Camera Phone Reviews

Verizon Wireless recently added the Samsung SCH-a950 to its lineup of phones, with the a950 available for $199 U.S. with a one-year contract and $149 U.S. with a two year contract.

Samsung SCH-A950 Reviews

Mobiledia reviews the Samsung SCH-A950, and notes that, unlike traditional camera phones, the SCH-A950 includes several camera features, filters and effects. The phone comes with options such as flash, self-timer, multi-shot, quality, white balance, color effects, ISO and metering. The camcorder also comes with a few filters and effects.

DesignTechnica reviews the Samsung A950 and has this to say about the phone's camera: "The integrated 1.3MP camera is quite nice. It resides above the aforementioned screen and offers a very bright LED flash. The camera in the A950 is better quality than the 1.3MP camera found on another Samsung phone, the T809. We aren’t exactly sure why, but can only speculate its using different components."

PCMag reviews the Samsung SCH-A950, and likes the phone's camera: "The SCH-A950's 1.3-megapixel camera takes very sharp, if slightly dim, indoor photos and very sharp, if slightly overexposed, outdoor shots. It's better than the VX8100's camera. The camcorder mode takes the usual videos you see on most phones, at 176-by-144 and 15 frames per second, and you can save photos and videos to the TransFlash card for easy transfer to your PC."

Specifications:

* Talk time: 235 minutes
* Standby time: 200 hours
* Size: 3.59H x 1.91W x 0.95D inches
* Weight: 4.55 oz

Basic features:

* All Digital Phone
* 1.3 Mega Pixel Digital Camera/Camcorder
* TransFlash Expansion Slot
* MP3 Player
* Speakerphone
* V CAST
* TTY Compatible
* Connect with Bluetooth (using certain profiles)*
* Meets FCC SAR limit. Manufacturer's highest FCC reported SAR 1.47 at ear, .61 on body. Actual SAR may vary.

Past News

The Samsung SCH-A950 is a 1 megapixel clamshell camera phone with plenty of music features including built in stereo speakers and Transflash memory card slot. It features dual color displays, bluethooth and looks like it will be picked up by Verizon as a carrier. Details are sketchy at this point as they are obtained through the FCC site.

Read more at New Samsung CDMA Clamshells Leaked (Phone Scoop)