Samsung Mobile Phone Blog

While previous rumors that the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 and Omnia Pro 5 stated that the smart phones might be using the Windows Phone 7 operating system, new information from Samsung has confirmed that both mobile phones will be running Windows Mobile 6.5. The two smart phones were recently unveiled at the CommunicAsia event in Singapore where Samsung officially confirmed the specs and features of the two handsets.

Both devices share a similar candy bar form factor with portrait oriented physical keyboards that made them resemble tall BlackBerry handsets. The B7350 Omnia Pro 4 has a 2.6 inch TFT touch screen display with a square 320 x 320 pixel resolution. Using Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, the device comes complete with the new Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 and Office Communicator Mobile. The phone also boasts a 3.2 mega pixel snapper with an additional front facing camera for handling video calls.

The Samsung B6520 Omnia Pro 5 smart phone has slightly lower specs and is slimmer than the B7350. The screen on the Pro 5 is smaller at 2.4 inches and it has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The phone’s 2 mega pixel camera is also good for taking quick snapshots for uploads and it also has 220 MB of internal storage is both large and convenient for storing small images and some music files.

This handset makes use of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard edition. Like the Omnia Pro 4 smart phone, it will be pre-installed with Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 and Office Communicator Mobile.

The announcement of new WinMo smart phones is bringing back attention to Microsoft’s earlier promise that they would continue to support and developer the older OS despite the pending launch of the Windows Phone 7 operating system. Both Samsung Windows Mobile smart phones are expected to be launched sometime around August of this year.