The introduction of 3G technology has revolutionized the mobile industry. Leading mobile device manufacturers are involved in meeting user demands with devices enabled with the latest technology. The war is endless with more and more high-tech mobile devices entering the market. The latest offering is the Samsung i8510 which is a solidly designed phone with all the latest features and options to meet the demand of the users.
The Samsung i8510 is a sleek and stylish phone with a simple slider opening mechanism. The casing of the phone is glossy black with a sliding opening system to open the earpiece to access the numeric keypad. The phone sports a 2.8-inch TFT screen capable of displaying 16 million colors with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The dimension of the phone is 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm and it is very handy to use and operate.
The Samsung i8510 is an imaging powerhouse with the highest quality portable imaging features. The camera allows the user to capture a perfectly clear still image or moving video footage. The phone’s 8-megapixel autofocus camera offers image stabilization and face detection for perfect photos. The phone has a complete editing suite to trim videos, dub audio, and even add subtitles. The ability to take panoramic photos is the unique feature of the camera. The camera uses the phone’s built-in GPS receiver to geotag photos with location information.
The phone supports all popular video formats MP4, WMV, DivX, H263 and H264 and user can record, edit, store and play video streams on their new smartphone. The camera is equipped with an image stabilizer to check for camera shake and a flash to illuminate the darkest and dullest conditions in the photo. The i8510 is capable of recording QVGA video with a full video editing suite on board.
Music is one of the highlights of this phone, users can enjoy their favorite music on the built-in music player. The music system supports all popular music formats. It has a built-in FM radio with RDS radio support to listen to the user’s favorite music, news and other popular radio stations. The i8510 offers 16GB of onboard memory and 128MB of RAM, the memory capacity can be increased via a microSD card slot. Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support for stereo headsets makes wireless music possible on this phone.
The Samsung i8510 is the first Samsung S60-powered smartphone to feature quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (900/2100MHz) support for high-speed Internet connection. The phone’s built-in web browser allows the user to access the Internet through xHTML and HTML service. The phone’s WiFi connectivity offers another option for high-speed data transfer.
The messaging service is very easy to operate and includes SMS (text messages), Instant Messaging, MMS (multimedia messages), email and predictive text. These easily accessible messaging services allow the user to stay in touch with friends, family and business contacts. The phone has the option of 3G video calling with any of the contacts with compatible video calling capabilities. It allows the user to create, send, and receive a variety of messages including an SMS text message, an MMS multimedia message, or an email.
The Samsung i8510 has excellent functions like phone book, organizer, clock, alarm, calculator, calendar, to-do list, Symbian OS, version 9.3 Series 60, GPS receiver and AGPS function. This Samsung i8510 is an all-purpose phone with a great camera and imaging feature to suit all types of users. It is a very stylish phone for personal, business and entertainment needs.