Samsung i900 Omnia

The Samsung i900 Omnia is a high-end smartphone enabled for the 3G network. It is meant to be a phone/PDA combination, and it uses Windows Mobile 6.1 as an operating system, and has Office Mobile Suite for document viewing and editing. It has a large touch screen with stylus for data entry and navigation, and has a built-in accelerometer to autorotate the screen orientation. it also uses an optical trackpad and features handwriting recognition.  Also included are an mp3 and video player, as well as a GPS receiver. It uses geotagging to automaticallly mark locations of photos taken, and the camera is 5.0 megapixels with autofocus and LED flash. It allows email synchronization, and has TV-out and Projector-out ports to display images or documents on other screens. Other features include a secondary video calling camera, Bluetooth connectivity, Wi-Fi and HTML browser.

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Samsung i900 Omnia
MSRP$439.99
Release date July, 2008
BrandSamsung
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Pros & Cons

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4 reviews
80
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mixed
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3 positive
0 mixed
1 negative

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Pros:
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8 or 16gb of internal storage
+3agreedisagree

microSD slot for storage expansion
+3agreedisagree

Touch screen
+2agreedisagree

Haptic feedback
+1agreedisagree

accelerometer
+1agreedisagree

5-megapixel camera
+1agreedisagree

Wifi
+1agreedisagree

262,000 color 240x400-pixel resolution
+1agreedisagree

Quick response time compared to similar phones (Storm, iPhone)
+1agreedisagree

GPS
+1agreedisagree

3G
+1agreedisagree

Cons:
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Onscreen keyboard somewhat cramped
+1agreedisagree

Confined to preloaded widgets
+1agreedisagree

Stylus either hangs buy a string on the phone or is not attached (although works well without it)
+1agreedisagree

Small screen resolution
+1agreedisagree


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Features

  • Release Date: July 2008
  • 3G HSDPA 2100
  • 2G Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • 256k-color touch screen, 3.2" diagonal
  • Touchpad with stylus and handwriting recognition
  • 5.0-megapixel digital camera with video capture, autofocus and LED flash
  • Secondary camera for video calling
  • mp3 player
  • 8GB internal memory with microSD card slot up to 16GB
  • Bluetooth v2.0
  • Wi-Fi 802.11g/b
  • GPS receiver and geotagging of photos
  • HSDPA 7.2 Mbps data transfer
  • Windows Mobile 6.1
  • Mobile Office Suite document viewer/editor
  • HTML Internet browser
  • Up to 5.5 hour talk time battery life

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Buy It

Samsung i900 Omnia | 16GB

• I900 OMNIA 16GB Quad Band GSM Phone - Unlocked

MPN: I90016GB

Samsung i900 Omnia | 8GB

• Samsung i900 Omnia Unlocked Phone with 8 GB Memory, 5 MP Camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile 6.1, and MicroSD Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Black)

• I900 OMNIA 8GB Quad Band GSM Phone - Unlocked

EAN: 8808987926120

MPN: I9008GB

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Jarontea

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August 20, 2009
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ProSCORE
79
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11 pros
3 cons
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Pros

  • 8 or 16gb of internal storage
  • microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Touch screen
  • Haptic feedback
  • accelerometer
  • 5-megapixel camera
  • Wifi
  • 262,000 color 240x400-pixel resolution
  • Quick response time compared to similar phones (Storm, iPhone)
  • GPS
  • 3G

Cons

  • Onscreen keyboard somewhat cramped
  • Confined to preloaded widgets
  • Stylus either hangs buy a string on the phone or is not attached (although works well without it)

Competitors

Jarontea prefers Samsung i900 Omnia over RIM BlackBerry Storm 9500, Apple iPhone 3G, RIM BlackBerry Storm 2
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ypines

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August 19, 2009
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100
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3 pros
0 cons
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Pros

  • 8 or 16gb of internal storage
  • microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Touch screen

Cons

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Yale

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August 9, 2009
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100
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2 pros
0 cons

Pros

  • 8 or 16gb of internal storage
  • microSD slot for storage expansion

Cons

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Edison Bono

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September 13, 2009
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0 pros
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Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Small screen resolution

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