Samsung S8000 "Cubic" details start to come together, Android in the mix?
by Chris Ziegler 
posted Apr 14th 2009 at 8:29PM
It's easy to pass off the rumored Cubic as just another of the seemingly countless Sammy full-touch dumbphones and Windows Mobile smartphones, but hold up a second, there, partner -- rumor has it that this might end up being one of the company's first Android devices. If you're wondering how the S8000 model number morphed into Cubic, the answer lies not in the cutely cubic d-pad (at least, we hope it doesn't) but rather in the interface, which could sport the usual TouchWiz with 3D enhancements like we've seen on the OmniaHD. Add in HSDPA, WiFi, AGPS, FM with RDS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 2GB of internal storage with microSDHC expansion, and a WVGA AMOLED display clocking in at 3.1 inches, and you've got yourself a bona fide superphone here -- only questions are when it'll launch, and how much brutally excessive financial stress we'll need to endure to get it.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Carlos @ Apr 14th 2009 9:29PM
I notice you guys currently have this filed under GSM and not CDMA. is it safe to asume us AT&Ters and T-mobilers are the likely candidates for the phone?
Ahmad @ Apr 14th 2009 9:32PM
Yep, that's what HSDPA means.
Ahmad @ Apr 14th 2009 9:31PM
WANT!
Frant @ Apr 14th 2009 10:04PM
Samsung's Android will be presented next Monday on 20th of April. And it's not the S8000.
There will be 4 Cubic phones. S8000 - is the basic one.
Zyllas @ Jul 9th 2009 2:31AM
we already have this phone... in some other country like ours its called S8003 "jet"
we sell this at around $450 not others said $650 thats too awfull... ei guys if your planning
to purchase this phone its cool very easy to use all its application can be well understand
that even old ones baught it. its display and resolution is very excellent..
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rick @ Apr 14th 2009 10:10PM
Anything to do with 20?
20 cubed is 8000
Liam @ Apr 14th 2009 10:38PM
Hope this isn't pointing out the obvious, but that cube button is perfect for Android.
It has three "faces" visible, each of which is a direction it can tilt or click in, making it a 3-directional button. For example; top "face" for Android's "menu" command, left "face" for Android's "home" command, right "face" for Android's "return" command.
Yeah?
smover @ Apr 15th 2009 4:03AM
Does Sammy want to die ? TouchWiz is an ugly and anti-ergonic interface, how comes they keep stuck with that ?? How comes they don't get that if someone wants an Android/WinMo/Whatever OS running on a device they want it and NOT a *special and untasty samsung personalized interface* ? They had an oportunity to take over HTC, and it seems they already fail :(
Silver @ Apr 15th 2009 4:09AM
It's not an android phone. Google translated it wrong. See here: http://www.androphones.com/samsung-s8000-android-phone-37.html
Paladin @ Apr 16th 2009 11:26AM
@ Silver
Good catch
Erich Strasser @ Apr 26th 2009 12:05PM
The Samsung S8000 is NOT the first Android Samsung mobile phone. The first Android mobile phone from Samsung ist the Samsung I7500 with an AMOLED Display.
Source: http://www.oled-display.net
Oscar Manni @ May 20th 2009 11:18AM
On www.mobile4style.com the Samsung S8000 is available.
Price: chf 599.- / euro 414
Very good.