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Remember my post about the Samsung AcMe i8910? I told you that the phone have similarities with Samsung Omnia, didn’t I? And now the reason is unveiled as the Korean manufacturer announced the Samsung Omnia HD, which apparently was the AcMe i8910. The Samsung Omnia HD have some pretty interesting specs and features, some of them that caught my eyes are:

• HUSPA 5.76 Mbps / HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• Quad-band EDGE
• 3.7?, 350 x 640 QHD AMOLED touchscreen
• DivX, XviD support
• Record HD video at 24 FPS
• DLNA and HD TV Out

If that’s not enough for you, maybe the addition of an 8 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, face detection and smile shot capabilities will attract you. So far no info about pricing and availability, but stay tuned and I’ll reveal it for you

Meanwhile, enjoy the Samsung Omnia HD preview in video format under

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The World Mobile Congress will come pretty soon and as always some new phones will definitely show off at the event. The latest rumors are saying that Korean manufacturer will unveil three phones, and those phones is not ordinary phones…they are 16GB Omnia, 12-megapixel phone, 8-megapixel Innov8 successor, and an Android phone.

The image above is a leaked image of 16GB Omnia variant is indeed headed for WMC. Apart from the upgraded memory capacity, it more or less comes with the same design and feature-set its current 8GB sibling showcases. There’s not much information around for other phones. However, some say that the 12-megapixel phone will come with Samsung’s own OS while the 8-megapixel successor to the Innov8 will have the S60 OS running the show.

As the case is with rumors, take this bit of info with a grain of salt, but for what its worth, it does look like an impressive line-up to watch out for when the WMC finally kicks off in a few weeks time.

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A very short post here. I’m in a rush

All of those people with Windows mobile devices yet still craving for the Samsung Omnia, you can try this free Omnia theme that will make your WinMo device’s screen into Omnia screen

here’s a view of the theme:

Download the Free Samsung Omnia theme here

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Related Stuff:

• Omnia review
• Omnia vs Diamond: Video
• Japanese Omnia: Better?

Recently the Samsung Omnia have been released in Japan, with an official name of SoftBank 930SC Omnia. Apparently there are some differences between the regular one and the Japanese style one. The japanese version of Omnia features a 3.3 inch 800×480 resolution TFT touchscreen instead of using a 240×400 pixels screen. One more thing is that it will have a built-in 1-Seg TV tuner. Finally, the SoftBank 930SC Omnia will be available in three colors – black, white and red.

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The buzz around the Samsung i900 Omnia has been spread over at the internet. With the title of the iPhone  killer phone, it is said that this handset will have serious amount of dominating features. At first the full touchscreen handset is said to be launched before the year’s out, but the latest rumor said that this handset will come sooner than that. The phone will come in early-October launch on AT&T.

Engadget Mobile is reporting that AT&T should be picking up the Samsung i907 (the US-spec variant fo the Samsung i900 Omnia) as the AT&T “Mirage” as soon as next month. AT&T loves to re-brand their handsets, and it seem the Samsung i900/i907 Omnia is no exception. The Samsung i907 and i910 both passed through the FCC, ostensibly on their way to AT&T and Verizon, respectively, so it’s only a matter of time before we see the Omnia hitting AT&T. In fact, AT&T could launch the “Mirage” on October7.

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Here’s the review of Samsung Omnia from our folks at the mobileburn.com. Anyway, their final impression is:

If you are a fan of devices like the Apple iPhone and the HTC Touch Diamond, the Samsung Omnia is probably going to capture your interest. Samsung’s done a good job of layering some new functionality over what is otherwise a somewhat dated Windows Mobile user interface. The Samsung extensions and menus are visually appealing and fun to use, not to mention functional. The Omnia’s superb camera should be considered a lesson to other manufacturers on how things should be done in a smartphone, and having up to 16GB of built-in storage as well as supporting microSD cards means that there are few devices in production that can carry around more media files than the Omnia. That’s all great stuff.

But the Omnia has its flaws. While I appreciate the extra pixels, I think that a WQVGA display was a poor choice for a number of reasons. A more conventionally sized VGA display would have made more sense in my opinion, offering both more resolution as well as making the phone easier to use with one hand since it wouldn’t have to be as tall. The display is not the best performer when it comes to positioning accuracy, either.

The big problem, though, is the text input. The virtual 12 key T9 keypad works well, but the 20 key and QWERTY keyboards both have real usability problems. In the end, the text input and display issues, which are somewhat related, are enough to keep me from giving the Omnia our top rating. Still, though, it is a very enjoyable device that suits passive email consumers very well, and it earns a solid “Recommended” rating.

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Prepared for Samsung Omnia i900, iPhone 3G and HTC Touch Diamond fans! The largest South Korea’s handsets manufacturer won’t accept if their costumer to be stolen by Apple and HTC. So, here’s the features of the Omnia i900:

• 3.2-inch touchscreen
• Divx certification (with H.263, H.264 support)
• 5 megapixel camera with face-detection and geo-tagging
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) radio
• HSDPA (7.2Mbps)
• GPS
• WiFi
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 8GB or 16GB of onboard storage
• microSDHC for up to 16GB of additional storage
• FM radio (with RDS), the Samsung

The 12.5mm thick Samsung Omnia is surely going to give Apple a run for its iPhone 3G-money. AT&T is rumored to be picking up this handsome handset in Q3 2008, and Germany is slated to take shipment of the Omnia in August.

So, with the Samsung Omnia i900 spec’ed-out in production-trim, the::unwired has posted a hands-on review of the Samsung Omnia with the finalized software on board. Samsung’s Windows Mobile overlay tries its best to bring the aging Windows Mobile platform up to date on the touchscreen tip, but falls short. Otherwise, the Omnia’s feature-set is definitely not something to brush aside – this thing is a powerhouse.

In the end, the::unwired came away impressed with the handset’s powerful feature-set and sleek styling. But, the custom Windows Mobile touch-UI from Samsung isn’t quite up to snuff among competitors like HTC’s TouchFLO 3D UI that we’ve seen on the HTC Touch Diamond.

Head on over to the::unwired for the full review. There’s also a video of the Omnia’s UI in action here.

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iPhone competitors came from various manufacturers. This time we will compare the HTC Touch Diamond and Samsung i900 Omnia, which are amongst the top candidates of iPhone competitors. Well, there’s no need of introduction on these phones, since I believe that most of you are already know. Both of them have good and bad sides, so let’s check what intomobile has to say about this:

The HTC Diamond may have a better resolution, while Omnia is more solidly built. Likewise, the Diamond’s touch-sensitive scroll wheel is arguably better than Omnia’s optical joystick… I’ll stop here. If you’re interested to buy any of the two devices, you should read the full review. Every single aspect is compared — including user interfaces (TouchWiz vs TouchFLO 3D), design and construction, hardware and software controls, file management, multimedia, camera performance, pre-installed software, GPS, and more.

The article is ended with a draw. At the end, it’s the personal preferences that will make you choose one device over the other. Here’s the link to the full review.

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