Samsung's latest flagship product, the G800, was the world's first phone to have a 5 megapixel camera. Set to counter the launch of the N95 by Nokia, this handset did not get as much attention as it deserved but has the potential to be a sure-shot winner. The reason being that it can be positioned in the same price bracket as the N95, and has dimensions almost identical to the power packet handset from Nokia.



The most prominent feature of Samsung g800 is, of course, its camera, so let's talk about that first. The zoom feature is impeccable, with a 3X optical zoom, and the photograph does not lose focus after the zoom feature is used, something that Nokia can not boast of. It is a beautifully designed slider phone that has 160MB of internal memory with an external slot to extend it further, Bluetooth connectivity, accelerated 3G, an MP3 player, video player(with recording and streaming) and an FM radio. The phone measures 101x51.1x18 mm and weighs 146 grams; quite reasonable, considering its features. The lens is situated at the back and gives the look of a digital camera when viewed from that angle; the phone also carries a Graphical User Interface which provides the same features as any digital camera would an on-screen display shows various camera indicators on the 2.4" LCD display which displays upto 262k colours on a resolution of 320X240 pixels.

With features like an in-built picture editor, direct printing is possible to a Pictbridge compatible printer. Video editing is also provided. The phone basically seems to be a camera oriented one but has many other features as well. The MP3 player supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, 3-AAC+, WMA formats and wireless Bluetooth stereo headsets. The phone comes with a WAP browser which supports RSS feeds and works on a tri-band GSM network.