Verizon Wireless and Samsung today announced that it will start offering the Samsung Omnia beginning Nov. 26. It will be available through all sales channels including Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on Dec. 8.

The Samsung Omnia is an all-in-one smartphone with state-of-the-art features, including Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz user interface which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way customers use the phone. The Samsung Omnia also features a full on-screen QWERTY keyboard for fast text messaging, mobile IM and e-mail messages. The haptic feedback on the touch screen provides subtle vibrations to confirm selections; and an optical mouse provides easy navigation with the swipe of a finger. The Samsung Omnia supports Opera 9.5 Mobile Browser for a smooth Web browsing experience.

The Samsung Omnia is enhanced by a high-quality 5.0 megapixel camera with digital zoom and power LED flash, camcorder, stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology and Wi-Fi technology that helps customers capture special moments and stay connected to friends and family anytime, anywhere.

Key features and capabilities of the Samsung Omnia from Verizon Wireless include:

• Full HTML Web browser with touch navigation
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Access to multiple e-mail accounts with Microsoft Direct Push for corporate users
• Bluetooth profiles supported: headset – mono and stereo, hands-free (car kits), object push for vCard, basic imaging and phonebook access profiles
• 5.0 megapixel camera and camcorder with flash and zoom
• Face Detection – centers on a face when taking a picture
• Panorama, split shot and anti-shake camera settings
• SmileShot – enables the camera to detect when a person is smiling and automatically takes a picture when in the SmileShot mode
• Wi-Fi technology (802.11 b/g)
• Support for Divx and Xvid movie files
• Personal organizer with calculator, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, stop watch and notepad
• Dimensions: 4.41″ (l) x 2.24″ (w) x 0.52″ (d) with standard battery
• Weight: approximately 4.34 ounces
• 8GB Internal memory
• microSD card slot
• Display: 3.2″ display
• Usage time: up to 346 minutes with standard battery or
• Standby time: up to 464 hours with standard battery

Verizon Wireless has priced the Samsung Omnia for $249.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.