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Samsung i900 Omnia 3G SmartPhone Overview

Expected UK Release Date: 2nd or 3rd Quarter 2008

Key Features
MS Windows Mobile 6.1 OS
3G HSDPA Technolgy
WLAN WIFI Technology
3.2 Inch TFT 65k Touch Screen (240 x 400 Pixels)
Touch Screen QWERTY Keyboard
5 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus & Flash
Music Player (MP3,WMA, OGG, AMR, AAC & AAC+)

Design
94%
Usability
77%
Features
85%

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Samsung i900 Omnia 3G SmartPhone Review

The stunning Samsung i900 Omnia is a touch screen 3G Smartphone which oozes sophistication & style. The handset provides its user with high quality imaging, communication & business features for the user on the move complete with a stunning casing which will draw much attention. The Samsung i900 Omnia comes in metallic silver & black coloured casing complete with smooth curvaceous edges. The 3G Smartphone has a large colour screen which fills the front of the handset & is a touch screen for ease of use. The screen is 3.2 Inches in size & has a high screen resolution of 240 pixels by 400 pixels. The touch screen displays a QWERTY keyboard when the user wishes to input text & the 3G Smartphone supports handwriting recognition. The i900 Omnia works on a Microsoft® Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system which supports Microsoft® Office document viewing capabilities & a PDF viewer. This stunning 3G Smartphone is a member of the Samsung i range which includes other handsets including the Samsung i780 & the Samsung i560. The handset has a solid feel which weighs 127 grams including the fitted battery & is a good size for carrying purposes which is 56.9mm wide by 112mm tall by 12.5mm deep when measured in its portrait mode.

The i900 Omnia works on a quad band network which allows the user to enjoy worldwide roaming with their new 3G Smartphone but the network connectivity full depends on the network provider. The 3G Smartphone covers four GSM bands & HSDPA which provides the user with flexibility when roaming. The handset comes with 8 gigabytes of internal memory plus the user can expand the memory capabilities further by adding a MicroSD™ memory card up to a further 8 gigabytes in size. The Samsung i900 Omnia comes with built in 128 megabytes of RAM capacity & 256 megabytes of ROM capacity. The user can enjoy connecting to the Internet using a Wi-Fi connection which allows the user to connect their handset to either a local WLAN or nearby hot spot to connect the Internet without using a cabled connection. The Samsung i900 Omnia is a 3G handset which allows the user to enjoy high speed connectivity & data transfer rates on their new Smartphone. The 3G technology allows the user to enjoy face to face video calls with other compatible users as there is a small second camera which is situated in the front of the casing. The EDGE technology allows the user to enjoy high speed data transfers when transferring data between devices & the i900 Omnia supports easy to use connectivity options. The user can connect to other compatible devices using either a USB cable between devices or enjoy a wireless connection using a Bluetooth® connection which allows supports A2DP for a wireless music experience.

Samsung i900 Omnia 3G SmartPhone Front View
Samsung i900 Omnia 3G SmartPhone Back View
Samsung i900 Omnia 3G SmartPhone Side View

A built in camera feature allows the user to enjoy capturing still pictures & to record moving video footage on their handset which can be stored, shared with others or transferred to other devices easily. The camera is a 5 megapixel digital camera complete with user friendly camera & imaging features. An autofocus feature allows the user to capture a clear & precise shot each time the capture key is pressed. A built in flash will brighten up those duller environments & surrounding when the user is taking a photo. The Samsung i900 Omnia comes with a built in image stabiliser which allows the user to take a picture or record a video smoothly as the image stabiliser feature will counteract any small movements made by the user when taking a shot or recording. The user can enjoy playing video clips on their Samsung i900 Omnia which supports MP4, WMV, XviD & DivX video formats. The entertainment doesn't stop there as the user can listen to their favourite music on the built in music player which supports MP3, WMA, OGG, AMR, AAC & AAC+ music formats. The user can listen to their favourite radio station on the built in radio feature which comes with a RDS radio features which allows the user to view radio information on the large touch screen.

