Samsung Omnia hands-on mini-review (ZDNet)

[pm]

A reviewer at ZDNet did an in-depth hands-on mini-review of the Samsung Omnia and seems to like it. Lots of comparisons to the iPhone.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-...er/?p=1408&tag=nl.e539


Specifications of the Samsung OMNIA include:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  Quad-band GSM and single band HSDPA (2100 MHz)
  128MB RAM and 256MB flash ROM
  Marvell PXA312 624MHz processor
  8GB or 16GB flash drive (I bought a 16GB model)
  3.2 inch 240×4000 high resolution display
  Haptic feedback support
  Integrated 802.11 b/g WiFi radio
  Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 radio with A2DP
  Infrared port
  Integrated A-GPS receiver
  1440 mAh Lithium ion battery with reported 5 hours 50 minutes of talk time
  microSD card slot with microSDHC support
  5 megapixel camera with image stabilization
  TV out support
  FM radio with RDS support
  Weight of 4.30 ounces
  Size of 4.41 x 2.24 x 0.49 inches (iPhone is 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches and 4.8 ounces)

From the summary at the end, things that are better than the iPhone:

• Ability to rotate in three directions in all applications
  Ability to connect to A2DP headphones or a Bluetooth keyboard
  Ability to tether the device to a PC with a wired or wireless connection
  5 megapixel camera that captures video and has image stabilization with flash
  Download and store podcasts wirelessly
  Access the file system and connect as a flash drive or via Bluetooth to a PC
  FM radio with RDS support
  Office Mobile support (creation and editing)
  Cut, copy, and paste
  Handwriting recognition
  3rd party navigation and turn-by-turn direction support
  Advanced 3rd party support (SlingPlayer, photo/video editing, etc.)
  Advanced Exchange/Outlook synchronization capability
  Haptic feedback
  Removable battery
  Removable storage card

It'll be interesting to see what it's priced at.

 

[Aimster]

Isn't this released?

http://www.gsmarena.com

 

[pm]

Good point. Although it doesn't seem to be widely available yet, and there's not a lot of reviews of it that I could find. But you are right, it appears to have been released in the last month or so.

From some Google searching it looks like it's priced at ~$650 for the 8GB model, ~$720 for the 16GB model.

 

[WelshBloke]

Originally posted by: pm
A reviewer at ZDNet did an in-depth hands-on mini-review of the Samsung Omnia and seems to like it. Lots of comparisons to the iPhone.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-...er/?p=1408&tag=nl.e539


Specifications of the Samsung OMNIA include:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  Quad-band GSM and single band HSDPA (2100 MHz)
  128MB RAM and 256MB flash ROM
  Marvell PXA312 624MHz processor
  8GB or 16GB flash drive (I bought a 16GB model)
  3.2 inch 240×4000 high resolution display
  Haptic feedback support
  Integrated 802.11 b/g WiFi radio
  Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 radio with A2DP
  Infrared port
  Integrated A-GPS receiver
  1440 mAh Lithium ion battery with reported 5 hours 50 minutes of talk time
  microSD card slot with microSDHC support
  5 megapixel camera with image stabilization
  TV out support
  FM radio with RDS support
  Weight of 4.30 ounces
  Size of 4.41 x 2.24 x 0.49 inches (iPhone is 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches and 4.8 ounces)

From the summary at the end, things that are better than the iPhone:

• Ability to rotate in three directions in all applications
  Ability to connect to A2DP headphones or a Bluetooth keyboard
  Ability to tether the device to a PC with a wired or wireless connection
  5 megapixel camera that captures video and has image stabilization with flash
  Download and store podcasts wirelessly
  Access the file system and connect as a flash drive or via Bluetooth to a PC
  FM radio with RDS support
  Office Mobile support (creation and editing)
  Cut, copy, and paste
  Handwriting recognition
  3rd party navigation and turn-by-turn direction support
  Advanced 3rd party support (SlingPlayer, photo/video editing, etc.)
  Advanced Exchange/Outlook synchronization capability
  Haptic feedback
  Removable battery
  Removable storage card

It'll be interesting to see what it's priced at.

Its a nice phone, battery life could be better.
That 240x4000 display sounds good though

 

[pm]

That 240x4000 display sounds good though

Hey, I just cut and paste. Anandtech doesn't pay me enough to actually edit material.

 

[Xellos2099]

It look sweet, but, an iphone 3g is like 200 with contract and this phone is like 600-700. Not a very fair comparsion. Don;t get me wrong, I think this phone is sweet as well as well and can easily best iphone, but at what price?

 

[pm]

An iPhone isn't unlocked, and requires a two-year commitment to a specific carrier. The 3G iPhone without a contract has been said to be $400 more than the one with a contract - although to the best of my knowledge, they aren't selling them yet. That would put an 8GB 3G iPhone at $600 - or about what an Omnia costs.