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Samsung Omnia 2 i8000. Hey good looking

Martin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:53:14 +0000

In that lovely baffling style that all mobile phone producers share, Samsung recently announced the follow up to the i900 Omnia: the Samsung Omnia 2… because we all know the number after 900 is 8000, right?

Anyway, it looks like this is going to be one hell of a phone. And we mean that in both senses of the term ‘looks’. First, and most impressively of all, is the screen. At a whopping 3.7” the active matrix OLED (AMOLED) display is the largest OLED screen you can find on any mobile device, whether phone or dedicated media player. The 800 x 480 pixel resolution is really sharp and crystal clear with deep blacks giving a fantastic contrast to everything. Secondly, though, it’s the actual interface that has impressed us most. Running the new 2.0 version of TouchWiz, Samsung’s touchscreen-specfic interface that uses the Windows Mobile platform and turns it into something special, we think this is one of the best looking UI’s you’ll find. Totally customisable, very intuitive, and just plain fun to boot, TouchWiz is one of the best ways to interact with your phone we know about

There’s also an 8.1 megapixel camera onboard the Samsung Omnia 2 I8000, video recording up to WVGA resolution, to match the built-in 800 by 480 pixel screen, all your usual GPS, WiFi, 3.5G HSDPA connectivity for top notch 7.2Mbps Web browsing and a beast of a battery to make sure all this can be handled. There’s no final word yet on how much internal strorage the Samsung Omnia 2 I8000 will be packing, but our educated guess is there’ll be at least a couple of options around the 8-16GB area, with plenty of room to expand a great deal with MicroSD cards.

All-in-all, it’s probably not going to come cheap, but we think this little (or rather, huge) thing is going to be worthy every penny. Check out a Samsung Omnia 2 review here, or have a little squizz at this video

Samsung Omnia Lite B7300. Lite done rite

Martin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:18:09 +0000

For those of you who follow the mobile phone world closely, you’ll know that Samsung have been announcing, revealing and showing off phones all over the place recently. Eager, it seems, to haul themselves back to the forefront of the market after months of slippage, The Omnia won’t be one to catapult them up the league tables, but it’s a decent enough phone nonetheless.

Aiming to be a lighter version of the all-powerful Omnia series, the Samsung Omnia Lite doesn’t excel in any particular department but certainly doesn’t fall short either. The 3.0” display’s not all that hot, nor is the 3 megapixel camera, but it is packing 3.5G, A-GPS, WiFi and up to 3.6mbps on HSDPA. And it’s in the looks department that the Samsung Omnia Lite really improves on the rest of the Omnia range. Where they are mostly bulky and almost brick like (some of them, at least), this is very slim, with nice brushed metal features and a cool patten effect on the back. In fact, at 107 x 52 x 13mm this is one of the smallest smartphones around. And at just over 103 grams it’s also one of the lightest.

The Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 also comes with the latest version of TouchWiz, Samsung’s adaptation of the User Interface that not features on all Samsung touchscreen devices. This is a piece of software that gets better every time we see it, and you’ll no doubt love all the customisable functions it has. Did we mention the 3D multimedia player, multi-push email access, access to the Microsoft Office Suite…

So all in all, things look pretty decent for the Lite B7300. Check out a full Samsung Omnia Lite review here for more stats and figures. And keep an eye out for a Q4 2009 release date.

Samsung Omnia Pro B7610. Shiny bright monster

Martin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:17:59 +0000

Not only does is the screen of the upcoming Samsung Omnia Pro monster-sized (3.5″, 480×800 pixel display, 16m colour WVGA resolution) it’s also monster-coloured. That’s assuming you realise, of course, that monsters are all extremely bright and clearly coloured. All the monsters I’ve ever met have been…

The reason the screen’s so special on this thing is that it’s an AMOLED, which stands for “active-matrix organic light-emitting diode”. As you all knew. The best thing about this new piece of kit is that it is not only ultra thin and bright, but because it doesn’t require a backlight it is low-power and (relatively) low-cost. So expect an impressively juicy display for not a huge amount of money when the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 gets released sometime in October. At some point this kind of technology will make it to your TV screens too – just picture wafer thin Plasmas hanging from your walls and you’ll see the future is very bright indeed.