The user can access the World Wide Web on their 3G Smartphone as the Samsung i900 Omnia comes with a WAP browser & supports RSS feeds. The user can share messages with other compatible users which is an easy way to communicate without making a call. The user can create a variety of messages including picture messages known as MMS messaging, text messages, instant messages & create emails on their handset. The email service allows the user to be fully mobile when creating & receiving emails & the instant messaging service is an online messaging service which works like a chat with compatible users that are online at the same time as the user. The i900 Omnia comes with a fitted battery which allows the user to gain up to 500 hours of battery standby time or up to 5.8 hours talk time from a fully charged battery.


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Samsung i900 Omnia Specifications & Features

Screen
3.2 Inch TFT 65k Touch Screen (240 x 400 Pixels)

Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
Flash
Image Stabiliser
Camera Settings
Video Recorder
Video Player (MP4, WMV, XviD & DivX)
TV Out
Second Camera
3G Video Calling
Colour Wallpaper
Screensaver

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Instant Messaging
Predictive Text

Sound
Music Player (MP3, WMA, OGG, AMR, AAC & AAC+)
FM Radio RDS
Polyphonic Ringtones
MP3 Ringtones
Voice Memo

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phonebook
Organiser
Clock
Alarm
Calculator
Calendar
To Do List
MS Office Document Viewer
PDF Viewer
Handwriting Recognition
Touch Screen QWERTY Keyboard
MS Windows Mobile 6.1 OS

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
Bluetooth® with A2DP
USB
GPRS
WLAN WIFI
EDGE

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA

Internet
WAP 2.0 XHTML
HTML
RSS Feeds

Memory & Talk Time
128 Mbytes RAM, 256 Mbytes ROM
8 Gbytes Memory Plus Supports 8 Gbytes of MicroSD™ Memory Card
5.8 Hours Talk Time
500 Hours Standby Time

Weight & Size
127 g
112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm



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Reviewer: Olivia - Chesterfield, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2008

I would really appreciate it if someone could get back to me on the actual release date of this phone. Preferably on O2 or Orange, thanks.

Design
100%
Usability
50%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Tim Owel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 11th Aug 2008

I must say I am somewhat disappointed in this phone.

On paper it is a knockout. It also looks & feels great, a technical marvel. I also like the TouchWiz UI. But here is where the problems begin. The TouchWiz only covers a small fraction of what the phone does, for the rest you need to use the Windows Mobile under the TouchWiz, which is not finger friendly at all (& about as visually exiting a box of rocks). Even when using the stylist it is a bit unresponsive, & the optical mouse is a useless. As for the camera, large display & multimedia play back, they are rather good. But, to be honest, they don't do enough to balance out the rubbish UI experience.

Design
90%
Usability
55%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Zack - Wales, Germany
Date: 2nd Aug 2008

Great phone with gps, 5MP camera & an amazing 3.2 inch widescreen touch screen with also windows for high speed Internet & a great looking design perfect phone to buy!

Design
100%
Usability
95%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Petra Skachova - Milan, Italy
Date: 28th Jul 2008

So, here I am back. It took some days before my first post appeared in this website, that's why I was not sure that it would be ever posted & did not add anything yet. But here I am again, & I'll start with the most important thing, the Omnia went back to the shop the day after.

The reasons are two, it was not what I expected, even if I studied well all the reviews & opinions before in Internet, so I could imagine more or less how it will be like. But anyway the reviews are not able to focus on issues that are possible to discover only while using the phone personally. The second reason is that the Windows Mobile OS did not work very well, some applications stopped to work & the camera did not work at all after having it used only once, only a message about insufficient memory appeared (with 8 GB of free internal memory & only 1 MP3 song inside).

