The 12 Megapixel Wonders of Samsung and Sony-Ericsson: Camera Phones in Extreme

To beat the mob of optical supremacy, Samsung announced their second 12 megapixel treat as the king of camera-built phones. Few years ago, Samsung announced their conceptual 3x optical 10 megapixel camera phone dubbed as SCH-B600 (see topic below) and soon after released the first 12 megapixel phone in the market (M8910 Pixon 12). And now they make it reality with the prevailed W880 AMOLED as the first of its kind in stature - "the true camera phone". Its 12 megapixel camera uses 3X optical zoom with variable aperture, xenon flash, touch autofocus, shake reduction function, and image stabilization with face, smile and blink detections. Its 2x optical zoom can attain the full 6x zoom capabilities. With mode dial, similar to digital camera, it features Smart Auto mode and Beauty Shot function. The W880 uses 3x optical zoom camera which allows users enjoy close-up and distance shoots with crisp resolution and uninterrupted distortion. Its 3.3" AMOLED full touchscreen display provides an exceptional photo & video shooting function, partnered with accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and proximity sensor. With its 12 million color resolution, users can view, quickly save images and make a second shot in two seconds. The phone also provides high quality video recording at 30 fps and partnered with built-in LED lights. The W880 is also integrated with T-DMB TV receiver so users can enjoy watching TV in full time. Its built-in 4gb storage can be appreciated with additional microSD card slot (max. 32gb). It can also play multi audio and video format with great sound and clarity. So, what comes next in high end opportunity?

The level of supremacy comes in greater magnitude that it touches high-end capability to its finest. After Samsung prevailed their conceptualize 10 megapixel camera phone few years ago, Sony-Ericsson followed with a breath-taking approach. Dubbed as Satio (formerly IDUO), this mobile phone features a 12.1 megapixel camera with touch focus, xenon flash, LED flash for video capture, and image stabilizer with face & smile detection. Capturing and viewing pictures & videos are greatly appreciated, thanks to its large 3.5" wide TFT touch-screen with integrated accelerometer sensor. It has a built-in GPS, aGPS function with Google Maps and image geo-tagging. Run by Symbian OS Series 60 5th Edition platform, it is partnered by ARM Cortex-A8 600mhz processor with 3D HW graphics accelerator. Connectivities are flexible as it runs in quad-band GSM & dual-band HSDPA networks along with WI-FI, EDGE, Bluetooth and USB 2.0. Sony is always introducing ferocious and attractive things (i.e. their 24.6 megapixel A900 camera) but they unpredictably followed with their optical wonder in a shape of a candy bar. It is sweet and tempting, but can Sony-Ericsson beats the taste of Samsung W880's flavor?

Samsung answered Sony-Ericsson Satio with their M8910 Pixon12 as the first 12 megapixel unit to be release in the market (like they did with their INNOV8, 8 megapixel ago). This phone features a 12 megapixel 28mm lens camera with xenon flash, autofocus and power LED flash for video capture. The camera features touch auto-focus, Smart Auto capture, geo-tagging, wide dynamic range with face, smile and blink detections. Notable is its Smart Auto that allows users to capture the perfect images as it's automatically changes the scene and mode based on its object, background and lighting tracking. Its touch autofocus (AF) is useful that user can simply select the capture point with the touch of a finger on phone's full touch screen, after which it functions automatically to follow the object and keeping it in focus even as it moves across the screen. Users can re-live and enjoy the pictures on the Pixon12’s brilliant 3.1” AMOLED screen that boasts power-saving to its 1000 mAh battery. It enables users to organize and manage photos with multiple sorting by tags, file names, ratings, and time. Pixon12 use Symbian OS Series 60 v.5, same platform used by Sony-Ericsson Satio. It runs in quadband GSM and dual-band HSDPA networks similar with Satio's connectivities.

Curiousity and eagerness, the trio denotes curiousity even photographers wants to encounter. Competition of digital cameras to the market are active, but their optical greatness is quite adapted by camera phones as some of the high-end attractions this days. Everybody was astound and patient, deeply bluffing but intrigue what will be next to extreme order.

