Should You Buy Samsung INNOV8

Samsung INNOV8 has been at the centre of attention for some time, being marketed as a stunning cell phone with advanced camera features beyond the existing offerings by other cell phone manufacturers. Besides being equipped with advanced camera features, the INNOV8 serves its primary function well with good call quality and reception, and in addition, offers expanded features through its robust operating system. It’s almost like a mobile netbook.

Weighing 4.8 ounces, this phone comes off as a sturdy device which sits firmly on your palm. Like most Samsung phones, this one too has a slider that moves upwards. What you notice at first glance is the 2.8 inch 16M color display (QVGA resolution of 240X320 Pixels), above which are the video calls camera and a light sensor that allows the phone to automatically adjust screen brightness. The display has a mirrored look which doesn’t really cause problems when reading off the screen in bright sunlight, though sunlight legibility is something Nokia still excels at. The accelerometer helps change the display orientation from portrait to landscape when the phone’s rotated.

The Symbian OS S60, (3rd Edition),UI comes with the feature pack 2. Browsing the internet is a pleasurable experience with the pages fitting the screen and looking much the same as they do on a PC. Since Samsung also adds its own graphic themes, customers can choose between those and the Symbian ones on offer. The interface menus are the only screen that can’t be rotated.

Coming back to the star feature of this mobile phone – the camera! The 8MP shooter can take pictures in seven resolutions, right from the 8MP (3,264 X 2,448) to QVGA (320X240). The imaging software provides the following adjustment/enhancement options: Brightness control, White Balance, Colour Effects, Exposure Metering, Digital Photo Frames, Mosaic Shot, 8x digital zoom and 12 scene modes that can be chosen by the user to better suit the shooting conditions (they include: portrait, landscape, sports, indoor, beach, sunset, dawn, autumn colors, waves and snow, night, fireworks and text. Other cool features include the anti-shake mode, the smile shot feature (takes pics instantly when it spots a subject smiling) and blink detection (lets you know when someone blinked in the photo taken). In addition, there is a built in smart reader which allows users to store business cards digitally via its camera. After you take the first snapshot, the INNOV8 camera continues to take seven additional snaps while you move it from left to right. This takes place automatically and results in some great pics.

And if you take pictures you’ll naturally want to save them. The Samsung INNOV8 comes packed with 16GB internal storage and provides further memory storage via a microSD card slot which supports capacity up to 32GB!

If you’re impressed already may we remind you that you’ve only heard half the good news about this impressive phone!