Samsung have just introduced the world’s first 5 megapixel camera phone in. The SCH-S250 features 92MB onboard memory, 32MB auxiliary memory, shutter speed up to 1/1,000th second and the ability to photograph subjects as close as 10 centimeters. The phone also has an MP3 player, a TV function and mobile banking.

”“Our development of a five-megapixel camera phone will boost the competitiveness of the South Korean mobile phone industry,” Samsung president Lee Ki-Tae said in a statement.

“At the same time, I would like to see our technological advances contribute to the growth of the global mobile phone industry,” he said.”

The Yahoo story linked to below ends with the interesting statement “South Korea’s top mobile carrier, SK Telecom, said it would introduce 10-megapixel camera phones produced by Samsung by the end of this year.”!

Website: Yahoo - Samsung develops world’s first five-megapixel camera phone