Samsung i8510 Innov8 Review
Samsung has obviously decided that the time is right to take on Nokia, and the awkwardly-named i8510 Innov8 is meant to stand as a direct competitor to Nokia’s very successful N95. The thing is, it does the job very well indeed.
There’s plenty to love about this Samsung mobile phone – and it is a mobile phone, not a touchscreen phone. The screen’s a good size for watching movies, with DivX support, meaning most things can be viewed, although it could have had a bit more clarity. 16GB memory on the phone means there’s plenty of storage available, and the ability to add more on a microSD card is a guarantee that users won’t be running out of room in a hurry. For a more private listening experience, the handset does come with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The camera is a very impressive eight megapixels, easy to use, and the automatic panorama mode is a lovely little feature, letting users put together pictures to create a wide panorama.
The fact that it runs on the Symbian operating system (just like the N95) ensures a smooth experience – it is tried, tested and proven. 3.5G and Wi-Fi means that connectivity is good, and upload and download speeds are fast and smooth, something all users desire.
The i8510 Innov8 keypad is excellent, and easy to use without any cramping or typos. The navigation key is touch sensitive, in many ways more like a trackpad than a key. That will annoy some people and delight others, depending on preference, but it works very well.
