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Today, the most heavily equipped Samsung cameraphone finally saw its official announcement. It is no wonder that Samsung G800 has been in the spotlight for a long time before its official appearance as it is among the best phones on the market in terms of multimedia capabilities. It is Samsung's cameraphones flagship featuring a stunning 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom. Other camera niceties include wide dynamic range, xenon flash, face detection and, naturally, auto focus. The digicam-like lens cover ensures scratch resistance and also benefits the phone's looks greatly.
If the camera features of Samsung G800 are not enough to impress you by themselves then other features might just do the job. The slider phone comes complete with a 2.4" 262K color display with QVGA resolution that should provide great picture quality. Connectivity options are also quite a lot - GPRS and EDGE, both of class 10 and HSDPA (3.6 Mbps) assure network data transfer, while USB v2.0 and Bluetooth v2.0 should be enough to take care of other connectivity needs.
The tri-band Samsung G800 comes complete with 160MB of internal memory which can be expanded through the microSD card slot. As of now there is no information of the retail price of the handset but we will probably find it out soon as the phone is going to hit European markets no latter than November this year.
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Great specs and the phone looks pretty good too! Hopefully I'll get to see it in the flesh soon!
A damn good looking phone, but a bit too pricy for me.
http://www.mobil.se/ArticlePages/200710/22/20071022113309_MOB289/20071022113309_MOB289.dbp.asp
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Translation:
SAMSUNG G800 IS A PHONE WITH A CAMERA LOOK
2007-10-22 11:41
With a shell in metal, the G800 feels very solid in the hand. It feels more like a camera than a mobile phone and under the shell the phone is equipped with turbo-3g and real optical zoom among other things.
G800 is Samsungs and perhaps the whole mobile markets most competent camera phone. It feels like one has not been stingy with functons here because Samsung is one of very few manufacturers that has optical zoom and not only digital zoom. When I slide the lens shield the camera is activated and the whole feeling of G800 breathes very much compact camera. It works as most other camera mobiles with autofocus, macro mode and possibility to avoid red eyes with the build-in flash.
What separates G800 from the competitors is foremost the very camera like look and the possibility to use a real otical zoom, which means the phone has a real zoom lens and not just processes pictures digitally. Another differential detail one can mention is that G800 has a special feature to find faces in the motive and ensure they are in focus.
Despite that G800 foremost feels like a camera when hold in the hand, it does not need to be ashamed of its mobile phone abilities. It is one of the absolute first one to support turbo-3g in the faster speed 7.2 megabit. That is the speed 3 and Telia among others are building right now. For music, the phone can be synced with Windows Media Player and also play bought and protected music.
If one wants to share images and clips taken with the phone one can use the software Shozu that Samsung ships with the phone. It maske it possible to send images and clips to Facebook, Flickr, Blogger, Youtube and other similar sites. Transmission is done directly over the mobile network.
Facts
Type: Turbo-3G 7,2 Mbit/s
Screen: 2,4" TFT with 262 000 colors
Size: 101,5 x 52 x 18,8 mm
Weight: 129 gram
Camera: 5 megapixel, 3x optical zoom, xenon flash och autofocus
Other: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, micro-sd
Price: 840 USD (590 EUR)
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Chtinois
22-10-2007, 14:24
http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=3762&source=HOME
http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=70405
Chtinois
22-10-2007, 14:37
Can someone confirm there will be two colors ? Metal and black.
http://img.gsmarena.com/vv/pics/samsung/samsung-g800-01.jpg
funny they've waited so long to finally announce it...
they've waited for the Japanese version to get announced on the same day
it's called the 920SC, apart from firmware and UI differences, the main difference would be the use of OLED screen (2.4" QVGA) (plus 0.5mm wider and 0.5mm taller)
http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/static/image/2007/10/19/920sc_01.jpg
white and baby blue: http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/static/image/2007/10/19/920sc_03.jpg
they also have all white or all black color schemes
Super Chimp
22-10-2007, 15:20
Why is it whenever Samsung launch a new phone they never say what it's video recording abilities are? Is it the promised VGA @ 30fps?
Their is an error in that article quoted in the OP as doesn't it have a 16M colour screen?
Who else is going to want to see production model produced photos before buying, with that complex lens system on this I am double cautious before buying.
Wishmaster89
22-10-2007, 15:27
I would rather want to know if the menu system is similar to the one in g600 with all those customisation options.
Here's a little video with UI tour:http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-exclusive-hands-on-video-with-samsungs-5-megapixel-af-g800-cameraphone-228083.php#more-8083
Wishmaster89
22-10-2007, 15:49
Yeah I saw that and that's why I'm afraid it may stick to the old samsung GUI and not the new one that we saw in g600, E950, D880 :mad:
Super Chimp
22-10-2007, 16:06
Yeah I saw that and that's why I'm afraid it may stick to the old samsung GUI and not the new one that we saw in g600, E950, D880 :mad:
I much prefer the new one, I thought the old one was pretty poor (badly designed & confusing compared to Nokia & SE) & was glad to see the back of it.:D
http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/3/Samsung-g800-spec-10_original.jpg
Very nice - even though I'd have still preferred a black version, the all-metal body looks great. That much metal is a first for Samsung, am I right?
And the spec list is pretty much amazing too...can't wait for the reviews.
Super Chimp
22-10-2007, 16:28
Very nice - even though I'd have still preferred a black version, the all-metal body looks great. That much metal is a first for Samsung, am I right?
And the spec list is pretty much amazing too...can't wait for the reviews.
Classy looking pnone with impressive specs what more could you want. Providing the reviews are good, this will be on my list to get.
Can wait for Samsung to stuff that camera module into a smartphone :D
Seriously, Samsung is leapfrogging the rest of the mobile world with that handset (at least if the spec list turns into an equally impressive real-world performance)...
Rooshter
22-10-2007, 16:45
The black one still looks beter IMO. These metal edges make it look bulky.
Does anyone know if there will be a black version?
Super Chimp
22-10-2007, 16:50
Is it me or is that flash a little to close to the lens? Being that close could it not cause picture problems?
Can wait for Samsung to stuff that camera module into a smartphone :D
Oo, 5mp AF/OZ, WLAN candybar......what an N82 competitor that would be...... :rotate:
Ahem...sorry......fingers crossed G800 actually does what it says on the tin! I should've put some money on Nov launch, too, dammit......
:)
Is anything known regarding video quality yet?
Oo, 5mp AF/OZ, WLAN candybar......what an N82 competitor that would be......
YEAH - and keep the metal body...oh, that would be a killer!
Is it me or is that flash a little to close to the lens? Being that close could it not cause picture problems?
I think the lens part is a bit recessed compared to the flash, which should shield it from any direct influence...
Yeah I saw that and that's why I'm afraid it may stick to the old samsung GUI and not the new one that we saw in g600, E950, D880 :mad:
What are the differences between new & old? I've not owned a Samsung before, so I haven't a clue...
Wishmaster89
22-10-2007, 19:19
Steve78 new is the g600 one with nice animations and transitions and old one is the one used in d900 and u600 without any animations and transitions.
**^ramintop^**
22-10-2007, 21:12
im going crazy for this phone! if the image quality is great,im so getting it,full camera functions+ICEpower amplifier(great sound quality)+HSDPA....... what else do you need?
too bad for nokia and SE! and its the first time samsung convinces me of buying its products! good for you samsung! :p
bumfluff
22-10-2007, 21:28
Is it likely to be out in November? If it is then that will be great, I just hope the camera lives up to some of the expectations as I would really like one that has an optical zoom and is a viable replacement to a digital camera.
Super Chimp
22-10-2007, 22:26
Is anything known regarding video quality yet?
YEAH - and keep the metal body...oh, that would be a killer!
I think the lens part is a bit recessed compared to the flash, which should shield it from any direct influence...
Yep that's true enough about the flash. I really would like to know the video recording ability like you, I would have thought it would be better than the G600 in this area.
the back of the phone looks like a real dogs dinner,i feel like ripping the lens cover off, completely ruins the back imo.
i read somewhere that the camera on this phone is not all that its cracked up to be and is infact inferior to the g600 in picture quality.
