New Samsung 8 megapixel monster headed to MWC?

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It’s hard not to get excited any time a new handset with an 8 megapixel shooter rears its head in the wild. Take the Sammy pictured above. From the look of things, it essentially offers nothing in the way of progress short of a xenon flash. It’s a dumbphone sporting Samsung’s familiar TouchWiz UI and it utilizes an all-too-familiar form factor. That said, we want it and we want it now. There’s something about the number eight that just hits the spot these days – each new handset issued with an 8 megapixel shooter brings us one step further from the near-useless 2 megapixel cams that still mar several otherwise fantastic handsets. As for this one in particular, word on the street is Samsung will introduce it at Mobile World Congress. While the Anycall logo would have immediately removed any hope of us seeing a US version of this puppy in the past, Samsung has surprised us a few times in recent history so we won’t jump to any conclusions. More to come at MWC next month hopefully, but hit the jump for two more shots in the meantime.

[Via Engadget Mobile]

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10 Comments
  • GoBrowns

    Hopefully the camera is better than the one in the Omnia which, at only 5megampixel in comparison, takes absolutely awful pictures.

  • Armo

    there will be a US version, its called the Samsung Memoir. :)

  • backbeat

    Just what we need. More dumbphones dressed up with no place to go.
    :)

  • Chris Meyers

    The first 8 Megapixel US phone will be for T-Mobile and it is the Samsung Memoir. Its nearing release.

  • Chris Meyers

    BTW The best current camera phone out there, bar none, is the 5 megapixel MotoZINE for T-Mobile. It has a xenon flash and a Kodak lens and takes brilliant pics. I like it much better than T-Mobile’s also 5 Megapixel Samsung Behold, though that has 3G.

  • raymond

    Nice. But why carrier -.- I hate tmobile. ATT would be nice with The palm operating system.

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  • Armo

    @ Chris Meyers

    i agree. the motozine is the best camera phone on the market. when it comes to picture quality, it kills all the camera phone, including all the 8mp camera phones.

    the behold is just like any other regular 5mp camera phone. pic quality is the same as the omnia, f480 and viewty.

  • Pixelpusher

    Is it just me or does this phone look a lot like the LG KU990? Which I happen to own and love.

    Regardless, its a sexy phone and I would consider upgrading to this.

  • KarmaMan

    Hmm…what happened to AT&T Pixon (Samsung Pixon with 850/1900 for 3G, 8MP Camera, NO Wifi-bummmer). After Dec 16 report, NO news.

  • http://www.technology-guide.co.uk/ Tech News

    The first 8 Megapixel US phone will be for T-Mobile and it is the Samsung Memoir. Its nearing release.BTW The best current camera phone out there, bar none, is the 5 megapixel MotoZINE for T-mobile.It has a xenon flash and a KOdak lens and takes brilliant pics. I like it much better than T-mobile’s also 5 Megapixel Samsung behold though that has 3G.

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