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Samsung OMNIA Review

Published on: 24 July, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

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Performance:

Samsung OMNIA is one of the best performing Windows Mobile devices, not only as functionality, but because of its quickness and reliability.

Even though the phone’s results at SPB Benchmark are behind HTC Touch Diamond’s, using it daily will not be annoying, because of the light lag. OMNIA runs smooth with multiple running applications, which is a result of the good optimization.

The call sound quality is terrible, not. It’s actually one of the best on the market. The sound you and the collocutor will hear is somewhat annoyingly sharp, but the voices are real and at a pleasant volume level. The loudspeaker can be used,and you’ll only have to get used to the sharp voices you hear.

According to the official data, OMNIA’s battery should last over 5 hours of talking or 500 in standby mode, which is a good result for such a phone.



Conclusion:

Samsung has done a wonderful job in creating an all-in-one device. OMNIA truly performed very well in every aspect and offers a wonderful combination of a 5-megapixel camera, media player, internet browser and GPS navigation. All that in an attractive package with quality sound during a talk, including the extensive organizing options characteristic for a smartphone.

The only more serious drawback is the interface, which should have been much easier to use for the mass consumer, and not only personalized Windows Mobile.

Nevertheless, the phone is one of the most interesting high-tech products on the market and is definitely worth the money.


Pros

  • All-in-one
  • DivX/XviD support
  • 5-megapixel camera and good image quality
  • Excellent music sound quality
  • Nice earphones with a 3.5 mm adapter
  • Very good Internet browser

Cons

  • Cannot be used in direct sunlight
  • Not very useful Widgets
  • Limited accelerometer use
  • Not very user-friendly and personalized interface

PA rating

  • Design 8.5
  • Display 9
  • Camera 10
  • Sound Quality 8
  • Battery 8.5
  • Connectivity 9
  • Multimedia 9
  • Organizer 10
Excellent
9
out of 10

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Oh my...I better say this first before any apple fan boys freak out...this phone is so potentially kills the iPhone...well at least trying to.
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It might. But just having a 5 megapixel can't solely make it a better phone.
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Who said it only had 5mp camera more than a iphone. It can send mm messages, has real GPS (You can install garmin XT or TomTom) record videos do about 20 things more than your fanboy iphone.
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well i cant say u are wrong, after all, i define my iphone and i900 in different catalog, iphone will never beat i900 in term of multifunction, but i900 will never beat iphone in term of interfaces, iphone interface is still the best, its smoothness is still unbeatable, but at the same time, i can do much more with my i900. i keep both XD
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Where is this phone availible? I can't find it anywhere!

Anywho, it looks bawlin' might get it over the Touch Diamond.
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this is gargabe
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lol, and u are a retard. Probably another applefaboy... sry but this one kills it in every single way. You're just jealous, cuz you know you can't afford it and it\s better than the stupid lolphone
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you're kind of dumb. Whoever that doesn't like the omnia must have an iphone. Wow. I didn't know that. Thanks for filling me in. And he's jealous because he can't afford it? He could be a millionaire for all you know you idiot. It gets on my nerves when people on websites say stupid things like that without even knowing the person. thats like me saying that you think the iphone sucks because you can't afford the high monthly bills.

and to me, the only thing that this phone has going for it is the new homescreen (but they said not very customizeable or personalized interface) and 5 megapixels. I don't see anything else that makes it different from other windows mobile phones.

*i can't believe you called it "the stupid lolphone. That is by far the stupidest and most childish name I've heard of the iphone. Just stop making yourself look like an idiot and call it crapple or icrap. "the stupid lolphone" is not working too well.*
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I doubt you are a millionaire, they have better things to do than read these blogs, let alone comment on them.

I'm sick of the iPhone hype, it is like the Motorola Rzr hype...now EVERYONE and their mom has one...not unique anymore - so too will it be with the iPhone, just another piece of junk that everyone has. Makes everyone who has one look like a tool.
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Limited accelerometer use!!!! You can use it anytime in everything!
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this is explained in the review... there no apps/games using the accelerometer
and when u use the screen in landscape mode u cant see some icons
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Wow why would you need to use an accelerometer in a game for wouldn't that just be harder?
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Have you tried a game in iPhone using accelerometer? It's not that hard, and it's somewhat cool actually... But I'm not going to swap my winmo just for that!!
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Celebrate originality, it's something can't be beat, unless of course there's a new cellphone revolution. This is a good thing, companies compete...consumers win....cheers.
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Who said it has a limited accelerometer use it can be used in any page!, HTC has limited accelerometer use.
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Which carrier is will this phone be on? I saw a picture of it using a Tmobile card, but also on a different site stating ATT. Tmobile needs a top selling phone, like this, to compete. I'm guessing probably unlocked, but if I'm wrong please post the carrier.
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Thanks Phonearena, for being the first one to review the OMNIA. Just waiting for the U.S. 3G model to be released.
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Has anyone tried videocalling with this phone? Do you know how that is possible with a service like Skype or Gizmo? BTW, I am in the US
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Video calling is good, I was a review of it on other site. Yes skype works, not sure about gizmo
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This very hot phone is upcoming from the beginning of August in Germany and whole Europe...The Rest of the World are in September and the following months in `OMNIA`fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It`s totally a `must have`smartdigicamorganizervideoplayerphone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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