Samsung Pixon (M8800) Review

Gonna have a samsung M8800 Pixon, going to see what they are like ive got a samsung omnia at the momment and i feel like a change, so im gonna buy a samsung M8800 pixon. I Have ready some of your comments guys and it sounds good, sooo im gonna get 1 and any things i find out ill tell you guys. Thanks James

I've used a Pixon for a few months now and it is a real mixed bag. The camera is good but not exceptional (and I'm comparing to 5MPixel camera phones rather than dedicated cameras). However, it does have some pretty smart camera and image features and the sport mode gets round the blurred image problems noted in many reviews just by having a faster shutter speed (but no flash!).

The video recording for all its 30fps ballyhoo is again good but gets a bit juddery at times - shoot from a moving train and you'll see what I mean. However, the playing of iPOD format video files is really very good. Excellent in fact.

As for the Music Player, well, what can you say? It's very difficult to manage your tracks and play what you want. It's all a bit of a mess really. And with 8Gb of microSD storage, that's a lot of MP3 mess! Even if you do get it sorted, the sound quality is rubbish. I've tried 7 different sets of headphones and all of the different sound settings and I can't get anywhere near a decent balance.

The interface is generally pretty good although there are some inconsistencies. The rocker button on the right of the phone will scroll up and down through emails, notes, contacts etc but operates as the zoom button for web browsing. Not what you'd expect. The on-screen keyboard is good and much more accurate than the iPhone despite this being a resistive touch screen. Note that my comments are completely the opposite of the Revoo comments - maybe my fingers are smaller!

There are strange limitations dotted all over the place. Emails are restricted in length - not size - text length. Why? The same goes for notes and calendar entries where the limitations are quite serious - 12 characters for a meeting location!! Furthermore, calendar entries are have restricted repeating items functionality and you can't set up all day events.

As a phone, however, it is pretty good. Sound quality is good and so is reception. With call lists, groups and favourites and the slider index there's always a quick way to find a contact and it's easy to select from the many different contact numbers, emails or web addresses you can store. But don't try to synchronise to your PC - nightmare!

Suffice to say, I like my Pixon and loathe it in equal measures. It's got all the basics covered with few limitations. But it's a frustrating thing to use outside the "norm". I don't bother with any of the fancy frippery and just use the phone, local contacts, take a few snaps and watch videos.

6 out of 10 (but with a little attention to detail it could so easily be a 8 or 9)

Personally, I love this phone, the only two problems I have is with the text messages, number one the T9 button is too close to the characters I often catch it which is very annoying. Also I think you should be able to put more characters on a text.

Otherwise, this is a very good phone and I am pleased with the creators. (:
9 out of 10!

I have had the pixon now for a few months, i HATE it. When doing text messages it just goes too slow and often change the language. And the T9 button too often gets caught. When browsing the pictures they just start going really fast if you move the phone slighty. I would not recommend it to anyone, just try before you buy.