Samsung INNOV8 (i8510) Reviews

Key features of the Samsung INNOV8 (i8510)
# Dimensions of 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm. This compares quite favourably with the 103 x 55 x 20 mm dimensions of the N96.
# 2.8 inch, QVGA screen with 16 million colours.
# Integrated GP S with support for A-GPS via S60.
# Integrated accelerometer sensor, which will be used for automatic screen rotation.
# Runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2

Samsung today announced the high-end, feature packed Samsung INNOV8 (model number i8510). It is an S60 slider with a 8 megapixel, autofocus camera with dual LED flash. The phone runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 and other key features include a 2.8 inch screen, WiFi, 16GB of on board flash memory, optical sensor, integrated GPS, accelerometer sensor, and DNSe audio technology.

Key features of the Samsung INNOV8 (i8510)

# 8 megapixel auto focus camera with dual LED flash. Camera functions / modes include Smart Reader, Image Stabilizer, Auto-Panor ama Shot, Smile Shot, Blink Shot, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), and Face Detection. The camera can also capture video at VGA (30 frames per second) and QVGA (120 frames per second) resolutions. There's also on board software for editing images and videos (Movie Maker and Storyboard applications).

# Dimensions of 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm. This compares quite favourably with the 103 x 55 x 20 mm dimensions of the N96.

# 2.8 inch, QVGA screen with 16 million colours.

# Integrated GP S with support for A-GPS via S60.

# Integrated accelerometer sensor, which will be used for automatic screen rotation.

# Optical sensor, this takes the form of a touch pad (as on laptops) like control in the centre of the D-pad. It can be used to move around the UI or as for 'mouse-like' functionality in the S60 browser. It has been used on a number of previous Samsung products such as the i870.

# 16GB of internal flash memory and a microSD card slot support cards up to 16GB in size (SDHC).

# Support for HSDPA at 7.2 bps (3.5G) connectivity on 900 and 2100 Mhz WCDMA bands, quad band GSM, Bluetooth 2.0 (including A2DP support), WiFi and USB 2 (Full-speed). WiFi will enable DNLA (UPnP) support for audio and video.

# 3.55 mm audio out jack, support for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA (including DRM), AMR and RealAudio audio formats, stereo FM radio (with RDS) and DNSe audio technology. Digital Natural Sound engine (DNSe) is an audio enhancement technology used across a portfolio of Samsung products and helps to produce higher quality surround sound. On the phone it will likely make an appearance via Music player presets.

# In video playback supported formats include DivX, H.263, H.264, WMV, and MP4. Videos will also tke advantage of DNSe where applicable.

# Runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2

# Will ship with 2 embedded games: FIFA 08 (EA) and Asphalt (Gameloft).

# 1200 mAH battery with quoted talk time of up to 300/510 min (3G/2.5G) and stand-by time up to 330 / 310 hrs (3G/2.5G). That should mean it should last 24 hours easily with moderate to heavy usage.

# The phone will be released in Europe during August and in the rest of the world during Septmeber.

LG KC910 Reviews

LG KC910, a Super-Viewty with an 8 Megapixel Camera.
- The handset should be out in October
As rumored at the beginning of July, LG indeed has an 8 Megapixel handset, the KC 910, which is apparently set for an October launch. The new high-end handset from the South Korean company will be on par with the other two 8 Megapixel phones announced this year: Sony Ericsson C905 and Samsung Innov8 i8510.

Unlike these two handsets, though, LG KC910 will come with a touchscreen display, being the successor of the popular Viewty, sold until now in more than 2 million units. This will probably make the new LG appeal to a slightly different category of mobile users (the iPhone-loving one, if you want).

But until the KC910 gets to hit the market, let's see what it can offer. Besides having 8 Megapixels, the handset's camera comes with all the goodies worthy of Viewty: Schneider-Kreuznach lens, auto focus, xenon flash, VGA video recording (at 30fps) and lens cover. Plus, KC910's camera also features geotagging.

Furthermore, the new LG will bring the following: a 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels, Flash User Interface, Dolby technology for an exquisite audio experience, internal GPS, Wi-Fi, TV out, DivX support, Bluetooth 2.0 and so on. The handset also comes with quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz), but it only works on the 2100 MHz HSDPA frequencies. This means that, if it gets to be released in the US, the KC910 will not be able to provide 3G speeds to American users.

For the moment, the retail price of LG KC910 is not known, but the South Korean manufacturer should announce it pretty soon.

Anyway, while the KC910 and Sony Ericsson's C905 will be available starting October, Samsung's Innov8 is scheduled to come a month earlier, in September. This might allow the Innov8 to steal lots of users who are keen on owning an 8 Megapixel camera phone.

Which of the three handsets will be more successful in the end? We can't say, but we're surely going to find out in the upcoming months.