Samsung UltraTouch S8300

Interface: What makes Samsung UltraTouch S8300 mobile phone exciting is due to its design; the screen, camera and controls. Under the hood is a standard range of top-end phone hardware including HSDPA and Wi-Fi. For our money, the real showstopper is the 8-megapixel camera. The lens is protected by the phone's slider and is assisted by an LED photolight in low-light environments. The camera also has a video mode which shoots moving pictures at 30 frames per second in VGA image resolution, making for some very decent YouTube videos. The Samsung UltraTouch S8300 features a decent media player with support for DivX, MPEG4 and WMV video files, plus a range of audio files including. The music player interface is easy to use, and the large screen real estate means you can change settings like the equalisation preset without leaving the "now playing" screen. The video player couldn't be simpler to use, which automatically goes into full-screen mode when you turn the phone on the side. Videos in a variety of formats look fantastic on the AMOLED display. The adapter also doubles as the FM radio antenna for dialling into your favourite radio analog station. What's Good: Excellent 8-megapixel camera. Slim slider form factor. AMOLED display looks amazing. What's Bad: Laggy interface. No 3.5mm headphone socket on the phone. Keypad is cramped and hard to use. Not a smartphone. Bottomline: The Samsung UltraTouch S8300 will get lost in the mix a bit. It's not a smartphone, but it costs as much as one; it looks like a business phone, but it lacks the business usability; plus it's not an excellent touchscreen, which it really needs to be because there's not much else for it to hang its hat on. Know more about mobile phones.