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Do you still remember about the first 8 MP i8510 from Samsung. Thanks God if you don’t. To refresh your mind for a while, I suggest you to read my post here. Actually, it was just a rumor. But now, it isn’t. Samsung has officially launched it on Thursday, July 24, 2008 and one of big boys like Laptop Magazine had even handed-it down. Though it was just for five minutes!

Samsung i8510 hand-on

From all features which Laptop Magazine’s Avram Piltch had been written, I think this is the one that need to be your attention.

A lens shutter that opens and shuts automatically:

Not enough camera phones have shutters to protect their lenses from the inevitable scratches and dust they get bouncing around in your pocket or purse. Those that do have shutters usually force you to open and close them manually. The shutter on the i8510 opens when you’re shooting and closes when you’re done.

Talking about this feature, I think that Sony Ericsson is also giving the same thing with their new SE C902 series. However, this 5 MP cellphone can’t do that automatic stuff yet. Later, I bet that Sony will mimic Samsung in this cool feature.

So here is the Samsung i8510’s quick and official specifications.

1. Symbian v9.3 operating system
2. 4.2 x 2.1 x .7 inches in dimensions
3. 8 MP camera
4. autofocus features
5. face recognition
6. image stabilizer
7. flash
8. secondary camera for video calling
9. internal photo editing software
10. video recording at 30 fps
11. HSDPA-compatible up to 7,2 Mbps
12. integrated Wi-Fi
13. EDGE
14. push e-mail
15. HTML browser
16. Bluetooth-capable
17. 2.8-inch LCD screen
18. accelerometer sensor
19. four-way navigation key and an optical mouse
20. integrated GPS
21. photo geotagging
22. 8 or 16 GB internal memory
23. up to 8 GB external memory via microSD slot
24. built-in FM radio with RDS
25. DivX ready
26. standard headphone jack
27. more on its press release

Source: Information Week | Laptop Magazine | Symbian

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