More Than Meets the Eye: The Samsung Jet S8000

The newly released Samsung Jet S8000 is yetOne of the best and most unique features of the
another powerful mobile device that furtherSamsung Jet S8000 is its 3D cube interface. Although
strengthens the Korean company’s hold on theit does look and feel a lot like the one found in the LG
mobile phone market. This device is equipped with theArena, this one is actually more user-friendly. Not only
latest technological advancements in the mobile phoneis it easy to navigate but the cube is in fact really fun
industry such as an 800MHz processor andto play around with. Each of the cube’s six sides
Samsung’s very own AMOLED touch screenserves as a shortcut icon to a particular multimedia
technology. Some would actually go as far as sayingfunction. By just swiping and tapping on a particular
that the S8000 has the potential to be one ofside of the cube, the user can easily access the
Samsung’s best mobiles for 2009. Read on belowphotos, videos, music, radio, games, or the internet.
to see why.Dolphin Dive
Looks FamiliarAnother upside of the Samsung Jet S8000 is the
It doesn’t look like there are going to be anyall-new ‘Dolphin’ web browser. This browser is
revolutionary changes in the design of touch screensupposedly one of the biggest benefactors of the
mobile phones any time soon; and the S8000’sdevice’s super powerful processor as it provides a
design is testament to this fact. At first sight themultitude of functions and minimal loading time. For one,
Samsung S8000 actually looks like any other touchthe Dolphin allows for up to 5 tabs open at a single
screen device that follows in the footsteps of thetime – a feature that is nowhere to be found in the
Apple iPhone – an oversized screen accompaniedalleged best-mobile-browser Opera Mini.
by a few basic buttons just below it. TheHowever, one criticism with the S8000’s browsing
measurements of the S8000 are 108.8 x 53.5 x 11.9capabilities is Samsung’s decision to make use of
mm which means that it fits perfectly into theWAP 2.0 instead of full HTML. Although the device
user’s hands. However, don’t be too quick todoes have an impressive browser, the lack of full
count this one off as the S8000 surely has more thanHTML support means that most pages render at an
meets the eye.incredibly slow rate or are stripped of a majority of
Cube Powertheir functions.