Honest 836 Report post Posted June 9, 2008 Samsung Shows Off Their i900 i-Killer Samsung’s i-Killer, the i900, has been unveiled and christened the Samsung i900 Omnia. The i900 is a Windows Mobile handset (6.1 Professional)with a large 3.2-inch QVGA display sporting a 240 x 400 pixel resolution. Like Sony Ericsson’s Xperia and their own i780, this handset also comes equipped with a small optical mouse. It is 12.5mm thick and is quite easily going to look and feel stylish, especially with its sliver brushed metal back. Some of the other features that are incorporated into the Omnia are a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera that uses face and smile detection technology to optimize pictures. It also has a Geotagging feature that works in tandem with the inbuilt GPS unit that the i900 comes integrated with. The QuadBand i900 also supports GPRS/EDGE, 3G with HSDPA 7.2Mbps speeds, Bluetooth with an A2DP profile and Wi-Fi as well. Samsung has also incorporated their TouchWiz interface into this handset. It may not be quite like HTC's new TouchFlo 3D interface but I'm sure it'll have something worthwhile to offer users. The i900, like the iPhone and so many other new handsets being launched, also has an accelerometer that will automatically rotate the display when held in landscape. It also comes with an FM radio aside from the media player. The handset will also come in 8GB and 16 GB capacities and oddly enough Samsung has also included a microSD card slot for more storage. That seems like a bit of overkill, but why not! The handset will be out sometime this month but there’s no official pricing attached to it so stay tuned. Courtesy : Tech2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted September 24, 2008 Samsung Launches The Omnia in India Samsung has launched its fully-loaded handset, Samsung Omnia (SGH-i900), in the Indian market. The Omnia features Samsung's patented TouchWiz user interface to make entering data and text simple. With unique widgets, users can customise and personalise the way they use their phone. The phone has a high resolution, touch-sensitive, 3.2-inch WQVGA LCD screen that uses intuitive tap, sweep, drag and drop operations as well as an on-screen QWERTY keyboard. Further , the Omnia facilitates easy and convenient calling and texting with a dedicated dome key for controlling communications. The phone features MultiCodec support for DivX, Xvid and other video formats; offers GPS, including navigation and geo-tagging capabilities and comes with a five-megapixel CMOS camera with the latest value-added features, which include auto-focus (AF), face detection, smile detection and auto-panorama shot. Based on the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, Samsung Omnia gives users a mobile extension to their PC experience, with access to MS Office documents such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Users can also send and receive email and manage their appointments in Outlook while on the go. The phone also allows users to switch seamlessly between Microsoft Outlook email and productivity applications that replicate the look and feel of their PC - with a stroke of their finger. The Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system means users can download additional programs as they would on their PC and customize it for their individual needs. For ease of navigation, an optical mouse similar to those on laptop computers offers improved usability and one-handed control. Announcing the launch of Samsung Omnia, Sunil Dutt, Country Head-Samsung Telecom, said, "Samsung Omnia is our flagship model aimed at users who desire a lot of functionality, a lot of style, a lot of usability and a lot of entertainment in one innovative device. Samsung Omnia will help users to be at the forefront of work and play and at the same time, to stay connected anytime, anywhere". The 12.5-mm slim phone sports a platinum-look finish and hairline patterns on the back and is available with 32 GB Memory (16 GB Internal Memory + 16 GB MicroSD card from Sandisk) and 24 GB Memory (8 GB Internal Memory + 16 GB MicroSD Card) and is priced at Rs. 39,999 (32 GB Memory) and Rs. 37,999 (24 GB Memory). Courtesy : Tech2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vmsanghrajka 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 Its too costly!! They should have learnt from iPhone's mistake.. I dont understand the rational of the MRP set by Samsung Omnia and Nokia N-96.. These same phones will be 10K less during diwali.. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FEVIN-RAJ 61 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 high end china PDAs are available within 4k-5k these branded bulls are 'looting' us the actual making cost of these gadgets are less than 8k ... (i seen in an article) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 ^^^ My dear friend, the Chinese Pda handsets are actually not at all PDA. They are just touch screen handsets. In 4k-5k we can't expect a PDA handset. Although Motorola is soon launching a PDA handset @ Rs.8000/-. I think by next month it will be launched. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 (edited) dude china phones are not even proper pda's they r feature phones they dont have a proper os (proprietary os the details of which r unknown) ther only applications u can run on these china phones r the ones written in java n nothin else samsung i900 omnia runs win mo 6.1 n in customisable to a gr8 extent and not to mention d horse power it has( 628 mhz 128mb ram 8gb on board storage capacitance touch screen and a beautiful biult and not 2 forget 5mp camera ) though i wud say they r overprices but then wait for omnias price to cum down and it will b one very good handset to buy if u like win mo Edited September 25, 2008 by mufaddal_km Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 dude china phones are not even proper pda's they r feature phones they dont have a proper os (proprietary os the details of which r unknown) ther only applications u can run on these china phones r the ones written in java n nothin else ^^^ My dear friend, most of the Chinese mobiles even doesn't support Java. So, it is far away to use Java Applications on Chinese mobiles. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 yup i agree with u that previuosly these chinese phones didnt have java engine....but nowadays i do see java in a lot of china phones i guess thier os is maturing day by day jus like their cloning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadikk 301 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 Well also nothing but Chinese type with good brand name and reputation all over the world. As i recall they are the only guys launched Dual-tech handset first, with their name attached to Chinese/Korean handset. the same battery problem is faced by their handset as well. Now they are improving, that the diff story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 Samsung Omnia Bags DivX Certification To debut in mid-June 2009 in Southeast Asia Samsung has introduced Samsung Omnia (SGH-i900) with DivX certification in the US market. The company had released world's first DivX format supporting phone, Ultra SGH-F500, last year. Released late September in India, Samsung Omnia retails for Rs. 39,000. We've already reviewed the Omnia. Omnia has become the first Windows Mobile-based smartphone to be DivX certified so far. Now DivX already has Video-on-Demand service and by certifying Omnia, DivX has just added yet another popular smartphone to their list of Video-on-Demand certified products. The DivX certified Omnia will be launched in Southeast Asia in mid-June 2009 and post that will be made available in the European countries. Courtesy : Techtree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
