The Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom is a rework of the Galaxy Camera from last year, and it’s based on the Galaxy S4 mini, rather than the Galaxy S III. While shooting photos may be one of the primary goals of the S4 zoom, the device is a proper smartphone.
It’s got a slightly bigger battery than the S4 mini – 2,330mAh vs. 1,900mAh – but the chipset is older, let’s see how that balances out.
The Galaxy S4 zoom lasted 15 and a half hours of calling on a 3G network. That’s right between the S4 mini and the big Galaxy S4 (no coincidence as the battery capacity of the zoom is in the middle too). So, while it may be a bit awkward, you can talk for hours and hours on the Galaxy S4 zoom without running out of battery.
Talk time
- Huawei Ascend Mate
25:12 - Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS)
21:18 - LG Optimus G Pro
20:45 - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
20:24 - Motorola RAZR i
20:07 - BlackBerry Q10
20:00 - Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
19:54 - Sony Xperia SP
19:49 - Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
18:03 - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
16:57 - Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
16:40 - Sony Xperia Z
16:03 - Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
15:32 - LG Optimus G
15:30 - Sony Xperia ZL
15:22 - Nokia Lumia 720
15:17 - Nokia Lumia 620
14:17 - Oppo Find 5
14:17 - Google Nexus 4
14:17 - HTC One
13:38 - HTC One X+
13:31 - Nokia Lumia 520
13:33 - Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
13:10 - Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
12:45 - Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE
12:37 - Huawei Ascend P1
12:30 - Sony Xperia L
12:30 - HTC Butterfly
12:18 - Samsung Galaxy Note
12:14 - Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
11:58 - Samsung Galaxy Premier
11:30 - Asus Padfone 2
11:20 - HTC Droid DNA
11:07 - HTC Windows Phone 8X
11:07 - Samsung Wave 3 S8600
11:07 - Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
11:06 - HTC Desire X
11:03 - Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
11:01 - HTC One X (AT&T, LTE)
10:35 - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
10:20 - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB)
10:15 - Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
10:03 - HTC One V
10:00 - Meizu MX 4-core
10:00 - Samsung Galaxy Express
10:00 - HTC One X
9:57 - HTC One S
9:42 - Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
9:40 - HTC Sensation XL
9:30 - Nokia Lumia 810
9:05 - Nokia Lumia 710
9:05 - Acer CloudMobile S500
9:05 - Motorola Atrix HD
9:04 - HTC Vivid
9:02 - Nokia Lumia 920
8:56 - Nokia Lumia 610
8:51 - HTC Rhyme
8:48 - Apple iPhone 5
8:42 - LG Optimus 3D Max P720
8:42 - Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
8:41 - Meizu MX
8:39 - Samsung Galaxy S II
8:35 - Samsung Galaxy S Duos
8:28 - Nokia Lumia 800
8:25 - Samsung Galaxy Nexus
8:23 - Nokia Lumia 510
8:22 - Samsung Galaxy Fame
8:21 - BlackBerry Z10
8:20 - HTC Desire V
8:20 - Samsung Captivate Glide
8:20 - Sony Xperia T
8:15 - HTC Rezound (LTE)
8:10 - Samsung Galaxy Note (LTE)
8:02 - LG Optimus Vu
7:57 - LG Optimus 4X HD
7:41 - Apple iPhone 4S
7:41 - Samsung i937 Focus S
7:25 - HTC Evo 4G LTE (LTE)
7:21 - Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
7:14 - Nokia Lumia 820
7:09 - Sony Xperia acro S
7:09 - Samsung Rugby Smart I847
7:09 - Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
6:57 - Nokia N9
6:57 - HTC Radar
6:53 - Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos
6:53 - BlackBerry Curve 9380
6:52 - Sony Xperia E dual
6:42 - Samsung Galaxy S III mini
6:22 - Samsung Galaxy Pocket
5:54 - Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T (LTE)
5:53 - Sony Xperia ion LTE
5:52 - Sony Xperia P
5:33 - Nokia 808 PureView
5:16 - LG Nitro HD (LTE)
5:16 - HTC Titan II (LTE)
5:10 - BlackBerry Bold 9790
5:00 - Pantech Burst
4:46
The S4 mini turned out to be one of the best performer in the Web browser test and while the Galaxy S4 zoom couldn’t match it, it still did a respectable 8 hours 51 minutes (an hour less than the mini). The screens are the same – 4.3″ Super AMOLED with qHD resolution – so we suspect the older Cortex-A9 chipset is to blame for the difference (the S4 mini has a more efficient Snapdragon chipset).
