Samsung INNOV8- What’s Left?
Posted on 15. Sep, 2008 by hilzfuld in Mobile, Tech
Samsung recently released another truly amazing handset, which they refer to as the Samsung INNOV8 (get it? Innovate?). With the corny name and my resulting desire to hate the phone, I have to admit, they did a pretty amazing job with this phone. The specs are pretty much unprecedented, except for maybe the Sony Ericsson C905.
The INNOV8 boasts a ridiculous 8 megapixel camera, with crazy features that can only be found on high end digital cameras. These include geotagging, automatic panorama shooting, face detection, smile detection, and even blink detection to prevent photos of people blinking (is it just me, or have we come a REALLY long way with camera phones?).
I am not even going to mention all of the phone’s specs, just take any phone out there and the INNOV8 has all its specs. It also has a 16 million color display, stereo speakers, 8 or 16 GB of internal memory plus a Micro SD card slot (so for all you mathematically challenged people, the phone can hold 24 GB of memory with an 8 GB Micro SD card), download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, Stereo Bluetooth, GPS, up to 8.5 hours of talk time, and did I mention an 8 megapixel camera, with a video camera that supports VGA at 30 frames per second and QVGA at 120 frames per second.
This is all without even mentioning the handset’s great looks. It has a slider form factor, somewhat similar to that of the Nokia N95, only thinner and less toy looking. It really is one of the nicer phones out there.
I recently had a discussion with a friend, who claimed that there is no more room for cellphones to develop. He claimed that they might get faster or smaller, but there are no new ideas or features left to invent in the cellular market. At the time, I argued the point, but after reading about the INNOV8, I think he might just be right. I mean the thing has a freakin business card scanner.
-Hillel
16 Responses to “Samsung INNOV8- What’s Left?”
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Yoni
15. Sep, 2008
It’s features are really impressive, but they made it super long and a bit bulky, it seems. Definitely knocks the iphone to another planet, although i think most smartphones do anyway. Could use- tv tuner, liposuction- it’s a corpulent fella.
Aryeh
15. Sep, 2008
Needs a full keyboard.
HTC Touch HD Proves There is Still Where to Go « Tech N’ Marketing
15. Sep, 2008
[...] as I thought cellphones have maxed out with the Samsung INOV8, HTC goes and proves me wrong with their just [...]
Dave
16. Sep, 2008
“8 or 16 GB of internal memory plus a Micro SD card slot (so for all you mathematically challenged people, the phone can hold 32 GB of memory with an 8 GB Micro SD card)”
Err, 16GB + 8GB microSD = 24GB…
Aryeh
16. Sep, 2008
Thanks Dave, I corrected it.
Xperia: Hype or Innovation? « Tech N’ Marketing
15. Oct, 2008
[...] a lot of hype, but is it justified? Does the Xperia do anything that the iPhone, Omnia, HD, or Innov8 [...]
raghu
26. Oct, 2008
is this a 3G phone?
hilzfuld
26. Oct, 2008
This is a phone called Inov8 made by Samsung, not the iPhone, which is made by Apple.
some1
31. Oct, 2008
Does it have GPS?
Battle of the 8MP Monsters « Tech N’ Marketing
06. Nov, 2008
[...] Samsung i8510 INNOV8: The most feature packed out of the bunch. You already know what I think of this powerhouse, although there is no question I prefer the full touch screen over the slider form factor. [...]
Mobile Battle « Tech N’ Marketing
11. Dec, 2008
[...] INNOV8: Now this is one sexy phone. I think one of the nicest phones on the market, but will the 8mp camera make it good enough to play with the big [...]
Baoooooo
13. Feb, 2009
Type your comment here…
hilzfuld
13. Feb, 2009
OK baoooooo thanks for your comment, anything to add?
Zeepac
20. May, 2009
This is the best phone I’ve ever had. I can download films, music videos etc from anywhere, connect it to my tv and watch movies all weekend.
it takes good quality pics and the battery lasts long enough. Connectivity to web is super fast.
and yes it has gps and is a 3G phone
I love it – my kids can play the games via big screen and the quality is the same.
BigDaddy
20. Jul, 2009
have one qwestion…the phone has also tuch screen?
hilzfuld
20. Jul, 2009
Nope, it is NOT a touch screen device.