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Samsung OMNIA II
$700.00
Released September, 2009
The Pros:Large 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen - great colours, viewing angles. 5MP camera with LED flash. Up to 16GB of built in storage.
The Cons:Interface looks busy, cobbled / hacked together. Not many useful widgets available through Samsung widget store. Windows Mobile marketplace is not the best mobile app service when compared to competitors.
The OMNIA II is a high-end smartphone, soon to be released by Samsung on Verizon's network in the United States. Its 3.7" touchscreen utilizes AMOLED technology, a form of OLED, the emerging display technology which produces significantly brighter, sharper images regardless of lighting conditions or viewing angle.
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The Windows Mobile-based user interface includes widgets, an iPhone-like home menu, with applications loosely divided by function, and a 3D multimedia interface for navigating music, video, and photo libraries. A long list of upscale features, in addition to standard smartphone functionality, includes 5MP camera with DVD-quality recording capability, GPS navigation system, and 3D games. Third-party applications will be available to expand built-in functionality.
Features
- 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen
- Windows Mobile 6.1
- Cube UI
- TouchWiz 2.0
- 3D multimedia interface
- Widgets
- Task switcher
- Opera 9.5 internet browser
- GPS navigation system
- 3D games
- HSDPA/EDGE networks
- Bluetooth v2.0
- Up to 10 hours talk time / 430 hours standby
- Updateable to Windows Mobile 6.5
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large 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen - great colours, viewing angles
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5MP camera with LED flash
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up to 16GB of built in storage
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expandable storage via removable microSD card(up to 32GB)
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powerful - 800MHz processor, 256MB of RAM
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skinned interface looks a lot nicer than stock
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Performance and responsiveness can all be tweaked through manual registry edits or third party programs.
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Allows for personal customization; wallpaper, ringtones, and menu/program organization.
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Compatible with any windows mobile applications (.cab)
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Unique "Swype" texting feature allows users to swipe their finger across keyboard letters without lifting off the screen to input text. This creates a fast texting experience.
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interface looks busy, cobbled / hacked together
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Not many useful widgets available through Samsung widget store.
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Windows Mobile marketplace is not the best mobile app service when compared to competitors.
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high price unsubsidized by a contract
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a horrible phone purchase if it will be as buggy and unsupported as the original Omnia
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poor touchscreen responsiveness
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Very poor performance dispute the 800Mhz CPU/ virtually no graphics performance at all
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