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Let's make them connect, people.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
Just wait.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/hhhmmmmpppphhhhhh..
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Currently there are about 6-7billion people on Earth, the US represents ~200 million of those now I'd say it'd hurt pretty bad for Apple to design a product with ONLY the US in mind.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/80027/Apple-CEO-Jobs-found-Dead]]>Feb 2nd 2009 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
I got it on Black Friday 2008 with 1 year of Verizon contract ($270) and I must say - it is a decent phone. 5MP camera makes your photos NOT suck (though still far from point-and-shoot quality). It comes with WinMO 6.1 and a decent set of on-screen widgets and applications (including photo phrame, remote desktop, Samsung keyboards, other samsung-centric apps, Opera, 3G modem, etc.).

The phone has one of the most impressive hardware feature sets: WiFi, bluetooth, 3G, 5MP camera, tilt sensor (and full desktop rotation in any mode), voice recognition, 8GB storage and SDHC card slot. And whatever you say, the screen resolution is perfect for it's size.

Another strong side of the phone is transcriber: it recognizes handwritten text very well, I say that as a previous owner of Apple Newton PDA and Palm devices that traditionaly had a very good handwriting recognition.

The sortcomings include: on-screen keyboards still not as user-frienly as Apple's (I have iPod Touch), somewhat slow interface, Opera is still buggy and far from Safari in smoothness of operation. That all I can think of.

And also: I dropped the phone a few times, once on a stone pub floor, and it is perfectly OK, no scratch. It's funny, but the phone somehow always falls on bezel and the screen is not hit, I donno why.

I say all that for those who might consider buying this phone, and because I feel Omnia went mostly unnoticed by media in all that Android/Palm hype. Till, it is a decent phone and deserves more attention among smartphone enthusiasts.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
This phone deserves more attention.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
* No 3.5mm socket
* No separate power socket

At first they were just a minor annoyance but after six months it got really old constantly breaking adapters and having to decide between using the phone as an mp3 player in the car or charging it so this Sunday I took the plunge and bought a Nokia 5800 which is awesome especially if you've been raised on Nokia devices like I have.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
Mark, my Omnia came with an adapter/splitter that allows connecting power, mini-audio jack and TV-out at the same time. Didn't it work for you?]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
That said, since the headphone adapter kept breaking I don't think it would have resolved the issue. Shame, I liked the phone but, to be honest, I think I prefer the Nokia anyway.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
Reception really depends on where you live. I live in DC and Verizon's reception is great plus, so far, Verizon is the only provider available in metro.

I was with AT&T for 5 years, but AT&T's signal was really weak in my new house, still Verizon's was good. The reception in metro was an additional bonus.

As for the phone's antenna - I noticed an improvement over my old BlackJack II reception, but I guess this again is because of Verizon's better signal.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Omnia does.
]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
And there was no need to copy Iwright84's post as if you wrote it.
]]>Feb 2nd 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/divix playback right out of the box is very very cool.
Really nice camera too! It really came in handy when we were appliance shopping recently.

More internal storage would be cool I guess, but I already have an 8GB Micro SDHC to expand it, and 16GB card are settling in price as I'm typing this. (Or they should be anyway!)

Either way the Omnia is a winner.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/in europe the 16gb omnia has been around for at least 5 months]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/There are way better phones spec wise than the iPhone for equal or better prices (at least here in Europe).
And this is coming from a person who has been through an LG Prada, iPhone, HTC Touch HD, Nokia N85 and some others.
Right now I use the iPhone because my iPod broke, but once it gets back I'll be looking into something else.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/

It is a very nice phone if you are into touchscreen. However, my guess is the European, but more importantly the Americans' fingers might just be too wide for the touchscreen buttons. Otherwise this phone slams the iphone 3G all the way down to the bottom of the trash heap. Of course, again, the smoothness of the touch interface is not as reactive as iPhone's but it is enough for a business user. And oh! It does not crash as much as others claim.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/]]>Feb 2nd 2009 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
On the other hand, the iPhone has no copy and paste, yet, which is increasingly annoying. The lack of video recording sucks hard too (and even though the Omnia has it, its video recording is awful). The WinMo interface is familiar and easy to navigate. The Omnia is super fast and has lots of extra features (GPS, optical mouse, task manager, etc). The screen is bright and the res is perfect. You can do virtually any app in landscape mode (including messaging!). The Omnia has a vibrated feedback response feature for onscreen typing.

There are pros and cons to each, and while the Omnia is easily the best WinMo smartphone I've ever seen or used, I would take the iPhone anyday. ]]>Feb 2nd 2009 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 6th 2009 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Very nice looking phone; at least Samsung is consistent in their beautiful designs.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/into a freakin idiot.

Shouldn't 13 year old twats like yourself be
making your bed or taking out the trash ?

ESAD you low-life douche-bag]]>Feb 2nd 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
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16GB Omnia's aren't new. They sell them all over the world, in fact I've got one right next to me ...


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Cant see where all the hate for this fantastic little gadget comes from, i mean apart from a shitty camera, no cut and paste its practically perfect.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
The only thing keeping me on the iPhone is iTunes -- does anyone else offer something similar that will sync and track what I listen to?]]>Feb 2nd 2009 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
i am not joking, if anyone knows how to file a complaint that will actually make its way to where someone, that isn't in india, could actually help me get my money back, or even a phone that lets me answer my phone when it rings, or put a number in my phonebook without halting for more than 5 seconds in between first and last name (and by halting, i mean phone is UNUSABLE, nothing works). let's not even get into web browsing, it's non-existent... if you own an instinct, and think it's good, it's obvious you've never even seen an iphone, and i recommend you don't touch one, because you'll hate yourself.

After using a phone this bad, samsung should leave the business]]>Feb 2nd 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/

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maybe i'm incorrect with samsung being the problem here, if it's samsung software that runs the phone then i'm sure i would hate each touch screen rendition they have. i haven't used any other samsung touch screen phones, however, previous regular flip phones i've had from samsung also had endless amounts of problems with service and other standard features.

are you aware if it is samsung who made the interface and designed the entire thing, or did they bring in some secondary company

i just want to blame whoever is responsible

and can we both agree that most people and a professional computer tech are two completely different things, i mean most people like the wii, but it is garbage]]>Feb 2nd 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E51

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I vote for the ban hammer on both you tools.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/16gb-samsung-omnia-shows-itself-other-samsung-rumors-surface/Feb 2nd 2009 7:25PM