Web browsing
- HTC One
9:58 - Apple iPhone 5
9:56 - Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
9:47 - Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS)
9:12 - Apple iPad mini
9:05 - Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
8:51 - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
8:48 - BlackBerry Q10
8:42 - Nokia Lumia 810
8:20 - Asus Padfone 2
8:20 - Huawei Ascend Mate
8:17 - Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
8:17 - Nokia Lumia 610
8:01 - HTC One X+
7:56 - Sony Xperia E dual
7:42 - Samsung Galaxy S III mini
7:38 - Nokia Lumia 720
7:37 - Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
7:35 - Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
7:24 - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
7:23 - HTC Radar
7:17 - Nokia Lumia 520
7:15 - Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE
7:13 - Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
7:09 - Samsung Galaxy Express
7:09 - Motorola RAZR i
7:06 - Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
6:58 - Apple iPhone 4S
6:56 - HTC One V
6:49 - LG Optimus G Pro
6:40 - Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
6:40 - Sony Xperia L
6:40 - HTC Droid DNA
6:40 - Samsung Galaxy Premier
6:40 - Motorola Atrix HD
6:40 - BlackBerry Curve 9380
6:40 - Sony Xperia Z
6:37 - Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
6:35 - BlackBerry Z10
6:27 - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB)
6:27 - HTC Butterfly
6:24 - Sony Xperia SP
6:18 - Samsung i937 Focus S
6:15 - Nokia Lumia 510
6:13 - Sony Xperia ZL
6:04 - HTC Windows Phone 8X
6:01 - Sony Xperia ion LTE
5:56 - Samsung Galaxy Fame
5:55 - Samsung Rugby Smart I847
5:53 - Pantech Burst
5:51 - Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
5:45 - HTC Desire V
5:44 - HTC Evo 4G LTE
5:41 - Nokia Lumia 920
5:40 - Samsung Wave 3 S8600
5:34 - Oppo Find 5
5:33 - Sony Xperia T
5:33 - Samsung Captivate Glide
5:33 - Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
5:28 - Samsung Galaxy Note LTE
5:24 - Samsung Galaxy S Duos
5:23 - HTC Sensation XL
5:20 - Meizu MX 4-core
5:19 - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
5:17 - Sony Xperia acro S
5:16 - HTC Rezound
5:16 - HTC Desire X
5:16 - LG Optimus G
5:15 - HTC Rhyme
5:08 - Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
5:07 - HTC One X (AT&T)
5:03 - Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
4:50 - LG Optimus Vu
4:49 - HTC Vivid
4:46 - Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos
4:45 - Meizu MX
4:35 - Google Nexus 4
4:34 - Nokia N9
4:33 - Acer CloudMobile S500
4:32 - Nokia Lumia 820
4:24 - Samsung Galaxy S II
4:24 - Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
4:20 - HTC One X
4:18 - Nokia 808 PureView
4:14 - LG Optimus 3D Max P720
4:10 - Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T
4:10 - Nokia Lumia 800
4:07 - HTC Titan II (LTE)
4:05 - HTC One S
4:03 - BlackBerry Bold 9790
4:02 - LG Nitro HD
4:00 - LG Optimus 4X HD
3:59 - Sony Xperia P
3:59 - Nokia Lumia 710
3:51 - Nokia Lumia 620
3:50 - Samsung Galaxy Pocket
3:47 - Samsung Galaxy Note
3:35 - Huawei Ascend P1
3:23 - Samsung Galaxy Nexus
3:01
Finally, the video playback test showed a decent 9 and a half hours of endurance, but that’s nearly 4 hours behind the Galaxy S4 mini. That’s a lot, considering the Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom has a 430mAh battery advantage (once again, the different chipsets mean different video decode hardware).
