Samsung’s 8-megapixel camera phone, the Samsung Pixon, is the highest spec device released by the manufacturer to date. The Pixon phone not only offers a highly advanced camera lens, but also touch screen operation and a host of useful features.

The Samsung M8800 is the model name of this new phone, however the launch name is Samsung Pixon (“photos on”) in reference to the high-spec camera that offers autofocus, anti-shake technology, face detection and a dual-LED flash.

For video recording, the Samsung M8800 Pixon can record 30fps (“frames per second”) video at 720×480 resolution, as well as 120fps slow-motion video at 320×240 resolution. 3.2-inch touchscreen, Pixon enhances the photo and video capture experience.

The Samsung M8800 Pixon is a Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM phone and supports 2100 MHz 3G HSDPA to connect to the Internet to download high speed data including movie trailers, news and sports headlines and new music files.

The dimensions of the Samsung Pixon are 107.9 × 54.6 × 13.8 mm (4.2 × 2.1 × 0.5 inches) and it includes an accelerometer that allows the user to simply rotate the phone to automatically switch from landscape mode to vertical.

Other features and functions of the Samsung M8800 Pixon include Bluetooth, an FM radio, as well as GPS-enabled photo geotagging to keep track of places visited. The Samsung Pixon has internal memory storage of 200 MB which can be spent with the use of the MicroSD card slot. The Samsung M8800 Pixon comes with a 1000 mAh battery that produces a talk time of 3 hours and 40 minutes and a standby time of 12 days.

The new Samsung Pixon is the ultimate in mobile photography and will easily replace a separate camera on the go. The main competitors of this phone include the Sony Ericsson C905 Cybershot slider mobile phone and the LG Renoir full touch screen. All three devices offer an 8-megapixel camera, and each offers a slightly different set of features and design.

The Samsung Pixon is in its infancy in terms of network rollouts and has just been picked up by its third network carrier, originally launched at O2 and later T-Mobile. Consumers can now connect the Pixon phone to a variety of Orange pay monthly contracts. duty

This new camera-focused phone is still only available on a monthly deal, but it’s expected to be offered as a Pay As You Go phone and, more importantly, as a SIM-less device very soon, in case a network customer is still within their minimum contract period. The SIM-free scheme means they can get a new Samsung Pixon with no strings attached and simply use their existing SIM card.

This third acceptance of the network means that there are now more tariffs to choose from when it comes to matching users’ usage requirements, it has also produced a range of new gift offers and contract packages with discounted line rentals that, in the current financial climate, it can only be good news for consumers.