Samsung G810 (SGH-G810)
Discontinued 11th February 2008
The Samsung G810 is a Symbian
smartphone with a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, 3G
and HSDPA. Pitched directly against the Nokia
N95, the SGH-G810 is an impressive looking device.
Unfortunately, its announcement coincides with Nokia's
news of the N95's successor, the Nokia
N96.
Despite arriving a little late to this
competitive marketplace, there seems to be plenty of
features that make the Samsung G810 an interesting proposition.
One
key feature is the camera - a 5 megapixel unit with
autofocus and a Xenon Flash, the SGH-G810 also boast
3 times optical zoom, a very rare feature in a camera
phone. There's no word of video capture resolution though
- and for many people this is a key feature, although
the G810 does allow video clips to be directly
uploaded to YouTube.
Samsung have also been a little vague
about the G810's GPS capabilities. It certainly has
GPS, but quite what navigation application is included
is not clear. The SGH-G810 does support geotagging for
photographs, so each picture will have its location
coordinates saved in the metadata for future reference.
The display is a 2.6" 240 x 320
pixel display, very similar to the original N95.
Also, as with the N95, the G810 lacks a touchscreen.
Because the Samsung G810 runs the Symbian
S60 operating system, you can add more applications
to it at a later date. There is quite a wealth of Symbian
applications on the market, and this is one of a very
small number of Symbian handsets from the Samsung stable.
Bundled software on the SGH-G810 includes
support for Google Search, Maps and Google Mail, plus
a multimedia player.
This is a 3G device with HSDPA support,
as well as GPRS and EDGE data. Again, Samsung's specifications
are a little vague, but it does appear to be a tri-band
GSM phone with UMTS 2100 MHz only. The SGH-G810 has
USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 and supports microSD memory cards.
There is also a TV output and standard 3.5mm audio jack
socket.
There is no definitive word on pricing,
but we understand that the G810 will be available from
March.
This looks like an interesting handset,
but as is often the case with Samsung, the launch has
been marred with a lack of clear information. We can't
tell you exactly how the SGH-G810 compares with the
N95 and N96 because of this, so if features such as
mapping and video capture are important to you, then
you should check carefully before purchase.
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Samsung
G810 (SGH-G810) at a glance
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Available:
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March
2008
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Network:
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GSM
+ UMTS (3G)
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS + HSDPA +
WiFi
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Screen:
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240
x 320 pixels
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Camera:
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5
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
slider 103 x 53 x 18mm
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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GPS:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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