Video playback
- Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS)
16:35 - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
14:17 - Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
13:12 - Apple iPad mini
12:51 - Samsung Galaxy Premier
12:51 - Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE
12:32 - Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
12:30 - Huawei Ascend Mate
12:18 - Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
11:29 - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
11:27 - BlackBerry Q10
11:15 - Apple iPhone 5
10:12 - HTC One
10:02 - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
10:01 - Samsung Galaxy Express
10:00 - Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
10:00 - Nokia 808 PureView
9:53 - Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
9:42 - Samsung Rugby Smart I847
9:34 - Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
9:30 - HTC One S
9:28 - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB)
9:27 - Apple iPhone 4S
9:24 - HTC Evo 4G LTE
9:07 - BlackBerry Z10
8:44 - LG Optimus G Pro
8:40 - Nokia N9
8:40 - Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
8:34 - HTC Butterfly
8:28 - Samsung Galaxy Note
8:25 - Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
8:11 - HTC One X+
8:11 - Motorola RAZR i
8:11 - Samsung Galaxy S II
8:00 - Samsung i937 Focus S
7:55 - Samsung Wave 3 S8600
7:52 - Samsung Galaxy S III mini
7:46 - Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
7:45 - Asus Padfone 2
7:38 - Huawei Ascend P1
7:38 - Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
7:33 - HTC Droid DNA
7:30 - Samsung Galaxy Note LTE
7:30 - Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
7:30 - Sony Xperia SP
7:27 - Nokia Lumia 610
7:23 - LG Optimus G
7:16 - Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
7:03 - Nokia Lumia 720
6:43 - Meizu MX 4-core
6:33 - Nokia Lumia 620
6:32 - HTC Windows Phone 8X
6:27 - Sony Xperia E dual
6:27 - Nokia Lumia 810
6:27 - HTC Desire V
6:26 - HTC One X (AT&T)
6:26 - Nokia Lumia 820
6:25 - Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos
6:25 - Nokia Lumia 510
6:23 - LG Optimus Vu
6:23 - Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
6:21 - Nokia Lumia 920
6:19 - HTC Sensation XL
6:12 - Samsung Galaxy Pocket
6:06 - Samsung Captivate Glide
6:04 - Sony Xperia ion LTE
6:03 - Samsung Galaxy Nexus
6:02 - Sony Xperia T
6:01 - Motorola Atrix HD
6:01 - HTC Vivid
6:00 - HTC Radar
5:54 - Nokia Lumia 800
5:52 - Nokia Lumia 520
5:50 - HTC Titan II
5:50 - BlackBerry Bold 9790
5:47 - HTC One X
5:45 - Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
5:44 - Sony Xperia Z
5:39 - Sony Xperia acro S
5:38 - HTC Desire X
5:38 - Pantech Burst
5:38 - Sony Xperia ZL
5:28 - Meizu MX
5:27 - HTC Rhyme
5:23 - HTC One V
5:20 - Acer CloudMobile S500
5:18 - Oppo Find 5
5:18 - Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T
5:18 - BlackBerry Curve 9380
5:09 - HTC Rezound
5:03 - Samsung Galaxy Fame
5:02 - Google Nexus 4
4:55 - Sony Xperia L
4:44 - Samsung Galaxy S Duos
4:30 - Sony Xperia P
4:30 - LG Nitro HD
4:17 - LG Optimus 4X HD
4:14 - LG Optimus 3D Max P720
3:28 - Nokia Lumia 710
3:27
So, in the end we come back to the chipset – the dual-core Cortex-A9 chipset just has no place in a 2013 mid-range phone (let alone a special device like the Galaxy S4 zoom). Performance is okay now, but future versions of Android and new, more demanding games and apps will hit a wall eventually. The Krait-based Snapdragon 400 in the Galaxy S4 mini is a lot more comfortable as far as future-proofing is concerned – and as it turns out, battery life.
Still, the bigger battery allows the Galaxy S4 zoom to last longer on standby, which combined with the better talk time lead to a good endurance rating of 61 hours, compared to 54 hours for the S4 mini, 62 for the I9500 Galaxy S4 and 69 hours for the I9505 Galaxy S4.
Source : blog[dot]gsmarena[dot]com
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