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Gather 'round ye gadget lovers, for the tale of Samsung I8000 Omnia II. It's a tale of PocketPC wisdom and touch wizardry, of big screen and pixel aplenty, of ancestry and identity. Lend an ear to this...
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-16 14:51 from tVn} - click to read65k colordepth (16 Bit)limitation is neither due to Windows Mobile nor the Graphic/Display Unit. WM can natively deal with 16,7 Mio. colors (24 Bit)as it is a 32 Bit OS. 24Bit or 32 Bit Colordepth will need a bigger framebuffer and faster Bustransfer to the CPU or GPU otherwise u will expericence significant collapse of the framerate(performance. The main reason why most handsets are limitated @16Bit is just due to the limitted Memorysize of 256MB or the lack of dedicated VRAM for a fast and bigger Framebuffer. U can compare todays Mobilephone hardware with Desktop PCs of 1995,24 Bit colordepth was also extra ordinary
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> In reply to Paul @ 2009-06-15 21:45 from pTRK - click to readMost probably not. The reason why its limited to 65k is the WM architecture. Something to do with it being 32 bit and touch screen which would make higher colour palette too energy consuming. I'm not sure why but short of WM7 being 90% new code, I think the 65k limits would remain.
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Hmm this makes planning a real pain. I had my eyes set on the Touch Diamond 2 when the price drops in a few months. But this 3.7" Omnia2 is making me think again. About the only bad thing is the dongle stylus mostly because of the way I use my phones. Still investing in a good pouch or leather casing might help. So Touch Diamond 2 or Omina2. Omnia2 packs a better processor and much bigger screen. On the other hand, HTC has well HTC's name I guess.
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-16 06:33 from kM2p - click to readI might be a bit off tech wise, but can you explain to me what are the advantages of stereo speakers other than it being stereo? I can't seem to think of any benefits since for music, most likely using a stereo headphones.
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- 2009-06-16 14:39
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Now we know GSMarena staff uses a CANON to take pics for 360º view =)
Very nice gadjet this Omnia II.. Samsung's making is way through the market in style.
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- 2009-06-16 11:29
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5mp for Omnia 2?
D1 video recording but ONLY 15fps? Thats really bad, I think its a waste of D1 Recording :/
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- 2009-06-16 07:04
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No 8MP camera. Ok, let's say that the 5MP is still doable.
But no stereo sound! Man, this is the worst offer I have ever heard on earth as a successor of the Omnia i900.
This is definitely a no go with this "beta" specs.
Let me put it this way. My last HTC had stereo sound, and that was at least 2 years ago. Samsung is definitely not advancing with WM phones!!! Mediocre offer.
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- 2009-06-16 06:33
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Nice preview, guys. Can you confirm that colors of 65k please. Your specifications say 16 million... :)
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- 2009-06-16 03:05
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> In reply to Sabbir @ 2009-06-15 21:25 from uNVA - click to readcan you confirm tv-out?
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- 2009-06-16 02:23
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> In reply to Sabbir @ 2009-06-15 21:25 from uNVA - click to readTotally agree. Its too difficult to keep track of all the omnia's in the market. But i think its a good samsung move because each omnia has been tailored to fit all finances, techno need and gender even.
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- 2009-06-15 23:44
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Windows 6.1 so only 65k colours does Win mobile 6.5 let you display more colours??
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