Posted by tranced
Samsung has shown off a 12 megapixel touchscreen phone, which will start shipping in Europe next month. The Samsung Pixon12 (M8910) also comes with a Dedicated Camera Power Key which gives users fast one-touch access to the camera function. The Pixon12 also features fast image saving for next shot, so users can move to next shot within around 2 seconds.
The phone also offers an auto-focus tracking - where users select focus point with the touch of a finger, after which the AF function will automatically follow the object, keeping it in focus even as it moves across the screen. Moreover, Smart Auto feature allows users to capture the perfect images as the camera automatically changes the scene and mode based on its object, background and lighting.
“The Pixon12 is testament to how Samsung’s ongoing consumer research enables us to develop ground-breaking products that do not just meet but surpass our customers’ expectations. Speedy access to the camera mode, fast shutter speed and quick browsing are some of the key factors consumers are looking for in their mobile phone cameras” said Executive Vice President JK Shin, Head of Mobile Communication Division in Samsung Electronics.
The Pixon12 comes with a 3.1” AMOLED screen, which boasts a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 while providing power-saving features which increase battery life.
Finally, the Pixon12 enables users to easily organize and manage photos with multiple ways of sorting - by tags, file names, ratings, and time. In addition, the multi-selection feature enables users to pull up images in groups rather than one by one, making viewing and editing photos much easier.
The Samsung Pixon12 will be available from end of June in European countries and it will be expanded to other regions in August.
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[ This Message was edited by: tranced on 2009-06-18 21:56 ]
Posted by se_love
And SE lost the spot to first 12MP phone. But they won't mind. Damn better then this thing.
Posted by Dups!
That was always coming. Soon LG will announce and release theirs before SE. Like I wrote on Satio's thread I don't understand why they don't release Satio earlier since it's now running s60 v5 that is already out.
[ This Message was edited by: EMS06 on 2009-06-01 11:35 ]
Posted by se_love
On 2009-06-01 12:35:00, EMS06 wrote:
That was always coming. Soon LG will announce and release theirs before SE. Like I wrote on Satio's thread I don't understand why they don't release Satio earlier since it's now running s60 v5 that is already out.
[ This Message was edited by: EMS06 on 2009-06-01 11:35 ]
They need to touch it up a lot. Otherwise they could be doing it for specific reasons. Otherwise tihs thing is dull Samsung thats not even smart. So whatever their loss not SEs/
Posted by NightBlade
If it lacks a xenon flash it's an instant fail.
Posted by NightBlade
Oh, I see it does. Nice one, then.
Posted by Dups!
From the available screen shots they don't have much left to touch up on the Satio. A late july early august release would'nt do them much harm. It's not like s60 v5 is unstable. But, ya, this Samsung is nothing special, it's just their way of stealing customers from SE while they (Samsung) prepare a worthy competitor to Satio.
Posted by recl
no surprise at all i was sure samsung's and quite frankly even lg's new highend phones will hit the shelves before SE. wide angle lens, photo flash/xenon d1 recording (if it had hd it would have beaten the crap of the satio).
Posted by Chico212
it does not have an OS
Posted by Yakkaimono
How can it not have an OS.
Every cell phone has an OS. The M8910 doesn't have a smart phone OS.
Posted by QVGA
So SE fans are bashing this because this ISNT a smartphone? Enough with the double standards.
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2009-06-01 17:23:35, QVGA wrote:
So SE fans are bashing this because this ISNT a smartphone? Enough with the double standards.
Who's bashing it?
Posted by norbi_nw
No smartphone OS means lower price. Lower price means it's more accessible.
This phone is made for pictures. Don't compare it to the Satio, but the C905. Not everyone needs a smartphone.
Pity the Omnia HD doesn't have this camera and the xenon.
Samsung isn't stealing.. It's a race out there. Everyone is moving faster than SE. Don't know why they made the Satio with 12Mp, when they could have make it with 8Mp, and hit the stores this month (or same time as the omnia HD). I like SE, but till it will be released, other manufacturers already release next gen phones.
