Celluloco.com Presents: Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 for T-Mobile (AP-lashGear) July 31, 2009
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Celluloco.com Presents: Samsung S9110 Watch Phone (AP-Mobile Gazette) July 31, 2009
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Celluloco.com Presents: Samsung Comeback (Samsung T559) July 31, 2009
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Celluloco.com Presents: Samsung Gravity 2 (Samsung T469) July 31, 2009
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Celluloco.com Presents: SAMSUNG S9110 (AP-GMSline.hu) July 31, 2009
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Nokia N86 8MP photographs great under low light conditions & Finnish maker deems Xenon Flash UNNECESSARY! July 31, 2009
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It seems we aren’t the only ones that feel sorry the Nokia N86 8MP lacks a xenon flash like its predecessor – the Nokia N82. So the Finnish company decided it had to do something to restore its latest flagship reputation and released a statement, boldly claiming that the handset doesn’t need a xenon unit to make good low-light shots.
Of course we do agree with most of the points listed – the Nokia N86 8MP wider-angle lens and wider aperture make it easier to avoid camera shake in lowlight environments but the developers have also missed on some major points.
For one the wider-angle lens and the wider aperture aren’t enough of a compensation for the light output difference between a xenon flash and a LED unit (be it 3rd generation or not). While flash photography has its flaws too (the harsher shadows and the overexposed parts of the reflective subjects in the frame spring to mind) our humble opinion is that cameraphones are far from ready to tackle low-light photography without a proper flash. Even dedicated point-and-shoot cameras produce highly noisy results in flash-less photography. And as much as we want to believe that the Nokia N86 8MP has somehow managed to bend the laws of physics, our eyes tell us otherwise.
In fact the N86 8MP did come pretty close to the Samsung Pixon12 image quality in the dark with the flash units on both devices turned off and that speaks well in favor of the progress Nokia are making. However once the xenon power kicks in, it becomes a really uneven battle as you can see from the samples below. So a step forward it might as well be, but the N86 8MP is far from the best in class at this stage.
Samsung M8910 Pixon12 • Nokia N86 8MP • 100% crops
Samsung M8910 Pixon12 • Sony Ericsson C905 • Nokia N86 8MP • 100% crops
Nokia have even gone as far as doing a low-light shootout between the N86 8MP and their oh-so-popular xenon-equipped N82. So yeah – when you are able to keep the device steady (as in "there’s no way you are getting a nice shot hand-held"), the N86 can match the now retired 5 megapixel cameraphone. However if you don’t have a support at your disposal, xenon light is the only thing that can give you shutter speeds that are quick enough for hand-held shooting.
Here Comes Nokia 5800i XM : Better Cam but no Wifi? Mistake in Reports? We think so…. July 31, 2009
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The US FCC website leaked a new version of the popular Nokia 5800. It’s called 5800i, but contrary to what the name suggests, it’s not a pure upgrade over the regular 5800 XpressMusic. There are no detailed specs yet, but as evident from the photos and the concluded tests, there are at least two differences.
Just by looking at the shots of the Nokia 5800i XpressMusic , there don’t seem to be any visual clues to what is different. A closer look at the 3 megapixel camera specs written on the back reveal a longer focus distance – 4.6mm as opposed to 3.7mm in the original model.
Now that may mean one of two things – either the camera has a more narrower field of view (it’s more zoomed-in in layman’s terms) or there’s a larger sensor hiding behind the Carl Zeiss optics there. The first suggestion doesn’t make any sense for a cameraphone, so the right answer is probably B). The Nokia 5800i XM has a bigger sensor and that’s here to fix one of the major disadvantages of the original – the poor camera results.
Nokia 5800i XpressMusic
However for some reason, Wi-Fi has been left out of the new 5800i equation. Quite strangely, as we’re not really sure whether users would prefer better image quality over Wi-Fi.
The Nokia 5800i XpressMusic, of course, is probably far from its official announcement so we’d just have to wait a little bit longer to get all the juicy details. In the end things might take a turn for the better.
Celluloco.com has the insider on the coveted “NOKIA N97 MINI” – Baby Version of the Famed Smartphone! July 31, 2009
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The available info doesn’t get any further than a spy shot or two, but we’re talking the real deal here. The most popular handset in our database for several weeks in a row – Nokia N97 is to have a baby brother soon.
Rumors of a more compact version of the Nokia N97 have been around for quite a while now but that does look rather more believable. The possibility that this might be a nicely done fake unit still remains of course.
The Nokia N97 mini next to the original model
With the entry-level 5530 XpressMusic just around the corner, Nokia needs an upper-midrange model to fill the gap between the N97 and the 5800 XpressMusic so it can have a complete range of touchscreen devices. We aren’t quite sure if a QWERTY side-slider is the best choice, but the N97 was pretty well received so what do we know. A more affordable version of the Symbian-fans dream device might be just what’s needed to have them make the switch to the Symbian touchscreen world.
Celluloco.com Unveils First Official Shots of LG BL40 Chocolate July 31, 2009
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Today LG took the next step towards revealing the identity of their BL40 fashion phone. Official photos of the device appeared on the manufacturer’s web site showing the LG Chocolate successor in its full shine.
LG are yet hesitant to reveal the exact specifications of the new LG Chocolate, but the official announcement that’s rumored for August should clear things out.
LG BL40 "New Chocolate"
As (rather trustworthy) rumor has it the LG BL40 Chocolate will run on the latest S-Class interface, sporting an extraordinary 4" touchscreen display with cinema aspect ratio of 21:9 and a resolution of 800×345 pixels. A 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G are the other features expected to be on board.
The new LG Chocolate also has some sort of Dual Screen UI to help utilize the extra wide display better by showing two different types of content simultaneously.
We are also pretty eager to see when the LG BL42 little brother of the BL40 will get official confirmation. The slim slider has retained more of the spirit of the original LG Chocolate designwise, but its specs are an almost complete mistery so far.
The new LG Chocolate will be available beginning Q3 in 54 countries world-wide.
