Camera Phone Reviews

Samsung i320

HardwareZone reviews the Samsung i320N and writes, "Unlike the Nokia E61 and Sony Ericsson M600i business phones, the SGH-i320N comes with a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera (inclusive of flash), adequate enough for personal pictures and videos or for taking candid shots of friends for its photo caller ID feature. Sadly, a lot of the lovely photo effect functions found in the Ultra Editions are unavailable on the SGH-i320N."

the unwired reviews the Samsung SGH-i320 and writes, "Yes, I made the i320 my regular device (at the moment) and it's doing it great. However, the lack of GSM 850 narrowed my (international roaming) use in the U.S. last week. Well, in international roaming you can (mostly) live without GSM 850. If you live in the U.S. and your carrier is Cingular, you cannot live without the 850 MHz at all. So if you are a Cingular customer, the i320 is definitely not your device. ... If you use mobile phone cameras, you might be positive impressed by the camera quality, which is far better than most HTC cameras."

Mobile Gadgeteer reviews the Samsung SGH-i320 and writes, "There is also a 1.3 megapixel camera on the back with a small flash light above the lens. I have been used to very poor HTC cameras on Windows Mobile Smartphones and was pleasantly surprised by the decent quality photos taken by the Samsung device. The camera can also be used to take video and there are lots of options and settings in the camera application to help you take some good mobile photos."

ITReviews reviews the Samsung SGH-i320 and talks about the phone's camera and storage: "There is a 1.3-megapixel camera with a tiny flash sitting on the back of the casing. We've seen a lot better in Smartphones, but if all you want are short-life snaps then it should be fine. With 120MB of shared memory built in, and the ability to add more via microSD cards, you should be able to store pictures and video footage on a card, as well as a selection of tunes to listen to through the Windows Media Player. But it is very irritating that you have to power down the SGH-i320 to get to the memory card slot which, though not actually under the battery, isn't accessible with the battery in place."

Gadgeteer reviews the Samsung SGH-i320 and writes, "In between the speakers is a 1.3 Megapixel Camera with a small horizontal flash. ... The camera's various modes include a camcorder function; single shot and multishots of 6 or 9; mosaic mode of 2x2 or 3x3; flash on or off, 3 timers settings of 2.2, 3.6 and 4.10 seconds, sepia, black and white and negative in sizes from 320 x 240 or 176 x 144. This is not your standard camera thrown in as afterthought!"

CNET Asia reviews the Samsung SGH-i320N and writes, "The 1.3 megapixel camera is standard fare, with an adequate 6x digital zoom but a fairly weak flash that makes no difference unless you're so close that you'd need a macro lens for the subject (in which case they tend to be "flattened" by the light rather than flattered by it). ... As a phone, it's no slouch either, although we suggest using a Bluetooth earpiece as the squared-off shape of the i320N proved more comfortable for typing than talking."

SlashGear has a review of the Samsung SGH-i320 and writes, "The 1.3-megapixel camera, though suffering a pregnant-pause in loading, produced average quality photos with only some variable colour reproduction marring the images. As with most LED flash systems it’s best avoided unless you’re mere inches from your subject and going for that clichéd Blair Witchlook; however the 120MB of on-board memory, expandable with microSD cards, can store a decent amount of photos. Frustratingly the microSD slot is positioned underneath the back cover and you need to remove the battery in order to access it."