Super Chimp
22-10-2007, 22:33
the back of the phone looks like a real dogs dinner,i feel like ripping the lens cover off, completely ruins the back imo.
i read somewhere that the camera on this phone is not all that its cracked up to be and is infact inferior to the g600 in picture quality.
That was a pre-production version & we hear this story all the time with pre-production units, wait for the finished article. Back looks alright to me.
Glad this has been announced officially and I'm pretty excited about this, fingers crossed it lives up to it's expectations and it'll definitely be on my list to get. If not I may have to check out the viewty.
isnt this overpriced at £400 plus or not?
Super Chimp
22-10-2007, 23:51
isnt this overpriced at £400 plus or not?
What with that function set?
Anyway it will soon come down in price I reckon.
only the slighest qualms with the phone, would like to know whether or not it recors video at vga 30fps, but the fact that they havent mentioned it means that more than likely that it doesn't, also why revert back to the 262k colour display, and not keep the 16mil colour display from the g600 and finally, and this is maby only me, but i was disappointed by the lack of the 3.5mm jack, but still hope that like the g600 it comes with an adapter for one. otherwise perfect.
where to see the full official specs?
video please... sadly samsung didn't make this quadband :(
McKinley
23-10-2007, 09:14
What I mean with the bad placement of the flash, is the red eye problem when taking potrait pictures.
It is often like that to real digital cameras and anyway, this isn't a major gripe since it can be fixed in Photoshop.
Super Chimp
23-10-2007, 09:32
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_g800-2145.php
Those aren't complete, their is no information on it's video recording ability.
I am worried that like they did with the U700 compared to the U600 that they may have downgraded the video recording ability, or at the least worst option kept it the same quality as the G600.
I have a question regarding the max capacity of the memory card accepted by the phone. I heard something about 8gb...What do you say?
Those aren't complete, their is no information on it's video recording ability.
I am worried that like they did with the U700 compared to the U600 that they may have downgraded the video recording ability, or at the least worst option kept it the same quality as the G600.
Here is a more detailed spec sheet : http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Samsung-SGH-G800-phone-pa_2423.html
noticed that the G800 seemed to be using the older UI (which is the UI on current Ultra series) comparing to the more animation-laden UI on G600
the old G800 UI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auvVrFMmQzA
compared to the new G600 UI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCfaEsFktL4
it's just weird for samsung to not put the latest UI on their supposedly flagship phone....
xumdeo,that's because it is not their flagship model-the flagship is G600.As Eldar said in this podcast (http://www.mobile-review.com/podcasts/2007/september/51/mr051-3.mp3) a flagship model is not always the model with most functions but the one with most sales.Remember that U600 was much more popular than U700 even though the latter had more functions.Future models will be based on G600 and not on G800 or E950 which will be put aside.Someone of our Russian members here could translate this podcast better than me.
Wishmaster89
24-10-2007, 18:16
That's a bummer :( I will have to reconsider buying it :p
BrightSpark
24-10-2007, 18:19
Remember that U600 was much more popular than U700 even though the latter had more functions.
how on earth did you come to that conclusion? if you check out the specification of both, you will find that it is the u600 that has more functions by far. the u700 has 1, and only 1, feature that the u600 hasn't got - 3G.
let's go through the difference between the u600 and u700:
u600 feature advantages:
-radio
-cif video recording (u700 has qcif)
-B&O amplifier
-quadband(u700 is triband)
-60MB internal memory (u700 has 20MB)
u700 feature advantages:
-3G
noticed that the G800 seemed to be using the older UI (which is the UI on current Ultra series) comparing to the more animation-laden UI on G600
the old G800 UI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auvVrFMmQzA
compared to the new G600 UI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCfaEsFktL4
it's just weird for samsung to not put the latest UI on their supposedly flagship phone....
G800 is an upgrade of Z710 and same generation as F500 so looks like it will just have the one theme and video will be qvga. The only upgrades seem to be the music player and camera UI.
mobyfan-ica
24-10-2007, 22:29
funny they've waited so long to finally announce it...
they've waited for the Japanese version to get announced on the same day
it's called the 920SC, apart from firmware and UI differences, the main difference would be the use of OLED screen (2.4" QVGA) (plus 0.5mm wider and 0.5mm taller)
http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/static/image/2007/10/19/920sc_01.jpg
white and baby blue: http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/static/image/2007/10/19/920sc_03.jpg
they also have all white or all black color schemes
IS THIS G800 or what??? is it for the asian market?
Wishmaster89
24-10-2007, 23:02
IS THIS G800 or what??? is it for the asian market?
It's a softbank version of g800 but without 3x OZ and they have slightly different menus.
It's a softbank version of g800 but without 3x OZ and they have slightly different menus.
Very ugly if you ask me...
Super Chimp
25-10-2007, 09:45
G800 is an upgrade of Z710 and same generation as F500 so looks like it will just have the one theme and video will be qvga. The only upgrades seem to be the music player and camera UI.
If thats the case I think I will give the G800 a miss. I rate video recording quite highly on my functions list these days & QVGA is too poor compared the G600.
If thats the case I think I will give the G800 a miss. I rate video recording quite highly on my functions list these days & QVGA is too poor compared the G600.
I simply can not believe that this will be the case, as we all have had great hypes about g800. Accordin to various announcments we all read G800 should be "the next generation, new hardware platform ...bla bla...". At the end, it's "just" another Samsung phone with very good camera but nothing more?! Also UI is rather strange, as for 2,4" size I was expection much more screen info (lines) available.
As we all know aside from great camera and "facelifted" UI, G600 was based on old samsung hardware platform (D600/D900/U600), slow processor, with old boring gallery functions (or should I say restrictions) when browsing files on memory card. I thought everything will be changed with G800, making huge leap forward for Samsung. But let's wait for the official reviews to get more acurate info....
Super Chimp
25-10-2007, 11:28
I simply can not believe that this will be the case, as we all have had great hypes about g800. Accordin to various announcments we all read G800 should be "the next generation, new hardware platform ...bla bla...". At the end, it's "just" another Samsung phone with very good camera but nothing more?! Also UI is rather strange, as for 2,4" size I was expection much more screen info (lines) available.
As we all know aside from great camera and "facelifted" UI, G600 was based on old samsung hardware platform (D600/D900/U600), slow processor, with old boring gallery functions (or should I say restrictions) when browsing files on memory card. I thought everything will be changed with G800, making huge leap forward for Samsung. But let's wait for the official reviews to get more acurate info....
I don't think the G600 can be based on old hardware as it would not have been capable of VGA video recording if it was.
I don't think the G600 can be based on old hardware as it would not have been capable of VGA video recording if it was.
Super Chimp,
ok, maybe is "slightly" upgraded. But if you check JAVA appleats, memory card files manipulation... this is "so much" like D600/D900. As I said in a separate thread about G600, after initial "WOW", still same old interface with same old restrictions. Don't get me wrong I like my g600 very much, but its defintely not so "multimedia friendy". But, OK let's get back to G800 topic :)
Super Chimp
25-10-2007, 23:54
Super Chimp,
ok, maybe is "slightly" upgraded. But if you check JAVA appleats, memory card files manipulation... this is "so much" like D600/D900. As I said in a separate thread about G600, after initial "WOW", still same old interface with same old restrictions. Don't get me wrong I like my g600 very much, but its defintely not so "multimedia friendy". But, OK let's get back to G800 topic :)
I cannot believe that yet again as they did with the U600 & U700 Samsung have seemingly downgraded the features of the 3G model.
raelly would have preferred to see 16 million colur display, vga video capture at 30fps and 3.5mm jack, but i guess you cant everything(but why not?)
raelly would have preferred to see 16 million colur display, vga video capture at 30fps and 3.5mm jack, but i guess you cant everything(but why not?)
can't have them all... :)
Photos from Camera G600:cool:
http://picasaweb.google.ru/A002MP77/SamsungG800
Photos from Camera G600:cool:
http://picasaweb.google.ru/A002MP77/SamsungG800
Very poor quality pictures, if this is the quality than I might reconsider buying the G800.
Very poor quality pictures, if this is the quality than I might reconsider buying the G800.
