Samsung S8300

Samsung has released its first, and possibly the only 8MP camera phone in the world. This high end camera phone has an integrated AMOLED touch screen, that is 7.1 cm anti scratch, and is likely to create quite a flutter.

The camera phone is 12.7mm thick and has a 3 x 4 slider keypad. The finish is brushed metal. The screen is anti smudge and anti scratch which is a big bonus. The 8 MP camera is feature rich with a dual power LED flash and smile shot. The TouchWiz user interface permits browsing of photographs and maps and makes surfing the Internet a breeze.

The camera enables geo tagging thus permitting the storage of pictures by location. It can record at 30fps, 720 x 480 resolution. You can also automatically upload pictures from Flickr, Picasa, and Facebook.

A host of 3G services can be accessed with the phone. Video streaming, video telephony and high speed Internet access are a few to name. The camera supports DivX video player. The phone is being marketed for Rs 27,500 which is competitive considering the features of the phone.

SAMSUNG INDIA launched its UltraTouch smart-phone in the Indian market on Wednesday (March 1).

The device features a wide touch-screen and 8 megapixel camera. Presently, Samsung India has collaborated with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to provide its users the 3G services. It also offers hi-speed Internet access, video telephony, streaming and multimedia services.

While speaking to the media, Samsung India President and CEO Jung Soo Shin said, “Samsung ‘UltraTouch’ leads the portfolio of our high-end phone and it will further enhance our leadership in the premium full-touch market.”

Sunil Dutt, the country head of Samsung Telecom Division said, “With this latest offering, we now have four touch-screen phones in the Indian market.

Dutt further added, “We will be further strengthening our touch-screen portfolio in the coming months with more innovative launches. Based on the enhancement of our touch-screen and the multimedia phone portfolio, we hope multimedia phone segment to contribute 40-45 per cent of our total sales in 2009.”

Samsung offers a special package to its BSNL subscribers on some selected handsets. The mobile giant allows its users to enjoy the full benefit of 3G services.

Dutt also announced that the special offer on the selected handsets of Samsung (F480, L700 J800 and S7330) for the BSNL subscribers include SIM card, airtime and data downloads free of cost for both pre-paid and post-paid customers.