Samsung SGH-G800 Expert Reviews

Samsung's new SGH-G800 is a manifestation of its ceaseless quest for perfection in performance and style. Sleek and beautiful, this powerful mobile caters to the entertainment seeker. its crowning achievement is its ultra imaging functionality; the embedd...

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In this review we test out Samsung's SGH-G800 cameraphone. The G800 is Samsung's most camera like handset to date, and sports exotic features, for a phone, such as 3x optical zoom, a Xenon flash, and face detection.

For more than a couple months an eternity in the gadget world the Nokia N95 enjoyed the distinction of being one of the only 5-megapixel camera phones on the market, at least outside of Korea. But considering that change is the only constant in cell phone...

The Samsung SGH-G800 has a high-quality 5-megapixel camera, a wealth of features, and decent call quality.

The Samsung SGH-G800 has a disappointing Web browsing experience, and its flash was rather dim.

The Samsung SGH-G800 does a lot of things right, but a few underwhelming features left us wanting more.

Samsung G800 comes as the high-end cameraphone of the manufacturer, packing 5-megapixels, Optical Zoom and Xenon flash. All this is in a stylish slider body, using ......

Stylish design and high-quality build, Optical zoom, A battery that can last

Mediocre performance in low light, Low-res video recording

As every single phone, the G800 also has its strong and its weak sides. The first impression it gives is excellent, a solid slider with stylish design and high-quality build. But beside the look, people are interested in the functionality, and here the G8...

The world of digital cameras and the one of cell phones are changing rapidly. Now, it's a great deal to have a 5MP camera with 3x zoom on a cell phone! The Samsung G800, the world's first 5 megapixel camera phone with 3x optical zoom lens, looks like a st...

Well, another 5 megapixel camera phone enters the arena alongside some very credible opposition. Can they be beaten ? Well lets have a look.

With its 3x optical zoom, xenon flash and five megapixel resolution, the G800 possesses arguably the finest camera currently on the market

The lack of a 3.5mm jack port for headphones is a bugbear and the battery life is disappointing.

Like a Bentley Azure, this luxurious silver slider is a European import fit for a pimp. Sporting sleek lines, glitzy trim and a roomy (110 MB of memory) interior it also features standard options like a microSD slot good for up to 4 GB. Like the other 5-M...

3x optical zoom. Video editing includes time code. Built-in effects work with video (including negative). Smooth operating keypad. Versatile image editor for subtle color and contrast tinkers. Java support for Google Maps.

Puny Xenon flash. Laggy shutter. No GPS. Useless red-eye remover. Multishot and Mosaic functions only snap measly 60KB images. No standard 3.5mm headphone jack.

Samsung's reputation for making great phones continues with the G800. Its design is close to a digital camera, sporting a 5-megapixel shooter, 3x optical zoom and a xenon flash. Add in HSDPA for high-speed Internet access and you've got a recipe for Samsu...

5-megapixel camera with autofocus; 3x optical zoom and face detection; HSDPA

Lack of Wi-Fi, xenon flash isn't as bright as we expected

This chunky mobile snapper is an attractive slider phone that, although large, is easy to hold and use. The G800's camera comes with all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a standalone digital camera but it's not a complete replacement just yet. The...

Samsung have proved to the phone industry they are a technological genius with the release, at the end of October, the first 5 mega-pixel camera with optical zoom in a mobile phone, in the world. This has undoubtedly withdrawn the attention away from the...