T-Omnia is the fastest (right now) with 806MHz CPU

The race for bringing in the fastest CPU to smartphones is just getting start to warm up, where previously the title was held by Asus P565 with its 800MHz CPU; but Samsung is catching up and has taken the title for now with T-Omnia.

Ubergizmo reports the leaked T-Omnia specs as follow:

• Display: 480x800 pixels
• CPU: 806Mhz
• S-DMB (Digital TV)
• UMTS/HSDPA 7.2Mbps (theoretical)
• 4GB or 16GB
• NO WIFI?!?!!

It's only 6MHz difference, but hey it's just like what the famous line from Dom in The Fast & the Furious movie (played by Vin Diesel): "Ask any racer, any real racer. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile; winning's winning."

So T-Omnia is the winner, for now. But don't get too excited yet, because according to Ubergizmo; that fastest smartphone (right now) is only available in South Korea at November 27th. Anyone want to race to the "Land of the Morning Calm" and grab one? ;-D

Samsung C6620 leaked

Samsung has been secretly working on a new mid-range Windows Mobile -based smartphone, codenamed C6620. But unfortunately the surprise was blown out by the reckless action from Italian carrier; TIM who posted the new handset line-up in its website. Perhaps it was intentional? ;-p

GSMArena is reporting that this C6620 smartphone will hosts these mediocre specs: HSDPA connection, QVGA display, WinMob 6.1, and 2MP camera. And since this is a mid-range phone, you'll not find GPS & WiFi features in it. Availability info is, it will retail for 199 euro with 1GB microSD memory card on a pre-paid basis.

This is probably just me, but whenever I see the C6620; it strikes a close resemblance to the 'unsuccessful' Palm's Treo 500. Is it?

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Samsung's M8800 Pixon

Mobile phone's camera war has been taken into the next step; 8MP resolution. There are two early contenders now, which have already show their faces: Samsung M8800 Pixon & LG KC780. Let's take a look at the Samsung M8800 Pixon first, shall we?

What would you do, if you're a mobile handset manufacturer, and you need to stay in the tight competition? The answer is easy; keep on throwing bigger and meaner features into the next handsets. So that's what Samsung is doing with its M8800 Pixon handset; it got big 3.2 inch display with a resolution of 240x400 pixels & a meany 8MP camera on the back.

What so meany about this handset's camera? Aside from the manufacturer claims it's “even better than an actual camera”, the scariest part is the fact the M8800 Pixon capable to capture videos in DVD resolution (720x480) or in QVGA with option for 120 frames per second. The Pixon will even have DivX playback and SRS (surround sound system) Virtual 5.1 Ch.

This slim handset, touting at 13.8mm thickness, will also have the latest features available in most smartphones nowadays: GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, built-in accelerometer, FM Radio with RDS and microSD slot. Unfortunately it only has tri-band GSM band, so no 3G connection for users in U.S. soil.

The Samsung M8800 Pixon will start shipping in mid-October for about 550 euro price tag (US$800), starting with France and soon continuing to most other European and Asian countries. Sources are from GSMArena & PhoneArena, hit the respective links for more pictures.

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Samsung INNOV8 officially introduced

You might be thinking; "Another new mobile phone model comes out from Samsung..." Well, can't blame you for that since me too was thinking like that when I read the news about Samsung latest mobile phone: Innov8.

It's actually the very same Samsung's mobile phone that I previously told you about here at PalmAddict, before it was called as Samsung i8510 Primera. The new Innov8 is exactly the same as the Primera in every way; the specs, looks and everything are no different. The only thing changed is its name, and although it's hard to be pronounced, it's a short for INNOVATE.

Now, I don't know about you guys. But everytime I see this Samsung's Innov8, especially this left picture, it reminds me of Palm's TX. For me, there's a striking resemblance between Innov8 with the TX...
I ain't gonna bore you with the same specs that I've mentioned before, so if you're interested to know what this beast has inside its belly, please see my previous post.

What so "beasty" about this mobile phone anyway? It's the 8MP camera embedded inside its sliding body that carries the nickname, and that's not all. Samsung has equipped the 8MP camera with additional features like:

• Auto-focus
• Face recognition
• Smile & blink recognition
• Auto panorama mode
• Geotagging
• Dual-powered LED
• 30fps VGA video quality
• 120fps QVGA video quality

I remember one of our PalmAddict readers named Soda, who has emailed Sammy and talk about how great it is if there's a face recognition technology inside mobile phones. The Innov8's face recognition tech sounds to be the right answer for that, although we must wait until the handset is released to the market and the new feature is tested; before we know if the face recognition is worth it.

