Samsung galaxy S4 ZOOM

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is an unusual beast. In some ways it seems like a great idea, smartphone cameras have always paled in comparison to their compact counterparts, so why not stick a compact quality snapper on a phone, rather than forcing photo fans to lug both around?
Of course on the other hand sticking a massive lens on the back of a smartphone isn't the most ergonomic of design decisions.
Samsung has also muddied the waters a little as the S4 Zoom has very little in common with the Galaxy S4  and rather more in common with the Samsung Galaxy S4 MINI albeit it with a camera stuck to the back.
Likewise that camera isn't a high end compact - it certainly can't compete with something like the Fuji X20 for example - but because the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is both a phone and a camera it commands a premium price tag of roughly £440 (around $660, AU$720) SIM free, despite not being a premium example of either.
That said it's far from bad. Its 1.5GHz dual-core processor ensures that it's reasonably snappy, though some way short of the 1.9GHz quad-core Galaxy S4 and a little worse off than the 1.7GHz dual-core Galaxy S4 Mini. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom also has 1.5GB of RAM- which is a match for the S4 Mini.