Vodafone Samsung Tocco F480 now available!

The Samsung Tocco is now availble for vodafone online! The Samsung F480 Tocco is small 3G touchscreen phone with HSDPA 7.2Mbps for high speed data access. The Tocco also supports an amazing 5.0 mega-pixel camera and a large 2.8 inch display with a haptic touchscreen interface. Vodafone are currently doing some fantistic deals on this handset.

The Samsung F480 Tocco uses a Croix touchscreen interface. The built-in music player is reminiscent of the iPod touch. Music can be played in the background while other applications are being used. With about 230MB of internal memory there's enough space to store a decent selection of music. Memory can be expanded up to 8GB using a microSD card. Other features of the Samsung F480 Tocco include an FM radio with RDS, stereo Bluetooth, a brilliant organiser, a good web browser and course a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, face detection and video stabilisation.

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Samsung parades Omnia 3G smartphone

Samsung's Omnia: 3G iPhone rival

Last night, at a lavish event in London, Samsung proudly paraded its brand new 3G Windows Mobile 6.1-based touchscreen handset, the SGH-i900 -aka Omnia.

The Omnia was first seen back in April at a European trade fair, but it hasn't been known exactly when Samsung would make its frontal assault on the iPhone available in the UK, despite officially unveiling it to the world in June.

Based around a 3.2in, 240 x 400 display, the Omnia also packs in a GPSpick-up, FM radio, A2DP wireless stereo, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi and a choice of either 8GB or 16GB on-board storage. Users can up that capacity with Micro SDHC cards.

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The first 8 Megapixel mobile phone camera - Samsung GT-i8510

Christmas 2008 is set to be a battle between the megapixels in the mobile phone market.

Traditional digital camera companies, such as Kodak and Canon, as well as UK retailers such as Jessops, will feel the pinch even more as the next generation of snap-happy mobiles are released towards the end of this year.

Samsung are set to launch the first 8 megapixel camera phones, beating the present top-end 5 megapixel cameras on the market. The new Innov8 series will be launched on the 1st September and the handset itself will be free on a £35 per month Orange contract.

Many of us have heard of smile recognition features, but this new ‘phone’ will also feature ‘blink technology’ - to stop those shots of us looking half-asleep. Photos can also be uploaded straight away to the internet.

Sony Ericsson will follow suit with its own range of 8MP camera phones in October (with the C905) but Samsung is establishing a reputation for pushing the boundaries in mobile phone technology.

Samsung GT-i8510

This phone, also known as the Samsung Innov8, doesn’t just have an 8MP camera, but records video at 30 FPS at VGA resolution (or 120 FPS as QVGA).

Samsung now have normal headphone jacks in their phones, and the phone has an in-built FM radio with RDS, and the more advanced version of ’stereo’ Bluetooth.

The phone will ship with either 8Gb or 16Gb of internal memory, competing with the iPhone, but unlike Apple’s offering it can also take a memory card packed with up to an extra 16Gb.

The phone also features A-GPS (advanced GPS) meaning that information will be stored alongside your photographs telling you exactly where in the world you took them. Ideal for creating photo map books via Google or other similar sites.

FIFA 2008 and Asphalt are two games that come with the phone.

It’s a big phone, and when it is released on Pay as you Go will probably cost around £600. On a contract though you can get this phone for free with Orange.

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