HTC Touch Diamond vs. Samsung i900 Omnia: Head-to-Head
It’s PocketPC playoffs and HTC are giving Samsung a match at the GSM Arena. With two of the stars of the season arriving in our office all at once, we thought it’s a heck of an opportunity for some Diamond-Omnia-Diamond-Omnia-Diamond-Omnia game-set-match. We got two aces up to the challenge, so sit back and stretch out. Ah well, get that six-pack too and join us for the kick-off...
- lei
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> In reply to arvil @ 2008-08-06 07:34 from TC}0don act like a pro when you're not. samsung is using marvell while htc is using quadcomm. and marvell sucks. whats the use of reading chinese when you cant even write in chinese. luckily, htc gives away free chinese software. =D
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- 2008-08-11 09:15
- Ui$d
- OMNIA Sucks!
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HTC diamond's touch screen response is slow but much better in design and interface. Samsung's touch interface is one generation behind that of HTC. In fact, Samsung has much to learn about human engineering.
Samsung OMNIA Sucks! and Made international Roaming calls on its own!!!
I am sharing my utter dissapointment and disgust at my Samsung Omnia. I have been using OMNIA for 3 weeks. I have found out that my Omnia had gone bonkers and made at least 15 roaming calls on its own when I was away in another country. My phone keys were locked and display was put in sleep mode. These unintended calls were due to the sheer stupidity of the enginnering design which allow my phone to make calls even though it was put in sleep mode and keys locked.
I am also extremely pissed off with samsung customer service. I have written many emails to samsung regarding my earlier predicaments with OMNIA and there were many delivery failure messages indicating my emails bounced back. Samsung customer service is really lousy and unprofessional.
Some of the other problems with my OMNIA:
2. GPS couldn't get a fix and it had hanged many times!
3. The phone had hanged many times. Sometimes I also could not open the camera function as it stated that phone memory was not enough (eventhough I had ended all the other tasks and only had 2 pictures in memory!)
Finally after many emails, I was given a 1 for 1 exchange. However, the so-called "new" phone also sucks!
Among the problems:
1. First of all, my main complaint that my previous OMNIA made calls when kept in my pocket with the keys locked and power turned off persisted in the "new" phone. In fact I CAN'T even lock the keys. I have made sure that the End key setting: Lock Device was selected in the Settings for Buttons. However, I am unable to lock the keys! Any accidental pressure on the call button can cause it to start dialling. I am really very disappointed beyond words. I have also yet to get an answer to the charges for the many calls made automatically by my phone while I was overseas previously. Who is gonna settle the bills for all these roaming calls?!!!
2. Phone's speaker also has a crackling sound when at high pitch.
3. The touchscreen is not sensitive and accurate.
4. phone also has no vibration feedback on the touch screen even though I have selected Max vibration feedback!
5. phone's camera still has the same bug of "Unable to launch camera due not enough memory". It was my first use of the camera and not even a picture was taken yet!
Unless Samsung improves their reliability and customer service, I guess it is better to stick with a reliable brand such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, O2, etc!
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- 2008-08-10 21:46
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- arvil
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> In reply to windmall @ 2008-07-26 07:59 from TxT%d 1st pack i00 omnia package comes wif original pouch n stylus lo.. .its bettr than diamond a lot a lot...
another things is,d processor is higher than diamond ah...omnia:624MHz,diamond:528MHz only lo...
if really wanna compare, d omnia win a lot
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- 2008-08-06 07:34
- TC}0
- Anonymous
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http://www.gpspassion.com/foru...5482
i found it people are saying that omnia is using qualcomm gps chipset but don't know if is really a confirmation or not. Still i was really looking forward the omnia using sirf star III gps chipset. If it does use sirf star III, sales would probably increase and out sell iphone and htc diamond.
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- 2008-08-01 23:01
- 4A4N
- Anonymous
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people are saying that samsung i900 omnia is using Qualcomm GPS chipset instead of the Sirf Star III chipset http://www.gpspassion.com/foru...5482
can gsmarena or other people confirm this is true ??
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- 2008-08-01 22:55
- 4A4N
- Anonymous
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I think the reason its taking so long to release it in America is that apple is blocking AT&T from releasing it so it wont cut into Iphone sales.
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- 2008-07-30 19:05
- xXUR
- nacho
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i think that conclusion is wrong...
both are better than iphone
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- 2008-07-29 18:02
- LEvY
- Terry
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I purchased Samsung Omnia three days ago while in Singapore.When I arrived home in Indonesia very excited to try the phone out.I took the phone out of its box and inserted my sim card,to my shock I could only recieve normal gsm no 3g when I tried connecting to the internet I only get a very slow edge connection appox 10KL.At present I also have a Nokia E51 Which at the same location gives me a bandwidth of between 300kilobyts and 1megabytes.If I take my omnia into the city centre it picks up a 3G signal and works with no problems
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- 2008-07-28 12:42
- w778
- Anonymous
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-23 18:04 from S9JYAny idea about video-calling with the Omnia in the US? What are the options? I believe Skype or Gizmo are not feasible options, is that right? Please let me know.