And no big difference between 8Mp and 12Mp (the C905 and Satio). Only the Mp count..
Posted by NightBlade
On 2009-06-01 17:23:35, QVGA wrote:
So SE fans are bashing this because this ISNT a smartphone? Enough with the double standards.
Always looking for a reason to start a flame war, aren't you? No one's bashing it.
Posted by Bonovox
But wont SE if they rush their Satio out mess up the software or hardware like they always do? I feel it would probably be a disaster if SE rush it out. But how come SE do take so long when others like Samsung throw out phones like santa throwing toys to kids
Posted by Tsepz_GP
LMAO! Dam SE must LOVE getting their ass whipped, nice one SAMSUNG. It may not be a smartphone but it takes great advantage of its hardware BETTER than the Satio
i would swear this was better if i didnt know the Satio was a "SMART" phone. Im sure they will have a 12MP Smartphone before Satio arrives. My grankids will have great great great great grankids before Satio arrives. 
Posted by Bonovox
But again why do SE take so long releasing phones when so many other manufacturers have no problems bringing out top class phones by the dozen?
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Bonovox, +1, im assuming that Sam and LG have easy access to the hardware, but SE are have Sony so im also wondering why they take so long, especialy when you consider OmniaHD and Satio underneath are the same thing.
Posted by QVGA
On 2009-06-01 17:28:44, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
On 2009-06-01 17:23:35, QVGA wrote:
So SE fans are bashing this because this ISNT a smartphone? Enough with the double standards.
Who's bashing it?
not bashing per se, but trying to make that sound as a negative point]
@GUCCI
maybe they dont take long to make it compared to samsung nokia lg etc. maybe its because SE likes to announce their phones way too quickly. who knows how long has the pixon 12 been in development? maybe 6 months!
[ This Message was edited by: QVGA on 2009-06-01 19:14 ]
Posted by Bonovox
Yes true. With the name Sony under the badge you would think things would be the best. Dont get me wrong i still love SE but just wondering WHY
Maybe the Sony & Ericsson are like chalk and cheese not a good match. I dont know 
Posted by TimeWriter
So nice.
Posted by sealover94
SAMSUNG PIXON 12
12MP CAMERA 28mm LENS ULTRATOUCH and xenon flash
780*480 PIXELS VIDEO RECORDING
AMOLED screen
for sure >1000mAh battery
16-32 gb of internal memory
AND RELEASED IN JULY 2009 !!!
Do you want more ?
I've already told you but you didn't believe me..
SATIO will be a failure till the time that will be released.... A ONE YEAR OLD (once again) MODEL BY Sonyericsson ...
That's why SE will continue loosing market share...
AND IS ONLY JUNE...
3 more 12mp touch-screen phones will come till q3 2009
Just w8 ...
[ This Message was edited by: sealover94 on 2009-06-01 19:34 ]
Posted by Bonovox
28mm IS THAT WIDE ANGLE
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Lol the worst of all this is that NOKIA has taken their sweet time with N97 and it can still be a success.
But SE do this WAY too much.
Bonovox
they should get a divorce. SONY must make their own phones IMO.
QVGA
True, its as if SE announce the phone a few days after thinking of it
slap together the best looking housing voila!
Posted by norbi_nw
hm... maybe i will keep my G900 as a smartphone and buy this for a cameraphone... But then again... i want 1 phone. If ony satio would have been released 1 month ago or 1 month from now... that the only problem with Satio. IT'S LATE!! i will wait for it. Then again. Maybe Omnia HD v2 (just a guess) will be released, with a 12Mp camera and Xenon. Xenon is the only thing i would choose the Satio over the Omnia HD.
Posted by Bonovox
Yeah well i remember owning an old Sony J5 mobile on Orange pay as you go many moons ago. Nice phones though had awful fairground sounding tones lol
Wonder what Sony phones would be like on their own now? Would they have ended up like Panasonic mobile phones. Non existant.
