Samsung S8300 spotted: 8 Megapixel Soul anyone?

With two 8.0 Megapixel camera phones already under their belt, you’d think Samsung might kick back and relax. After all, they were the first company to launch an 8.0 Megapixel camera phone in Europe with the Samsung i8510 a definite contender for phone of the year in 2009. But no, hot on this success, Samsung have been busy working of the latest addition to their already impressive range. The Samsung S8300 looks to be a natural upgrade to theSamsung Soul thanks to a slim slider form factor measuring in at just 12.8mm thick. With the Samsung S8300 still under wraps at Samsung HQ and yet to see an official announcement, what else do we know about this newest 8.0 Megapixel camera phone?

Well, firstly the camera is complimented by Autofocus and an LED flash but what else? Expect Face and Smile recognition to also make their way into that sleek exterior as well as high resolution video capture as seen on the Pixon. Away from the camera, the S8300 is an HSDPA mobile phonemeaning high speed web browsing is at your finger tips, though Wi-Fi is unconfirmed at present. GPS is also included though whether it will be the full fat version as seen in the i8510 or only suitable for Geotagging like that on the Pixon is unclear. To round it off, a multimedia player with MP3/ MPEG4 and DivX (high quality video) support plus Bluetooth v2.1 should make the S8300 a formidable multimedia phone.