Samsung i8510 INNOV8 review: Roaring V8 engine

Gsmarena have posted their review of the Samsung i8510. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final impression.



Key features:
The most feature-loaded S60 handset to date
2.8" 16M-color TFT display of QVGA resolution
8 megapixel camera with mechanical shutter, automatic lens cover, dual PowerLED flash, digital image stabilizer, geotagging, auto panorama shot, face detection, smile detection, blink detection
VGA video recording at 30fps and slow-motion video recording
Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3.2 UI
3G with HSDPA support
Quad-band GSM, dual-band UMTS, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
128 MB RAM
Wi-Fi with DLNA technology
Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality
Massive 8/16GB internal memory
microSD card slot with microSDHC support
Built-in accelerometer for UI auto-rotation
3.5 mm audio jack
TV out
Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Optical trackpad navigation
USB and Bluetooth v2.0
Stereo speakers
DNSe audio technology
DivX support
ShoZu integration

Main disadvantages:
Sizeable body
No xenon flash
No screen auto rotation in the main menu and homescreen
No office document editing out of the box
No smart dialing out of the box
No FM transmitter (which may be nitpicking though)

The Samsung i8510 INNOV8 spec sheet is spectacular. It would hardly make a big splash as the Nokia N95 back in the day but that doesn't mean the INNOV8 is any less worthy.

It's just that only a couple of years ago the one crowned as the top device could afford to bask in its glory at least for a while. These days the next big thing is always just around the corner.

Still the Samsung INNOV8 stole the spotlight from the Nseries in second half of 2008 as easy as a piece of cake.

The INNOV8 may outperform its Symbian siblings over at Nokia camp by sheer specs, but these chaps can still put up a nice fight. What's simply a mobile OS to Samsung, is an entire software package complete with tailor-made enhancements to Nokia.

Samsung should be aware they have some serious Symbian catching up to do and while they are on it, Nokia successfully provides users with a host of add-on services such as N-Gage and Ovi, and a suite of competitive applications such as Nokia Maps, Search, and the WLAN scanner just to name a few.

Samsung have successfully topped that with their INNOV8 specs going through the roof and while they keep the head start, they will reap their well-deserved benefits. In the end, the Samsung INNOV8 is as high as we've seen a non-touch Symbian go in terms of media, so why not just enjoy.