Sony Ericsson was the first one to unveil a 12-megapixel phone but Samsung will be first one to ship it. The Pixon12 is the successor of Pixon and will hit the shops by the end of June in Europe. The phone camera features start with 28mm wide-angle lens, touch auto focus, smart auto that decides the ISO, exposure etc. on the basis of subject and the environment, Xenon Flash, digital zoom, face recognition, shake reduction and beauty shot.

Pixon 12 comes with  3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a Sammy promise of fast shutter speeds and quick browsing. As a camera, the Pixon 12 (M8910) brings a dedicated shutter button, touch auto-focus (wherever you touch becomes the focal point) that locks in to track moving subjects, Smart Auto mode that adjusts to conditions and a 28-mm wide angle lens.

The unit also saves images relatively quickly (for a cameraphone) so that you can fire off the next shot within 2 seconds. Just remember, more megapixels do not make for better photos especially when jammed tightly into a sensor small enough for a cellphone. And 12 megapixels translates to files ranging from 2MB to 18MB and beyond depending on the compression used.

Full specs just came in: 150MB of on-board storage (up to 16GB MicroSD expansion); quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSPA 900/2100MHz; Xenon + Power LED flash; 720 x 480 pixel videos at 30fps; internal GPS, and FM radio with RDS. No words regarding price of the phone

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