Or at least that’s what our folks at the GSMA said. Anyway, for those who are not familiar to GSMA, it refers to GSM Association, a global trade group for mobile industry. It was at the Mobile Asia Congress in Macau China, the Samsung INNOV8 won the honor.

The President of Samsung Telecommunication Business Geesung Choi admitted that he is delighted and honored by the Samsung INNOV8 achievement as the best cell phone in Asia. He added “I believe that Samsung Innov8 is the best fit for Asian consumers who have sophisticated taste and passion for advanced technology.””

The 2008 awards judges described Samsung 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 ideal for users who want to capture and store precious memories in style with its 2.8? 16M color LCD. The 8G or 16GB Flash memory and external memory slot upto additional 16G provides sufficient contents storage.

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. With an optical mouse and 4-way navigation key, users can enjoy PC-like browsing experience. Both HSDPA high speed Internet and WiFi connection offer convenient and seamless internet experience wherever users are.

The GSMA version of the best cell phone in Asia specifications:

• Network: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (900/2100), EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)
• Symbian OS V9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
• Display: 2.8-inch VGA 16M TFT LCD
• Camera: 8 Megapixel CMOS with AF and Dual Power LED
• Smart Reader, Image Stabilizer, Auto-Panorama Shot, Smile Shot, Blink Shot, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), Face Detection
• Video Player (DivX / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4)
• QVGA 120 fps Video recording, VGA 30 fps recording
• FM Radio with RDS
• DNSe 2.0
• Music Player (MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / WMA / AMR/ RealAudio)
• Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
• A-GPS
• Optical Mouse, Accelerometer
• Embedded 3D Games : FIFA 2008, Asphalt
• Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
• Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
• 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC (up to 16GB)
• Size: 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm
• Battery: 1200 mAh
• Talk time: up to 300/510 min (3G/2.5G)
• Stand-by time: up to 330 / 310 hrs (3G/2.5G)

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