Samsung Omnia II I8000 Review
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The phone performance on the Samsung Omnia II I8000 was adequate. We had no issues understanding callers, and they said the same, but the voice quality could have been better. As one caller put it; “its fine, but it is far from crystal clear.” They rated us a 7.5/10 which we think is a fair rating on our end as well. Sound could have been a bit louder and it sounded as if there was some distance between us and the caller.
Battery life is rated for a much improved 10h of talk time, up from 5.8 on the previous version. Standby is rated at 430 hours. Both of these times are well above the industry averages so the Omnia II gets high marks for that. Keep in mind, however, that your results may vary due to different usage patterns.
Conclusion:
The Samsung Omnia II I8000 comes very close to nailing it, but there are a few things that really hold it back. First and foremost is the lag, especially on the homescreen. It is bad enough at times to ruin the entire user experience. Still, Samsung has done a great job of penetrating the Windows Mobile interface. The menus are a joy to use, and they go much deeper than any Windows Mobile overhaul we’ve seen. If they could take care of the front end as well as HTC has with TouchFLO 3D they might just have a true winner on their hands. As of now however, they have a great phone that needs some software optimization badly.
Samsung Omnia II I8000 Video Review:
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Pros
- Downright beautiful, high resolution display
- Deep visual integration into the Windows Mobile environment
- Lots of internal storage with optional expansion
- Good multimedia experience, with lots of file support
Cons
- Lag, lag, lag
- More lag
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46 Comments
1. rtimi26 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:55 0 0
Okay you got certain things down right about the phone being a little laggy, but don't you think its because you had to re-skin windows ontop of windows. I would think that would be enough to slow any phone down, and yet according to all reviews, that I have read it seems to be doing well, so please why the 8 and not 9.5 or at least a 9. Well that's your opinion but all in all great review.
2. filteroff posted on 04 Aug 2009, 10:25 0 0
I wonder if you can disable the UI on this phone and use something like SPB Mobile Shell... SPB might just do the trick
4. hunter posted on 04 Aug 2009, 11:04 0 0
Just got mine for a week, don't like the touchwiz. I disabled it and replace its with spbshell 3... And its perfect, no lag. Anyone knows how to get mapking working on this set?
5. tshow84 posted on 04 Aug 2009, 11:04 0 0
where did they get 8 from? even if they're not basing it on the average (9.375)...if the everything else is so awesome, why not give it a 9.5, taking off .5 for one small flaw that im sure will be remedied in a future software release...or can they really not rate it higher than the iphone (the original iphone averaged rating: 3G: 8.5625, 3G s : 8.05625 - phonearena rating: 3G : 8.5, 3G s : 8.8)
8. drewsky posted on 04 Aug 2009, 15:00 0 0
You got it they can't rate it better than the Iphone.
10. tedkord posted on 04 Aug 2009, 22:04 0 0
That's how my old employer used to do our annual employee ratings - you'd get above average or excellent on each individual section, then get average as your overall grade. When I asked about that, I was told it was because everyone is expected to excel, so excellence is average. Or, it's my job to do more than my job. I no longer work there, and they got NO notice when I quit.
36. Schmao posted on 15 Nov 2009, 13:38 0 0
Saying they couldn't rate it better than the iphone, makes no sense whatsoever. Obviously you are lost. Go read up on your details before making a stupid comment. Look at all the phones that have higher rating than the iphone.
3. Pure Gold posted on 04 Aug 2009, 11:01 0 0
Can someone help me out with PA ratings? I don't get them. The Omnia II gets great individual scores, but gets an 8 overall compared to say the Samsung Jet which gets pretty good individual scores but a 9 overall. What am I missing? Does the overall rating depend on something different?
37. Schmao posted on 15 Nov 2009, 13:39 0 0
Go to the "HOW WE RATE" link and all your questions will be answered
6. Andrewtst posted on 04 Aug 2009, 12:38 0 0
Phone arena always have overall rating issue. I have this phone, it is smooth, the only place need to tune is during new sms, landscape mode of touch player and photo browser. Beside this, it is cool. I also install SPB mobile shell, as it made the phone more coolest. ;-)
7. rtimi26 posted on 04 Aug 2009, 13:16 0 0
well people you are right that is a little confusing when the jet got a 9 and O2 got an 8, lets just hope all read the full review. Like i said to a friend iphone should be a feature phone and not a smartphone while if you want full featured phone, lets see what 6.5 and 7 would look like.
9. tedkord posted on 04 Aug 2009, 21:54 0 0
Technically, resolution is quadrupled, not doubled. 384,000 pixels vs. 96,000. Or, of you're looking at ppi, it's about 252ppi vs. 146ppi., or about 1.73X more pixels per inch. I think the iPhone is something like 165 ppi, so this display should look NICE! But, I've been reading that the daylight visibility is poor. That's my number one complaint about my Omnia. It's a great phone which is virtually unuseable outdoors in daylight.
11. PhoneArena Team posted on 05 Aug 2009, 01:42 0 0
Thanks for the note! We had it fixed immediately.
12. behold--me posted on 05 Aug 2009, 15:43 0 0
like the jet better.....smaller and DOESNT have that p.o.s. winmo ui
13. mr. anderson posted on 06 Aug 2009, 00:05 0 0
do you people not actually read the reviews? everyone always gets so caught up in the numbers, averaging this and that. first off, read their link right under the ratings. secondly, if you actually read the review (or hell, even the conclusion...hell, even the cons) you'd see that the lag killed the phone, and then youd understand why it only got an 8.
14. Andrewtst posted on 06 Aug 2009, 00:43 0 0
It is not ready lag, I not sure why they mention cons as lag, lag, lag. I am using it now and I am happy with it.
15. rtimi26 posted on 06 Aug 2009, 10:00 0 0
speak about lag, just for you to know, what multi-tasking phone today doesn't have lag. Any phone that has to keep the memory used due to runing apps will eventually lag. According to pocketnow.com you can increase cpu performance and not affect battery, which means to me that it can get faster. Maybe when 6.5 comes out it would be less laggy. I am currently runing cooked rom on the original omnia and doesn't seem to be as laggy as the 6.1. Lets I remind you again that ontop of the wm applications already installed, there is also samsungs applications running. Keep that in mind folks. Just wait for a featured phone from samsung like the jet with multitasking which doesn't slow down like windows. Its all about windows, which has been clarified that wm7 won't have this problem. Windows mobile 7 is said to have certain hardware requirements which manufacturers have to stick to so therre won't be many variations of it and therefore would be easy to make things uniform and fast.
38. destardi posted on 02 Dec 2009, 08:45 0 0
My Droid is 5 weeks old..and doesn't lag between any screens at all.
16. ruggedruffian posted on 07 Aug 2009, 14:49 0 0
Honestly Phone Arena, please be more detailed about your reviews. You spend half your conclusion complaining about the lag, but the lag is mentioned in at most 1 line during your whole review. Why don't you go more into detail. The cube is choppy, the email takes 5 seconds to pop up, etc etc. You use a lot of slick salesman talk grazing over a lot of features, but please go into more detail and give us a better idea of the UI.
17. aulton85 posted on 11 Aug 2009, 09:04 0 0
I agree with most on this review. Its solid, to the point and shows all the greats about this new phone and the major fault it has that can be fixed with a firmware update or mobile shell. But the problem comes in the average score. Both the Hero and Iphone 3Gs received their average score. Well the Hero got rounded up, but the point is the average for the samsung, when all is added together and divided is a 9 at least. Why the 8 if you base your overall rating on average. Clarify your rating scheme please because you follow average for other devices EXCEPT this one.
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