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- 2008-07-27 05:21
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- Dave
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The new rom for the HTC Diamond released yesterday gives it quad band capability plus the performance of the flow interface has been greatly improved. I have been using the Diamond for the last month and its a great internet device.
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- 2008-07-26 09:12
- 2CQC
- windmall
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**HTC Diamond comes with stylus slot whereas Omnia doesn't.
If u need a PDA phone, get Diamond.
If u need a multimedia phone, get Omnia.
You can find cheap HTC Daimond accessories in China's ebay.
Flip Leather pouch (US$15), extra battery & batt charger (US$10), car charger (USD$5) all for less than USD$30!
No regrets getting this phone!
Diamond over Omnia:
VGA display (2.8-inch, 480 x 640 pixels)
TouchFLO 3D Home screen (better than Omnia's Touchwiz UI)
Nicer design
More compact body
Lighter weight
Active magnetic stylus (Omnia has no stylus slot)
Touch-sensitive scroll wheel (better than Omnia's optical joystick)
Better sunlight legibility (by a small margin)
Standard miniUSB slot (as opposed to Samsung's proprietary custom plus)
Dedicated graphics chip with 64MB memory
Comes with the amusing Teeter game (uses the accelerometer)
Has pre-installed YouTube client and MP3 Trimmer application for ringtones
Better video playback performance
Omnia over Diamond:
Bigger, though lower-res display (3.2", 240 x 400 pixels)
Has a better, more solid build and finish
Almost double battery life
Better CPU performance (by a nice margin according to software benchmarks)
Quad-band GSM support (Diamond has two versions to cover all the four bands)
microSD card slot (Diamond has none)
8 or 16 GB of storage memory (Diamond has 4GB)
Much better 5 megapixel camera (better processing, higher resolution, face and smile detection, geotagging)
TV-out (Diamond lacks that)
Landscape QWERTY keyboard (Diamond has one but only in browser)
Auto screen rotation is available in all applications and can be switched off
Comes with DivX video support (Diamond has none, but DivX players can be installed)
Has pre-installed a custom Alarms app, a Video editor and a unit converter
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- 2008-07-26 07:59
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- marq
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can someone from gsmarena answer my question?. will qvga screen software install and work in the omnia?
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- 2008-07-24 05:52
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- Anonymous
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-08 23:27 from nS9hOh ok, well then try to download a firmware that would switch the Omnia's QVGA screen to VGA to improve its picture quality, LOL. Also, Diamond has better web browsing capabilities than the Omnia. I'd choose that over a faster UI anytime.
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- 2008-07-24 01:10
- jJee
- Anonymous
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Dear All, a friend of mine has the Omnia and i have taken a look at it and used it for 10 min. (he works for Samsung)
The touch screen is the same of iphone, i used the prototype but it was very very close. plus, you get instant response from the phone which i mostly appreciate about a phone
Also, you get two interfaces, the one from samsung and the one from Windows Mobile. U dont feel like you are using a windows mobile unless you ask for it and go to the windows mobile interface.
Its weighs more but its worth it. I shall get to see a final version tomorrow. if any questions, please ask. am glad to help.
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- 2008-07-23 18:04
- S9JY
- skip
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anyone know if the omnia will come with free sat nav??? like with the n95 u get 12months free sat nav with it then it charges u after. if the omnia has the same deal im getting one
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- 2008-07-22 10:40
- mCSY
- Raptor
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> In reply to Jerz @ 2008-07-16 10:18 from 0@SII have been using the HTC Diamond for two weeks. The response of the touchscreen is a bit slow. Anyway, regarding your Q on the mini USB port. Although, the slot on the phone does not look like the standard mini USB (because one of the edge is not tapered), The phone still can accept the standard mini USB cable. So, YES can be used. Cheers!
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- 2008-07-21 10:03
- PFM2
- Mani
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How would these phones rate against the soon to be lauched SE Xperia X1
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- 2008-07-20 07:12
- 2@xW
- Anonymous
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To GSMArena Team
I found on a website http://smartmania.mobilmania.c...gle&ide=1030 that says the GPS chipset for samsung i900 omnia is Sirf Star III, is it true ? Also, how does the speed and accuracy of the gps navigation system compare on the Diamond and Omnia?
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- 2008-07-19 03:27
- 4A4N
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