Take it easy Salieri photos make with poor daylight.Colors,teksture is good.This is first samples - in future will maybe better:cool:
Take it easy Salieri photos make with poor daylight.Colors,teksture is good.This is first samples - in future will maybe better:cool:
1600×1200 pixels - so it isn't at full quality, am I right ?
Тhe site automaticaly cut rezolution on 2Mp:confused:
But I dont think the G800 will do well in lowlight.The OZ will make them use a smaller sensor like in the N93i and the G800 isnt that thick too.But I hope Samsung will do a good job
Wishmaster89
28-10-2007, 21:33
As Leonard asked on previous page could someone translate this http://www.mobile-review.com/podcasts/2007/september/51/mr051-3.mp3
as far as my russian goes there seems to be many interesting informations.
Finally a G800 review (at the moment in Russian):
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-g800.shtml
Bottom line, G800 is not better than G600 camerawise which is a disappointment, so all hypes about this phone turned out to be "pure wishes" and nothing more.
Super Chimp
30-10-2007, 10:54
Finally a G800 review (at the moment in Russian):
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-g800.shtml
Bottom line, G800 is not better than G600 camerawise which is a disappointment, so all hypes about this phone turned out to be "pure wishes" and nothing more.
Thanks for that. I await the English translation with interest. Is their any mention of the phones video recording ability? As for the camera quality I suppose your paying for the added flexibility of the OZ.
Thanks for that. I await the English translation with interest. Is their any mention of the phones video recording ability? As for the camera quality I suppose your paying for the added flexibility of the OZ.
According to Eldar, max resolution is 320x240 (15 fps). Not impressive at all! What he also mentioned, it's strange G600 supports higher video resolution (VGA) but G800 doesn't. :confused:
I'm starting to think my G600 is not so bad at all :jump:, but I was expecting MUCH more from Samsung new "flagship" phone.:-/
Chtinois
30-10-2007, 14:55
no no no no no I can't believe this is a final version phone... Photo can't be that poor.
If it is the case, it would be incredibly disappointing, and an announced commercial failure (well, majority of people does no read reviews before buying but...)
Can someone declare he has a G800 that takes much nicer photos ?!! :)
Super Chimp
30-10-2007, 22:42
According to Eldar, max resolution is 320x240 (15 fps). Not impressive at all! What he also mentioned, it's strange G600 supports higher video resolution (VGA) but G800 doesn't. :confused:
I'm starting to think my G600 is not so bad at all :jump:, but I was expecting MUCH more from Samsung new "flagship" phone.:-/
I just read the English translation of the MR review & the G800 is actually quite a disappointing phone, it hasn't got much going for it over the cheaper G600 & in fact loses out to it in some areas.:(
Well look on the brightside guys, that's a few bob saved and makes us G600 owners feel better :D
I see pics by the G800 capture more detail than the n95 and has less compression.The noise reminds me the pics of the n93.I hope future fw will improve the image quality
Just read the G800 review. So basically the G600 takes better pics?
I like this bit the best though.
"The handset records video in mpeg4 format at the top resolution settings" lol Yeah right.
Ah well, looks like this wont be the daddy camera phone everyone was hoping it to be.
I was planning on purchasing this phone but I have changed my mind. This phone is a big disappointment in my opinion and I'm certain that most of you agree with me.
Since this model will be available in a few weeks, i doubt that a new firmware is coming to improve camera quality.
If you want good pictures of a camera phone, get the G600.
The N95 has better colors than G800 ok, but red is too red, green is too green.
K850 is a bit flat, nothing really improved over K800.
Woah, this thing is huge. It's bigger than N95!
The sample photos are not so good . i wonder why
http://www.eprice.com.tw/news/?news_id=6282
Elder compared those picture with n95. Why not with 8GB OR VIEWTY OR K850?
EldarMurtazin
31-10-2007, 07:10
Ruhul
both sliders
8 Gb more expensive that simple Nokia N95. Also N95 is the first one 5 mpx phone (mass market product).
LG is not a mass market and Viewty is a very niche
Woah, this thing is huge. It's bigger than N95!
If I said something like that, I would be crucified.
I have nothing against you, I was just referring to M-R`s mentality.
BTW, I also think that they could make it smaller, although it has OZ.
If I said something like that, I would be crucified.
I have nothing against you, I was just referring to M-R`s mentality.
BTW, I also think that they could make it smaller, although it has OZ.
That because your an experienced member with over 2000 posts, we cut new members some slack :D.
Slightly dissappointing then the G800:-/
Yes, it is.
I much more like the music(i450) and smartphone(i550) solutions from Samsung.
It`s just ridiciolus and childish from Samsung to cheat on measures.
Before: 101×51×16.9, 130 grams
Now: 101×51×18, 146 grams(:eek:)
Super Chimp
31-10-2007, 16:46
The G800 seems to be a generation older than the G600. For some reason it seems to have taken a while to get to market hence why it seems not as good as the G600 in many ways.
May be its an old generation CDMA fone they used for their local market and decided to make GSM version of it :D
Very cool review on russian,but very poor camera:confused:
http://www.smape.com/reviews/samsung/Samsung_G800_cam-rev.html
Chtinois
31-10-2007, 22:36
To me...
The Photo in this review is not poor, come on ! :)
It is nicer than what we saw in Eldar's review. So I definitly think both do not have final firmwared phone. And I prefer that !...
Photo quality is quite the same as K850i and almost the same as G600. N95 is still sharper, but colors are more real with G800.
I still can't have a clear opinion about xenon flash... We need Party photos !!
Chtinois K850 have most terrible camera.G800 better offcorse,but not better N95
nickolas_ba
01-11-2007, 00:45
hey guys ..... i love g800 so much its great phone really , we can wait to see the finall version and then we can judge , look at that link. i saw g800 is the best look at woman pix the n95 is really sux ,,, and look what g800 do , nice pic , k850 good too , http://www.smape.com/reviews/samsung/Samsung_G800_cam-rev.html
this another link u can see the pic taken with g800, down the page its really very very good and great ,,,and see what they said about G800 i'm so sure it will be the one and the best , any way i'm waitin for that great phone and sry for my bad bad english but i know u all understod what i said :rotate:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_g800_london-review-179p2.php
thnx guys :jump:
G800 has the best design and best camera features, It should produce the best picture and video quality in the final version, I hope.
Eldar G800 the was beta:
http://img190.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=07764_october-1033_122_565lo.jpg
Definitive G800:
http://img170.imagevenue.com/view.php?image=07795_samsungg800_11_122_1060lo.jpg
Super Chimp
01-11-2007, 15:17
Samsung G800 launch event: A night at the museum. (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_g800_london-review-179.php)
The G800 at http://www.smape.com/en/reviews/samsung/Samsung_G800_cam-rev.html is the same as Eldar;s one but does take better pics than Eldar's G800.
The G800 at http://www.smape.com/en/reviews/samsung/Samsung_G800_cam-rev.html is the same as Eldar;s one but does take better pics than Eldar's G800.
Much better i would say and definitely matches up to the N95.
crasher
I would say better than N95 at times IMO.Pics dont hav any compression artifacts.Its my fone
Super Chimp
01-11-2007, 23:11
It's strange that their example seemed to do a better job photo wise than the one eldar had.
It's strange that their example seemed to do a better job photo wise than the one eldar had.
I've noticed that too...
Whats the internet browser like on this thing?
textappeal
02-11-2007, 13:30
Generally, pretty impressive daytime pics. Wish they could sort out the noise problem, though. The xenon flash and optical zoom are disappointing. Low light shots aren't great. And the optical zoom shots were a bit on the blurry side.
EldarMurtazin
02-11-2007, 19:13
This site taken our unit, not the other one
This site taken our unit, not the other one
So it means that its the same G800 but the other sites shows better pics than on MR. Weird as the pics there are better than here :confused:
EldarMurtazin
02-11-2007, 20:28
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we arent making anything with pics (edit etc). you see it as it comes from device
we arent making anything with pics (edit etc). you see it as it comes from device
Yes I know no editing has been made and I guess the other site also hasnt made any editing but since theres no one to confirm this I cant say more than this.
