SpecEagle review · Samsung

Samsung Jet S8000 review: 2009 800 MHz featherweight.

Item: Samsung Jet S8000
Rating: 65
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2009·$500

Overall

65/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Feature

Buy?

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The verdict, up front

Samsung Jet S8000.

Jet S8000 paired AMOLED + 800 MHz CPU in 2009 — Samsung's pre-Android speed-focused feature flagship.

01Display

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

TypeAMOLED

Size3.1"

Resolution800 x 480

02Performance

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

ChipsetCustom 800 MHz

Storage2 GB + microSDHC

03Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

Main5 MP autofocus + LED

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

Capacity1,080 mAh

05Software

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

What works

AMOLED + 800 MHz fast for 2009.
2 GB onboard.
5 MP cam + LED.
GPS + Wi-Fi.

What doesn't

No apps ecosystem.
Resistive touch (early Jet).
$500 luxury.
TouchWiz limits.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of feature devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .