Samsung is said to be preparing an Android-powered point-and-shoot camera next week. An anonymous source
tells GSMArena that the Galaxy smartphone maker will reveal the Samsung Galaxy S camera alongside the
Galaxy Note 2 in Berlin on August 29. The new camera has been described as something akin to "a Galaxy S III glued to the back of a point-and-shoot camera."
The device is said to feature no physical buttons on the back, instead bearing a touchscreen with the Android 4.0 interface. It is said to be one-and-a-half to two times thicker than a
Galaxy S III, though that detail is questionable given the device's purported imaging power. It will reportedly feature a 16MP sensor and 10x zoom, with a pop-out Xenon flash and a curved right side aimed at improving its ergonomics.
The camera will reportedly come with two connectivity options: Wi-Fi only and 3G+Wi-Fi. Samsung is said to be in talks with an assortment of carriers for the 3G connectivity.
The new report meshes with
previous reports that Samsung was looking to roll out an Android-powered camera. In February, Samsung
filed for a Samsung Galaxy Camera trademark with the USPTO.
The new camera would join a number of other Android-powered cameras that have rolled out over the past few months. In January, Polaroid
unveiled its SC1630, a point-and-shoot running Android 2.3.4, which
Electronista went hands-on with but wasn't especially impressed by. Earlier this week, Nikon
introduced the S800c another point-and-shoot model running also running Android 2.3.
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