Powered by Windows Mobile (Omnia II) and Symbian OS (i8910 HD), Samsung today announced its release plan in Singapore for both smartphones. Just announced last month, the Samsung Omnia2 will be available from this weekend (18-July) at a recommended retail price of S$898 (615 USD) without contract. The Windows phone is using the Windows Mobile 6.1 professional edition and can be upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5 later. As for the Samsung i8910 HD, it is not carrying Omnia branding and will be available from 1 August at a recommended retail price of S$1,098 (750 USD) without contract.

First unveiled at Mobile World Congress as the first Symbian full-touch handset to be released by Samsung Electronics, the Samsung i8910 is offering a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, 8 megapixel camera and supports HSUPA 5.76Mbps and HSDPA 7.2Mbps. The Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) touch screen offers unrivalled sharpness of tone, vivid colours and efficiency in power consumption.

Samsung i8910 Specifications:

• Network: HSUPA 5.76Mbps / HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• EDGE/GPRS Class 12 Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900)
• UMTS Tri Band (900/1900/2100MHz)
• Symbian S60 5.0 (Full touch UI)
• Display: 3.7″ 16M Full Touch QHD AMOLED (360×640)
• 8 Megapixel CMOS + CIF
• Camera Auto-Focus / Power LED Flash / Face Detection/Smile Shot / Blink Shot / Panorama Shot
• DivX / XviD / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MPEG4, RV
• 24fps@HD(1280 x 720p) Video recording
• DLNA & HD TV out (Video DLNA dongle needed)
• Video Editing: Trim video, Audio dubbing, Live dubbing, Add subtitle, Image capture
• FM Radio with RDS
• MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / WMA / RA
• Dual Stereo Speaker & DNSe 2.0
• GPS, Proximity, Light Sensor, Compass, Accelerometer
• Advanced TouchWiz UI with WidgetMobile Widget, Share Pix, Document Viewer, E-Dictionary, Biz Card Recognition, Podcasting, 3D Games, Application Download, Push Email (MS Exchange),Realtime video uploading, Smart Search
• Bluetooth v2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
• Memory: 8GB / 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDH (up to 32GB)
• Size: 123 x 58 x 12.9
• Battery: 1500 mAh

The Omnia II features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and a large 3.7-inch AMOLED display with WVGA resolution. TouchWiz 2.0 User Interface and 3D effects make enjoying multimedia and multi tasking convenient and fun. Advanced R Touch (Resistive Touch) enables faster, more accurate touch response. Multimedia features include DVD-like (480p) video recording/playback, internet browsing and interactive 3D games. Users can download content quickly to the Omnia II’s HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA 7.2Mbps and Wi-Fi capabilities. Up to 48GB lets users store more of their favorite content.

• Network: HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps
• EDGE/GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz, UMTS 900 / 1900 / 2100MHz
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• 65K (effective) WVGA AMOLED Display (3.7’, 480 x 800)
• Advanced R-type Touch Screen Camera
• 5 Megapixel CMOS / Auto-Focus / Dual Power LED / Face Detection / Smile Shot / Mobile Blogging / Geo Tagging / Photo Editor
• Video Format Support (DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264, WMV9, MPEG4)
• Video Recording & Playing (30fps @ D1(720×480))
• Video Editing (Trim video, Audio dubbing, Live dubbing, Add subtitle)
• Audio Format Support (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA)
• Bluetooth® Stereo Headset (A2DP)
• FM Radio with RDS / 3.5mm earjack
• A-GPS with Navigation (3D Map) / LBS
• TouchWiz 2.0 UI with Mobile Widget / 3D Media Gate
• Multi-task manager / 3D Interactive Games Connectivity
• Bluetooth® v 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi Memory
• Internal Memory : 8GB
  External Memory : microSDHC (up to 32GB)
• Size: 118 x 60 x 11.9mm
• Battery: 1440mAh
• Talk time : Up to 10 hours (2.5G), 6.5 hours (3G)
• Standby time : Up to 600 hours (2.5G), 470 hours (3.G)