Posted by se_dude
Funny people are bringing Nokia into the comparison who seems to be releasing the N86 later than the pixon.
Posted by se_love
I love this thread. Guys when SE is top again in 2010 with a shitload of cash and then they are still there in 2011 2012 remind me of yourr rants cause I will need a good laugh...
Posted by Bonovox
Lol i have nothing against SE i have mostly always had their phones i have one now. Its just SE and Nokia are both soooooo slow
Posted by se_love
On 2009-06-01 21:44:00, Bonovox wrote:
Lol i have nothing against SE i have mostly always had their phones i have one now. Its just SE and Nokia are both soooooo slow
Bonovox you are okay. Some people though..
Anyway yeah they are a bit slow. Actually out of Nokia and Se Nokia is slow. They are releasing their first 8MP shooter. That I must say is kind of a Nokia W995. Anyway thats not hte topic. The topic is Samsung and their Pixon12. I don't get it. Pixon with a 12MP shooter? Thats it? Okay you amoled fans(which I don't get I mean its utterly ilegable in sunlight) got your screen and while the battery would be over 1000amh or whatever if there is one thing I learned about the cell phone business its that if the batter sounds tiny SE makes sure it works huge. On the other hand companies suck it dry like we don't care about durability or long life.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Ye NOKIA have only been slow with N86 and N97 and mainly im sure due to making Ngage and their Social Networkin apps available for N97 and 5th Edition as well as Ovi Store, i assume N86 is mainly due to the update to FP2 and the new cam module plus the new apps as well but atleast its out very soon. Remember N82? Announced AND started shipping that very week, N81 and N95-8gb annouced in Aug, by November they were already in stores each with a new FW update, would love to know if ANY SE high end has this happen in the last 3years? Oh none.
but anyway thats offtopic.
Once again well done to SAMSUNG
this looks promising, i hope its not going to record the audio of vids in AMR though.
Posted by norbi_nw
On 2009-06-01 21:40:08, se_love wrote:
I love this thread. Guys when SE is top again in 2010 with a shitload of cash and then they are still there in 2011 2012 remind me of yourr rants cause I will need a good laugh...
As i know SE needs to get 100million $ untill next year... soooooo ...
Posted by Bonovox
One major major thing i wish every other manufacturer would address except Sony Ericsson is battery life. Sony Ericsson have by far the best battery life on the market which so many consumers want
Anyway this should not turn into another slanging match of who is better than who its supposed to be a Samsung 12 mega pixel camera phone discussion though i do love a good debate lol
Posted by se_dude
Well, Nokia did that thing pretty right. But i doubt they would even come close to announcing a 12mp phone in the next few months coz that would virtually kill the N86 sales. Also they have their record of delays. The N96 which of cos was a rehash of they oh-so-popular models was announced in feb and released i september.Anyways, the thing that is worrying me now is the number of touch devices in the market right now. I mean no high end seems to be non-touch. If someone wants a non-touch phone they have virtually no choice whatsoever. I hope SE comes with a non-smart version of the Satio.
This is the reason why i feel the W995 can be a big success.
Posted by Luci'sPower
agreed!
i'm still waiting for a old fashion candybar with 8MP and i think it's not just me
a important part of the market doesn't like touchscreens and slider etc.
And by the way N82 is still the best overall classic candybar phone in the world and he was in stores in january 2008
[ This Message was edited by: Luci'sPower on 2009-06-02 08:17 ]
Posted by norbi_nw
A smartphone with 8MPx exmor lens, full touch or like the xperia (slider) can satisfy me. OFC with Xenon flash. I really don't need those extra 4Mpx.. I don't want to print it out big as a football field anyway. Not to mention the size. Transfering them will be slower (especially BT).
