Testseek.co.uk have collected 215 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-C111 Galaxy K Zoom and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-C111 Galaxy K Zoom .
June 2014
(75%)
215 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(86%)
6 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
750100215
The editors liked
Much slimmer than before
Camera obviously
Zoom
10x optical zoom
Refined design
Powerful innards
Powerful 10x zoom lens
Comprehensive camera app
Dazzling xenon flash
Last year's Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom had plenty of things right with it
But it was simply far too big to really fit in your pocket. This time around
The South Korean giant has slimmed things down with the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom
Making it much more capable
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
4G connectivity for fast and direct sharing
Android is a great operating system
Full phone with all the apps you'll need
More slender than S4 Zoom
Image quality about on par with equivalent compact
Big zoom
Excellent camera for a phone
Good build and general specs
Great snapper with amazing zooming capability
Bright
Crisp screen
Battery is removable
Storage is expandable
A lot more comfortable to hold than its predecessor
Good midrange features
The phone's overall fluidity and responsiveness
Overall picture quality
Full HD @ 60 fps filming mode
The abundance of different camera modes
Superb camera with unrivalled zooming capability
Sharp and bright display
Removable battery
Expandable storage
Packed with camera features
Processor handles general tasks well
Optical zoom is great for photo composition
High customisable software
Advanced camera
Decent processor
Expandable memory
The editors didn't like
User interface has issues
Design isn't great
Lower resolution screen
Still chunky
Low
Res screen
Poor storage and battery size
Heavy and bulky
Soft 720p display
Jerky video
Samsung's slimmed down last year's model with the K Zoom
But it's still very bulky. It measures up a hefty 20mm at its thickest point
More than double LG's flagship G3
And it also weighs up at 200g
So it's not the easiest blower to cart around. Thanks
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
Camera components still make it feel horrible as a phone
Mere 8GB internal storage
Zoom button placement feels off
Some image processing and lens sharpness issues
No aperture/shutter priority modes
Very bulky
Not ideal ergonomics for a camera
Chunky build
Excessive camera features
Screen resolution lower than others
Poor internal storage
No UHD/4K video capture
It's all a bit bulkier than an average smartphone
The loss of picture quality in the corners of photos
Abstract: Although the Galaxy K Zoom still has the 1/2.3in sensor and 10x optical zoom lens of the Galaxy S4 Zoom, Samsung's removed the lower hand grip and given it a smoother, more uniform chassis. This puts it squarely in smartphone territory and it's not only m...
Superb camera with unrivalled zooming capability, Sharp and bright display, Removable battery, Expandable storage
Chunky compared to regular smartphones, More camera features than most will use, Lower screen resolution than others, Poor internal storage
Owning a smartphone these days is all about compromise. There is no handset which ticks every box and fulfills every demand of every consumer, and few compromises are larger or more obvious than the size and weight of this phone. The £400 Galaxy K Zoom i...
10x optical zoom, Packed with camera features, Processor handles general tasks well
Hideous design, Large dimensions restrict mobility
We can see what Samsung set out to achieve with the K-Zoom. A solid Android smartphone with a digital camera lens is no small feat. The K-Zoom, however, veers closer to the latter. In fact it looks like a dated digital camera at best, as newer devices a...
Last year's Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom had plenty of things right with it, but it was simply far too big to really fit in your pocket. This time around, the South Korean giant has slimmed things down with the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom, making it much more capable
Samsung's slimmed down last year's model with the K Zoom, but it's still very bulky. It measures up a hefty 20mm at its thickest point, more than double LG's flagship G3, and it also weighs up at 200g, so it's not the easiest blower to cart around. Thanks
Samsung has largely improved on last year's Galaxy S4 Zoom with the Galaxy K Zoom, cranking up its camera skills and dropping its huge heft, but it's simply still a tank of a phone. Despite its top-notch camera, the rest of the specs don't match up to its...
A lot more comfortable to hold than its predecessor, Good midrange features, The phone's overall fluidity and responsiveness, Overall picture quality, Full HD @ 60 fps filming mode, The abundance of different camera modes
No UHD/4K video capture, It's all a bit bulkier than an average smartphone, The loss of picture quality in the corners of photos, even if it is less pronounced than on the S4 Zoom, The limited 'manual' mode
The Galaxy K Zoom is the result of Samsung greatly improving on the Galaxy S4 Zoom formula. The S4 was already doing well on the camera front, but really didn't offer the shape and handling of a smartphone. Its successor is just a tiny bit better for phot...
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Published: 2014-07-24, Author: Dave , review by: wired.co.uk
Screen doesn't do the pics justice, bulky and heavy, battery life not as good as it could be
The Samsung Galaxy K zoom moves the concept on from its last incarnation with 4G connectivity and a beefed up camera spec, though it's now lost the bulge grip. It's still very much a low to midrange digital camera masquerading as a mid- to high-end mobi...
Published: 2014-07-15, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
4G connectivity for fast and direct sharing, Android is a great operating system, full phone with all the apps you'll need, more slender than S4 Zoom, image quality about on par with equivalent compact
Camera components still make it feel horrible as a phone, mere 8GB internal storage, zoom button placement feels off, some image processing and lens sharpness issues, no aperture/shutter priority modes
The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom feels like an echo of the earlier Galaxy S4 Zoom, albeit with some welcome improvements such as snappy autofocus and a better screen. However our sentiments remain much the same as before: as a smartphone there's a limited...
Published: 2014-07-14, Author: Kevin , review by: 3g.co.uk
Great snapper with amazing zooming capability, Bright, crisp screen, Battery is removable, Storage is expandable
Chunky build, Excessive camera features, Screen resolution lower than others, Poor internal storage
While games consoles, sat navs and MP3 players have all seen their existence threatened by smarter and smarter smartphones, the point-and-shoot snapper has always survived, thanks to the fact that protruding lenses don't sit well with streamlined handsets...
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 ap...
