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.

An excellent optical zoom and lightning fast performance make the Galaxy K Zoom an exceptional camera phone

Smartphone cameras are ever improving, but they lack one crucial feature: a zoom. Not so with the Galaxy K Zoom. This Android smartphone has a built-in 10x zoom lens. Find out if this unusual marriage is successful in our Samsung Galaxy K Zoom review.

The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is the sort of device you might imagine resulting if you put a compact camera...

The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom's impressive 10x optical zoom gets you up close with your subject without...

Screen not pin-sharp; Bulky and...

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

It's probably a long time since you owned a phone as chunky as this, so it will take a bit of getting used to. Because of its size, it feels like a step backwards in terms of design, but if it means you don't need to take a camera everywhere you go, perhaps that's not such a problem.

The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is not something that I would automatically reject. The camera works well, but the rest of the phone isn't too impressive. It is pretty cool when it comes to general camera performance and you can also use it as a phone.

Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 zoom last year, to place their bets on the cameraphone market. It didn't work out so well, as the S4 zoom was basically two devices slapped on together.

Massive improvements in usability compared to the S4 zoom; Above average AMOLED display; Snappy performance; Point and shoot camera performance

Camera is unstable sometimes; has bugs; Battery life is average; doesn't meet expectations; Still thick and huge when compared to a normal cameraphone; Mid-range specifications – no 4K; sensor is still 1/2.3

En este análisis del Samsung Galaxy K Zoom intentaremos responder a la gran pregunta: ¿Estamos ante un smartphone con gran cámara o ante una cámara inteligente?

Zoom óptico 10x; Estabilizador de imagen; Grabación de vídeo

Peso y dimensiones; Autonomía; Precio

Last year, after launching the hot-selling GALAXY S4, Samsung went on to create spin-offs of their flagship device, one of which was the GALAXY S4 Zoom that was designed to cater to the crowd who loves taking photos with their smartphones.

10x optical zoom; Sturdy design; Snappy performance

Battery life; Limited manual control