The World's Smallest 3G Phone, LG Risked it in the Wrist

LG produce phones with quirky but sophisticated form factors. Rather than joining and overcoming its competitors with great functionalities, LG revolutionalized the scale in aspiring features. As the company set to debut its very first 3G-enabled watch phone, LG manipulated the dimension that fits on your wrist in world-breaking feat. That is, in the form of GD910.
Unlike those wristwatch phones prevailed (i.e. Cool G108, CECT etc.), this one looks to be promising. With a mere dimensions of 61 mm x 39 mm and 13.9 mm in thickness, the GD910 comes with a 1.43-inch TFT touchscreen LCD display, voice dialing with speech recognition, text to speech feature, front-face CIF camera, EDGE Class 10, Bluetooth and 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivities. Like the watch we wear and care so much, LG make it water-resistant. It is also a MP3 player, as today's trendy feature for avid music-lover. Definitely an impressive specification sheet and awesome size for a wristwatch phone, its quirky and with truly unique form factor that's isn’t meant to be sophisticated but surely appeal as one of James Bond's gadget for everyone.

Samsung's 8 Megapixel Media Player

Regarded as the first 8 megapixel camera phone, the Samsung i8510 INNOV8 made its way with an imaging powerhouse packed with competitive features to challenge its competitors (e.g. Sony-Ericsson C905). It uses Symbian OS v9.3 S60 3.2, 16 gigabyte internal memory, integrated GPS (A-GPS function with camera image geo-tagging), auto-rotate accelerometer sensor, WI-FI, and FM radio with RDS. It is also a multi-codec music and video player with 3D sound enhancement. It shares quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA networks. Great features will be appreciated, thanks to its Nokia-based Symbian OS power plant and a long-lasting 1200mAh battery.
With awesome image stabilization for perfect photos, the INNOV8 is utterly profound by its own right. With autofocus, 9x digital zoom and dual-LED flash, its camera can auto-capture panoramic shot and capable of face, smile and blink detections. It can record QVGA video up to 120fps and its VGA-resolution up to 30fps. View your photos to its 16 million color TFT 2.8" display with optical mouse feature. The M8800 Pixon proves its way by making i8510 its partner in winning the 8 megapixel arena. While Sony provoked their optical supremacy by introducing their 12 megapixel Satio (a.k.a. IDUO), Samsung revealed their M8910 Pixon12 as the first to release its greatness. LG also compete also with their KC910 & GC900 Viewty while Nokia joined the 8 megapixel arena with their first N86.
After Samsung announced its 7 megapixel phone, released the first 8 and 12 megapixel phones, and produce the Omnia as the first 5 megapixel, it never stop to announce great things. We are patient but our eyes keeps on wondering.

Sony-Ericsson's Evolutionary 8.1 Megapixel Unit

The first to be proclaimed as the greatest camera phone of Sony Ericsson, the C905 inspires the most in optical excellence. It is the first Cybershot slider phone of Sony Ericsson and perhaps the most advanced camera phone yet (before the released of the proposed IDOU). With an astonishing 8.1 megapixel Carl Zeiss optic, autofocus with image stabilizer and xenon flash, it offers an easy photographer's view of a phone's derivative from Sony's Cybershot camera with unpredictable clarity and aspiring image quality. View great pictures on its clear 2.4” scratch-resistant LCD display and upload photos to your blog site or print photos with great resolution up to A3 size paper. It is also built with GPS, a-GPS function with camera images geo-tagging & navigation, accelerometer for auto-rotate and integrated FM radio (with RDS and TrackID music recognition). It supports quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA (tri-band HSDPA for C905a) networks. As the first predicted mutation of digital camera to mobile phone yet, it is firmly challenge by Samsung M8800 Pixon, Nokia N86 and its not enough that Motorola announced their proposed 5 megapixel Kodak optic Motozine ZN5. LG joined the challenge by introducing their KC910 Renoir & KC780. By staggering circumstance, Sony-Ericsson unveiled their 12.1 megapixel phone IDUO to oppose all in optical supremacy. It never surprise to be titilate by optical pageantry, at least the fat lady is singing. Our hands keeps clapping and Sony Ericsson starts to entertain while others follow the beat.

