Samsung Pixon12 M8910 Review
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This might not be one of its strong points, but using the handset for phone calls provided for a sub-par experience. It's not the worst, but voices sounded low in tone and lacked any vibrancy. There were times when we asked our callers to repeat themselves because it sounded low – even after placing it on the highest volume setting. Our callers stated that our voice on their end had a faint echo to it, but there wasn't too much distortion. We gladly preferred using the regular speaker instead of the speaker phone because voices sounded faint; as though they were far from the phone. Being labeled as a premier camera phone has its advantages, but calling quality isn't on the top of the list for the Samsung Pixon12 M8910.
The Samsung Pixon12 managed to retain a decent signal throughout our testing in the greater Philadelphia area – no giant spikes in losing or gaining bars with AT&T's network.
You know what'll happen when friends find out this phone has a great camera – you'll be taking candid shots left and right. During our time using the phone, we were able to get 3 days of normal use before the battery died. That may be a good or bad thing depending on which point of view you take. For a handset packing an AMOLED screen, 12-megapixel camera with Xenon flash, and smartphone like capabilities, it held up well and we find the 3 days more than adequate. We were even able to take 50 consecutive shots with the Flash going off every time – not even a single bar disappeared. Samsung has it rated for 3.0 hours of talk and 250 hours of standby.
Conclusion:
Let's face it, the Samsung Pixon12 M8910 is by far probably the best camera phone on the market – hands down. It packs some improvements in hardware and software over the original to really make this a worthy successor. With such robust offerings like a stellar camera quality, quick interface and a gorgeous screen, the Pixon12 has everything going the right way. We are confident to say that this will leave a mark on just about anyone who uses it. One of the best things about it is that it combines two handy products into just one that has an overall pocketable form factor. We're not going to say that it will replace high-end digital SLRs, but point and shoot cameras will have to bow down and hail the Samsung Pixon12 as their equal.
Samsung Pixon12 Video Review:
Pros
- Great photo quality
- Beautiful AMOLED screen
- TouchWiz 2.0 Interface
- Smartphone like abilities
- Quality video recording
Cons
- Rather poor call quality
- Email setup lacks automatic settings
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8 Comments
1. djmuzi posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:55 0 0
Nice review, great photos :) But isn't this phone purchased together with Route 66 Navigation software? In Germany: yes it is :) But it's tricky to activate it. You have to go deep in the menus to fing it ;) Try this :)
3. djmuzi posted on 13 Oct 2009, 04:09 0 0
Much much better then my Nokia N86 8MP. With the Pixon 12 and teh SOnyEricsson Satio we have now e rals replacement for digital kameras!
4. comnut (unregistered) posted on 17 Oct 2009, 19:15 0 0
will it run apps fromhttp://www.lonelycatgames.com ???
5. tomtom (unregistered) posted on 25 Oct 2009, 14:16 0 0
I love this phone! I bought it three days ago from JAB Cellular:http://www.jabcellular.com and I love the 12mp camera it has! Awesome phone, and outstanding service from JAB Cellular.com! A+
7. luistoluca posted on 17 Jan 2010, 15:09 0 0
I do not think your camera is 10 and the 8.5 Satio, if pixon12 takes photos with much more noise
8. stevierock77 posted on 02 May 2011, 08:09 0 0
I'm about 18 months into a 24 month contract with this phone and i'm desperately getting the money together to buy out my contract. Its quite simply the worst phone i've ever used. The camera is incredible and blows my digital camera out of the water but everything else about this phone is poor at best, apart from the looks that is, i still think its a very nice looking phone. DNS Error. Everyone who owns this phone will see that a hell of a lot. 18 months with this phone has ensured i'll never buy a Samsung again!









