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Pre-installed with Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, a list of little widgets are ready for you to customise and personalise the home screen. With the 3.2-inch WQVGA display screen, you can tap, sweep, drag and drop the widgets easily. The whole operation on the home screen is smooth with minimum lag, it takes about 1MB of the memory to keep it running.

The Samsung Omnia is ultra slim with a size of only 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm. The 127 grams body has packed with the support of HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, EDGE, GSM Quadband, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and FM Radio. You also get a built in 16GB/8GB flash memory. It will take you a while to fill it up even with a 5 megapixel camera on board. The Omnia accepts up to 16GB of microSDHC memory card, which boost up the total file storage space to 32GB maximum.

Some other key features include:

• wide 3.2-inch LCD screen
• five-megapixel camera with auto-focus (AF), face and smile detection and auto-panorama shot.
• available in 8GB or 16 GB capacity options and extendable slot for additions
• GPS

The Samsung is currently available in Italy, Netherland, Germany and will be available in most of European countries including UK, France, Spain from September.

Samsung (i900) Specifications

• Network: HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
• OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Display: 3.2″ WQVGA TFT LCD (240 x 400)
• Camera: 5 Megapixel CMOS
• Auto Focus, Image Stablizer, Geo-tagging, Auto-Panorama Shot,
• Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), Face Detection, Smile Detection
• Video: DivX / XviD / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4
• Video Editing: Trim video, Audio dubbing, Live dubbing, Add subtitle, Image capture
• FM Radio with RDS
• MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / WMA / OGG / AMR
• GPS
• TouchWiz UI
• MS Office Document Viewer, Advanced PIM Apps, Push Email,
• Auto Rotation, TV Out
• Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
• 8GB / 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC
• Size: 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm
• Battery: 1440 mAh

Below is a list of the changes, observed by tiwee from ppcsg

• Overall Speed Faster
• Hactic Feedback Lesser, only launching something will have feedback
• Samsung Today 1 Plugin
• Smart Reader (business card scanner)
• Some icons are changed (like when charging, Calculator)
• Orientation are better in G4
• Changes to Calculator Skin
• More Video Settings
• New Input like Samsung Panel
• End Key Function to lock Device
• No change in Memory
• Device Version: PDA - i900DXHG4/DXHG4 / PHONE - i900DXHG4

The software updates can be downloaded from here. The country list has only got Singapore at the moment and you might want to wait for the official version for your country.

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Just as the report from CNet, the white version featuring a back cover in white color. The front panel has the same design as the original Omnia.

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Other than the new color option, new Omnia firmware will be released for Singapore users in August too which includes new widgets add-on and chinese text input in Hanyu Pinyin mode. Currently users are rely on third party software like CE-Star to key in the chinese characters.

It is not sure if the new white color will be offered in other regions, Singapore will be one of the first countries that got it this weekend.

Source [CNet]

Samsung also prepares the summer tour that will hit all the most beautiful beaches on the Italian coast. It will also be available in most of European countries during July and August. The price range will be varied depending on the contracts. 

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The Samsung Omnia is the first Windows Mobile-based DivX Certified phone on the market and the fourth Samsung mobile to achieve DivX Certification. It features 8GB/16GB of internal memory with a micro SD slot, allowing users to keep a media library on the device, and easily enjoy their video on a large 3.2-inch touch screen. It also features a TV-Out feature to play back content from the phone directly on the television screen. This powerful experience and a portable library gives users the choice of how and where to watch their video.

Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video creation and playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX.

TouchWiz Interface Demo

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10 minutes with Samsung Omnia

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The Samsung Omnia, meaning ‘everything’ in Latin and ‘wish’ in Arabic, goes beyond the current top-of-the line features available in today’s mobile phones. Pre-installed with Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, a list of little widgets are ready for you to customise and personalise the home screen. With the 3.2-inch WQVGA display screen, you can tap, sweep, drag and drop the widgets easily. The whole operation on the home screen is smooth with minimum lag, it takes about 1MB of the memory to keep it running.