The First All-in-one Wonder, Nurtured by Nokia

As the first candidate for a mere high-end versatility, the Nokia N96's fearsome features separated the most in diverse packages (except for Window compatibility). Though N95 is still awesome by any measure and profoundness, the N96 pushes the envelope further by packing 16 gigabyte of internal storage (with microSD slot), DVB-H mobile TV for its 2.8" QVGA display, GPS function (a-GPS with image geo-tagging), dual slide design, enhanced 3D sound speakers and an N-Gage playing modules. The 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss Tessar camera features an autofocus, dual LED flash and secondary VGA camera. It can adapt multi-codec music and video medias, integrated FM radio with RDS and morphing lights on the second slide that hook the user with game controls when playing N-Gage games. With full HTML browser, you can instantly upload images & videos to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo! and Google. Connectivity's are superb, thanks to its quad-band GSM & dual-band HSDPA networks, WI-FI, EDGE, HSCSD, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 port. Powered by Symbian OS 9.3 S60 3.2 with dual ARM-9 264mhz CPU, its versatile features function in mere perfection. Imagine the strength of the specifications that's not enough to sell these pure gadgetry. For a while as Samsung Omnia enjoys its mobile supremacy in laptop-like level along with Sony-Ericsson's creation of their high-end camera-integrated IDOU, the N96 increments in mere multimedia versatility. It is fun watching this gladiators fight as we amaze by excitement and grandeur. Nokia eagerly started it but others follow its chariot.

The 10 Megapixel Camera Phone of Samsung

Technology today keeps on phasing to its high-end capabilities and the mobile world are one of the pioneers that shape its competitiveness. After integrating a camera in a mobile device, companies today keeps on upgrading its products to its full functionality that it spawn a hybrid phone with a real camera stabilization. One of it is fitted with a high megapixel camera and integrated with a satellite TV, an absolute compromise to its optical supremacy and features.
After Samsung unveiled their first 7 megapixel wonder (Samsung SCH-V770), introduced their 8 megapixel optic i8510 INNOV8, unleashed the first 16gb 5 megapixel optic PDA and the first dual-sim 5 megapixel-optic D980, its not enough as they proudly announced the world's first 10 megapixel camera phone - the SCH-B600. Its a frenzy going to stop soon, but nevertheless it first pushed the limits what mobile phones will extremely be to the future.
The B600 features a 10 megapixel camera with flash, image stabilizer, 3x optical zoom and 1/2000 shutter speed. Not only its the first to use zoom lens but also features a DMB satellite-TV reception, the first of its kind in a mobile device. These device will be available first in Asia, Europe and United States will follow soon. For such a reason, they will release the first 12 megapixel-optic M8910 Pixon12 as an answer to Sony-Ericsson's unveiled Cybershot camera phone Satio (IDUO). Wondering, where this topic goes? Everything are getting high-end.

The Mobile Omnipotence of the Omnia

The Samsung i900 and i8910 Omnias shares high performance business content, top of the range style and dynamic multimedia experiences. The two Omnias boasts its competitors with profound specifications by gargantuan internal storage, OS platforms, optinum cameras and other innovative portfolios to make the duo supreme by any cause.
PDA can be ranked as next to laptops in features and functionalities but Samsung utterly put the i900 in supreme order by credible personality. With an access to Microsoft Office programs, it is also equipt by fearsome sophistication. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and Marvell PXA312 612mhz processor, it is integrated with 8 to 16 gigabyte internal storages, 5 megapixel camera, 3.2" TFT touch screen with TouchWiz user interface and auto-rotate accelerometer, built-in GPS, integrated FM radio with RDS, and supports multi-codec video & audio files. Its camera are equipt with autofocus, dual-LED flash, wide dynamic range, geo-tagging, image stabilizer with face, blink & smile detections and can shot panoramic shot. It shares quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA networks. Interesting also is its friendly price that can rival its class by its functionalities. Its potential opponents are likely the HTC MAX 4G and Nokia N97.

The INNOV8 is the first released 8 megapixel phone when i8910 HD was dubbed as i900's little brother. Like his sister S8300, this phone boasts a 8 megapixel camera, 8 to 16gb of storage, scratch-resistant 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen with proximity & accelerometer sensors, a-GPS function, virtual 5.1 Dolby surround speakers with DNSe 2.0, and integrated FM radio with RDS. Its autofocus camera boasts with wide dynamic range, geo-tagging, and image stabilization with smile and blink detections. Capturing video is relatively appreciated, thankly to its HD (720p@24fms) quality, QVGA time-lapse and slow-motion recording capabilities. Superb features need strength and power, thanks to its Symbian S60 v.5 OS and ARM Cortex A8 CPU with HW graphics accelerator, and 1500mAh Li-Ion battery. Like the i900, it is a multi-codec audio and video player with enhanced surround speakers. As it celebrated multimedia career, Samsung participated a newby with optical talent - the M8910 Pixon12.

Flexibility and qualifications are characters Omnia meaningly perpetuate. As i900 is a palm-size laptop for your hand, i8910's character are more on multimedia. Competition are still on-going and good things comes also from the backstage of Sony-Ericsson, Nokia and LG. They all participate as we anticipate.