How do you see the stereo speakers?They lack bass like all samsungs?
EldarMurtazin
02-11-2007, 21:25
@@
yes, flat sound
Thanks for the quick reply.Were you using the final version or the prefinal one?And will there be any improvements according to you to the commercial version?And finally would you recommend the fone for cam and everyday use or the N95 8Gb is better?
Super Chimp
02-11-2007, 22:39
This site taken our unit, not the other one
Is it possible that Samsung tweak the phone to improve it before it gets passed on, maybe they produced a firmware update for it inbetween?
Yes I know no editing has been made and I guess the other site also hasnt made any editing but since theres no one to confirm this I cant say more than this.
How do you see the stereo speakers?They lack bass like all samsungs?
it has stereo speakers ?
Yes it has two on the top of the phone
Yes it has two on the top of the phone
thank you. any price information?
As stated here http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-g800-en.shtml the price should be aroud USD750-850
Cool video...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dBvDm_JLEcI
The author claims it was recorded with G800
Super Chimp
03-11-2007, 22:04
It seems O2 in the UK will be carrying the G800 as it gets quite a few mentions in their new catalogue for November.
It says it will be £129.99 on a O2 50 contract, £59.99 on O2 200 & Leisure & free on O2 400 & above. Handset only it's £349.99.
Super Chimp, thank's for that information, £349-isn't that what the g600 initially launched at on play? quite a good price imo, and it should drop quickly.
Super Chimp, thank's for that information, £349-isn't that what the g600 initially launched at on play? quite a good price imo, and it should drop quickly.
Exactly what I said a few weeks ago in the other G800 thread, that the phone's price will be similar to the G600. Thank you for the information.
Live video in Swedish (the one holding the phone is a representative for Samsung Sweden).
http://www.mobil.se/ArticlePages/200711/03/20071103101401_MOB_Administratorer744/20071103101401_MOB_Administratorer744.dbp.asp
Handset only it's £349.99
Thx for the info.I see it as a reasonable price for a launch and I hope it will drop quickly
Super Chimp
04-11-2007, 16:37
Thx for the info.I see it as a reasonable price for a launch and I hope it will drop quickly
In the same catalogue the Viewty is priced at £399.99, the G600 at £319.99, the N95 at £499.99 & the K850 at £379.99, So other than the the G600 it's the cheapest of the 5MP cameraphones in the O2 catalogue as far as handset only prices go.
Chtinois
05-11-2007, 09:06
http://www.samsung.com/fr/products/mobilephone/multimedia/sgh_g800hsaxef.asp
Video recording : QVGA :(
Color : 1 only, silver :|
Internal memory : 155 Mo
http://www.samsung.com/fr/products/mobilephone/multimedia/sgh_g800hsaxef.asp
Video recording : QVGA :(
Color : 1 only, silver :|
Internal memory : 155 Mo
• Ecran 2,4" - 16 millions de couleurs
I thought the screen had 262k colors...
155mb of internal mem is nice though and I also though the screen was 262k and I still think its 262k like stated in reviews
SAMSUNG i560 is incrediblle phone...killer N95 :p Have GPS:cool:
http://forum.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?p=1161636#post1161636
I think it has already been posted there http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=67036&page=6 ;)
Nothing new about the phone? Is the phone available in any country ?
rami_d15
10-11-2007, 00:47
nope.... dont think i560 is the n95 killer yet ! only 3m camera with no Autofocus no wifi smaller screen no motion sensor and no VGA @30fs
Chtinois
10-11-2007, 03:00
MobileArena, review:
http://mobilarena.hu/teszt/samsung_g800_fem-kepezo/kamera_mukodes.html
Again, photo quality on the commercial phone can be really nice...
The link to the video sample does not work! This one does :
http://mobilarena.hu/dl/rev/2007-10/1793/g800.mp4
More! Fony, photos :
http://www.fony.sk/photos/samsung/thumbs.php?dir=samsung_g800&page=10
And here the complete review:
http://www.fony.sk/index.php?podstranka=recenzie&cislo_clanku=570&cislo_kategorie=10
with a nicer video sample, and an optical zoom in action !
http://fony.sk/obr/samsung/samsung_g800/video.mp4
Video quality is definitly not as nice as N95, but optical zoom is helping... Well, Optical zoom is actually sooo sexy ! :)
Conclusion : QVGA recording, 15fps or 30 fps ?!
Sorry guys but camera is terrible bad.....with big noise and blur focus :confused:
Sorry guys but camera is terrible bad.....with big noise and blur focus :confused:
Can you point us to those pictures.
I have one question. Can you see the pictures saved on the memory card full screen?
Chtinois
Merci for the pics ;)
Sorry guys but camera is terrible bad.....with big noise and blur focus
I dont share the same opinion about this fone.Pics are really great and its the first fone I see with such low jpeg compression.Details are great.Noise is visible but not that much.I prefer some noise in pics than pics with over noise reduction like N95, N73 and the coming N82.Its just a matter of taste
When will the G800 be available?
Conclusion : QVGA recording, 15fps or 30 fps ?!
15 FPS from that sample...
yes 15fps from samples posted and also from Eldar's review too
Actually I don't mind 15 FPS. What I find annoying is the 'bubbly' or 'wavy' feel of the video, which most camera phones seems to have. My old digital camera is also QVGA @ 15 FPS, but there's no such thing on its videos (probably because it has a better dedicated processor to handle video encoding).
MobileArena, review:
http://mobilarena.hu/teszt/samsung_g800_fem-kepezo/kamera_mukodes.html
Again, photo quality on the commercial phone can be really nice...
The link to the video sample does not work! This one does :
http://mobilarena.hu/dl/rev/2007-10/1793/g800.mp4
More! Fony, photos :
http://www.fony.sk/photos/samsung/thumbs.php?dir=samsung_g800&page=10
And here the complete review:
http://www.fony.sk/index.php?podstranka=recenzie&cislo_clanku=570&cislo_kategorie=10
with a nicer video sample, and an optical zoom in action !
http://fony.sk/obr/samsung/samsung_g800/video.mp4
Video quality is definitly not as nice as N95, but optical zoom is helping... Well, Optical zoom is actually sooo sexy ! :)
Conclusion : QVGA recording, 15fps or 30 fps ?!
A little tip, save the pictures onto your computers and you will see that the quality is quite good. And one other thing : 240 x 320 pixeles TFT, 16,8M szín. This is the second time I see that it has a 16M colors display. Is it 262k or 16M?
MTM
Only cam phones which have vid recording at 30fps dont have this wavy feel.I thinks it is as you said about processing power which isnt enough
Salieri
Whether its 16m or 262k it wont make a big difference.The screen is great like nearly all samsungs
@@, so that's why people are so concerned about it being 30 FPS? :P
I actually noticed the same wavy feel on N95s videos, but to a much smaller degree, not nearly as annoying :)
Just noticed you are from Mauritus. I didn't even know you had internet there :D (I think it was also one the last countries I learned the capital of... You can look in your atlas thousand of times before you notice that it's actually a country :p... Port Louis by the way, right?)
@@, so that's why people are so concerned about it being 30 FPS? :P
I actually noticed the same wavy feel on N95s videos, but to a much smaller degree, not nearly as annoying
Just noticed you are from Mauritus. I didn't even know you had internet there (I think it was also one the last countries I learned the capital of... You can look in your atlas thousand of times before you notice that it's actually a country ... Port Louis by the way, right?)
lol right its Port Louis.So you were a good boy at school and learnt your capitals well :D .Hey dont play with Mauritius for technology.Its the most advanced in the African region.We already have HSDPA here compared to some countries who still havent got it yet.We also have Wimax here but its still not that good and needs more development.It may be a small island but well advanced :D
About the wavy feeling, these are mobile phones and not camcorders.If they were as good then there wouldnt be any use of using a camcorder.I also notice it on my N93i but, not everytime.Sometimes its really good.
I've noticed that on the UK samsungmobile site, the G800 is now listed at latest, Friday/Saturday was listed at upcoming.
