Samsung M8800 (Samsung Bresson / Samsung
Pixon) Update
Discontinued 26th September 2008, updated 29th September
2008
We're still waiting on the official
word from Samsung about the M8800 we previewed
a few days ago, and Samsung still haven't released any
photographs of the new device.. although we believe
that the mockup on the right is very close to the final
design. (Update:
for more pictures click
here).
We do have pretty detailed specifications
of the new device, and the bad news is that it doesn't
have a WVGA display that we had hoped for, just a 3.2"
240 x 400 pixel touch-sensitive panel in 16 million
colours similar to that in the Samsung
Omnia.
We can confirm that the M8800 has an
8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and autofocus,
it also reportedly has VGA resolution video capture
and image stabilisation.
This is a 3.5G device with support for
HSDPA high-speed data but no WiFi. The Samsung M8800 does
appear to have a GPS receiver too, although the exact
capabilities of this are not known. Other hardware features
are microSD expandable memory, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
and an FM radio.
We can also tell you that the Samsung
M8800 supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, 3GP, ASF,
WMV and MPEG4 audio and video formats, it comes with
an email client, web browser, RSS reader and document
viewer.
The M8800 weighs 122 grams and measures
108 x 54 x 14mm (compare this with 112 x 57 x 13mm for
the Omnia). The 1000 mAh battery provides up to 7 hours
of talktime and 16 days standby time.
As sometimes happens with Samsung products,
it will looks like it will be marketed under different
names in different regions, possibly the "Samsung
Bresson" in the UK, but also the "Samsung
Pixon" in some other countries. The exact launch
date is not known at present, but we think that full
details should be announced in the next couple of weeks.
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Samsung
M8800 (Bresson / Pixon)
at a glance
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Available:
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Q4
2008
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900 + UMTS
2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240
x 400 pixels, 16m colours
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Camera:
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8
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
touchscreen 108 x 55
x 14mm / 122 grams
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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
(capabilities unknown)
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Battery
life:
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7
hours talk / 16 days standby
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