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Samsung Galaxy K Zoom with 20MP camera and 10x optical zoom will launch on 29 April

A cameraphone? Or a phonecamera? Either way, it'll put true zoom powers in your pocket

Esat Dedezade

Samsung has outed an invitation to an event on 29 April for a device which is expected to be the latest addition to its Galaxy Zoom smartphone camera range.

‘Kapture the moment’ points to the rumoured Samsung Galaxy K Zoom – an Android smartphone which is expected to bring the fight straight to the likes of the Sony Xperia Z2 and Nokia Lumia 1020 with a 20MP sensor, Xenon flash and 10x optical zoom.

Unlike last year’s model the Galaxy S4 Zoom, Samsung has opted for a completely new naming scheme in the K Zoom, suggesting that it has little in common with the recently released Samsung Galaxy S5.

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom with 20MP camera and 10x optical zoom will launch on 29 Ap

One look at a leaked photo of the Galaxy K Zoom shows that it lacks the dimpled plastic back of the Galaxy S5. Instead, it opts for a faux leather finish, somewhat similar to that of the Galaxy Note 3, but thankfully without the tacky fake stitching.

KZoom’s sources have previously told the site that the K Zoom will be noticeably thinner than the bulky Galaxy S4 Zoom and that the lens will be much better hidden.

Reported specs point to a 4.8in 720p display, 2GB of RAM and either a 1.3GHZ Samsung Exynos Hexa processor or a 1.6GHz quad-core offering.

That’s all we know for the time being, but we won’t have too long to wait until Samsung officially reveals all the details in Singapore.

[KZoom, Twitter, via Engadget]

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Esat has been a gadget fan ever since his tiny four-year-old brain was captivated by a sound-activated dancing sunflower. From there it was a natural progression to a Sega Mega Drive, a brief obsession with hedgehogs, and a love for all things tech. After 7 years as a writer and deputy editor for Stuff, Esat ventured out into the corporate world, spending three years as Editor of Microsoft's European News Centre. Now a freelance writer, his appetite for shiny gadgets has no bounds. Oh, and like all good human beings, he's very fond of cats.