With a built in sensor, the Omnia will switch to landscape mode automatically when you turn your phone. The landscape mode can be used for both side, you can rotate your phone to the left or to the right. The only situation it won’t re-act to you is when you turn the Omnia upside down, I guess nobody will do this then.

The Samsung Omnia is ultra slim with a size of only 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm. The 127 grams body has packed with the support of HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, EDGE, GSM Quadband, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and FM Radio. You also get a built in 16GB/8GB flash memory. It will take you a while to fill it up even with a 5 megapixel camera on board. The Omnia accepts up to 16GB of microSDHC memory card, which boost up the total file storage space to 32GB maximum.

Like other full touch screen phone, the Samsung Omnia has a soft QWERTY keyboard for SMS/Email text input. Depends on your thumb size, the soft keyboard’s keys are actually quite small to me in portrait mode. It is much better when I do the texting in landscape mode. If you always love to do things with single hand, you might take a few more tries to get use to the QWERTY keyboard in portrait mode.

Alternatively you can also use the stylus, which comes together with the package and can be kept togethe with the phone case.

The Samsung Omnia will be commercially launched in Singapore in 8 GB and 16 GB versions. The 16 GB version will be launched first at a retail price of  $1098 SGD (804 USD) without a contract. The Omnia will be sold together with Agis NavFone software in Singapore with maps of Singapore, Johor Bahru, Malacca, Klang Valley and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Availability and pricing for the 8GB version will be announced at a later date.

Samsung Omnia (i900) Specifications

• HSDPA (up to 7.2Mbps) / 3G (2100MHz) / EDGE/ GPRS Class 12 / GSM (900/1800/1900MHz)
• 5 Megapixel Camera with Auto-Focus & Power LED flash. Also comes with face and smile detection, Wide Dynamic Range optimisation and geo-tagging
• 2nd VGA Camera for video telephony
• 65K TFT WQVGA (240×400); 16:9 format
• Multi-Format Music Support (MP3,AAC,AAC+,RM,WMA)
• Background Music Play
• FM Radio
• Light Sensor / Motion Sensor with automatic screen rotation and etiquette pause
• Digital Photo Frame
• Video Recording (MPEG4, up to 640 x 480 / 3gp)
• Video Playback (DivX, Xvid, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV)
• Video Editor / TV Out function
• Bluetooth v2.0 EDR / USB 2.0 / WiFi 802.11 b/g
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• E-mail ( POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, MS PUSH Mail)
• Windows Live with Windows Mobile Messenger
• Offline Mode / Hands-free Speaker
• Internet Explorer 5 (WEB) / Opera Browser (WAP)
• Full Touch Screen
• Optical Joystick
• RSS Reader / Podcast Manager
• Office Mobile / Internet Sharing
• Java MIDP 2.0
• Marvell PXA312, 624 MHz CPU
• RAM 128MB, ROM 256MB
• Support up to 1000 USIM contacts
• Storage Memory 16GB or 8GB built-in Flash memory; MicroSD expansion slot tested up to 8GB
• Size: 112 x 56.9 x 12.5mm / 122g
• Phone battery capacity: 1440mAh
• Talk Time: 5.8 hours (2G), 4 hours (3G)
• Standby Time: 500 hours (2G), 400 hours (3G)

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Samsung (i900) Specifications

• Network: HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
• OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Display: 3.2″ WQVGA TFT LCD (240 x 400)
• Camera: 5 Megapixel CMOS
• Auto Focus, Image Stablizer, Geo-tagging, Auto-Panorama Shot,
• Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), Face Detection, Smile Detection
• Video: DivX / XviD / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4
• Video Editing: Trim video, Audio dubbing, Live dubbing, Add subtitle, Image capture
• FM Radio with RDS
• MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / WMA / OGG / AMR
• GPS
• TouchWiz UI
• MS Office Document Viewer, Advanced PIM Apps, Push Email,
• Auto Rotation, TV Out
• Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
• 8GB / 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC
• Size: 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm
• Battery: 1440 mAh

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