Samsung W880 AMOLED 12M is the new kid on the block showing its muscles in the 12 Mpixel cameraphone arena.

Image courtesy of Samsung via C|Net Asia

After the Sony Ericsson Satio (Idou) and the Samsung M8910 (Pixon12) the new Samsung’s cameraphone is the first of its kind to sport an optical 3x zoom.  The phone, which will ship in the Korean market early October, has really impressive specifications (via GSMArena):

Network: WCDMA (2100 MHz); GSM(900), DCS(1800 ), PCS(1900) Roaming
Display: 3.3” WVGA AMOLED 800 x 480 touchscreen, TouchWiz interface
Camera: 12MP with 3X Optical Zoom, 2X Digital Zoom, Xenon + Power Led Flash, Touch AF Tracking, Smart Auto, Beauty Shot, Macro Shot
Video: 720p@30fps
Format support: Video – MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD; Audio – MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+e, WMA
TV receiver: T-DMB
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 HS (micro USB)
Internal memory: 4GB
External memory: microSD (up to 32GB)
Battery: 1,100 mAh
Size: 115.8 x 56.9 x 16.3 mm

Image courtesy of Samsung via C|Net Asia

If you want start drooling on it while waiting for a release out of Korea, read the concluding remarks of the preview made by the guys at GSMArena:

The Samsung W880 AMOLED 12M didn’t need an awful long time to convince us that it’s the most complete photography tool among the mobile phones. Combining optical zoom with splendid image and video quality has certainly resulted in something way beyond the powers of its competitors.

It’s almost unquestionable that the handset will become immensely popular and get iconic status once it gets released outside Korea. The touch experience that Samsung are providing recently is pretty good and we don’t see any reason for the handset not to become a dream device for every self-respecting geek.

Combined with the proper pricing it might also cash in on its popularity as it will convince quite a lot of people to leave their point-and-shoot cameras at home next time they’re out and about.

There you will also find photos and videos of the AMOLED as well as photo and movie samples taken with the device.

While someone could lament the lack of the wireless connection, the major flaw I see in this new Samsung 12M is the lack of GPS, which makes perfect sense on the most powerful cameraphone to hit the market, and which will not allow you to geotag your photos.

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