Samsung SCH-W880 is the world's first 12 megapixel cameraphone with 3x optical zoom. Despite being mainly a CDMA mobile phone, the W880 will sport tri-band GSM connectivity and 3G connectivity (WCDMA 2100).
Phone Specs:
General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 800 / 1700
3G Network UMTS 2100
1xEV-DO 800 / 1700
Size Dimensions 115.8 x 56.9 x 16.3 mm
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD : Yes
EDGE Class 12
3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
WLAN : No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port : No
USB : Yes, v2.0
Camera Primary 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels, 3x optical zoom, autofocus, xenon flash, LED flash
Features Mode dial, variable apperture, tracking touch autofocus, face, smile and blink detection, Smart Auto mode, image stabilization, Beauty Shot
Video Yes, 720p@30fps
Secondary Videocall camera
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio No
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black
GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
T-DMB TV receiver
MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV player
DivX/XviD/H.263/H.264/MP4/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo
T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1100 mAh
As you will see the W880 12M is very impressive, capable and promising cameraphone, which really deserves a lot of attention. Here are three sample photos and a sample video to enjoy, while waiting for our live preview article later on today.
Samsung SCH-W880 12M camera samples - normal, zoom, macro
It's also having 720p HD video recording at 30fps on a mobile phone is a world's first as well. After all, the Omnia HD went only as high as 24 fps. The following sample will show you the excellent color rendering and the impressive detail the W880 provides even at this early stage.
Specification 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 Size Dimensions 118 x 59.6 x 11.9 mm Weight 117 g Display Type AMOLED resistive touchscreen, 65K colors, size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches TouchWiz 2.0 UI Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and Motion UI Handwriting recognition Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Speakerphone Yes 3.5 mm audio jack Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records Practically unlimited Internal 2/8/16 GB storage Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 32GB Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps HSCSD Yes EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, Dual Power LED flash Features Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, mobile blogging Video Yes, 720x480@30fps Secondary VGA videocall camera Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 CPU ARM 1176 800MHz processor, dedicated graphics Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM Browser HTML, Opera Browser v9.5 Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Games Yes, 3D interactive games Colors Black GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Java Yes, MIDP 2.0 Photo editor, video editor DixX / XviD / MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV player MP3/ e-AAC+/ WMA / WMDRM / OMA DRM 2.1 player Find Music service Media Gate 3D Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer) Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Strength Nice design 3G HSDPA Wide display, 3.7 inches, touchscreen Speed CPU processor, 800MHz WiFi 5 MP autofocus camera with dual Power LED flash Secondary Videocall camera 30fps video GPS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 OS HeadPhone Jack (3.5mm)
Specification 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 Announced 2009, May Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, May Size Dimensions 117 x 61 x 12.7 mm Weight 102.1 g Display Type TFT, 65K colors, size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches QWERTY keyboard Sound Alert types Vibration;polyphonic, MP3 ringtones Speakerphone Yes Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call Call records Practically unlimited Internal 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM Card slot microSD (TransFlash) up to 16GB Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps HSCSD Yes EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps 3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, v2.0 Camera Primary 3.15 MP, autofocus, 2048x1536 pixels Video Yes Secondary Yes Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard CPU 528 MHz processor Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM Browser WAP 2.0 / xHTML, HTML Radio Yes FM Radio with RDS Games Yes Colors Yes GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Java Yes, MIDP 2.0 Windows Media Player 10 Windows Live, Yahoo!, AOL Adobe Flash Lite Microsoft Outlook Mobile Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer) Voice memo/dial T9 Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1480 mAh Stand-by Up to 288 h Talk time Up to 7 h
Strength Nice design, looks like the Samsung Jack and BlackBerry 3G HSDPA QWERTY keyboard WiFi 3.15 MP camera Secondary Videocall camera GPS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 OS HeadPhone Jack (3.5mm)
Weakness 65K colors display No touchscreen No camera flash
Specification 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 Announced 2009, June Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, 3Q Size Dimensions 107 x 51.8 x 12.9 mm Weight 103 g Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors, size 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches TouchWiz v2.0 UI Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate Sound Alert types Vibration; polyphonic, MP3, WAV ringtones Speakerphone Yes Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call Call records Practically unlimited Internal 250 MB Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 32GB Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps HSCSD Yes EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps 3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, v2.0, microUSB Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus Features Geo-tagging, Smile detection Video Yes, VGA@30fps Secondary Videocall camera Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional CPU ARM 1176 667MHz processor Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push Email Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera) Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Games Yes Colors Black, blue GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; navigation software Java Yes, MIDP 2.0 DviX/XviD/MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player MP3/AAC/WMA player Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo TV-out T9 Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Strength 3G HSDPA Camera Primary 3.15 MP, autofocus Secondary Videocall camera WiFi GPS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS Radio FM TV-out
Weakness 65K colors display No querty keyboard No camera flash
Specification 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 Size Dimensions 110 x 51.5 x 12.7 mm Weight 105 g Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 240 x 400 pixels, 2.8 inches Accelerometer sensor Proximity sensor for auto turn-off Scratch-resistant surface Sound Alert types Vibration;polyphonic, MP3, WAV ringtones Speakerphone Yes Memory Phonebook 2000 contacts, Photo call, Photo Contact Call records Yes Internal 80 MB Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps HSCSD Yes EDGE Class 12 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps WLAN No Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, v2.0, microUSB Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Features Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, image stabilization, wide dynamic range Video Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@30fps, VGA@30fps, VGA time-lapse and QVGA slo-mo video recording Secondary Videocall camera Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording Games Yes Colors Platinum Red, Platinum Blue GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; optional navigation software Java Yes, MIDP 2.0 DviX/ XviD/ MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV9 player MP3/AAC/WMA player Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo T9 Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 880 mAh Stand-by up to 350 h Talk time Up to 4 h
Strength 3G HSDPA Nice design and slim 2.8” AMOLED anti-scratch full touch screen, bright and vivid colours. 8 MP camera, autofocus, LED flash Secondary Videocall camera 30fps video recording DviX/ XviD/ MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV9 player GPS FM radio
Weakness No WLAN No QWERTY keybaord No xenon flash Bad battery life (Li-Ion 880 mAh)
