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Hands-on with the Samsung G800
It's a good time to be taking pictures with your phone. No, we don't literally mean this second -- we mean that the selection of devices in the market today that are capable of producing decent shots is greater and more diverse than ever before. 3.2 and 5 megapixel autofocus sensors (and soon, 8) combined with uncharacteristically potent flashes mean that leaving the point-and-shoot at home is starting to be a realistic option. How does Samsung's shiny G800 slider with optical zoom -- all 5 megapixels of it -- stack up against the fray? Read on to get a taste.%Gallery-11526%
Caption Contest: SGH-G800 stars at Vienna State Opera House
We can't say we would've chosen Samsung's SGH-G800 to star at the Vienna State Opera House, but we heard the iPhone and N95 both refused to leave their respective dressing rooms. The show must go on, right?Josh: "2 b or not 2 b, tht is the qstn"Ryan: "An elaborate getup for a videocall, I know. But I assure you, dear madam, that I'm wearing no pants."Evan: "Can ye hear me now?"Don: "A bar, a bar, my kingdom for a bar!"Thomas: "Figaro, figaro... hello, mom?"Darren: Samsung: "Idiot, we meant the Opera b r o w s e r"Paul: "Not enough sparkle? Are you sure?"Steve: "Line?"Nilay: "Alas, poor Yorick, for he was not in my 5"Ross: "This is Puccini. You know nothing of my work."
Samsung's 5 megapixel G800 gets launched, available next month
Is it a phone, or is it a camera? Until recently, cameraphones were unquestionably still just phones with chintzy cams tacked on, but it looks like we're finally getting to the point where the lines are truly blurred. Samsung's new G800 slider is now official, packing a 5 megapixel autofocus camera in a rather attractive metallic form; that in itself isn't terribly notable, considering we already have a handful of 5 megapixel handsets on the market. What is notable, though, is the added bonus of a xenon flash and 3x optical (yes, optical) zoom. Heck, from the back, you can barely tell it's a phone at all. Add in the usual goodies like Bluetooth, HSDPA, and a generously sized QVGA display, and Samsung has a winner on its hands -- or at least it would have a winner if only it'd launch stateside. Our far luckier European brethren, meanwhile, can lay their hands on this sucker starting in November for a to-be-determined price.[Via Unwired View]
Samsung's SGH-G800: another 5 megapixel slider?
For better or worse, it seems 5 megapixel sensors may be on the cusp of supplanting smaller units on high-end featurephones, and naturally, Samsung's on the forefront of the trend. Hot on the heels of the G600, the rumored G800 slider is said to feature a tri-band GSM radio with HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0, microSD expansion, a lovely 2.4 inch QVGA OLED display, xenon flash, and a sliding lens cover (a la K800) to protect that mighty cam. We've no idea when or where this thing might launch, but without that critical fourth band, the US seems like a long shot.[Via phoneArena]
