Samsung INNOV8 , the real Nokia N95 successor

When the Nokia N95 was announced , I remember being completely blown away by its features. Onboard GPS , 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with a Carl Zeiss Lens, Wifi, TV-out.It seemed like it could do it all. And it was a Symbian phone. There was literally nothing more I could ask for. I was more than happy to part with my Nokia N80 at that time to get the N95-1.

Then came the Nokia N82 , with its xenon flash and way better battery life.Even though I loved the N95-1 , the xenon flash made a huge difference to night picture quality, so I traded up and got the N82 Black edition.

And now Samsung comes out from nowhere and announces this :

The Samsung INNOV8 (model number i8510)

Its everything the Nokia N96 should have been. A Symbian S60 slider with a 8 megapixel, autofocus camera with dual LED flash. The phone runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 and other key features include a 2.8 inch screen, WiFi, 16GB of on board flash memory, optical sensor, integrated GPS, accelerometer sensor, and DNSe audio technology.

Lets check out the main features of the phone :

• 8 megapixel auto focus camera with dual LED flash. Camera functions / modes include Smart Reader, Image Stabilizer, Auto-Panor ama Shot, Smile Shot, Blink Shot, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), and Face Detection. The camera can also capture video at VGA (30 frames per second) and QVGA (120 frames per second) resolutions. There’s also on board software for editing images and videos (Movie Maker and Storyboard applications).

• Dimensions of 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm. This compares quite favourably with the 103 x 55 x 20 mm dimensions of the N96.

• 2.8 inch, QVGA screen with 16 million colours.

• Integrated GPS with support for A-GPS via S60.

• Integrated accelerometer sensor, which will be used for automatic screen rotation.
• Optical sensor, this takes the form of a touch pad (as on laptops) like control in the centre of the D-pad. It can be used to move around the UI or as for ‘mouse-like’ functionality in the S60 browser. It has been used on a number of previous Samsung products such as the i870.
• 16GB of internal flash memory and a microSD card slot support cards up to 16GB in size (SDHC).
• Support for HSDPA at 7.2 bps (3.5G) connectivity on 900 and 2100 Mhz WCDMA bands, quad band GSM, Bluetooth 2.0 (including A2DP support), WiFi and USB 2 (Full-speed). WiFi will enable DNLA (UPnP) support for audio and video.
• 3.55 mm audio out jack, support for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA (including DRM), AMR and RealAudio audio formats, stereo FM radio (with RDS) and DNSe audio technology. Digital Natural Sound engine (DNSe) is an audio enhancement technology used across a portfolio of Samsung products and helps to produce higher quality surround sound. On the phone it will likely make an appearance via Music player presets.
• In video playback supported formats include DivX, H.263, H.264, WMV, and MP4. Videos will also tke advantage of DNSe where applicable.
• Runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
• Will ship with 2 embedded games: FIFA 08 (EA) and Asphalt (Gameloft).
• 1200 mAH battery with quoted talk time of up to 300/510 min (3G/2.5G) and stand-by time up to 330 / 310 hrs (3G/2.5G). That should mean it should last 24 hours easily with moderate to heavy usage.
• The phone will be released in Europe during August and in the rest of the world during Septmeber.

Say it with me. “Holy crap !” . Geesung Choi, President of Samsung Telecommunication Business had this to say about the INNOV8 :

Samsung INNOV8 is made for tech-savvy users who wants to enjoy the best possible multimedia entertainment with their mobile phone. With the 8-megapixel camera, pre-embedded 3D games, high speed data connections and much more other features will help users gain the true benefits of mobile entertainment. I expect Samsung INNOV8 to be a revolutionary milestone for Samsung for opening a new era of mobile multimedia.

Eeesh. This thing makes the N95-8gb look so outdated. So very outdated. Lets break it down :

Nokia N95-8gb :
- 5 Megapixel camera , Carl Zeiss lens , Auto focus with a single LED flash.
Modes : Nothing special that the INNOv8 cant do.
Samsung INNOv8:
-8 Megapixel camera , Autofocus with dual LED flash.
Modes that the N95 cant do (without external software) : Smart Reader, Image Stabilizer, Auto-Panor ama Shot, Smile Shot, Blink Shot, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), and Face Detection.

Nokia N95-8gb :
-Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1
Samsung INNOv8:
-Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2

Nokia N95-8gb :
Has 8gb of internal memory. No MiniSD card slot (unlike the N95-1)
Samsung INNOv8:
16GB of internal flash memory and a microSD card slot support cards up to 16GB in size.

Nokia N95-8gb:
Video features : VGA (30 frames per second). No Video Editor present onboard yet(unlike the N95-1).
Samsung INNOv8:
VGA (30 frames per second) and QVGA (120 frames per second) resolution
s. Cant be edited with onboard video editor software.

-Both the N95 and the INNOv8 have the following features :
-Wifi
-GPS
-2.8′ QVGA screen
-1200mA battery
-Onboard Accelerometer

Honestly , i dont think there is anything the N95 can do that the INNOv8 cant. Maybe tv-out but that information isnt released yet, that i know of.So much for an N95 , INNOv8 comparison.

The ONLY thing stopping me from getting it ? The dual LED flash. As i tested out earlier , the Dual LED flash is nowhere as good as a Xenon flash. Even with its army of features , the INNOv8 will ultimately fail in night pictures , although it looks like its daynight pictures will definitely out-do the N95. Hence I’ll be sticking with my N82.

But then again, who can resist a device that has these logos on it :

Dang. If only it had a xenon flash.

I’m very interested in seeing how Nokia outdoes the INNOv8 . The N96 isnt even out yet , but fails massively compared to the INNOv8. If Nokia manufactures a INNOv8 with a xenon flash, now that will be a phone I would gladly buy.

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DVD Burning

Amazing Samsung mobile phone! Gotta save some penny to have one.

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blue7

actually, nightshots without flash are better on innov8 than n82..... and even with the flash turned on, you can push the best lighting via ISO 800 or ISO 1600..... of course the maximum lighting is unattainable but the best image processing is no match for Nokia's algorithm.........

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Nischal Shetty

Holy Crap!! you bet! It's awesome. This is the first time I actually liked a cell from samsung! Have you checked out the latest from sony ericsson? http://isimplyblog.com/?p=74

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