tasks well

Hideous design; Large dimensions restrict mobility

Is this smartphone camera hybrid a killer combo, or clunky compromise? Find out in our Samsung Galaxy K Zoom review Can Samsung's new smartphone with an optical zoom camera win us over where the Galaxy S4 Zoom failed?

Powerful 10x zoom lens; Comprehensive camera app; Dazzling xenon flash; Powerful 10x zoom lens; Comprehensive camera app; Dazzling xenon flash

Heavy and bulky; Soft 720p display; Jerky video; Heavy and bulky; Soft 720p display; Jerky video