The newest contender for the “King of multimedia phones” has arrived and with a bang. The latest model from the Korean company falls in the highest class. It is the most awaited Samsung M8800 Pixon.
DESIGN
- It is said to be the slimmest 8 megapixel camera phone, which it is certainly not. As it is considerably thicker than the iPhone.
- It is 3.2”, with a 240 x 400 (WQVGA) resolution standard for the widescreen and only 262k colors.
- It is a disappointment that it doesn’t deliver 16 million colors as in iPhone, and 64 times less. But at the end, it produces decent pictures even when watching videos.
- A brightness sensor is added to phone which helps taking pictures in sunlight. The videos will not look good, but you will surely be able to dial a number or read messages.
- There are two physical keys given i.e., SEND and END and a small round button given at the center. On the left hand the phone we have hold and shortcut keys with a memory card slot. On the right side camera trigger is given and at the top there is a charger connector.
DISPLAY
- The 3.2” display is capable of showing 252k colors.
- With very good brightness levels and decent contrast picture quality is very good.
- The phone is very responsive as the touchscreen sensitivity is very nice.
- To suit the user taste, vibration intensity can be modified.
- It has a TFT resistive touchscreen.
USER INTERFACE
- The user interface is improved very much. It is quick, responsive, nicely thumbable and essential for hand writing recognition.
- The top bar carries standard readings like signal strength, battery status, network connectivity, ringing profile etc. As far as for the rest of the display concerned, the user can decide what should be there and what shouldn’t.
- There is not a great difference in the structure of the menu in Pixon. The only difference is the added tab at the bottom of the display.
- The main menu displays as 4 x 3 grids of icons. Sub-menus come as lists.
- The java applications can be minimized and run at the background.
CAMERA
- With 8 megapixels the camera is quite good and is convenient to use.
- It has face detection, smile shots, 123 scenes, panorama, macro, white balance, effects and ISO adjustment.
- It is equipped with a weak flash. The flash is not as good as the one of the N82.
MULTIMEDIA
- The media player is not so attractive, it is good. Listening music is enjoyable.
- It visualizes the album art of all songs that are uploaded.
- The loudspeaker sounds very good as both, quality and loudness while listening to radio. To change the experience it has 7 equalizer presets and SRS WOW effect.
OTHER FEATURES
- Bluetooth: Yes v 2.0 A2DP.
- Infrared Port: No.
- CPU: Qualcomm MSM6281, 500 MHz processor.
- Browser: WAP 2.0/Xhtml/html.
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