The FCC has issued preliminary approval for a version of the Symbian Series 60 powered Samsung i8510 smart device with US 3G support.
The phone known as the INNOV8 in its current incarnation features either 8 or 16GB of flash memory, quadband GSM/EDGE with HSDPA 7.2 high-speed data support, Symbian OS with Series 60 Feature Pack 2, a 2.8 inch QVGA resistive touchscreen display capable of 16.7 million colors, an 8.0 megapixel camera with a mechanical shutter, lens cover, autofocus, dual-LED flash, and VGA video recording along with stereo Bluetooth, microSDHC expansion slot, FM radio with RDS, A-GPS support, and Wi-Fi radio with DLNA streaming media support.
The phone is rumored to be testing with AT&T, but neither the carrier nor Samsung have confirmed the phone at this time. If the phone were to be released through AT&T, this would make it the first non-Nokia Series 60 powered device available on an American carrier.