Visit : http://uk.samsungmobile.com/mobile/SGH-G800
microSD™ External Memory (up to 2GB) - I thought that the G800 supported micro sdhc cards which are larger ( 4gb or more )...
Chtinois
13-11-2007, 04:13
:D
I understand that from one review to another we may see different specs,
but I can't believe all the differences I find on Samsung sites !! :D
129g 134g 146g ?
110Mo 150Mo 160Mo internal memory ?
microSD upto 2, 4 Gb, illimited! ?
16M 262K color screen ?
On fony, battery is 1000mAh and not 960...
To me final phone is :
- 146g
- 160Mo
- illimited! microSD HC
- 262K
- 1000mAh (*)
- the best cameraphone ? oooh yeaaaah :)
New short review, mobilmania.sk :
http://www.mobilmania.sk/Mobilnetelefony/Ar.asp?ARI=8843&CHID=1&EXPS=&EXPA=
(*) confirmed here :
http://www.mobilmania.sk/Files/obrazky/Recenzie/Samsung-SGH-G800//30.jpg
Climate in eastern Europe or Russia is really bad these last days : photos are not very sexy :)
Firmware in the last reviews is XXGJ5 (fifth update for October), so we can think the commercial firware is very very similar... Photo quality very similar...
ps :
phone house france says they have the phone end of the month.
expansys says 29th of Nov : http://www.expansys.fr/d.aspx?i=158901
...
At T-Mobile G800 is available ( at least on "paper" ) : http://www.phoneslimited.co.uk/Samsung/G800.html
Super Chimp
14-11-2007, 22:52
It's on Play (http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/-/530/687/-/3516696/Samsung-G800-SIM-Free-Unlocked-Mobile-Phone/Product.html?searchtype=genre)now as well.
Chtinois
15-11-2007, 05:14
User manual
http://www.samsung.com/fr/support/productsupport/download/Model_Select2.aspx?type=Mobile+Phone&subtype=multimedia&model=SGH%2DG800&fileType=UM&LSSI=%2Ffr%2Fmodule%2Fssi%2Fleft%2Flmenu%5Fmobilep hone%5Fmultimedia%2Esec&RSSI=%2Ffr%2Fmodule%2Fssi%2Fright%2Frmenu%5Fmobile phone%2Esec
empty, nothing !! :D
Can somebody declare the xenon flash is actually better than what we see on the sample photos ?
Because it is look quite weak. My K810i does better...
N82 will be on the market sooner than expected,
and if G800 photo and xenon quality is "only" as good as on sample photos, it is almost certain N82 will take the "best cameraphone" crown... What do you think ?
I've downloaded the manual and it seems to be working, it is not empty, they've fixed the problem I guess.
Here is a G800 commercial : http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8SiXfAzJkek
Chtinois
15-11-2007, 09:29
I've downloaded the manual and it seems to be working, it is not empty, they've fixed the problem I guess.
:) No I was meaning there is nothing interesting in it. Nothing about the camera functions, video functions... ;)
Nice video !
:) No I was meaning there is nothing interesting in it. Nothing about the camera functions, video functions... ;)
Nice video !
ok, my mistake! :)
Off topic: what is the deal with Samsung G608 ? I heard it will be launched soon.. Any details ?
Chtinois
18-11-2007, 18:24
For N82 they are some user blogs that shows the phone in action (like this one: http://mynokiablog.com/2007/11/17/nokia-n82-early-morning-at-the-park/) and this is the very best to judge. Specially photo quality.
The G800 reviews we have seen till now does show the final photo quality of the phone. And I have seen two photos using the flash. I can't judge... :(
COME ON SAMSUNG COMMERCIALS !!!! :) :
Do you know a page where the flash is tested ?
Can G800 take photos similar to this N82 photo ?!
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/Jose_R-A-M/Nokia%20N82%20Sample%20Pic/20071118272.jpg
what is the deal with Samsung G608 ? I heard it will be launched soon.. Any details ?
G608 is the Asian version of the G600.No difference at all.The G800 will be G808 in Asia.All samsungs finish by 8 there like F308 ir F508
Chtinois
From what Im guessing, the N82 pics at night will be better.The optical zoom in the G800 will make the night pics of the G800 worse due to a smaller sensor
Chtinois
19-11-2007, 20:25
I got the phone in my hands 5 minutes today. I told the seller I wanted to check the flash :)
Ok I was in a shop so it was full of light. However, I flashed some closed places: the flash is powerfull. At least as powerfull as K810i. But I could not judge the photo quality.
Exclu : what I can say (and something I never read) : you can force the flash !! 4 options : disactivated, auto, anti-red-eyes and forced !
Can you force the flash on N82 ?
Apart from that, very good construction, perfect slide, comfortable keys, very nice display... Not so heavy.
I like it ! I still need some "flash on" photos to confirm...
Chtinois
Nice to hear that.Is it available yet?
Chtinois
20-11-2007, 06:35
Yes, you can buy it at the FNAC, in Paris (for those who doesn't know, it is the french Virgin Megastore) and some small shops too (francegsm, happyphone...).
Also you will find it in the Paris Phone Houses starting from this week.
Price at the FNAC is 440 euros! Phone House 450 euros :)
Yes, I can confirm, Phone House in Clermont Ferrand (center of France) will have mine maybe tomorrow or Tuesday. :)
Chtinois
20-11-2007, 11:27
Salut Lyrks, bienvenue sur ce forum :cool:
Il n'y a pas grand chose sur PSE à propos du G800 ! à part tes bonnes analyses sur la qualité photo des N95 K850i G800 :) (J'ai bien aimé ton dernier poste, dans le topic G800)...
"Yours" ? Means you are buying it for sure ? :)
I will buy it too, after you confirm us the xenon flash is doing well. And maybe after a sample video ? ;)
Chtinois
T'es sure que c'est 450euros?Pas cher du tout pour un G800 :D
The xenon flash must perfom much better than LED in othre mobile phones.Video is QVGA 15fps.Do expect it to be good like the N95, 93i :D
Chtinois
20-11-2007, 13:29
http://www.prixdunet.com/details/Samsung_SGHG800/
This video is ok...
http://fony.sk/obr/samsung/samsung_g800/video.mp4
but I expect better, even for QVGA. My old E720 records in QVGA (well CIF) and it is doing better... without considering the optical zoom. I am almost sure the final G800 video recording will be better than on that video above...
Super Chimp
21-11-2007, 14:04
I see the G800 is out in Voda shops in the UK. It's a nice design but rather bulky.
Hey,
I've a G800 since yesterday!
It's a very cool mobile phone, but the xenon flash is very weak....
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/696/photo048iy5.th.jpg (http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo048iy5.jpg)
I wonder if it is a problem on my G800 or if it's the same for every G800, it's very disappointig...
Hey,
I've a G800 since yesterday!
It's a very cool mobile phone, but the xenon flash is very weak....
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/696/photo048iy5.th.jpg (http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo048iy5.jpg)
I wonder if it is a problem on my G800 or if it's the same for every G800, it's very disappointig...
Does it support micro sdhc cards? A review would be nice if you have the time. thanks
Lyrks
Could you give a small review about the phone and post some pics in day light if you can.
Super Chimp
23-11-2007, 22:32
Hey,
I've a G800 since yesterday!
It's a very cool mobile phone, but the xenon flash is very weak....
I wonder if it is a problem on my G800 or if it's the same for every G800, it's very disappointig...
Did you get with a network contract or SIM free?
nickolas_ba
23-11-2007, 22:37
hey .... congratulations .... its a great mobile
about the flash light ,,,u have to see where is ur finger at, maybe it front of flash light ,,, like SE ( K850 )
or maybe the sticker ,,,,,
but i wanna ask u , is the voice loud like in SE ? bout the software is still like the old SGH ? and plzzzzzzzzzzz i need u to take some pics of the mobile in day light full size
just saw an advertisment on tv here, can't be far from release in the uk then.
Super Chimp
23-11-2007, 23:01
just saw an advertisment on tv here, can't be far from release in the uk then.
See this (http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/-/530/687/-/3516696/Samsung-G800-SIM-Free-Unlocked-Mobile-Phone/Product.html?searchtype=genre) from Play says 18/12/2007 SIM free, it's already out on Vodafone.
Super Chimp, £330 is a good launchprice, if it drops like the g600 is, i may buy it.
Well, yes it's a SIM-free!
here are some pictures:
This one is with 3x optical zoom:
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/test1.jpg
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/test2.jpg
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/test3.jpg
Macro+flash:
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/test4.jpg
Contrast and saturation at +50 (too much colored! :D lol)
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/test5.jpg
Flash
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/test6.jpg
Quality is quite good (be careful, although there is blue sky in thoses pictures, the weather is very bad here these days and even a Panasonic FZ-8 makes pictures not very good looking! :) ), optical zoom is a very cool feature!
It seems that my firmware is very old (beginning of October), some websites have a firmware more recent (beginning of november) and the quality improves a lot.
I wish it will solve my flash problems.....
The menu are very clear and it's easy to navigate...
I like it a lot! :)
Thanks for the pics.Very good quality pics for the old fw.Now I expect the newer fw to be better :D
nickolas_ba
24-11-2007, 02:35
thnx man for pix very nice i like that mobile great great but yea the flash is weak ... but why ? but u didnt answer us about the sound dude ?
what is the music play back quality like on this phone, how does it compare to the g600, and does it come with a 3.5mm jack adapter. finally can anyone confirm that it is microsdhc compatible.
Super Chimp
24-11-2007, 10:12
Thanks for those pictures.
Can you confirm that the max video recording QVGA @ 15fps?
What is the build quality like?
Sound is very good, we can easily understand who we are speaking to!
Yes it's support micro SDHC
Yes it is QCGA at 15fps, here is an example while walking (be careful, Dailymotion makes some artifacts, in "real" it's very good)
http://www.dailymotion.com/Lyrks/video/x3jzmv_walking_news
The Mp3 player is a bit disappointing, no equalizer and no 3.5mm jack like in the G600
The mobile is very well built! :)
Sound is very good, we can easily understand who we are speaking to!
Yes it's support micro SDHC
Yes it is QCGA at 15fps, here is an example while walking (be careful, Dailymotion makes some artifacts, in "real" it's very good)
http://www.dailymotion.com/Lyrks/video/x3jzmv_walking_news
The Mp3 player is a bit disappointing, no equalizer and no 3.5mm jack like in the G600
The mobile is very well built! :)
So you are certain that micro sdhc cards are working. You have one inserted into the phone? Thanks for the pictures.
Chtinois
24-11-2007, 13:25
Nokia N82 is not out and we have already full reviews, blogs, etc with all the photos you nedd, in all situations... for judging it is a really nice cameraphone...
I can't understand why Samsung, Samsung commercials, whatever, can not post somewhere on the web a full review of the commercial phone, especially photo oriented... This flash issue is incredible. The phone is out and nobody can say : this is the final (so pooor) "photo with flash" quality... or "it was improved in the last firmware"...
Samsung, wake up !!
Super Chimp
24-11-2007, 19:01
Sound is very good, we can easily understand who we are speaking to!
Yes it's support micro SDHC
Yes it is QCGA at 15fps, here is an example while walking (be careful, Dailymotion makes some artifacts, in "real" it's very good)
http://www.dailymotion.com/Lyrks/video/x3jzmv_walking_news
The Mp3 player is a bit disappointing, no equalizer and no 3.5mm jack like in the G600
The mobile is very well built! :)
Thanks for the feedback, pity about the poor video recording, that is very poor quality for such a handset in 2007!
sberberov
24-11-2007, 20:30
Lyrks,amazing photos :eek: would you post them in full rezolution :confused:
nickolas_ba
24-11-2007, 23:06
thnx dude , but man i asked about themes can i add themes or change menue icons or i cant? , plz answer me .thnx for vedio but its not that good but the vedio not important for me... thank u very much
GLOBALCOM
25-11-2007, 01:36
Few pics from tudey.
G600.......
[img=http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2353/photo0001ry8.th.jpg] (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo0001ry8.jpg)
K850.......
[img=http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7784/dsc00033sh5.th.jpg] (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00033sh5.jpg)
N95........
[img=http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7708/24112007135vg2.th.jpg] (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=24112007135vg2.jpg)
No theme can be added!
Here is an example of high quality pic:
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Photo027.jpg
No theme can be added!
Here is an example of high quality pic:
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Photo027.jpg
what memory card do you have in it? does it support 8gb micro sdhc or only 4gb ?
I've taken only a 2Go, i don't need more
It supports 8Gb micro SDHC, didn't tested it by my own but I've read it! :)
TechFreak
25-11-2007, 13:50
Sound is very good, we can easily understand who we are speaking to!
Yes it's support micro SDHC
Yes it is QCGA at 15fps, here is an example while walking (be careful, Dailymotion makes some artifacts, in "real" it's very good)
http://www.dailymotion.com/Lyrks/video/x3jzmv_walking_news
The Mp3 player is a bit disappointing, no equalizer and no 3.5mm jack like in the G600
The mobile is very well built! :)
QVGA at 15 fps is terrible by today's standard. I don't understand why Samsung needs to downgrade the video resolution. The G600 has VGA video at 15 fps.
No equalizer for music player? I hope the sound quality is good...
Having no 3.5 mm jack is fine with me though, as long as there are adapters available, even though the sound quality would be worse than having a direct 3.5 mm jack.
Not being able to add themes is fine with me though as I don't care about cosmetics.
I don't see the point of having a flash, especially if the flash is weak. Flash makes the lighting of the photo you take unnatural anyway. You'd want the most natural photo if you want the photo as a souvenir.
nickolas_ba
25-11-2007, 13:50
hey ....too bad i cant added theme to G800 omg really samsung the stupid company i ever seen why they do that , g600 can added theme and change icones and Equlizer , why g800 even it dont have headseat as a G600 and the flash is so weak ... but thnx for nice pic
hey ....too bad i cant added theme to G800 omg really samsung the stupid company i ever seen why they do that , g600 can added theme and change icones and Equlizer , why g800 even it dont have headseat as a G600 and the flash is so weak ... but thnx for nice pic
they must have an explanation for all these downgrades...or not :)
they must have an explanation for all these downgrades...or notG600 and G800 are different software&hardware platforms so it's not a question of downgrading...
They just havent upgraded the GUI of that platform yet, possibly cos G800 was in development long before G600.
G800 vs N95 8GB camera comparison:
http://www.mobilmania.sk/Mobilnetelefony/AR.asp?ARI=8908
All things considered, with such a great design we can accept the minor drawbacks; after all, nobody is perfect...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd2hJA1YmgI PART 1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PfKfTlz4Rvo PART 2
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mLtTpEdgqZE PART 3
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i-AstT0RStE PART 4
if g800 will have a greater jbenchmark, that would be REALLY great
i'm tired to see samsung phones with such low jbenchmark
Does this phone has TV output functionality?
Thanks in advance.
GLOBALCOM
25-11-2007, 17:02
Does this phone has TV output functionality?
Thanks in advance.
Yes man......:cool:
GLOBALCOM I've noticed that you are from Bulgaria. I am from Romania :) I was wondering, how much did you paid for the phone and since when do you have it because here I've only founded in one shop and it is about 450e ( SIM-Free, VAT included ). Thanks in advance.
Chtinois
25-11-2007, 17:50
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PfKfTlz4Rvo PART 2
Woh ohoh did you notice in this video that the camera switches on very fast : from the lens cover "click" to the "ready to shoot" screen : a little bit less than 2 seconds...
And the guy also mentions that the flash is poor...
GLOBALCOM
25-11-2007, 17:51
GLOBALCOM I've noticed that you are from Bulgaria. I am from Romania :) I was wondering, how much did you paid for the phone and since when do you have it because here I've only founded in one shop and it is about 450e. Thanks in advance.
For G800 you ask ,or ?
For G800 you ask ,or ?
Yes, the G800.
GLOBALCOM
25-11-2007, 18:20
Yes, the G800.
No ,it bekom about 400EU.........:)
Globalcom, could you please post a pic a all dark with flash? :)
tommy8252
25-11-2007, 22:49
I've taken only a 2Go, i don't need more
It supports 8Gb micro SDHC, didn't tested it by my own but I've read it! :)
are you sure about this as when I spoke to the sales rep in my local vodafone she said it took a max of 2GB :confused: :rotate:
are you sure about this as when I spoke to the sales rep in my local vodafone she said it took a max of 2GB :confused: :rotate:
In all the reviews i've read including the official specifications it says micro-sd up to 2gb. This isn't a real issue because, at least for me, 2gb is enough.
Chtinois
26-11-2007, 10:29
Globalcom, could you please post a pic a all dark with flash? :)
Oh yeaah, this is a message to all G800 owners :) Please sample "pictures with flash", thanks !!
Basically I would pay for any info about the flash !?! ;) :p
1] A new short review
http://www.mobilport.hu/?r=12045&p=2
no sample "photo with flash", but a nice video
http://www.mobilport.hu/rusi/sghg800.mp4
Now quality is good with this firmware XXGJ5. Optical zoom is really cool...
2]
On GSMArena, a G800 owner wrote :
"
This phone is by far better on the camera side than both Nokia & SE...
It more like a conventional camera than any phone I have ever had
And Just like anything else if you learn how to use it properly then the results are astounding
"
Lyrks, Globalcom,
regarding the "night" and "indoor with flash" photos,
are you sure you are setting the cam properly ? Did you test with all the "Scene" settings ?
Thanks
.
Yes man......:cool:
Thanks mate, I was bit confused as TV-out wasn't mentioned in the manual.
I've noticed a little detail under the lens cover, it looks dirty or I don't know exactly what, i'll change it soon! :)
I've tested it few days, during night, without zoom, it's very cool
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/4669/photo104vn6.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/1953/test8xn3.jpg
For the flash, I still think of a problem with mine, because even with Night scene, it's very bad!
sberberov
28-11-2007, 20:52
I've noticed a little detail under the lens cover, it looks dirty or I don't know exactly what, i'll change it soon! :)
I've tested it few days, during night, without zoom, it's very cool
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/4669/photo104vn6.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/1953/test8xn3.jpg
For the flash, I still think of a problem with mine, because even with Night scene, it's very bad!
the pics are fantastic :) would you post them in full resolution
:confused:
sberberov, any picture looks great re-sized :p
Few more pics with a little help from photofiltre (colour, contrast, luminosity)
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Galeries%20noel/1.jpg
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Galeries%20noel/6.jpg
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Galeries%20noel/5.jpg
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Galeries%20noel/7.jpg
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Galeries%20noel/8.jpg
http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Galeries%20noel/10.jpg
Here are some examples of HR-pics (untouched)
1 (http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Photo094.jpg)
2 (http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Photo104.jpg)
3 (http://lyrks.free.fr/G800/Photo106.jpg)
:)
Super Chimp
28-11-2007, 23:01
Lyrks thanks for the untouched HR-pics their not bad at all.
BrightSpark
28-11-2007, 23:19
Super Chimp
is it potentially your next phone?
Super Chimp
29-11-2007, 10:18
Super Chimp
is it potentially your next phone?
I don't know. My main negative concerns with the G800 is that it only has QVGA @ 15fps video recording compared to VGA @ 30fps with the N82 & Viewty. Also I am concerned that the flash is weaker than the N82.
mikdevereux
29-11-2007, 13:54
Its major, just rang O2 uk there getting her in on the 3/12/07... I cant upgrade until the 23rd but I'm deffo getting involved with this bad boy!
textappeal
29-11-2007, 22:59
Some nice night pics there. If only Samsung could sort out the noise issue then I'd get this phone like shot. I don't mind a bit of noise. Indeed it's preferable than having aggressive noise reduction that leaves details blurred. But it's a bit excessive even on daytime pics on the G800. Reminds me a tad of the ill fated Nokia N93.
I'm looking closely at this g800 too. I like the functionality of the nokia n82. But i like the looks of the samsung g800. Hmmm
Hello everyone!
How is the sound quality of the both speakers on the top of the G800? Are they very loud? That's very important for me.
Very bad that the MP3 Player doesn't have an equalizer...that would make the sound a little bit better, I think.
Sound lacks bass.... it's perfect for ringtones but for listening music, sound isn't enough deep!
Yeah - my G800 arrived yet. Good phone! Anyone knows the codes for the engineering-menue?
nickolas_ba
04-12-2007, 08:21
hey
how the sound in headset? if it as a U600 its so good to me
mikdevereux
05-12-2007, 00:55
I seen the display one today in the shop.... I weren't impressed - didn't realise it was soo chunky :(
Dunno what to do now!?
totatola
05-12-2007, 14:29
I just got my G800 on Monday and so far I think it's a really nice phone. The only thing I don't like is that I can't transfer games across from pc to phone. Does anybody know the code that apparently allows you to do this?
Cheers
Just a question...
I read somewhere that when battery is low the phone gets into power reduction mode, does it still exits in the final version too?
Bushido would you post a review here?
Super Chimp
06-12-2007, 11:13
I just got my G800 on Monday and so far I think it's a really nice phone. The only thing I don't like is that I can't transfer games across from pc to phone. Does anybody know the code that apparently allows you to do this?
Cheers
Could any of the G800 owners on here post some photos taken using the OZ & without using the OZ?
Thanks.
Super Chimp, there's one example in the m-r review, which you've probably seen already.
Super Chimp
06-12-2007, 13:05
Super Chimp, there's one example in the m-r review, which you've probably seen already.
Those weren't that great. Haven't their been examples posted about with better quality?
How is the flash compared to the K850 & N82 I wonder?
Super Chimp which produces better pics?The n95 or g600?
Chtinois
06-12-2007, 13:46
Those weren't that great. Haven't their been examples posted about with better quality?
How is the flash compared to the K850 & N82 I wonder?
Page 3 of the thread, you have samples of OZ in action : OZ is doing pretty well. It is THE nice feature of the phone, not disappointing at all.
Disappointing ? : the flash, of course, again. It is definitly doing worse than K850i and N82. Firmware issue ? I do not think so anymore. Samsung, your xenon is so poor - Users are disappointed - G800 is behind K850i and N82.
:)
Any new user ? That could post new "photos with flash" ?
.
Super Chimp
06-12-2007, 18:34
Super Chimp which produces better pics?The n95 or g600?
Tough call. The G600 in general seems to have better image processing & more real colours, but the N95 has greater detail. But it's real hard to say their is very little in it, plus I haven't tested the V20 N95 camera yet.
The flash is very bad - first class phone, first class camera, but very bad flash -.- The power LED of the G600 is very very better than the "xenon-flash". Hm...does someone know special codes now?
I got my G800 this morning, i'll echo the sentiments of others regarding the flash being pretty poor.
Other than that im still impressed with the phone but i need to get used to the bulkiness of it after having previously owned the D900.
I'll post some pics up if the weather ever clears up!!
Poor flash,still most people takeonly daytimephotos.
Super Chimp
07-12-2007, 00:17
Poor flash,still most people takeonly daytimephotos.
I like to take photos in a variety of lighting conditions so a poor flash is a big negative for me.
Does changing the scene mode to twilight portrait makes any difference to the flash/picture quality?
@Prakash: No, not really :(
I found the menue-code for the G800:
*#0523#
Now you can change a lot of settings!
@Prakash: No, not really :(
I found the menue-code for the G800:
*#0523#
Now you can change a lot of settings!
Just wondering what kind of settings can be changed :confused:
Loudness, Format of the movie at UMTS-Calls, and so on..
you only should know what you're changing...
5 megapixels:
http://img6.tar.hu/asultra/img/33093123.jpg#3
http://img6.tar.hu/asultra/size2/33093123.jpg
Wow. Very nice.
Think you can get a picture testing the optical zoom? :D
snowwolf
15-12-2007, 16:34
Does anyone know if there any restrictions on file size sending via email, sony erricsson phones can send over 1mb but LG are only about 300kb does anyone know what the samsung phones can do....regards Mick
Super Chimp
15-12-2007, 19:46
What's the maximum effective range of the G800 flash would you say G800 owners?
