Samsung has just announced its INNOV8 handset (yes, that's pronounced 'innovate'), with its main 'innovation' being a built-in 8-megapixel camera.

Based on Symbian OS v9.3, the handset is clearly hoping to replace the humble digicam and comes complete with a 2.8in screen and Wifi. It also houses Samsung's nifty technology that detects when subjects are blinking (retakes the shot) or smiling (takes an impromptu shot) - something we've just been testing out on Samsung's NV24HD (review coming soon).

Should you want to indulge in a bit of geo-tagging when taking photos, the built-in GPS will pinpoint your location.

I'll be interested to see just what sort of images the 8-megapixel camera is capable of - unless Samsung has done something very special, I doubt they'll be able to match the quality of a dedicated digicam. But marketing seems to be all about big (and often meaningless) numbers these days, and the 8-megapixel camera will probably be enough guarantee decent sales regardless of image quality.

That said, the phone does look pretty stunning and might even give the iPhone 3G a run for its money on the catwalk.

The INNOV8 comes in 8GB and 16GB versions, and will be available next month.