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At least the UIQ version does.]]>May 2nd 2009 6:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
I don't think there's much of reason to wait for big or any updates to 5th edition or 9.4 becuse all work is done for Symbian Foundation and for the release of Symbian^2 in summer. If Nokia did enable kinetic scrolling i wonder why Samsung didn't considering they got 600mhz proc on OMAP3 platform, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Then this MIGHT be a problem with many Samsung Symbian phones that they dont support their phones in the same manner as Nokia have been doing for past 3-4 years, but maybe that will change as Samsung seems to be taking strong approuch to Symbian as is SE with it's future phones. Plus of course this isn't still final product and it will only improve(it already looks damn good).]]>May 2nd 2009 6:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
This phone has some of the BEST HARDWARE of any device on the market. Besides the huge (capacitive right?) OLED screen, It uses T.I.s new OMAP 3430 which is a 45nm version of the OMAP3, with a 600Mhz ARM Cortex-A8 (faster than ARM11), PowerVR SGX 530 GPU, and 300 MHz C64x+ DSP.

Man if this thing ran Android and was heavily optimized for the hardware, it would be one of the technically best smartphones on the market period.]]>May 2nd 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 4th 2009 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
The HD lacks 2 things - a proper OS and GUI. Let's wait für Symbian S60^2 or WinMo7.]]>May 2nd 2009 6:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/I'm sorry but how is:-

"trying to use it in direct sunlight's a lost cause"

"pretty minor "]]>May 2nd 2009 6:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
@ Mark Anderson

If you're happy to only use the phone indoors and at night time fine.

I just don't want a phone with a such an obvious design floor.]]>May 2nd 2009 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 3rd 2009 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
Because everyone knows cavemen had even larger AMOLED screen their phone but they never wrote how big they were.]]>May 2nd 2009 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
See this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorded_history ]]>May 2nd 2009 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
"Points go to its HD video recording and playback, a surprisingly good battery life, and a form factor that's not too hard on the pocket"

Right, but what about the OS, which is any products most important feature? The first Omnia wasn't exactly a bad phone hardware-wise, but the operating system was incredibly sluggish - nay, useless - and there is no word if this has been improved, although it seems a little snappier.]]>May 2nd 2009 6:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
How does the screen hold up to scratches?

Is the virtual keyboard any good?

Looks like the menus underneath TouchWiz are almost the same as the 5800 which got pretty bad reviews for usability from this site.

Other than those gripes, this phone looks gorgeous. It's still in contention for my next phone purchase because I like to take pictures/video on the go.]]>May 2nd 2009 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 7:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
Windows Mobile is still by far the best mobile OS for me. Not because I'm a fanboy, but becuase I need the feature set and open flexibilty. ]]>May 2nd 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
Symbian^4 will then be something totally different with LOTS of changes, but there's still time for that.]]>May 2nd 2009 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 6:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/- Video playback
- AMOLED screen
- Camera quality

What I liked:
- The flash in the browser
- S60 enormous library of 3rd party apps available

What I hated:
- S60 clutter
- S60 ugliness
- S60 dated UI
- Slow

This phone makes me look forward to my Tegra phone purchase!]]>May 2nd 2009 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
Maybe I am just a little old fashioned, but back in my day we called 640x480 standard definition.]]>May 2nd 2009 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
The point I am trying to make is they should not say it has HD playback.

It is like the SD TVs that say they support 1080i.
I have never met anyone who realized that all it really meant was it could take 1080i on the input and downconvert for the 640x480 screen. I have saved several people from buying these "cheap HDTVs".]]>May 2nd 2009 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
Name ONE other phone that can play HD files (1280x720 resolution). You can't, because there aren't any (yet). Right now the Omnia HD is the only one. Decoding those files requires alot of processor power. ]]>May 2nd 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/May 2nd 2009 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/samsung-omnia-hd-i8910-reviewed-in-the-glow-of-the-amoled-screen/
Of course it supports 720p playback, but just because it's screen doens't have that resolution doesn't mean that it can't do it...
Think about it, how could it do this...
Oh, that's right!
It can output it to a screen that does have that resolution!
Whoa! Isn't that mind-boggling!
(Because, following your logic, Blu-Ray players don't have HD playback either, since those don't have a screen at all)]]>May 2nd 2009 11:16AM