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You won’t realize how impressive the Galaxy K Zoom is until you see this picture

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:49PM EST
Galaxy K Zoom Vs. Galaxy S4 Zoom

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If you want a look at how much Samsung’s engineering chops have improved over the past year, then you need to look no further than the Galaxy K Zoom. Or more precisely, you need to look at the Galaxy K Zoom compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy S4 Zoom.

CCS Insight wireless industry analyst Ben Wood has posted a picture on his Twitter feed that shows the Galaxy K Zoom and the Galaxy S4 Zoom side-by-side and the differences between the two devices are stark to say the least.

Whereas the S4 Zoom was an extremely thick and awkward-looking device that featured not one but two camera bumps on the rear casing, the Galaxy K Zoom is much slimmer and only features a smaller bump on the back for the device’s lens.

While it would obviously be great to have a device with a 20-megapixel camera that has no camera bumps, making one would be a big challenge for any hardware designer, which is why Wood seems spot on when he calls the Galaxy K “an engineering marvel.”

BGR took a look at the Galaxy K earlier this year and declared it “the new king of camera phones” while also noting that it works much better as a straight-up smartphone than the S4 Zoom did.

Brad Reed
Brad Reed Staff Writer

Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.