Samsung SGH-G800
Appearance
megapixel, 3x zoom, xenon flash | |
Front camera | VGA |
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Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0, USB |
Data inputs | Joystick, keypad |
The SGH-G800 is a slider
optical zoom, a very rare feature for a camera phone. It was introduced in October 2007 and released in November.[1]
The phone uses
QVGA LCD display. Samsung advertised the G800 as the "world's first 5 megapixel camera phone with 3x optical zoom".[2]
The handset was succeeded by the Samsung SGH-G810.
Features
- Vibration : Available
- Camera Flash : Xenon
- Camera Optics : Optical Zoom
- Video Recording : Available
- Java : MIDP 2.0
- Bluetooth : v2.0
Critical response
The Register praised its camera while noting that the optical zoom added bulk.[3] CNET gave 3.5/5, praising the camera and call quality but criticising the camera flash and web browser.[4] Trusted Reviews awarded 8/10.[5] TechRadar praised the camera and optical zoom ability, but criticised the lack of Wi-Fi or smartphone operating system.[6]
See also
- Other 5-megapixel phones of the time
References
- ^ "Samsung's 5 megapixel G800 gets launched, available next month". 22 October 2007.
- ^ "Samsung Newsroom".
- ^ "Samsung SGH-G800 5Mp cameraphone". The Register. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Samsung SGH-G800". CNet.
- ^ "Samsung SGH-G800". Trusted Reviews. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Samsung G800 review". 10 February 2008.