Samsung G810 - new flagship

Mobile-review have posted an awesome preview of the newly announced Samsung G810 S60 smartphone. Man, the phone looks amazing...here is the final impression.

The volume level produced by the loudspeaker is pretty high, being in line with those Nokia-branded smartphones equipped with stereo-speakers. We also liked the G810’s solid vibro alert. In terms of voice calls and microphone sensitivity, its performance is up to par, nothing that we would whine about.

Among the G810’s advantages are WiFi connectivity, TV-out, a 2Gb memory card coming boxed with the phone (still to be clarified). The fact that the phone’s bundled GPS can handle applications other than what it comes preinstalled with is encouraging and significantly increases its value. The G810 is not a run-of-the-mill handset, in some ways it trumps even the Nokia N95. But since the N95 is a pretty dated already, there will be no direct rivalry between them. Does the Samsung’s offspring have what it takes to stand up to other solutions? I think so; speaking in its favor are optical zoom, decent video recording capabilities, plus the S60 inside, and thus full compatibility with already existing applications. Also, the thing I almost forgot to mention, Samsung i450-grade sound also certainly adds some points to the G810’s final score.

Upon its arrival in March, if its price tag won’t be heftier than 350 Euro, it may well turn into a very interesting offering. Should it retail for 400 Euro or more, it won’t be even remotely popular, since the competition seems to offer more punch for that money.

On balance, drawing parallels between the Samsung G800 and the Samsung G810, the latter is a true photo-savvy flagship that outdoes its predecessor in every single way.