Samsung i8910HD - Review

Hi-Def 8 MP marvel.

A High-Definition phone that records in 720p and has a 8MegaPixel camera, with an AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes) screen....... Outside Japan? Surely not

Well here it is, Samsung's latest big hitter, and what a hit it has.  Lets start with the Hi-Def recording, an excellent alternative to the Flip Mino HD recording in 720p, with the ability to shoot at 120 frames per second for ultra slow motion video capture. The 8 MP camera is without doubt the best on the market for current smart phones. 

Viewing the pictures, when gloating to your friends about the camera, will look amazing on the AMOLED screen, which again is easly the best screen by a clear mile of all the smart phones available today, boasting a 3.7inch screen it gives vivid colours and more importantly deep crisp blacks.

Geek Bit

Display 360x640 capacitive touch screen

Battery 13.5Hrs talk, 600hrs standby

Camera 8MP, autofocus, LED flash

Storage 8GB/16GB, MicroSD slot

Connectivity GPS, HSDPA, Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi

The touchscreen is really responsive too, much better than the N97, and on a par with the 3GS using the same capacitive (reacting to the electric fields from your fingers) technology.

However, Like all smart phones, the Samsung does have its faults. Email syncing is a massive let down, only working through third part applications.

The i8910HD has the same soulless home screen the 3GS has, with no live feeds that the N97 and Hero boast.

Like the N97 it really suffers with the lack of apps, but thats probably due to the fact Apple has them in abundance, And with no kinetic scrolling, makes going through the menu a choir. 

All in all a market leader in imagery terms, just let down by a clunky interface and lacking some of the handy widgets Nokia and HTC have focused on. Maybe if this used Android operating system rather than Symbian's S60 it would feel less like a Nokia and more like a piece of genius. That said an excellent bit of kit mainly aimed a the youtube uploaders.