It won't be long for us to wait, because according to GSMArena the Innov8 will be available in Europe next month and its rumored price is 780 Euro. Head on to GSMArena's page to see more pictures of the new Innov8, meanwhile you can enjoy the picture on the right but don't stare too long on the model girl. ;-p

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AT&T paints cheerful colors on BlackJack II

Samsung's BlackJack II is definetely made for serious business users, with it all black colored from front to the back, the BlackJack line-ups have been well known in corporate circles. But BGR picked up a rumor about new colors are available for this same BlackJack II, coming soon in AT&T's stores. The new colored handsets will have the same white colored front, while the differences are to be seen at the color on the back and the graphical patterns. IMO, they're like meant for boys and girls teen mobile phone. ;-p

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Samsung's i900 Omnia comes with a free Xbox 360 in Italy

Samsung is joining the parade to fight head-to-head with Apple's latest brainchild; the iPhone 3G with its slim-sexy i900 aka. Omnia.

GSMArena is reporting that the Omnia is just about to hit the European shelves. The official launch event will be held only a week from now in Italy where the Omnia will debut, around July 22th.

But the real surprise is that lucky people in Italy can get it early by placing a pre-order on the Omnia starting this July 14th through Media World stores across Italy at 499 Euro (8GB version), plus a free Xbox 360!

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Samsung's i8510 Primera, the new beast within

Whooaa... just when I think that the contenders of iPhone 3G is about to finish lining up, another one came out: Samsung i8510 Primera. But don't be discouraged by its physical look, because the features inside have all it needs to take the toughest mobile phones out there in the market right now.

GSMArena is reporting that the Samsung i8510 Primera will bear these specs within its 'quite' thick body:

• Symbian 9.3 OS with S60 UI
• 8MP camera with auto focus
• Xenon LED flash
• WiFi
• GPS
• 2.8-inch screen with 16M colors (QVGA)
• 128MB of RAM
• 8/16GB options of internal memory
• microSD expansion slot
• USB 2.0
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 3G network up to HSDPA data connection
• 3.5mm standard audio jack
• 1200mAH battery
• 106.5 x 53.9 x 16.9mm measurement

Availability is rumored around mid-August, with 780 Euro price tag.

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Samsung J800 Luxe, L700 and L870

When everybody are releasing new handsets next month, Samsung definetely doesn't want to be left behind. Samsung introduced three new handsets at the Singapore Telecommunications Exhibition - the Samsung J800 Luxe, L700 & L870.

Samsung J800 Luxe

Don't be fooled with the "Luxe' name behind that J800 number series there, because this 15mm slider phone has the lowest specs compared to the other two:

• Tri-band GSM, up to UMTS data (2100MHz)
• 2.2-inch screen with 256K TFT display, at 176x220 pixels
• 2MP camera with photo blog function (direct image upload to blogs over the 3G connection)
• Buetooth with A2DP
• FM Radio with RDS
• microSD slot
• built-in 18MB memory
• built-in office docs viewer
• RSS reader
• Mobile Tracker

Samsung L700

L700 comes in measuring only 12.8mm, and with these specs:

• Tri-band GSM, up to UMTS data (2100MHz)
• 2.1-inch screen with 256K TFT display, at 120x160 pixels
• 2MP camera
• Buetooth with A2DP
• FM Radio with RDS
• microSD slot
• built-in 30MB memory
• built-in office docs viewer
• available in pink, silver & gold colors

Samsung L870
The top of the line, the head honcho; the 13.5mm slider phone has the best specs than the rest:

• Tri-band GSM, up to HSDPA of 3.6Mbps data transfer
• 2.4-inch 16M color TFT display with QVGA resolution
• FM Radio
• Bluetooth
• USB connectivity
• Internal memory 100MB
• microSD card slot up to 4GB

There is no word on the pricing and the availability of the phone, except for the L870 will be available in Europe this August 2008. --Click on each pictures to view them larger--

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Samsung Instinct vs. iPhone 2G video hands-on

Dieter Bohn from The iPhone Blog has got his hands-on both the Samsung Instinct and iPhone 2G (the first gen), and he recorded the head-to-head comparison in video. So check it out on the left video there, and here are some of his comment on the Samsung Instinct:

"Compared to the original iPhone 2G, the Instinct actually holds up quite well. It’s not as elegant as the iPhone, the touchscreen isn’t as responsive (but it does give you a little haptics-vibrate on every tap), they keyboard isn’t as good (but does offer a landscape version throughout), the apps are a mix of quality iPhone knocks off and java craplets, the browser is decent but nowhere near the quality of the iPhone’s, ...."

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Samsung i900: Omnia got official

The newest smartphone from Samsung has finally announced and become official: the i900 dubbed as Omnia. Samsung i900 Omnia will be first displayed at the CommunicAsia expo held in Singapore from June 17 to 20 but all details about its specifications are already made public.

Here are the quick rundown of what inside it:

• Quad-band GSM, up to HSDPA 7.2Mpbs data transfer
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro
• 3.2-inch WQVGA display at 240x400 pixels
• internal 8GB or 16GB memory
• microSD expansion memory up to 16GB
• 5M pixels camera with auto-focus
• Geo-tagging
• optical mouse
• GPS receiver
• built-in accelerometer
• USB port
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• WiFi

The Samsung i900 Omnia will be market available from June 2008 (Europe - July 2008), which also coincides with the projected availability of the new 3G iPhone. Head on to GSMArena for more pictures.

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