Samsung's S8300 slider packs AMOLED display, 8-megapixel camera

If Samsung's Soul had your innermost emotions shakin', wait until you wrap your retinas around this. The S8300, which is said to be an upgrade from the aforementioned mobile -- will reportedly come stacked with 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity, a 2.8-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 8-megapixel camera, inbuilt GPS, an FM radio with RDS, 60MB of onboard memory, DivX playback and an "anti-scratch / anti-fingerprint coated duraluminium chassis." There are no promises that it'll be ready for a CES showcase, though we're hearing that a MWC launch is expected in a worst case scenario. Lots more images are hiding in the read link.

[Bleh @ Dec 29th 2008 2:36PM]

Looks awesome.

[Shinigami @ Dec 29th 2008 5:20PM]

Want!
But afraid to ask "how much", most likely will get scared off by it.

Hopefully camera is the same or better than Inno8

[silverblackvoid @ Dec 30th 2008 12:11PM]

specs are awesome but the screen size is small:(
otherwise i think its a solid handset

[Danny F. @ Dec 29th 2008 2:38PM]

I'm keeping my eyes on this beauty, wish it comes out sooner then March..

[BlurMagic @ Dec 29th 2008 3:54PM]

I wish I had the same esperience as vvtopkar.

Wait, wtf is esperience again? Sounds like a Mexican with a lisssp.

[Danny F. @ Dec 29th 2008 3:56PM]

Amen to that..

[htd @ Dec 29th 2008 2:38PM]

8M crappy cmos picture? also have to slide out to use?
from my past experience, their software is just crappy... like chocolate, instinct...

[vvtopkar @ Dec 29th 2008 2:51PM]

You're thinking about the Verizon software, not the Samsung Software, which in my esperience is pretty nice.

[darx23 @ Dec 29th 2008 3:11PM]

thank you htd for the comment of the year

[ChineseMeizu @ Dec 29th 2008 3:35PM]

Typical Jealous Chinese Loser... Lol.

[soupy @ Dec 30th 2008 11:40AM]

wasn't the chocolate an LG phone anyway?

[Peter @ Dec 29th 2008 2:38PM]

I like it, it's orange.

[Abdel @ Dec 29th 2008 2:44PM]

Hope it'll have a 3.5 mm headjack on top of that.

[ILoveApple @ Dec 29th 2008 2:45PM]

Iz Nize, how much?

[thepenguin @ Dec 29th 2008 2:47PM]

I hope this makes its way to the US with US 3G...btw nice job Samsung!

[vvtopkar @ Dec 29th 2008 2:51PM]

If this phone isn't awesome, I don't know what is.

[soupy @ Dec 29th 2008 2:52PM]

omg! i looked at this thing and started drooling...(looks like it has a flash for the camera too)

[BlurMagic @ Dec 29th 2008 3:59PM]

That's what she said.

[KilgoreTrout @ Dec 29th 2008 2:57PM]

It's awesome, full touch screen plus slider keys.
I passed over my Omnia to my better half when I got seduced by HTC touch HD's big screen but now I really wish I cold get it back (I specially miss the Omnia's genial mini mousepad, and the ease of use of the touch whiz interface)
Nokia has got to deliver a very impressive device with its N97 or Samsung is gonna walk all over its face in the coming year(s).

[kylex @ Dec 29th 2008 3:12PM]

Looks pretty great. I'm not entirely sold on the orange back, but the rest of the phone looks pretty tasty. Here's hoping the UI can hold up... and that it makes its debut into the US market pretty soon.

[Fernando @ Dec 29th 2008 3:28PM]

Samsungs are getting nicer by the day.

[thedesolate1 @ Dec 29th 2008 3:56PM]

Watch out Nokia! The sleeping giant.

[digitallysick @ Dec 29th 2008 5:49PM]

Perfect except i hope it doesnt run windows mobile and a qwerty keypad would be nice

[Shugg @ Dec 29th 2008 7:12PM]

If this doesn't kill the iPhone .I'm gonna be pissed!!!!!
Dee dee deee

[superhobo @ Dec 30th 2008 1:42PM]

What OS?
Some one tell me, what OS???

[CK Avangado @ Jan 15th 2009 2:43AM]

Hmm looks nice that cellphone!

Cheers CK from Avangado

[Bill @ Jan 18th 2009 11:14PM]

From the pictures it appears this camera phone uses dual LED flash; which means it will be damn near useless for night shots.

[Host Review @ Feb 19th 2009 4:42AM]

Loos elegant

[Host Review @ Feb 19th 2009 4:42AM]

Looks elegant

[anne @ Mar 26th 2009 12:49AM]

It is P23,000 Philippine Peso, around US $575. It's really great, had a briefing on the phone a while ago, we're launching it here. It has lots of new technologies, the silliest things even, like the "fake call" concept, where the phone automatically rings when you press the silver key on the side, "faking" a call (useful when in meetings or dates). It also has the Touch Sensor. It locks your phone whenever you call to prevent the touch phone to be "touched". It has the newest technology in LCD, the AMOLED screen. 16G of memory, expandable.