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Samsung Pixon M8800 review

Samsung's powerful cameraphone appears to have a mobile attached to it

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-03-30March 30th 2009

Price at launch £300.00
Connectivity Bluetooth, USB 2.0
Dimensions 107.9 x 54.6 x 13.8
Weight (g) 122
3G Yes
Camera Features 16 x Digital zoom, Auto Focus, Image stabiliser, LED Flash, Video record
Camera Resolution 8
Digital Zoom 16
Display Type TFT LCD
E-mail Client Yes
EDGE Yes
Expansion Slots Micro SD
GPRS Yes
HSDPA Yes
Handset Only Price 370
Keyboard Yes
Memory 200
Mobile Phone Frequencies 3G/GSM850/GSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900
No of Colours (Main Display) 262144
Operating System Manufacturer's own
Phone Features 3D Games, Audio Recording, Bluetooth, Built-in Camera, Calculator, Calender, Call History, Clock/Alarm, Java Games, MP3/Polyphonic ringtones, Music Library, Notes, PC Synch, Predictive Text, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer, World Time Converter
Playable Formats AAC, AAC Plus, AMR, DivX, eAAC Plus, H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WMA, WMV, Xvid
WAP 2.0 Yes

Product Summary

Pixon M8800

Samsung Pixon M8800

Price at launch

£300.00

For

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Touchscreen control

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8-megapixel camera

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HSDPA

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GPS receiver built in

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Drag and drop 'widgets' plus 'online widgets'

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Responsive to touch

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Good quality music player

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Decent earphones supplied

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Good Qwerty keypad

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Stacks of useful camera features

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Excellent camera interface

Against

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Lack of Wi-Fi

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No smartphone operating system customisation

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Camera flash limited

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Touch operation not as slick as iPhone

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No 3.5mm headphone socket on body of phone

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