In an attempt to take on the Apple’s i Phone South Korean mobile manufacturer has announced the launch of it’s i8510 handset which packs in 8GB and 16GB storge as well as features a 8megapixel camera with 3G and HSDPA technology as well as Wi-Fi.

It also features GPS and a camera application that automatically geotags photographs with the location where they were taken.The handset comes with a 2.9-inch 16 million colour QVGA screen, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, TV-out, a 3D graphic chipset and a media player which offers offers DivX playback.

The camera on the phone comes with auto focus smile shot, blink shot and face recognition.Also besides the memory provided in the handset there is also the facility of aditional storage available in the form of a with a microSDHC external memory slot that supports up to 16GB cards.

Other features on the handset includes Bluetooth, FM radio, music player, DLNA hook-up and a USB slot. The company claims that the battery provided with the phone is outstanding with 510 minutes of talk time and up to 310 hours standby.The hadset also comes with an optical mouse an optical mouse.Besides supporting DivX, media format one can play video files using WMV and Real Player and there is also also support for MPEG4, and 3D.The slider handset comes with Symbian 60 software.

Pricing and availability: The company has not disclosed the price of the handset.

Vinod Negi,ITvoir Network