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Samsung Jet S8000 review: 2009 800 MHz featherweight.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2009·$500
Overall
65/100
Class rank
#1 of 37
Tier
Feature
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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

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among feature phones of 2009 — 17 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED
Size3.1"
Resolution800 x 480

02Performance

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among feature phones of 2009 — 12 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetCustom 800 MHz
Storage2 GB + microSDHC

03Camera

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 60-point average for feature phones of 2009.

Main5 MP autofocus + LED

04Battery

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for feature phones of 2009.

Capacity1,080 mAh

05Software

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 59-point 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.
Cross-shop it against
Sony Ericsson C905
$700 · score 65/100

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 37-phone cohort of feature devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .