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Samsung G810 awarded the European Photo Phone 2008-2009

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:00:03 +0000

Now this is strange. EISA’s (European Imaging and Sound Association) European Photo Phone award is usually reserved for Nokia phones, but this year it’s the Samsung G810 which got all the glory. Best of all (as far as Samsung is concerned), they’re using Nokia’s S60 platform for their baby.

We’ve already covered the G810 in the past. Let me just quickly recap the specs. The kick-ass device sports a 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical and 4x digital zoom and Xenon flash. In addition, Samsung’s smartphone features such digital camera technologies as face detection, image stabilizer, high ISO (up to 800), macro shot, panorama shot and mosaic and multi shot. Then there’s a GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and much more on board… In a nutshell, we do agree with EISA’s decision. For now — until the phones with 8 megapixel cameras are released — the Samsung G810 is the best camera phone. Period!

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Launch of Samsung’s i8510 might overpower digital cameras

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:44:21 +0000

Samsung will shortly introduce i8510, a camera phone that comes with an eight mega pixel (MP) image sensor, the first of its kind on mobiles. With the introduction of this new feature, customers can now enjoy capturing high quality pictures compared to what it was on older mobile phones.

The i8150 camera phone with its capability to take high quality pictures identical to the ones taken on a digital camera, might as well lead to the end of digital cameras. Sources indicate that the pictures taken on the i8150 were the best ever to have been taken via a camera phone. Says Paul Nuttall, writer of What Digital Camera, that the open space between a digital camera and a camera phone has narrowed over the years and with the introduction of an 8 MP on mobiles, customers will find it difficult to distinguish an image taken with a 8 MP camera phone and a digital camera.

Despite its possible success, the major concern will be the size of the picture as a phones’ size limits the option to include a zoom lens, common to the conventional digital camera.

None-the-less, the Symbian powered phone incorporates all the advanced features, has a storage capacity of 8GB and will also provide high speed wireless connection to the internet. The design is stylish and the slider phone comes with a simple menu option. Sources indicate that people who had tested the i8150, finds capturing pictures much easier and faster and the camera adjusts to varying surrounding conditions with ease. The image colors were well defined and rich and the presence of a LED flash allows one to take pictures at dusk

Samsung will create history by launching its new product in Great Britain, with sources indicating that Sony Ericsson is planning to launch their own editions shortly. The Samsung mobile with its much hyped feature and the introduction of such headsets by other manufacturers will provide customers an option to go for a handset rather than a camera, which might mark the near end of a digital camera.

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Samsung G810 Receives The European Photo Phone Award

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:50:46 +0000

The European Imaging & Sound Association has awarded the Samsung G810 camera phone its European Photo Phone Award for its outstanding 5MP digicam. The handset adopts plenty of cool features including a face detection, image stabilization, panorama mode, macro shot, and multishot. In addition, the G810 also comes jam packed with GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and HSDPA support.

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Samsung F480 aka Tocco coming to T-Mobile?

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:56:30 +0000

T-Mobile is working to add the stylish Samsung F480 aka Tocco to its portfolio. As you can see from the image above, the device looks real with T-Mobile logo and soon enough we may see the Deutsche Telekom owned mobile operator officially going out with the device in the States.

Unfortunately at this stage we don’t have any information about the release date nor pricing. However, we do now this baby sports a 5 megapixel camera and a GPS. Some other rumors suggest it may also come with a capacitive touchscreen and a Wi-Fi support, though we’re not sure about those two. The ultra-cool TouchWiz UI should be on board as well.

Our eyes and ears are on the street. Stay tuned in the meantime…

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Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 On Video

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:18:20 +0000

The Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 boasts a 3.2-inch WQVGA LCD screen for viewing videos and slide shows in high-resolution. The handset also features MultiCodec that supports for DivX and Xvid. Other cool specs are include a 5MP CMOS camera with auto-focus (AF), face, smile detection and auto-panorama shot.

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UK: Samsung are busy emailing everyone about the Tocco…

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:34:57 +0000

Much as Motorola were the other day, now Samsung are busy mailshotting me, to let me know about the Tocco (F480). I got a lovely email inviting me to check out the website, which I duly did. On arrival, I landed on a very busy homescreen, but on clicking through to the Tocco, found a message (see above) asking me to “imagine customizing my touchscreen”… I’d invite readers to close their eyes and have a go, it really is quite a magical experience!

Anyhoo, if you want to actually buy the phone from the Samsung mobile shop, it’s £315 - but right now it’s out of stock. Alternatively, you can peruse your friendly network operator, or independent shop.

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Samsung SGH-i740 Windows Mobile smartphone in works?

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:33:37 +0000

Samsung is serious about every single platform they commit to. Apparently, we’ll see them releasing more Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile smartphones in the near future.

Speaking about the latter, the Korean giant is reportedly preparing a new model for launch. The SGH-i740 slider will run the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS (Windows Mobile 6.1), and will among other things sport a 3 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen with VibeTonz haptics feedback, built-in GPS receiver, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and a microSD expansion slot. Monahan LV 624 MHz CPU will provide all the processing power needed.

On the downside, though, the device lacks 3G and WiFi, which probably means it will be sold primarily in the developing countries. Which, when and for how much we don’t know. At least for now, so stay tuned…

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Samsung SGH-D780 Gold Plated Edition is official Russian Olympic Team phone

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:13:40 +0000

It’s a good marketing for handset makers to prepare the special edition phones for the Olympic Team of any country. When it comes to Russia, a golden phone is needed. And because the Olympics involve travelling to China this year, it’s neat to have a device with two SIM card slots so you could use both the domestic number and the local Chinese number.

Hence, Samsung unveiled the special D780 DuoS Gold Plated edition as the official Russian Olympic Team phone. As far as we can tell, aside from the gold plating and the Olympics logo at the back, the special edition phone is pretty much the same as the original D780 Duos. That involves 2 SIM card slots, 2 megapixel camera, 2.1-inch QVGA screen, Bluetooth support, FM Radio, microSD memory card slot and a 1200 mAh battery. In a nutshell - it’s a decent mid-range candybar which now shines more than it used to.

No pricing info is known at this stage, but we know the D780 DuoS Gold Plated edition will start selling in about the time of the opening of the Olympic Games in August.

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Samsung Instinct bares all - disassembly with instructions

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:18:03 +0000

There’s nothing like a little gadget breakdown to get our juices flowing. Like so many Hollywood beauties, the Samsung Instinct has followed up its tremendous launch success by baring it all in front of the camera.

The folks at Rapid Repair have posted disassembly pictures and instructions, in case you want to get your own Samsung Instinct stripped down and dirty. But, unless you like to void warranties and risk possible brickage, we’d recommend that you leave your Sprint Samsung Instinct fully clothed.

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Sprint sees record sales of Samsung Instinct

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:06:06 +0000

We all knew Sprint’s Apple iPhone-fighting Samsung Instinct would sell quite well, but it turns out that’s a gross overstatement. Toting features like EVDO Rev. A, GPS, 2 megapixel camera, WiFi, and full-body touchscreen with haptic feedback (via device vibration), the Sprint Samsung Instinct has the distinction of being the iPhone 3G’s most competent rival.

And, since Sprint officially kicked off general sales of the Samsung Instinct on June 20, Sprint’s been seeing these touchscreen handsets flying off their shelves. So much so that Sprint has announced the Samsung Instinct as the best-selling EVDO handset to ever be offered from Sprint.

The Sprint Instinct’s first week of sales has proven that consumers have embraced the touchscreen revolution. With the initial rush to buy the device, Sprint had trouble keeping units in stock, leading to temporary stock shortages.

“We had high expectations going into the launch so our initial order to Samsung was the largest for any Sprint EVDO handset to date,” said John Garcia, President of Sprint’s Wireless Division. “The strong early response tells us that wireless customers recognize Instinct as a highly-innovative and convenient touch-screen device combined with the fast speeds available on the largest national mobile broadband network.”

The Sprint Instinct is priced at just $130 after $100 rebate and 2-year contract. If you can’t swing that kind of coin, try winning a free Instinct.

So, just how good is the Samsung Instinct? Well, if consumer demand is any indicator, it’s a bang-up handset for sure. If my opinion matters at all, then the Sprint Samsung Instinct is a serious competitor to the iPhone 3G. Each handset has its own strengths and weaknesses, but overall, you can’t go wrong with the Samsung Instinct.

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