News of the Samsung G810 has been leaked just before next week's Mobile World Congress (what used to be known as 3GSM), and it's a real beauty. The G810 sees Samsung continuing its strategy of releasing top-end phones, as it actually beats the Nokia N95 for features.

Only just, though, it has to be said. In fact, when you look at the features, you get a sense of deja vu, as it seems the G810 could be the N95's younger brother! Samsung have managed to match the N95 feature for feature, then thrown a few extras into the mix, shrunk things a bit, and extended the battery life as well!

Read on for more details of the amazing new Samsung G810 after the jump.

So, just what does the Samsung G810 offer? Well, how does the following sound:

• GSM/UMTS/3.6 Mbps HSDPA connectivity
• Symbian 9.2 OS with S60 3.1 UI
• 2.6" 262K Color QVGA TFT display
• 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom, anti-shake, face recognition, macro mode, autofocus, etc;
• 150 MB of memory and microSD memory card slot
• GPS navigation
• Wi-FI b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, USB 2.0 (microUSB connector)
• 1200 mAh battery
• Dimensions: 104×52x9×18 mm

Major features of note include a Symbian OS (rather than Samsung's previous reliance on Windows Mobile for its smartphones), HSDPA, GPS and Wi-Fi (just like the N95), and a 5 megapixel camera, again just like the N95.

However, unlike the N95, the G810's camera offers 3x optical zoom, plus anti-shake, face recognition and a plethora of other features usually found on stand-alone digital cameras.

The G810 is Samsung's successor to its superb G800 camera phone, which managed to knock the Sony Ericsson K850i off top spot as the best camera phone. As such, the G810's camera should be much better than the N95's, and with the rest of the features being roughly the same, the choice will come down to price, battery life (which the G810 wins) and size (G810 again).

Oh, and user interface, of course!

No official news on the Samsung G810 release date yet, but it's expected to retail for 580 Euros, knocking the ball firmly in Nokia's court. Which, I'm sure, will be knocked straight back at Samsung again, as Nokia released the N95 over a year ago, meaning they've had a year to work on an even better mobile phone!

Oh I just love these mobile phone wars! This year's Mobile World Congress looks set to be a cracker - we'll give you all the best news as it happens, so stay tuned over the next few weeks.

[Source: Mobile.cz, via UnwiredView]