Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH

SAMSUNG S8300 ULTRATOUCH REVIEW

Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH, otherwise dubbed as the Tocco Ultra edition, joins in on the bandwagon of full touch handsets that seem to be occupying the upper range of the market quite successfully. Nothing can compare to the ease of use of a touchscreen phone - given the user interface is done right. And Samsung have put a lot of effort in their proprietary TouchWiz interface. Known as Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH or simply Tocco Ultra depending on the market, the latest touch phone by Samsung comes in the slider form factor. Beside the killer looks and slim profile of only 12.7mm, the specs sheet of the Samsung S8300 continues with a 2.8" capacitive OLED touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera and a GPS-receiver with Route 66 navigation. The Samsung UltraTOUCH S8300 is the successor of the Soul, but in contrast to it, the navigation touch display is no longer present, which allows more space for a larger, 2.8-inch touch-sensitive screen. The manufacturer has incorporated the AMOLED technology, which provides an incredible image quality when indoors, in spite of the not-so-high WQVGA resolution. The colors are vivid and the contrast is high. Once you step into the open however, “incredible” is no longer a valid adjective for what you see on the screen, but you will still be able to use it. There are only three buttons below it – send, end and the unique-looking back button, which introduces a new rhomb-like shape with a metal frame. The Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH looks quite nice in the flesh and we have to admit that we are rather fond of the metallic frame around the display. It is a multifunctional, all-purpose, high-end device, designed to satisfy the needs of a widest range of choosey users, while still being a phone in the first place.

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