Posted by mario2004
@Norbi The biggest draw back with SE camera phones is their appalling video recording capabilities. At first I thought - no way - will I ever need to record video with my cell. What is the point of having a video recorder with you all day long, etc etc. But after I got my N95 8gig, I can't imagine how I could live without it. I use it for my work (I am a cop), I recorded my son's first, unexpected, bike ride. Every time I fly (enjoy flying as a hobby) and see something funny going on I record, and so on. Yes, a good camera is nice to have but a good handy-cam is even better.
Another major disadvantage with SE is the platform they use. Yes it may be fast and nice (even faster then Alcatel’s) and fairly light on batt., but is Not a smart phone which means no decent programs. Only Java crap. Of course for my granny is fine but for more sophisticated chaps is not. Fortunately SE had to give in and make a s60 (most used cell 'smart' OS) cell. Let’s see hope they will not ‘damage’ the OS too much
Go on and criticize me – unfortunately this are facts – if you or I like them or not.
Posted by Bonovox
Yeah touch screens are getting boring now i much prefer buttons on a phone. Guess thats one good thing about Nokia smartphones is they are mostly non touch screens. I had an LG Viewty and a Cookie(dont laugh)and just could not get on with touch screens anymore. Before that the last touch screen i had was P990 and P800. Dont like the iphone dont care about Apps at all and it has limited functions anyway. So yeah we need a decent non touch screen based smartphone from SE
Posted by Tsepz_GP
For the best high end non-touch we're looking at SAMSUNG GT-i8510 Innov8, NOKIA N86 8mp, and the
W995. Personaly id pic the Innov8-16GB -its a real smartphone for "heavy users" forget the N86 and W995. Im also sick of the touchscreen hype, i hope NOKIA and SAMSUNG will continue to make high end non-touch Smartphones.
Posted by norbi_nw
well web browsing without touch is not that fun. Then again, touch is faster.
You guys seen the next announcment from samsung?
a multimedia flaghip is about to be born (in 2 weeks). More phones to be announced from Samy.
Posted by Bonovox
I think they will continue to make non touch screen smartphones too. From what we have seen Samsung and Nokia know the mobile market and know what people want and they should cater for all tastes
Posted by Luci'sPower
samsung is reaching the sky......a lot of high end phones! Nokia is sleeping if you have an N82(2008) or N95 8GB(2007) you don't have any phones to upgrade.... these are the best phones from nokia nothing new in the last 18 months they are sleeping.....Samsung haves the chance to be number 1 if they continue like this
Posted by Bonovox
Well if Samsung hit the top spot it would be refreshing to see. Maybe Nokia is working hard on future devices going to shock us all with something out of this world. Not.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
NOKIA arent sleeping, they're HIBERNATING!
lol, like you said Luci'sPower, if you have N82, N95-8gb,E90 and even E71 right there you have the best from them. SAMSUNG are now making the real Multimedia Computers i cant stop looking at Innov8 reviews, unboxings etc. . .on YouTube, its the only upgrade from NOKIA's N95-8gb if you dont want touchscreen.
I wonder what this next 12MP Flagship from Samsung will be, touch? Symbian? Android? . . . WM. .
?
Posted by FOXLIBRA
will cover your camera lens? no more pictures?
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Posted by asanka1
it will be a big competitor of SE IDOU
Posted by norbi_nw
image wise. because Satio is a smartphone.
Posted by karlosperu
Truth is, there are more live pictures of this team?
Posted by karlosperu
Samsung M8910 Pixon12
video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZENNdQK9P6Q
New pics in CommunicAsia 2009
sample camera
http://mag.udn.com/html/digit[....]09/0617/20090616103335781L.jpg
http://mag.udn.com/html/digit[....]09/0617/20090616103014765L.jpg
more info
http://translate.google.com.p[....]&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&hl=es&ie=UTF-8
[ This Message was edited by: giancito on 2009-06-18 23:56 ]
Posted by northmonkey
This phone looks amazing and i really want one, Apparently on some websites it says that this phone is coming out in Europer at the end of this month, I don't know whether that includes the UK or not or whether it won't be coming out here for another few months?
Does anyone know the release date for this phone in the UK?