The sleek Samsung G800 is a high-fashion smart camera phone. The device's front fascia and lens cover have metal framing and its back is made of plastic. The underside of the device has a leather-like textured plastic with distinctive patterns. The handset's top has two loudspeakers which are slightly recessed into the casing and are covered by a metal grill.

The Samsung G800 has a 2.4 inch 262 K colours TFT monitor that has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Its display can accommodate upto 8 text and 3 service lines. The mobile phone utilizes a standard 960 mAh Li-Ion battery. Its battery has a talktime of upto 2.5 hours and a standby time of upto 250 hours. The device weighs 146 GMS and measures 101 x 51.1 x 18 mm. The G800 comes with 160 MB of onboard memory that can be expanded further by using a swappable 4GB microSD memory card.

The device supports various profiles like Hands free, Headset, Dial-Up Networking, File Transfer and Object Push. The handset features three modes - Media, Samsung PC Studio and Mass Storage. The Samsung G800 shows up on your desktop in Mass Storage mode and does not require any additional installations. So, it is ready to work right after the installation. The device charges itself automatically when connected to a PC via USB. Its HSDPA compatibility allows the device to achieve very fast (upto 3.6 MB/s) data transfer speed. The device also supports EDGE and GSM networks.

The Samsung G800 is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom and xenon flash. You can quickly call up various features of the device with the help of a number pad. Menu, Options, Single Shot Mode and Gallery - all these features are just a click away from you. The Samsung G800 records videos in an MPEG4 format. The device remembers your last menu function and automatically highlights it the next time to you enter the same menu item. Its phonebook can hold information of upto 1000 contacts. Thanks to the tough competition in mobile phone markets, the Samsung G800 can also be acquired through the attractive contract mobile phone deals announced by the retailers across the UK.