Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH Reviewed

by Sze | Filed under Mobile Phone

Samsung UltraTOUCH S8300 8mpix touchscreen slider

Though Samsung has just announced the S8300 UltraTOUCH (aka Tocco Ultra) slider phone, the phone has been reviewed by mobile-review.

The S8300 UltraTOUCH has a 8 Megapixel camera and a 2.8-inch AMOLED display. It features GPS, HSDPA, Bluetooth and a microSD card slot. It includes the upgraded TouchWiz UI.

According mobile-review, the phone will be released in April for Euro 400-450.

mobile-review‘s comments:

We were content with the S8300’s reception quality, although it wasn’t much different from other phones in this class. The ring tones volume was pretty average, and we even missed some calls when the phone was stuffed in a bag. The vibro alert was nothing to shout about either, as it hadn’t changed at all, compared the PIXON. The fact that there are two microphones housed on the S8300 makes your voice quality quite decent even when making a call on a busy street.

On balance, I’d like to note that the S8300 is a likable phone that will definitely get its own share of attention. On the downside, though, its plastic could have been better and the spring loaded mechanism isn’t as good as you’d expect. But at the same time, it boasts one of the market’s finest displays, a wealth of extra feats, and all this – in a very compact package. In a way, the S8300 takes the idea of the M8800 PIXON one step further, although they have omitted all features that had something to do with enhanced data input there (handwriting recognition, on-screen QWERTY-keyboard and LivePix). And given the difference between their price tags (provided that you don’t need an imaging-savvy solution), the S8300 Ultra Touch looks like a good way to go.