The Samsung M8800 Pixon: Is It All Camera and Nothing Else?

The Samsung M8800 Pixon is the premier phone among Samsung mobile phones in terms of its camera.  The camera is an 8.0 megapixel camera and unlike other camera phones, it actually looks like a camera from the front instead of a phone.  It also has geo-tagging, blink detection, LED flash, auto-panorama shot, and digital stabilization.  The screen is a 3.2” screen that handles 264K colours.  Of all of the 8.0 megapixels phones on the market, the Samsung M8800 Pixon is the slimmest.

However, it seems that Samsung concentrated so much on the camera portion of the phone that they forgot to add some popular features.  For example, the phone has no Wi-Fi connectivity which means you can’t check your email or find out the score for your favourite team.  There is no voice-guided GPS either.  While the phone may have GPS, it’s not really safe to read your cell phone and drive at the same time so I’m not sure why they even bothered with having GPS to begin with.  Finally, there is no stylus or smart dialling.  Many people can do without a stylus so you may find that it’s no big deal.

On the plus side, the Samsung M8800 Pixon camera does have a large touch screen which makes viewing pictures easier.  The camera also allows for document viewing which are uploaded through a USB port.  The phone also comes equipped with Bluetooth.

However, despite some of these great features, the phone is obviously geared toward those who desire to have a camera over some popular phone features, but at £330 for the sim-free version, I have to wonder if it’s really worth it.