Aside from the screen, the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 smartphone also has a decent sized slide-out QWERTY, 5 megapixel camera, 3.5G support, TV-out, WiFi, GPS and all the other expected features, so it’s going to be a fully fledged member of the smartphone family.

Check out a full Samsung Omnia Pro review here, or a slightly shoddy video below:

Samsung Goes Omnia crazy

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:48:55 +0000

Samsung have announced the impending release of a whole new raft of Omnia mobile phones. These handsets are aimed at different users depending on what their requirements are for a mobile phone. Of course these handsets are priced accordingly relating to their features. We will be doing a more in depth review of each handset in due course, however here is a lowdown of what you can expect from the new Omnia series of Mobile phones due for release later this year.

Samsung Omnia II
The Samsung Omnia 2 will boast the largest AMOLED display of any mobile phone handset available. It will run on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and is suited for those users who demand a complete multimedia experience on their smartphone. The interface is customisable and incorporates Samsungs innovative TouchWiz user interface.

Samsung Omnia Pro
Again a touchscreen mobile phone. The Samsung Omnia Pro has a Qwerty keyboard as well to make typing emails that much quicker and easier. It supports Microsoft Office Suite so you can view and edit Microsoft documents on the move. The Omnia Pro also comes with the Opera web browser allowing youto view web pages on a PC like platform. Is this a Blackberry Contender? We shall see.

Samsung Omnia Lite
The Samsung Omnia Lite, looks a little like the Omnia HD, it is the slimmer more affordable version of the new Omnia family. It comes with the innovative Touch Wiz 2.0 user interface as well as downloadable online widgets to enhance user customisation. The Omnia Lite also comes with Microsoft Office Suite, allowing you to edit documents on the move. A truly great all rounder of a phone.

Samsung have stated that all of the above Omnia phones will be fully upgradeable to the new Windows Mobile 6.5 OS when it is released, future proofing your device for the next year at least. Is Samsung the jack of all trades and master of none, or have they cornered the market with these new devices? We will let you be the judge of that.

5 Samsung Phones that will prove to be sure-fire winners.

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:49:24 +0000

As we ease into a cold and snowy February, we thought that we would put together a list of the 5 best Samsun mobile phones out there at the moment, or that are set to be released in the near future. Let us know what you think.
1) The Samsung Pixon – This is Samsung’s leading smartphone at the moment. It comes with a nifty touchscreen and a 8 megapixel camera. It also packs a fantastic 7.2 MBPS internet connection, bringing you breakneck speed when surfing the web
2) The Samsung Tocco is a cheaper alternative to the Iphone. OK it is not as slick as the Apple equivalent, but it is one heck of a lot cheaper. You can get this handset with plenty of different free gifts as well, which gave us extra incentive to add this little baby.
3) The Samsung F110 Micoach is for the fitness fanatics out there. If you love your exercise then you will simply adore this mobile phone. The MiCoach allows you to measure various aspects of your fitness including distance, heart rate, speed and calories. You can then download this data to your pc and monitor your performance.
4) The Samsung Eternity – Yet another smartphone from the Korean giants. It is essentiall a feature light Samsung Omnia, however it doesn’t run on the Microsoft mobile OS and is much better for it in our opinion. Usability is much improved and the interface is much slicker.
5) The Samsung i8510 16GB was released before Christmas and is still selling well. The killer feature is most definitely its 8MP camera which takes some brilliant photo’s. There is also a 8GB version which is available for free on some cheaper contracts.
So there you have it Samsung blogged’s top 5 Samsung handsets available right now (or very soon) in order of our preference. Think we’ve missed something? Let us know in the comments section.