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Samsung I8000 Omnia2 shows its face for the very first time

08 June, 2009 | Read the news | Post your comment
Samsung I8000 Omnia2 shows its face for the very first time - read the full textThe Samsung I8000 made its first public appearance thanks to a Lithuanian online retailer. The I8000 pointed as the Omnia2 will sport a huge AMOLED touchscreen, 8.1 megapixel camera, full pack connectivity and Windows Mobile OS. Samsung I8000 Omnia2 The successors of the Samsung i900 Omnia...

 

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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-10 13:02 from vGqJ - click to read1) No dual SIM = Who uses dual SIM? During the "juvenille" years of mobile phones probably. Now with roaming, extremely competitive service plans. Messaging and call rates at rock bottom levels. Why dual sim?

2) No Slider Kayboard = I think this is a personal preference but I agree that some form of hardware input is preferred. I'm no fan of pure touchscreen devices.

3) No Stylus input = This WILL have stylus. WM devices MUST have stylus.

4) Win Mo Software = Personel preference I suppose.

5) High Radiation levels = Yes its as high as Cherynobyl.

6) Standard Charger (Mini USB) and Headphone jack = What's wrong with the charger? Unless its some Samsung propriety jack, its standard for WM devices to have USB chargers. So you don't need 10 chargers when a standard USB cable would suffice.

7) Stereo Blue tooth??? = Do you mean Bluetooth 2.0 / 2.1 EBR?

8) Not 4G compatable = Who the hell uses 4G anyway. Also 4G doesn't exist. Not yet. Its a marketing gimmick. WiMax of whatever its called is just a longer range of normal WiFi. True 4G is still not deployed yet.

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  • 2009-06-11 07:45
  • R57h

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-10 19:00 from nbuy - click to readYes it is. This is like comparing a PC with say an XBOX360. Pound for pound, the hardware on a PC is many times more powerful than a 360. But a 360 is tightly integrated while a PC is more for a lack of a better word, "loose" which leads to what you call "effectiveness". Also because a PC needs say Windows to run a software, it doesn't have all its RAM available to the system unlike the XBOX360. So yes pound for pound, a WM device's hardware is more powerful than a Symbian device. As for "effectiveness", I think you meant "efficiency", its how WM is designed. Its how computers are designed. You have X amount of RAM, the O/S always uses Y amount. So what is left is Z=X-Y. As for the "effectinvess" part, definitely Symbian does a better job handling multiple softwares. But that's because softwares written for Symbian is usually based on a fixed standard. E.g. Memory consumption cannot exceed a certain amount. WM devices are only restricted to what hardware you use WM. In other words, you can write a WM software that requires 512MB dedicated RAM. It would work on WM. But you need someone to make a device that has that much dedicated RAM. Hence why some software written for WM performs better in some devices but not others.

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  • 2009-06-11 07:37
  • PIQN

Are you saying that a WinMo phone with similar specs is better than it's Symbian counterpart? Obviously you don't know what you're talking about, since the WinMo OS will use half of the specs for itself alone, not availible for the user!!! WinMo sucks when it comes to effectiveness!

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  • 2009-06-10 19:00
  • nbuy

Hmm.. The Omnia2 video seems to suggest a memory problem. Tip? Picture viewer. HTC's Camera Album is better and the gesture controls work and they have 288MB RAM (referring to the Touch2 phones). This version is lagging all over when loading the pictures. Once loaded, select images and the zoom, etc is lagging which again indicates a memory problem. I think the reason its possibly in the TouchWiz. If TouchWiz lags even in a standard Samsung phone, which uses less memory than a WM device then its an indication the UI is very inefficient or in PC terms, a memory hog.

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  • 2009-06-10 14:24
  • tV04

> In reply to Paul @ 2009-06-09 10:27 from MAET - click to readFlash prevents the need for the camera sensor to move the ISO higher. But the small sensor on a camera phone means the Xenon flash would need to be really REALLY bright and powerful to compensate for the smaller sensor. So in most cases, a Xenon flash in a phone will not help much. It may help say in 1 metre night shots and even then its probably potraity shots. Anything more and LED would still do the same job. That's why not every manufacturer is going xenon and that's why the xenon craze has died down. Not only does it use more power, the alternative, dual LED flash actually provides better performance in most cases and doesn't eat as much power.

