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I was just having a trawl around the InterWebs when I found a little gold nugget of a review over at Mobile Choice, on the Samsung i8910. As you might remember, this little bad boy is packing serious multimedia prowess in the form of an 8MP camera, and HD video capture/playback!
However it’s the HD bit I’m most interested in – the amount of mobile devices (and by that I include specialist cameras and mini-camcorders) that are now able to record in HD has sky-rocketed of late, and of course you have to wonder even though HD-compliance is in place, how good the quality is…
… well have no fear – apparently in that respect, the i8910 is very good indeed – of course the 3.6″ screen is also pretty helpful in boosting your viewing pleasure!
I’ve been using a Flip Mino HD mini-camcorder recently, and have found that to be pretty darn good (at a budget price-point) with the HD duties – the i8910, one way or another, is another class up in terms of cost – so it will be interesting once we start seeing tons of demo videos recorded on it, as things like colour balance, detail, sharpness, shakiness of the moving image will all be up for assessment.
This week or next week I should have the Toshiba TG01 arriving for review – whilst not HD, it is positioned firmly up there in the smartphone/multimedia/touchscreen space – now if anyone at Samsung wants to seed me am i8910 to test, we could have a shoot-out on our hands!
You can check out the Mobile Choice review in detail here.
You can find out more about the Samsung i8910 here.
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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