Retailers stocking up on unlocked Samsung INNOV8

Samsung's 8-megapixel beast is now ready for carrier-free consumption -- but it's going to cost you an arm and a leg. Actually, it'll probably cost you both arms, at which point you'll need to find a more creative (but still very worthwhile) technique for steadying that insane cam and navigating its S60 3.2-based interface. Just how much are we talking here? Well, for reference, you can nab the INNOV8 for as little as zilch on Orange, but Expansys' UK outlet now has the little badasses in stock for £534.99 (which is basically a grand in US currency, give or take). Extreme, yes -- but that strike against your credit limit's going to buy you 7.2Mbps HSDPA, GPS, and the envy of an N96 owner or two, so it might be worth the bankruptcy proceedings after all.

[Via IntoMobile]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:35PM]

yeah but can it sync with Outlook calendar, e-mail and contacts?
Clearly the Samsung Instinct cannot.

[NewL Posted Sep 25th 2008 12:22AM]

Of course it can - it's a Symbian smartphone...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 7:47PM]

ok, isn;t aat coming out with a version of this phone? Am really getting tire of waiting. Everything is coming out in Europe. No offense but give us something to chew on here on the US.

Elie,the Symbian app is called QuickOffice...as far as i know QuickOffice does read Office 2007 documents.

Also, the Samsung Instinct will support MS Exchange with email and contacts. Also, the OS is proprietary, designed jointly by Samsung and Sprint. So am sure their is a syncing setting or app that syncs the calendar.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2008 5:27AM]

Expansys are really expensive, you can get it here for £69 less (£465.95):

http://www.directbuyer.co.uk/pp/SIM_Free_Mobile_Phones/Samsung_Mobile_Phones/Samsung_i8510_Innov8_Sim_Free_Unlocked.html