Ultimate Design that lasts
With a 12.7mm Slim Body, sleek curved exterior, and scratch resistant screen
Touch the Superb Display
Touch the Superb Display
Marvel at the incredible 2.8" AMOLED touch screen with 16 million colours and Anti-Refelctive coating, complete with automatic rotating display. And a slide out keypad for total control.
Ultimate Camera and Video
Ultimate Camera and Video
Packing a powerful 8 megapixel Camera with auto-focus and dual power LED, smile shot, face-tagging, photo blogging, 30fps Recording and Editing, this phone has all the bases covered.
Interactive User Interface
Interactive User Interface
An upgraded Touchwiz UI with interactive 3D effect and online Widgets keep you connected to a fantastic mobile browsing experience
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GPS Navigation
GPS Navigation
Google Maps included
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Music Playback
Music Playback
MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA
FM Radio with RDS
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Battery
Battery
Max. Talk time up to 4H
Max. Standby time up to 350H
Continuous Movie Playback time: 4hrs 20mins
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Memory
Memory
MicroSDHC memory card slot, max 16GB
75MB internal memory
1GB microSD memory card in-box
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Operating frequency
Operating frequency
GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
The display is a 2.8" WQVGA (240 x 400 pixel) touchscreen panel with haptic feedback, using Samsung's Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) technology to deliver a clear, bright display. In terms of capabilities, this is certainly more advanced than the original Tocco, but it lacks the high resolution of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
The user interface has been upgraded to TouchWiz 1.5 which seems to be a very usable way of controlling the phone. It's worth remembering that the Tocco Ultra Edition is not a smartphone, so software upgrades will more limited than for some of the competition. However, it's likely that the built-in software will be more than enough for most users.
Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH Samsung say that the GPS on the Tocco Ultra Edition provides navigation with detailed maps that can take users "from door to door". The precise features are not clear, but the large display has the potential to be an excellent aid for SatNav users.
Multimedia support is a strong point of the S8300 / Tocco Ultra Edition. It can play back MP3, AAC and WMA audio plus DivX, XviD, MPEG4, WMV, H.264 and H.263 movies. There is also support for stereo Bluetooth, and the Tocco Ultra comes with an FM radio. We don't know whether or not the S8300 comes with a 3.5mm audio jack or not.
Underneath it all, this is a quad-band GSM phone with dual-band 900 / 2100 MHz UMTS. The Tocco Ultra also supports HSDPA with a maximum download speed of 7.2 Mbps. There appears to be no WiFi support. The S8300 is powered by an 880 mAh battery, which is surprisingly small for a phone of this high specification. Internal memory is 75MB, expandable up to 16GB using a microSD card.
Other features include photo blogging, video editing and a high degree of customisation using repositionable widgets.
So, overall this appears to be a good looking phone with a lot of features. Perhaps it isn't as flexible as the Samsung Omnia or a smartphone, but it is certainly an impressive and powerful device.
With a 12.7mm Slim Body, sleek curved exterior, and scratch resistant screen
Touch the Superb Display
Touch the Superb Display
Marvel at the incredible 2.8" AMOLED touch screen with 16 million colours and Anti-Refelctive coating, complete with automatic rotating display. And a slide out keypad for total control.
Ultimate Camera and Video
Ultimate Camera and Video
Packing a powerful 8 megapixel Camera with auto-focus and dual power LED, smile shot, face-tagging, photo blogging, 30fps Recording and Editing, this phone has all the bases covered.
Interactive User Interface
Interactive User Interface
An upgraded Touchwiz UI with interactive 3D effect and online Widgets keep you connected to a fantastic mobile browsing experience
*
GPS Navigation
GPS Navigation
Google Maps included
*
Music Playback
Music Playback
MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA
FM Radio with RDS
*
Battery
Battery
Max. Talk time up to 4H
Max. Standby time up to 350H
Continuous Movie Playback time: 4hrs 20mins
*
Memory
Memory
MicroSDHC memory card slot, max 16GB
75MB internal memory
1GB microSD memory card in-box
*
Operating frequency
Operating frequency
GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
The display is a 2.8" WQVGA (240 x 400 pixel) touchscreen panel with haptic feedback, using Samsung's Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) technology to deliver a clear, bright display. In terms of capabilities, this is certainly more advanced than the original Tocco, but it lacks the high resolution of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
The user interface has been upgraded to TouchWiz 1.5 which seems to be a very usable way of controlling the phone. It's worth remembering that the Tocco Ultra Edition is not a smartphone, so software upgrades will more limited than for some of the competition. However, it's likely that the built-in software will be more than enough for most users.
Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH Samsung say that the GPS on the Tocco Ultra Edition provides navigation with detailed maps that can take users "from door to door". The precise features are not clear, but the large display has the potential to be an excellent aid for SatNav users.
Multimedia support is a strong point of the S8300 / Tocco Ultra Edition. It can play back MP3, AAC and WMA audio plus DivX, XviD, MPEG4, WMV, H.264 and H.263 movies. There is also support for stereo Bluetooth, and the Tocco Ultra comes with an FM radio. We don't know whether or not the S8300 comes with a 3.5mm audio jack or not.
Underneath it all, this is a quad-band GSM phone with dual-band 900 / 2100 MHz UMTS. The Tocco Ultra also supports HSDPA with a maximum download speed of 7.2 Mbps. There appears to be no WiFi support. The S8300 is powered by an 880 mAh battery, which is surprisingly small for a phone of this high specification. Internal memory is 75MB, expandable up to 16GB using a microSD card.
Other features include photo blogging, video editing and a high degree of customisation using repositionable widgets.
So, overall this appears to be a good looking phone with a lot of features. Perhaps it isn't as flexible as the Samsung Omnia or a smartphone, but it is certainly an impressive and powerful device.