The Samsung Galaxy NX, announced in June 2013, is one of the strangest cameras of the digital era: a full interchangeable-lens APS-C mirrorless camera running Android, complete with 3G/4G connectivity, sold in the UK at a heady £1,299 launch price.
It combines a 20.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and DRIMe IV processor with the Samsung NX lens mount, an electronic viewfinder, and a huge 4.8-inch HD touchscreen that replaces virtually all physical controls — there is no mode dial, with everything driven through Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It offered 1080p video, Wi-Fi, and SIM-based mobile data for instant uploading.
Historically it is the boldest expression of Samsung's connected-camera thesis, arriving years before smartphone-style sharing became standard on cameras. Commercially it flopped, which makes clean examples genuinely scarce and increasingly collectible as an artefact of the Android-camera moment (alongside the Galaxy Camera compacts).
UK used-buying checks: the Android build is long unsupported — the Play Store, Samsung services and most apps no longer work properly, so treat it as an offline camera and verify core shooting works without network sign-ins; the giant touchscreen is a single point of failure, so inspect it minutely for cracks and dead zones; battery drain is notorious, so ask about battery health and spares; check which regional/SIM variant it is; and since around £1,000 is being asked in the UK, insist on the lens, charger and original accessories being present to support that collector-tier price.