Samsung Galaxy NX EK-GN120

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 26 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

12
Average:

5
Bad:

3

7.4

User Score

Based on 24 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Android OS and 3G/4G connectivity.
Good build quality.
Improved battery life.

Cons:

Serious read and write speed issues.
Very expensive.

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Last revision on October 24, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Android OS and 3G/4G connectivity
Good build quality
Improved battery life
Fantastic touchscreen

Reviewers Didn't Like

Serious read and write speed issues
Very expensive

Expert reviews and ratings

Above all the other issues that we have brought up about the Galaxy NX, there's one practical consideration that's paramount: its $1,599.95 price tag. Any way you approach it, it's hard to try to recommend the NX when it costs that much, especially...

By reviewed.com on February 25, 2014

What to make of the Galaxy NX? As a digital camera it certainly offers up image and video quality superior to that of a smart phone camera, with the ability to customize camera performance with a variety of interchangeable lenses. Overall performance is...

By DigitalCameraReview on February 12, 2014

The Samsung Galaxy NX is the company's second attempt at putting Android on a camera, building on the point-and-shoot Galaxy Camera. This time the company went with a mirrorless design, but it's as much held back by its Android operating system as it is helped by it.

By PCMag on February 10, 2014

Samsung's Galaxy NX may be the first of its kind, but $1,700 is simply too much to shell out for an Android...

By Engadget on January 17, 2014

Unusual, expensive, yet strangely...

By Expert Reviews on December 12, 2013

100

With the Galaxy NX, Samsung continues its efforts to make cameras more connected. With WiFi, NFC, 4G LTE/3G HSPA and Android, users, especially social media buffs, can now share photos straight from the camera.The camera boasts a 4.8 inch LCD screen...

By AsiaOne on November 26, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy NX offers the best of both worlds, combining the flexibility and image quality of an interchangeable lens compact with the versatility and connectivity of a smartphone. Samsung has taken its hybrid camera concept to a new level here....

By DigitalVersus on October 29, 2013

Ultimately, despite the undoubted improvements, we're still not entirely sure who this camera is aimed at. The professional who has this kind of money to spend on gear like this may get easily frustrated by some of the handling aspects of the camera,...

By TechRadar AU on October 22, 2013

For the gadget obsessed, where money is no object, this camera can work well, particularly as a point and shoot camera. If you simply point and shoot without changing many settings, and shoot in JPEG only, you will be extremely pleased with the high...

By ePHOTOzine on October 04, 2013

The Galaxy NX is Samsung's new flagship compact system camera. Running on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system, the Samsung Galaxy NX is the World's first interchangeable-lens camera with built-in 3G/4G LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity. The metal-bodied...

By PhotographyBLOG on October 01, 2013

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