Wow nice pics mate!! Does anyone know if the video gets all blury in low light like in other samsungs?
Samsugn G800 5 mega pixel pictures:
http://img139.imagevenue.com/loc1195/th_48055_Fot73024_122_1195lo.jpg (http://img139.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=48055_Fot73024_122_1195lo.jpg)
http://img14.imagevenue.com/loc1142/th_48062_Fot44033_122_1142lo.jpg (http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=48062_Fot44033_122_1142lo.jpg)
Ultra as you have a G800 maybe you can asnwer me whether the video goes al slow and blurry in low light and night conditions? Thanks
snowwolf
15-12-2007, 21:07
Ultra.... can you do me a very big favour and try sending one of the photos of the cat via email, if it asks to resize, select no, can you see if it will send, I would appreciate that very much, If you have a paypal account, I will pay for your troubles....regards Mick.
Super Chimp
15-12-2007, 23:56
Can anyone with a G800 confirm problems with it's display in the GSMArena (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_g800-review-197.php) review of the G800 their was a lot of mentions of display issues?
Can anyone with a G800 confirm problems with it's display in the GSMArena (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_g800-review-197.php) review of the G800 their was a lot of mentions of display issues?
I've read the review and they said that the phone was the final beta release candidate, maybe that is why the phone had problems with the display. I hope this isn't a general problem...:-/
this phone had unlimited potential, such a dissapointment imo :( i really wanted to like this phone, i really did. i love the design, one of the best looking phones ever imo (i'm probablythe only one who thinks that). it's a real dissapointment, that, it seemingly cannot take no more than 2gb in terms of expandable memory. as far as i know, there's no equalizer, which is a pity. also, it doesn't seem to come with the g600 headset,which allows you to use your own headphones. i've no idea as to why the g600 uses the more 'advanced' ui - that puzzles me. no vga video recording is a real shame. you probably can't record from the radio either - ala the g600. the 'xenon' flash is just...weak. audio quality seems to average. this phone looks amazing, specs were great on paper, not so hot in practice. such a shame.
Super Chimp
16-12-2007, 14:14
this phone had unlimited potential, such a dissapointment imo :( i really wanted to like this phone, i really did. i love the design, one of the best looking phones ever imo (i'm probablythe only one who thinks that). it's a real dissapointment, that, it seemingly cannot take no more than 2gb in terms of expandable memory. as far as i know, there's no equalizer, which is a pity. also, it doesn't seem to come with the g600 headset,which allows you to use your own headphones. i've no idea as to why the g600 uses the more 'advanced' ui - that puzzles me. no vga video recording is a real shame. you probably can't record from the radio either - ala the g600. the 'xenon' flash is just...weak. audio quality seems to average. this phone looks amazing, specs were great on paper, not so hot in practice. such a shame.
From what's been indicated on here this phone went into development before the G600 & has taken longer to get to market, plus aren't Samsung's 3G phones developed at a different place to their 2G phones & these two facts probable account for the older UI.
So would you all say the G800 is a flop? I still wouldnt mind eithr the G800/G600 as a stop gap secondary phone. So your saying I shouldnt go for the G800 and instead get the G600? Picture quality doesnt the G800 give better results?
bavlondon, i reckon the g600 pips the g800 in picture quality, bearing in mind the g800 has a 3x optical zoom lens squezed in. the g800 is good, but it wasn't what i expected, sadly.
G800 gives better result than K850i according to the review
chokia, bar the xenon flash, that is.
From what i have seen thus far i agree with Aidan, the G800 is a missed opportunity, G600 much cheaper and slightly better quality.
Yeah coming from the same source of review, the conclusion now on camera 5 Megapixel quality wise is as below:-
1. N82
2. N95 / N95 8GB
3. G600
4. Viewty
5. G800
6. K850i
Interesting results. I would have thought the G800 would give better results given the optical zoom. When I look though at the pic samples in the G600/G800 GSM arena reviewthe G800 still seems better.
Chtinois
16-12-2007, 21:43
Yeah coming from the same source of review, the conclusion now on camera 5 Megapixel quality wise is as below:-
Cant' you read the conclusion !?! :)
"So essentially, we can safely conclude that we like the G800 camera better than the K850 one. However, the G800 should not rest on its laurels since the K850 is not among the leaders of the 5-megapixel brethren in terms of camera quality."
General - Outdoor :
1 - N82, G800, N95
2 - K850i, G600, Viewty
Flash - Low light - Indoor :
1 - N82
2 - K850i
3 - N95, Viewty, G800, G600
Video recording :
1 - N82, N95
2 - Viewty, G600
3 - K850i, G800
This is the "best cameraphone" situation today...
Super Chimp
16-12-2007, 22:03
Interesting results. I would have thought the G800 would give better results given the optical zoom. When I look though at the pic samples in the G600/G800 GSM arena reviewthe G800 still seems better.
I got the impression from the review that only the N82 & in some areas the N95 surpassed the G800.
am i the only one who doesn't mind that pics are around 2mb in size? doesn't this mean less compression?
am i the only one who doesn't mind that pics are around 2mb in size? doesn't this mean less compression?
Yeah there isnt much compression in the pics.Thats why the pics are huge.Im buying the G800 I think.Its a great phone.Most pics it takes are around 2mb at least which is quite big but also means no compression artifacts and less loss in quality due to lower compression compared to the nokia phones for eg
@@ I eagerly await any samples you can provide. :-) When are you getting it?
I eagerly await any samples you can provide. :-) When are you getting it?
Not soon...unfortunately.Im going to HK on the 2nd January.I will normally return back with a G800 but may be I will change my mind there for a Viewty.But my cam phone wont be a nokia again for sure.If I get the G800 I will look for my N93i with my friend to compare the images using OZ from both.Im peronally impressed with the pics taken by G800.It looks more like pics by a digi cam than a phone
Chtinois, i just put them in overall without following your criteria.
It should be like this though if follow your conclusion and criteria.
General - Outdoor :
1 - N82, G600, N95
2 - K850i, G800, Viewty (but remember viewty color reproduction is the closest to canon digicam)
Flash - Low light - Indoor :
1 - N82, K850i
2 - G600 (the brightest LED)
3 - Viewty, G800 (Both has xenon flash but only good within 1 m but you can adjust to ISO800 on Viewty)
4 - N95
Video recording :
1 - Viewty (VGA 30fps and QVGA 120fps)
2 - N82, N95 (VGA 30fps)
3 - G600 (VGA 15fps)
4 - K850i, G800 (QVGA 30fps)
Super Chimp
17-12-2007, 09:32
Chtinois, i just put them in overall without following your criteria.
It should be like this though if follow your conclusion and criteria.
General - Outdoor :
1 - N82, G600, N95
2 - K850i, G800, Viewty (but remember viewty color reproduction is the closest to canon digicam)
Flash - Low light - Indoor :
1 - N82, K850i
2 - G600 (the brightest LED)
3 - Viewty, G800 (Both has xenon flash but only good within 1 m but you can adjust to ISO800 on Viewty)
4 - N95
Video recording :
1 - Viewty (VGA 30fps and QVGA 120fps)
2 - N82, N95 (VGA 30fps)
3 - G600 (VGA 15fps)
4 - K850i, G800 (QVGA 30fps)
That's odd logic you rate the Viewty above the N95 & N82 just because it has QVGA 120fps, it's an interesting feature but hardly a vital one.
That's odd logic you rate the Viewty above the N95 & N82 just because it has QVGA 120fps, it's an interesting feature but hardly a vital one.
I think he rates it more becasue the quality of recording at VGA 30fps is actually a lot better than what Nokia can produce at the same resolution. There is no hissing sound and the picture looks a lot clearer with more stable and natural colours. Its in avi aswell hence the better quality.
I think he rates it more becasue the quality of recording at VGA 30fps is actually a lot better than what Nokia can produce at the same resolution. There is no hissing sound and the picture looks a lot clearer with more stable and natural colours. Its in avi aswell hence the better quality.Agreed. From what I've seen the video recorded by the Viewty seems better than what is recorded by N95 with the same resolution and frame rate (and I'm assuming N82, N95 and N95 8GB has the same video recording quality).
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