Samsung i8510 INNOV8

Business Features and Tools
The INNOV8 offers a certain amount of business functionality, typical of any handset that runs on Symbian S60. Aside from mundane office functions like the calendar, clock, notes and calculator, the INNOV8 also comes with QuickOffice that allows you to view and edit MS Office files. There’s also a PDF reader, Zip application and a dictionary.

What's really handy is the Smart Reader application that utilizes the camera very efficiently to capture business card information and text from documents, and stores it in an editable format. A Bluetooth printer option is also available.

Samsung has included an Etiquette option that I understood will silence all incoming calls if I simply flip the phone over on its face. The funny thing is that the handset will pause the audio player when flipped over, and not incoming calls. What the..? I’m not sure how etiquette applies for music.

Connectivity Options
Another aspect that the INNOV8 is well equipped for is connectivity. The handset supports everything from the standard USB 2.0 to Bluetooth with A2DP and Wi-Fi that is DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certified. The browser is no different from a Nokia’s. The accelerometer is handy when you’d rather view the page in landscape. The browser does not support flash too well, so if a webpage contains any flash animation it’s quite likely you won't be able to view it.

Unlike some of the other higher-end handsets that offer the facility of automatically setting up your email accounts with minimal input form you, the INNOV8 offers a wizard that requires you to manually input all the relevant details. It’s not difficult, but you will need to consult the net for details such as port numbers if you happen to be a novice. Nothing you can’t work around though.

There is a dedicated folder for Google applications like Gmail (not Gmail for Mobile but a link to the online version), Google Search, and Google Maps. Yahoo! Go is preloaded and so is ShoZu and a CNN newsfeed. All this can anyway be installed easily on any Series 60 handset.

GPS
Using Route 66 as its navigation guide, the INNOV8’s on-board GPS works decently. It does take a little while to locate a satellite signal, even with A-GPS support. The software is quite good, with plenty of options to choose from for easy traveling. If you’re thinking Nokia Maps just might work, it doesn’t. But with Google Maps and Route 66 you just can’t get lost. Geotagging helps add GPS data on to your images, so you’ll always know where you saw what.