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  • 2009-06-10 14:06
  • tV04

> In reply to eiad @ 2009-06-09 18:35 from 3LAC - click to readDid you even read the news? It says 3.7" WVGA screen. The Iphone 3G is 3.5"... So which version of Omnia2 has a smaller screen than Iphone?

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  • 2009-06-10 13:58
  • tV04

> In reply to Paul @ 2009-06-10 11:03 from MAET - click to readWhat does it matter? If you're a real WinMo user, you most likely will revert back to the default WinMo interface anyway. Most veteran WinMo users and power users buy WinMo for its power and flexibility not for its eye candy. But Microsoft is pushing WM as a mass market platform. Unfortunately, it will be WinMo 7 before it becomes mass market. 6.5 is more of a UI upgrade than an overhaul.

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  • 2009-06-10 13:38
  • tV04

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-09 19:08 from N7C3 - click to readNot really. The normal Quick Office loaded onto S60 phones cannot edit. You have to buy the license to edit. All WinMo devices come with the ability to edit Office docs.. WM6.1 includes .docx and .xlsx (i.e. Office 2007 default format) support out of the box.

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  • 2009-06-10 13:35
  • tV04

What prevents this phone from going from good to great is
1) No dual SIM
2) No Slider Kayboard
3) No Stylus input
4) Win Mo Software
5) High Radiation levels
6) Standard Charger (Mini USB) and Headphone jack
7) Stereo Blue tooth???
8) Not 4G compatable

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  • 2009-06-10 13:02
  • vGqJ

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-10 09:15 from PUar - click to readNo it does not have kinetic scrolling only the Browser has it no where else has it e.g menus, photo browser (unless you down the new one from nokia labs) messages, contacts.

Every review & youtube video shows you have to use the scroll bar or drag your finger downwards to go downwards. If it does please post on youtube & show, if id does I might buy this phone.

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  • 2009-06-10 11:03
  • MAET

> In reply to Paul @ 2009-06-09 21:47 from pTRH - click to readThe N97 has kinetic scrolling

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  • 2009-06-10 09:15
  • PUar

As for Nokia? I believe that No Kia is good enough to stay second.

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  • 2009-06-10 07:22
  • 3AdL

In a few days Sony Ericsson wil rename to Sony NERDicsson, if it continue to sell this things with M2 that it likes to name mobile phones.

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  • 2009-06-10 07:20
  • 3AdL

So Samsung has:
The best winmo: I8000 Omnia2
The best symbian: I8910 OmniaHD
The best android: I7500
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE BEST YOU WILL TAKE A SAMSUNG !!!

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  • 2009-06-10 07:16
  • 3AdL

Come on girls... Do you want the best winmo mobile phone; You will buy Samsung Omnia2. Do you want the best symbian mobile phone; You will buy Samsung OmniaHD. Do you want the best android mobile phone; You will buy Samsung I7500.

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  • 2009-06-10 07:13
  • 3AdL

> In reply to WINNER @ 2009-06-10 06:10 from 2xA5 - click to readMate.. r u losing ur head? desperate to WIN?
W995 vs N86? everyone knows the answer . 8MP with carl zeiss, wide angle,16M OLED,8GB hard drive plus Smart OS and many more which W995 doesn't have.
Satio and X2? yeah .. u wait long long. when X2 come out, there will already be Omnia 3, LOL.

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  • 2009-06-10 06:32
  • PUTD

> In reply to someone @ 2009-06-09 12:39 from RxfN - click to readW995 VS N86
Satio VS i8910HD VS N97 VS Pixon12
X2 VS Omnia2

All SE Best !! WINNER
W995 WIN!! ClearStereo + 8.1mp
Satio WIN!! Symbian 12mp Best UI Cybershot+Walkman Combine
X2 WIN!! Wm6.5 Up To Wm7 OLED CPU1GHz Ram512

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  • 2009-06-10 06:10
  • 2xA5

cube = copy lg arena s-class
ss sux

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  • 2009-06-10 05:54
  • 2xA5

I'm sure the UI will work smoothly, I mean even the N97 when videos were leaked it had problems when touching midgets.. I say we give it some time!! Windows Rullleeess!!

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  • 2009-06-10 04:25
  • MsNF

> In reply to danny200 @ 2009-06-09 19:40 from p4Ng - click to readThe N97 is the best hi-tech phone ever made?! DUH! The SATIO has better processor than N97. LOL!

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  • 2009-06-10 02:28
  • wYF{
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