Samsung Memoir

Far ahead of most phones with 8-megapixel shots. Cool touchscreen and accelerometer helps you shoot or view pictures. Compact, pocket-friendly shape, even for hipsters in painted-on jeans

Vampiric light sensitivity makes for washed-out shots. Slow to focus, shoot and recover. E-mail functions are even slower. The screen is hard to see in sunlight. Lens cover doesn’t close all the time, so the lens can get dusty

Excellent camera features Intuitive touch interface

No Wi-Fi Mixed call quality

Camera-phone fans will love the Memoir, but I'm not so sure about everyone else. Its average multimedia features won't impress audiophiles, and its lack of Wi-Fi and an app store won't satisfy those folks craving a handset with smart-phone...

Excellent camera features ; Intuitive touch interface

No Wi-Fi ; Mixed call quality

Camera-phone fans will love the Memoir, but its lack of Wi-Fi and mediocre multimedia features disappoint.

Cameraphone fans will love the Samsung Memoir, but we're not so sure about everyone else. Its average multimedia features won't impress audiophiles, and its lack of Wi-Fi and an app store won't satisfy those folks craving a handset with smartphone...

Fabulous camera takes great photos ; Pictures can be uploaded directly to a variety of sites ; Excellent digital zoom allows you to get closer to the action and take better shots ; External speaker is loud enough to share your music with friends and...

Good voice quality on calls, but not great ; Virtual keyboard could be more responsive ; Web browser surprisingly slow (though that could be a network issue in my area) ; Battery life may be an issue if you are an extremely heavy user who takes lots of...

The fact that it's also a phone that helps you to keep in touch with far-flung loved ones is just a bonus

From the front, the Memoir looks like your average touch screen phone. From the back, it looks exactly like a dedicated digital camera, complete with an automatically-retracting lens cover. Despite the two disparate looks, the Memoir still manages to...