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produced by

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, announced on 30 July 2008 and released in late 2008. The Innov8's functions include those of a

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and portable media player, including an 8-megapixel camera (which its name refers to) with Dual LED and

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optics. In addition to offering

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browsing, local

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connectivity and text messaging, the Innov8 uses the S60 3rd Edition platform with Feature Pack 2, much like e.g.

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. The phone is available with either 8 GB or 16 GB internal memory and both feature a

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memory card slot with support for cards up to 32 GB. The Samsung Innov8 was critically acclaimed and is often considered one of the best Symbian devices of its time.

Features

*Built-in GPS receiver *A-GPS function *3D Graphics PowerVR MBX Lite OpenGL ES 1.1 *Business card scanner *DivX/H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4 player *MP3 / eAAC+ / WMA / AMR / RealAudio player *3.5 mm audio jack *TV out functionality *Java MIDP 2.1 *FM radio with RDS *Organizer *Built-in handsfree, *Voice memo/dia *DLNA support

External links

* Review
Samsung i8510 INNOV8 review: Roaring V8 engineSamsung innov8 Review
Samsung innov8 Review

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{{Samsung phones Innov8 Symbian devices Mobile phones introduced in 2008 Discontinued smartphones Slider phones Mobile phones with user-replaceable battery

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