Samsung Omnia CDMA

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Great features, lousy implementation

10 Oct 2009 Shane

7 out of 10

I bought this phone based on all the things it can do, which is a lot.  Great pic with the 5.0, internet, Excel & Word, music, etc.  The problem is the performance.  The virtual buttons on-screen are too small, you need the annoying sylus-on-a-string to really get accurate results.  Even making calls is multi-step process.  I love it's capabilities, but it's too hard and terribly tedious to use, especially on the go. 

In addition, there are tons of posts online from people trying to figure out the Critical Memory Low error.  I've been through all the suggestions, but still can't free up enough memory.  Just turning the phone is en exercise in patience since it takes so long to switch from portrait to landscape.

If I wasn't already a Verizon customer, I would have gotten the iphone.

Pros

Great functions
Lots of built in apps
5.0 MP camera

Cons

Touch buttons too small
Too little memory
Slow performance

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samsung omnia.

5 Oct 2009 britt

9.3 out of 10

this phone is pretty good! i like having 5 megapixels on the camera, however my old LG Dare took just as good pics. The touch screen is real good. I installed SBP Mobile Shell on it and it runs real smooth. The windows media player works good on this phone and the speakers are nice and clear. I'd recomend this phone for sure.

 

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Excellent phone

1 Sep 2009 Anon

9 out of 10

As you read other reviews, they are mostly spot on with this phone. It overall is an excellent device with a lot of difference features and very customizable (if you know what you're doing) with the windows mobile interface. I wouldn't really recommend a phone like this to a casual user as you could potentially get very frustrated and get lost while moving around in the phone. I wouldn't say I'm an expert in computers, but I know my way around and this works very well for me.

The touch screen, despite what I've heard, is very good. The only drawback is that with windows mobile, not everything is quite as finger friendly as other things. I've found myself struggling to hit the 'x' button in the top corner several times to try and get it to register, but I've had no problem flicking around through webpages or using other, bigger buttons with barely a swipe.

The battery life is another area where people seem to have questions. If you a typically heavy user (constant music, internet, etc.) your battery will drain rather quickly (this is the case for any phone). I only use it typically lightly. I'll use it heavily for only about an hour or so a day, so I can go a few days without having to charge the battery.

I do with that some of the menus were more user friendly. Basic menus (phonebook, texts, etc.) are a chore to get to and navigate in. Just to check a text, I have to go through 3 screens to see what it said. However, I'm sure there is a program out there to help fix this issue, so its not that big of a deal.

The keyboard works suprising well. I am a large person and subsequently large fingers, but I find that I can easily type with the on-screen keyboard. I can actually type better with the potrait keyboard (with the very, very narrow keys) than on the landscape keyboard. How the keyboard worked was a deal-breaker for me and this was excellent.

Like I said, overall, this is a very good phone. It does what its supposed (for better or for worse) and then some. It gets good reception and I can even surf the internet in an elevator.

Pros

Battery life (for a light to moderate user)
Touch screen sensitivity
Aftermarket developers
Excellent reception
Keyboard

Cons

Lags on occasion
Wish there was more RAM
Some buttons hard to push
Battery life (for a heavy user)
Too many menus

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