8mpix

LG has anounced another 8Mpix cameraphone, the KC780, which doesn't have a nickname yet. It will be available in Europe next month, and will have the following specifications:

• 13.9mm thick;
• 2.4" LCD display;
• 8Mpix AF camera with flash;
• Schneider-Kreuznach optics;
• "Face-enhancing features" ;
• ISO 160

That's right, LG's upcoming KC780 will apparently be the thinnest 8Mpix smartphone yet, beating even the 13.8mm thick Samsung M8800 Pixon. While it is not yet announced, some of its press shots, as well as some nice live photos are already available. Check them out.

• TFT display with limited touchscreen support;
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity;
• USB 2.

Some new live photos of the Samsung M8800 Bresson 8Mpix cameraphone have leaked to the Internet. The phone will be available for about 550 Euros when it's released, and will feature the following:

• Quad-band GSM, tri-band HSDPA;
• Qualcomm MSM6281 chipset;
• Native Samsung OS;
• 3.2″ 240×400px TFT Display;
• 8Mpix camera (3264×2448) with VGA video recording at 30 fps;
• FM Radio with RDS;
• Built-in accelerometer;
• 100MB of user memory;
• microSD card slot

Hit the source link for more pictures.

The new LG KC780 is the company's second 8Mpix cameraphone, after the Renoir. They plan to launch it soon, but there's no info on the official launch date and pricing available. However, the phone's features have been unveiled, and are listed below:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE;
• 8Mpix camera with autofocus;
• Red eye reduction;
• Face recognition;
• 30fps video recording;
• 140MB internal memory;
• microSD memory card slot;
• Bluetooth 2.

Here are some new live shots of the upcoming LG KC910, now also known as Renoir. The phone comes with an 8Mpix camera (what, a new trend?) and is rumored to become available sometime next month.

Specs are as following:

• Quad-band GSM;
• UMTS (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps) data;
• 3" WQVGA 240x400 touchscreen display;
• 8Mpix camera with Xenon flash using a Schneider-Kreuznach optics;
• GPS with geo-tagging support;
• Bluetooth 2.

Samsung Bresson is a new 8Mpix cameraphone that has recently been leaked to the web. Also known as the M8800, the handset features a 3.2" touchscreen display with 16M colors, HSDPA support, and aGPS navigation. The launch is expected on September 25th.

Stay tuned for more details.

Here's a cool new concept model for the Nokia's N series, the N-XT, designed by Chris from Symbian Freak. The most noticeable feature here is the phone's sliding and swiveling touchscreen. The concept is public, so Nokia could very well pick it up.

The imagined features include:

• 4.1" full-touch display with a WVGA 480 x 800 resolution and 16M colors;
• Symbian S60 5th Edition Touch interface;
• 8-way D-pad;
• quad-band WCDMA connectivity;
• 8Mpix camera with Carl Zeiss lens, optical zoom, auto focus, face detection, xenon flash & dual-LED flash and video recording(WVGA at 30fps);
• Dedicated graphics processor unit (GPU);
• Accelerometer;
• A-GPS and compass;
• Built-in DLP 720p projector;
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth;
• Audio & Video players;
• FM radio and FM transmitter;
• 3.

LG has officially announced its KC910 model, the self-proclaimed Viewty successor that was first seen in August.

It should be available somewhere in the world in October for a yet unknown price.

Features include:

• 3" WQVGA touchscreen;
• 8Mpix camera (with Schneider-Kreuznach certified optics and a Xenon flash);
• Geotagging support;
• Dolby Mobile;
• Video recording;
• A-GPS;
• 7.

Gosh, that was fast! Several weeks after its first appearance, the Samsung i8510 INNOV8 has become available from Orange UK. It still has all those features we mentioned a while ago, and is available now at Mobile.co.uk for £free on an 18 month contract, plus you'll get a spare Nokia 1650 on pay as you go with a £10 credit.

Specifications:

• 8Mpix camera;
• Dual-band 7.

This is the recently leaked Motorola Alexander, an upcoming Windows Mobile handset with the following known specifications:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 (looks like Windows Mobile 7);
• 5-8Mpix camera;
• NVIDIA 3D graphics chipset;
• A-GPS

The release is scheduled for Q4 2008. Stay tuned for more details...