Seriously, don't you guys have an editor?
Sorry this is my fault. Usually everything does get double checked, but I was the only one if the 'virtual office' when this was published. One of the perils of online publishing / blogging (take your pick) is a need to move very fast. Quite how I failed to spot that when reading it back though is another debate!
Rafe wrote:Sorry this is my fault. Usually everything does get double checked, but I was the only one if the 'virtual office' when this was published. One of the perils of online publishing / blogging (take your pick) is a need to move very fast. Quite how I failed to spot that when reading it back though is another debate!
Fortunately, the content makes up for it (especially yours personally, I have to say).
I guess part of what contributes to the value of the site is the speed with which the articles get published, so perhaps, like you say, it's one of those things we need to put up with, else we end up getting less value overall. Perhaps...(perhaps, perhaps).
very nice
but i think it should be called the samsung IMIT8
samsung are doing the far eastern classic of copying western innovators
and doing it harder faster stronger better (and cheaper)
excuse the pun.
theres no samsung model that isn't a copy of another handset in someway.
but thats ok - they pick what sells and do a 'better' version.
see eastern car manufacturers accent.
How come the G810 had both optical zoom and xenon flash yet this has neither?
Unregistered wrote:"There is a lot of potential for catching criminals with slow motion..."Dude, the criminals still move full speed, it's just your video of them grabbing your shiny new phone that will be slow... :P
You miss the point... The problem with a lot of cameras can't capture at 120FPS so if you was to witness a crime with your camera, slow motion has a better chance of capturing quick movements. e.g. someone running away from the scene. Capturing the face etc...
You can even view it back in slow motion for the police.
8MP, and the beautiful looks!
AlmostDone wrote:And there is a rumour Nokia will be releasing a true N95 successor. Not the N96 which is just a comparable device like the n82. The successor will blow away the competition... Even this latest Samsung... Put it this way... Like when the n95 was first released 17 months ago it was truly ground breaking technology so will the successor... Say no more...
I REALLY hope you're right. The N96 - a niche device for DVB-H fans only - is in no way a successor to the N95.
Unregistered wrote:speically since I fear the DVB-H will suck it dry within the hour (another missing feature)!!
At MWC, the Nokia rep told me it's more, particularly because the N96 has a hardware (!) H.264 decoder.
(Of course, it'll still be under 2 hours, I think.)
PekkaR wrote:Too bad about only (dual) LED flash.
A real Xeon (or anything) flash requires a bulky (!) capacitor. This is why very few phones / PDA's have them.
(Of course, if I were Nokia / other manufacturers, I'd consider providing an external, easily connectable module to house the capacitor(s) - like the camera module with the Ericsson t68(i). If you need to take shots with the flash, you just insert it into a connector on your phone and you're set.)
do you know what carrier this phone will be on and how much it will cost?
This device looks really nice. The proof will be in how all of these features create a compelling mobile experience. Samsung is always about pushing things to the edge and so I hope that in addition to the hardware and software features that the user experience takes a step up.
From the look of things here and a video that've seen, the basic S60 UX remains, and so I guess it would not be right to expect too much.
This would totally rock as a device the US could use, but like the N95 when it was released, it will have a niche audience a few years before being even recognized by a competitor that will offer something similar 😉
@AlmostDone, yes....
Sony Xperia.
Rafe wrote:Samsung today announced the high-end, featured pack 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.Read on in the full article.
You haven't merged my thread into this one?
A small preview of this device by Eldar on Mobile Review including a comparison with the SE C905.
any update in this beast of a phone? btw, the 3.55 mm audio jack doubles as a tv-out functionality, i heard.
We'll have some good coverage on Monday (assuming I spend the rest of my weekend working on it).
Will I be able to use voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation while playing my digital music on this thing, then still be able to have a handsfree conversation if a call comes in? That would be money.
check out the complete review of this phone here ......
http://geekygizmos.blogspot.com/2008/08/samsung-innov8-8mp-camera-phone.html
the review is great ...........
I'm not overly impressed with the 2D looking menu unlike the N95's. Also the screen doesn't look as sharp and the colours look washed out. Other than that though it has a great spec and (apart from the 2 thing I don't like) think this is gonna be a better choice than the N96!
has anyone mentioned if the Samsung Innov8 comes with the DVBH TV receiver? if it does I'll definitely upgrade my N95 with a worthy non-Nokia handset.
Please hurry up and get it in the "carphone warehouse" I cant wait to get my hands on this beautiful phone.
I think I'll stick to my Sony Ericsson T610 :P
Unregistered wrote:check out the complete review of this phone here ......http://geekygizmos.blogspot.com/2008/08/samsung-innov8-8mp-camera-phone.html
the review is great ...........
lol, are you serious?
This is not even a preview... It just states the specs that everyone interested already knows about.
Best place to read a review so far is GSMArena, Mobile-Review and here.
Great phone. I have been a Nokia fan (currently use E90) but I think in its class the Samsung beats the N95/95 8GB and the N96. I only wish they also included the DVB-H functionality. Amazing phone. 16GB is the one to go for O2 and Orange have already started selling in the UK with Vodafone getting the exclusive right to 8GB (in retail shops).
Got one yesterday, loving this phone it also plays divx movies and comes with a converter to trim em down to the right resolution, still not a patch on my iphone 3g but its getting there
Nokia went stupid with that N96
Its just N95 8 GB in N81's body...
All the new featues which we expected have been left out.
Camera is "Still: 5MP, No Xenon flash,No torch...Same horrible n95-1 950mAH battery oh!
Samsung Innov8 beats the hell outta nokias!!
I just got samsung G600! Wow! what a quality product!
Go samsung GO GO GO!!
I wonder how compatible is this phone with the rest of the S60 software written for Nokia out there. I had a Samsung G810 and it was only compatible with about 70%. Although they run the same OS, they still manage to do something not to make it work.
who ever claimed that slide sinner are big because of the n95 should really think back to the d600. samsung put slide phones on the map and have usually been the market leaders of the slide. sure, they've made some dudslike everyone else but when they get it right they are king of slides
Put a frickin' Xenon flash on this thing and THEN it will be worth purchasing...
Hi all. I hope these aren't dumb questions and that this is the correct place to post them. I am looking to upgrade my very old N95 for a Samsung i8510 - and before I take the plunge I'm trying to confirm a couple of things...
1. Can I add other applications to it like I can with the Nokia (and are there many apps that will work on this phone - there were loads for the N95), and
2. Can it be de-branded so that I can access the latest firmware as soon as it's brought out by Samsung? I came into this late on my N95, but when I de-branded it from T-mobile the difference was absolutely amazing... if I could do the same to the phone I'm looking to get from O2 that would be great.
Thanks in advance for any help and advice.
Cheers, Moose.