Samsung M8800 Pixon Unlocked Phone--International Version with No Warranty (Black)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001THPLTS
• Item model number: M8800EUBK
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,931 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

The Samsung M8800 Pixon is the upgraded version of the Samsung Omnia and features much more than just a user interface tweak. The Pixon features a stunning 8 Megapixel Camera which is comparable to many high-end digital camera. Video recording is possible at different resolutions including 30FPS VGA and 120FPS QVGA. This QuadBand phone has all the great features that you have come to expect from Samsung and the Pixon only takes this level of dedication to technology a little bit further. A built in GPS system will guide you through any adventure that you decide to embark on. Just pick up the phone and go, with the Pixon by your side you’ll never be at a loss for location. A flash LED is great for illuminating dark areas and taking pictures in low light conditions. The 3.2-inch WQVGA screen capable of displaying pixels at 240x400 is great for looking at video and picture files, making this a multimedia machine on the go. Widgets on the screen help you with every function ensuring that the process for operating applications is seamless. For the ultimate on-the-go productivity and a great way to take photographs.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Camera or Phone? It's Both!, April 27, 2009

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SirStinky "Sirstinky" (Vancouver, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung M8800 Pixon Unlocked Phone--International Version with No Warranty (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I bought this as a replacement for my LG KU990R "Viewty." It had a 5 megapixel camera, but the Samsung M8800 "Pixon" has an 8-megapixel camera. The Pixon is the Innov8's sister phone. The Innov8 is a Symbian-type sliding phone, but the Pixon is a full touch screen model. The Pixon has the same 3.2-inch touch screen as the Samsung Behold, Eternity, and Omnia. The screen is responsive, big, and bright. There are just three hard keys, a call send/call log, end/on-off, and a back button in the middle. What makes Samsung's phones unique is their use of the TouchWhiz interface and on-screen application icons called widgets. Samsung's TouchWhiz interface is also found on the Behold, Eternity, Omnia, and F480 "Tocco." There are tons of cool features in here. The phone is built around the camera which is also a very good video camera that shoots 720i HD video. The multimedia player is easy to use and plays MP3's MPEG's, AVI's, WMA's, WMV, WAV, MPEG-4, and DivX files. There are also video and photo-editing programs. The camera takes awesome pictures for a cell phone. Colors are vibrant and realistic, and the LED flash works well up close, but forget about it working in a dark room if your subject is over 3 feet away.

The phone itself is a GSM quad-band phone, so it will work all over the world. It has Edge and 3G 7.2 mb/s HSDPA, but 3G will not work in the USA. I use it on T-Mobile and it works just fine. You'll have to set it up for T-Zones though, and until you do, it will accept text messages, but won't accept multimedia messages and you cannot use T-Zones. Calls come in loud and clear. The speaker phone is great.

People probably want to compare the Pixon to LG's 8-megapixel Renoir. In my opinion, the Pixon is a much better phone. LG tries hard to copy Samsung's TouchWhiz interface and widgets, and does pretty good, but it's not the same. The LG's screen is smaller (3.0 inches), and not as sensitive to touch inputs. The Pixon's camera is also better, but not by much. It's hard to notice the difference, but Samsung's camera does a better job with color reproduction, and the camera interface is much eaiser to use. Texting on the Pixon is also better thanks to a larger computer-like virtual QWERTY keyboard. Overall, both are good phones and cameras, but the Pixon wins the phone war with user-friendliness, functions, and a better camera.

The bad: Despite a 1000mAh battery, this phone uses a lot of juice. It is kind of discomforting seeing the battery indicator going from 5 bars to 3 in just 1 day. Fully charged and occasionally used, the battery will be drained in 2-3 days. My LG Viewty and Motorola E6's batteries lasted much longer, but then again because this phone has a serious camera, in all fairness the battery life is not too bad. Just keep it charged.

Samsung has made a great phone that's also a good camera. As hard as it is to get everything right, Samsung does a pretty good job.

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars C905 is better, October 23, 2009

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Ann M. Foster-prendergast - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung M8800 Pixon Unlocked Phone--International Version with No Warranty (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I decided to try this out because I heard about it, not really impressed and my C905 is more worth my time. it doesn't work well and the quality is just not good, I'm going to return it for the N86.get the Nokia or the C905