Samsung’s successor to the popular Galaxy S3 has a lot to live up to, especially given the S3’s impressive performance as a camera. We’ve put Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, through our rigorous imaging tests to see if it meets the high expectations set for the new model. Read our full camera review now on connect.dpreview.com.
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Just posted: Our Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy NX. We were given the chance to play with Samsung’s latest phone/camera hybrid – the Android-powered Galaxy NX. It combines a 20MP DSLR-style mirrorless camera body with the vast touchscreen and connectivity of a smartphone, giving a high-IQ camera with 3G, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity as well as GPS and GLONASS-compatible positioning. What’s it like to use, though? Read our Hands-on article to find out.
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Samsung has announced the Galaxy NX: the world’s first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera running the Android operating system. The Galaxy NX takes a 20.3 megapixel, SLR-style mirrorless camera and adds 3G, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi, connectivity and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The camera sports a gigantic 4.8″ HD LCD touchscreen – with which you’ll control nearly all camera functions. The Galaxy NX will be available sometime this summer for an undisclosed price.
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Samsung has officially unveiled the Galazy S4 Zoom – the nearest thing yet to a true camera / phone hybrid. The ‘camera side’ features a 24-240mm equivalent F3.1-6.3 lens with a zoom ring around the barrel, in front of a 16MP 1/2.3″ CMOS sensor. It includes optical image stabilisation, a built-in xenon flash, ISO 100-3200, 4 fps continuous shooting, and 1080p30 HD video; images are stored to internal memeory or microSD. On the ‘phone side’ you get a 4.3″ Super AMOLED display, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and all the other features you’d expect of a modern smartphone. The S4 zoom will go on sale this summer.
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We just published the DxOMark Mobile Report for Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 on connect.dpreview.com. DxO’s imaging experts have analyzed 14 aspects of mobile imaging including detailed image quality assessment, flash performance, autofocus reliability and more to calculate a final score. This report will be integrated into our full review once it is finished but for now click through to find out how the Samsung Galaxy S4’s camera performed in the DxOMark lab tests.
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 has no doubt been one of the most high-profile smartphone launches of the year. We’re digging into its camera capabilities for our full review of Samsung’s newest flagship phone, first playing with some of the more innovative capture features from its Dual Shot to Drama mode. We offer our first thoughts on the S4’s camera today on connect.dpreview.com.
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We starting to test the camera capabilities of the brand new Samsung Galaxy S4, but the guys at iFixit.com have been tearing theirs apart. The iFixit crew cracked open the S4 to see what its inner workings tell us about the latest flagship phone from Samsung, and how easily it can be repaired. The S4 came through iFixit’s teardown with flying colors, receiving an 8 out of 10 repairability score for its replaceable battery and straightforward disassembly. Click through for all the gory details.
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We put four of the top-of-the-line smartphone cameras to the test in our super shootout featuring the two most promising newcomers – the brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One – and the established competition, the Apple iPhone 5 and the Nokia Lumia 920. We shot with the camera phones in a variety of “real-life” situations and in our controlled studio environment to compare their overall performance. See our results today on connect.dpreview.com.
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Samsung has announced two ‘phablet’-sized additions to its line of smartphones, the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Galaxy Mega 5.8. At 6.3 and 5.8 inches respectively, the large-display phablets push far beyond Samsung’s 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note II, and the larger of the two sets a new industry-record for smartphone size. Learn more about when and where the devices will be available, and what the camera specs will be at connect.dpreview.com.
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Samsung US has announced the Wi-Fi version of its Galaxy Camera will be available from the end of this month at a retail price $ 449.99 – $ 50 less than the version with both 3G/4G and Wi-Fi. Announced in February 2013, the Wi-Fi model shares the same feature-set as the 3G and 4G versions, including a 21x, 23-481mmm equivalent zoom lens on the front with a 4.8″ touchscreen on the back. It runs Android 4.1 (known as Jelly Bean), the latest version of the operating system. Click through to read more at connect.dpreview.com
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