Macau, November 19, 2008 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading provider of mobile phones and telecom systems, is proud to announce that it has won the 'Asia Mobile Award' for 'Best Mobile Broadband handset/device' with Samsung Innov8 by GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry. The award, announced at the Asia Mobile Award gala dinner on November 18th, praised Samsung Innov8's almighty multimedia features and superb camera quality.

Geesung Choi, President of Samsung Telecommunication Business, said: "I'm delighted and honored to receive 'Asia Mobile award' with Samsung Innov8, the ultimate mobile entertainer, from GSMA. I believe that Samsung Innov8 is the best fit for Asian consumers who have sophisticated taste and passion for advanced technology."

 

"Mobile communication continues to enhance the lives of people everywhere on a daily basis and make people and businesses more productive and efficient. These awards are all about recognising the leaders, pioneers and change drivers in Asia that are making this happen. Our congratulations to all our finalists and winners tonight," said GSMA Chairman Craig Ehrlich.

 

The 2008 awards judges described Samsung's Innov8 as a "multimedia power house - fun, cool, a great package providing all the newest multimedia features - an impressive offering."

Recognized as Samsung's first ever 8-megapixel camera phone, the Samsung Innov8 is perfect for users for capturing and storing precious memories in style. Using the latest in imaging applications such as smile shot, blink shot and face recognition, the memorable moments can be stored in their best quality. Users can enjoy personalizing and editing their photos, videos and music with Movie Maker and Story Board applications. The handset also acts as a digital photo frame, allowing users to display their favorite images.

 

Samsung Innov8's crystal clear 2.8" 16M color LCD, is perfectly designed to provide users with the best possible photography, video and gaming experience on-the-go. The 8G or 16GB Flash memory and external memory slot up to additional 16G provides sufficient contents storage. 1200mAh battery provides a long enough battery life to enjoy all the multimedia experience without worrying about limits on size and time.

 

Supporting a wide range of video player formats including DivX, WMV, Real Player and MPEG4, users can enjoy an exciting pocket cinema experience. Its external dual speakers and 3D surround sound supported by DNSe 2.0, make every video clip and movie more realistic than ever.

 

Samsung Innov8 is also ideal for enthusiastic gamers. It comes pre-embedded with two of the world's most famous games, Asphalt and FIFA 08. The handset has been chosen as the official phone for the World Cyber Games 2008.

 

Samsung Innov8 offers the best mobile web browsing experience. With an optical mouse and 4-way navigation key, users can enjoy PC-like browsing experience. Both HSDPA high speed Internet and Wi-Fi connection offer convenient and seamless internet experience wherever users are.

The phone is equipped with A GPS technology, offering navigation and geo-tagging service. It also comes with the Symbian OS V9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, which helps users to easily download various ready-made applications for Symbian mobiles.