Samsung S8000 Jet review: Airborne

Gsmarena have posted a review of the new Samsung S8000 Jet. Here are the phone's features, main disadvantages and final impression.

Key features:
- 3.1" 16M-color resistive AMOLED touchscreen of 800 x 480 pixel resolution
- 800 MHz processor
- 5 megapixel auto focus camera with dual-LED
- Geotagging, image stabilization, face detection, Smile Shot, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
- Latest TouchWiz 2.0 UI with Motion UI, Media Gate 3D, Smart Unlock
- Quad-band GSM support and 3G with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA support
- Wi-Fi
- GPS receiver
- 2 / 8 GB onboard storage
- microSD card slot with microSDHC support
- Built-in accelerometer for screen auto rotate and turn-to-mute
- Proximity sensor for display auto turn-off
- TV out
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Stereo FM Radio with RDS
- microUSB port and stereo Bluetooth v2.0
- Web browser has full Flash and Java support
- DivX/XviD video support
- DNSe and SRS sound effect
- Smart dialing
- Speaker Call

Main disadvantages:
- No smartphone capabilities
- microSD slot is under the back cover
- Smart dialing only works for numbers, not contact names
- No preinstalled GPS navigation software

So, in a nutshell - the Samsung S8000 Jet is quick to please and keen to entertain. If not the feature load, we're impressed with the fluid, lively and ticking user interface. Sometimes fun to use does matter as much as all the extra features in world.

The best thing about the Samsung Jet is it really puts the user first. The rich and captivating interface and the sharp and inspired accelerometer controls make the Jet unique and entertaining. Furthermore Samsung have managed to deliver a pretty decent hardware package too. Sure, the S8000 Jet is no Pixon12 but it hardly has any significant omissions in the specs sheet either. Well the smartphone capabilities might be a deal-breaker for some but if that's what you signed for you won't be let down.

The main rival that the Samsung S8000 Jet has is of course the LG KM900 Arena. The two devices are almost perfect matches specs-wise with the Samsung taking a slight edge in terms of screen for packing a little larger AMOLED unit.

Some might argue that the capacitive technology of the Arena touchscreen is an advantage but we can assure them that they won't feel that much of a difference between the two. In fact the remarkable job Samsung have done of boosting the resistive display sensitivity lifts the user experience to such a high level. That said, the differences between the Jet and the Arena are so minor that picking between those two is strictly a matter of personal taste.

The only thing that can be held against the Jet is probably the not so prominent exterior, revealing little of the exciting little treats that lay in store for the user.

Anyway, the Samsung Jet is bound to rub shoulders with devices that fall in quite a different price range. But if smartphone skill is a must, you will simply have to dig extra deep in your pocket and asset your sights on Samsung i8910 Omnia HD (for the features) or an Apple iPhone (for the attitude). But hey, if some delighted Jet user should tell you their device kicks the snot out of Omnia HD and the iPhone, just don't be too quick to laugh it up.