When I bought my phone I immediately started to use it & discover all its features. The thing that surprised me negatively, & that you should know before buying this phone, is that this is a pure Windows Mobile phone, nothing more. What I am talking about is the user interface, which is really poor, simple & with minimum possibilities to customize your handset. Comparing to HTC Touch Diamond for example, Omnia looses easily, as HTC cleverly decided to override some of the Windows Mobile OS with its own graphic to make the software more human, pleasant to see & work with. While i900, as soon as you'll leave the nice & cute widget desktop, it's just & only a pocket PC. I really thought & was sure that I could be able to set more options & change the phone more, but it's not possible even to choose a graphic layout, only to change the colour of the up & bottom lines of the window (silly) & for the rest of your life of the phone's life you have to watch it exactly as it is, so simple, sad. I think that Samsung could spend a bit more time customizing this phone, to render it more user friendly. Also, mind that you won't be able to use some (a big part) of the windows mobile features without a stylus, as the buttons or points that you have to touch are really small & even me, with a thin female fingers, could not touch correctly what I needed.

Another issue is the touch screen by itself. It responses very well, it has even the useful vibz immediately when you touch some point to be sure that you really did, but it just opens applications even if it is not requested. For example when scrolling in the Programs menu, the only option to see all the programs is to scroll with a finger to find a program you need & so with your finger on the very right side, carefully scrolling with the tiny scrolling bar, you just can't avoid that the applications are opened one by one, as you touch their line while scrolling. For me it was not possible to scroll down to find a program that I needed, I just gave up after 10 or 12 tries, with many programs opened uselessly. So I can tell that the Omnia's display is very responsive, but not much correct & some basic functions don't work as they should.

Then, the software is instable. I don't know why. Couldn't they try before this phone well, to discover all these bugs? I am very sorry for this, as I am a long time Samsung user & I expected Omnia to be released for good 6 months! The more I am disappointed & quite sad now. While browsing among the pictures, it was possible to skip to another image just by moving the finger on the side you wanted to go, left or right. It worked only once, than it always remained frozen & a message appeared, that the application encountered a problem & needs to be closed (pretty known from Windows XP). As I wrote above, also the camera had problems & after one try did not work anymore. Searching in the Internet, quite all the users found this same problem with Samsung i900.

Regarding the features, this mobile phone offers you all what you expect from a multi-media device, simple touch player, Windows Media Player (without any visualizations or images, just a large big screen, I wonder why), image slides, multimedia library. Unfortunately) preset tones.

Well, I think it was already exhausting to read till here. I did not write any other details or features, as you can easily find them on this page. I only wanted to share with you my sensation while using this phone, from which I expected a lot (looking at all the commercial), but which at the end was made first of all for show, it has load of features, but the software is not user friendly & very cold & the system is instable, some applications do not work & instead of scrolling you just keep opening applications without wanting this. I expected more, for sure Omnia is not Omnia in latino, everything. Now I have to think which phone to take. Being a Samsung lover, the choice will be hard because I want a phone with Wi-Fi, good camera etc., but there is none at this time. Thanks for reading my long post.

Sorry for some mistakes, I was writing in my office & working at the same time, of course I did not mean Internet Explorer, but the files Explorer. I hope you enjoyed my review anyway.

Design
90%
Usability
60%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Petra Skachova - Milan, Italy
Date: 22nd Jul 2008

Today I am going to take the Omnia that I ordered, & tomorrow I'll be back with a complete review. In the meant time I can say that this mobile phone is really omnia, everything (in latino). It has the camera, you can record movies, browse quickly in the Internet, find easily your way with the navigator, use hundreds of applications, see XVid format videos without having them converted, store as much data as you desire, thanks to its large internal & external memory, & much more. Let's check this out better tomorrow. I am sure that I won't sleep the whole night, just because I'll be stuck on my Omnia exploring all the functions & fun stuff. I am very curious on how the touch screen will work like, I hope it will response quickly & correctly. Surely iPhone does not have anything in common with a top notch phone like this one.

Design
90%
Usability
95%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Gandolf - UK
Date: 17th Jul 2008

This phone is very good, much better than the new iPhone 3G. The camera is top notch (5MP) whereas the iPhones is only 2MP or 3MP. There both have GPS in case you get lost in your bedroom Wardrobe (Narnia). LG Omnia has a nice large screen & is slightly thinner compared to the new iPhone.

Design
95%
Usability
90%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Joe - Nottingham, UK
Date: 10th Jul 2008

Very well set out, nice easy to use design & a must have mobile, if you want one to suit every need.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
95%

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