Samsung Omnia II (i8000)

aj_4176 · 22 Jun 2009 at 14:04

Just been announced with the following specs:-

1. Screen Size = 3.7"
2. Screen Type = AMOLED
3. Screen Resolution = WVGA (480 x 800)
4. Screen Responsiveness = Advanced R (whats that? capacitive-like?)
5. Video Recording = 480p
6. Video Lights = Dual power LEDs
7. HSUPA = 5.76Mbps
8: New 3D UI with cube = TouchWiz 2.0
9: CPU = S3C6410 (ARM11776-based) 800 Mhz??

More info at the below links:-

Gizmodo

The Unwired

Mobile Review (Google Translated)

GSM Arena (7 Page Preview)

Christo · 22 Jun 2009 at 14:49

OS = Windows Mobile 6.1

Oh dear - phone is worthless now.

aj_4176 · 22 Jun 2009 at 15:15

But Samsung has customised it so that you may never (or very rarely) have to see the windows interface, and it's customisation goes deeper than any of current HTC units (i believe).

Also comes with the ability to upgrade to Win Mo 6.5.

Yas786 · 22 Jun 2009 at 15:16

Good specs but totally ruined it with the OS they are running it on...should have went Android or Symbian tbqh...anything but Winmo

Columbo · 22 Jun 2009 at 15:18

Meh, Windows 6.1 + resistive touchscreen surely make this a phone to avoid.

Stick a capacitive screen on it & surely this would have been an ideal candidate for Android to really start showing off.

About time phone manufacturers started to drop Windows Mobile and force Microsoft to actually make a phone OS thats usable and doesn't need a bloody server to run it at a normal pace.

That or at least start giving user the option of which OS they want on it.

Wouldn't it be nice to pick a phone and then be asked "what operating system would you like sir"...

Columbo · 22 Jun 2009 at 15:23

aj_4176 said:
But Samsung has customised it so that you may never (or very rarely) have to see the windows interface, and it's customisation goes deeper than any of current HTC units (i believe).

Also comes with the ability to upgrade to Win Mo 6.5.

WinMo 6.5 does nothing and changes hardly anything period & I'll bet that no matter how they customise it, the same nightmare minature menus still exist.

The whole OS needs designing from the floor up to bring it into the 21st century.

Yas786 · 22 Jun 2009 at 15:24

ManCuBuS said:
Meh, Windows 6.1 + resistive touchscreen surely make this a phone to avoid.

Stick a capacitive screen on it & surely this would have been an ideal candidate for Android to really start showing off.

About time phone manufacturers started to drop Windows Mobile and force Microsoft to actually make a phone OS thats usable and doesn't need a bloody server to run it at a normal pace.

That or at least start giving user the option of which OS they want on it.

Wouldn't it be nice to pick a phone and then be asked "what operating system would you like sir"...

Could always dream...

Would love to see this sort of device on a blackberry OS, it would seriously rock...one thing that kinda annoys me about BB is the fact that its virtually the same specs on each model...albeit with little changes here or there but nothing really groundbreaking...saying that its gonna take one hell of a device to take me away from BB though.

aj_4176 · 8 Jul 2009 at 09:09

Just to update on whoever is looking forward to it. It seems like it will come with windows mobile 6.5 out of the box (source).

Video review here

&

It's going to cost 549 euros (souce).

Hen_Dawg · 8 Jul 2009 at 14:02

That screen is a winner though

Combat Fighter · 9 Jul 2009 at 16:05

I must be the only one who thinks WM is ok. So its a little dated in places but it does the job fine for me.

Psypher5 · 9 Jul 2009 at 16:55

Im seriously thinking of upping my omnia to this

the screen looks beautiful

atpbx · 9 Jul 2009 at 18:45

You cant have Winmo with a capacitive screen, it isnt compatible.

Combat Fighter · 9 Jul 2009 at 23:24

Does anyone know when this phone is going to be released?

spudbynight · 10 Jul 2009 at 13:46

I hope O2 get this

karlos103 · 10 Jul 2009 at 18:21

im going to get one , sim free soon as they are out ....but do they come with a 5mp camera or an 8 ??? seen a few reviews on net and a few say 5 and some others say 8 !!

still love my original omnia but new one does look pretty nice !!!

karlos103 · 10 Jul 2009 at 18:21

ow screen looks damn good !!!!!!!

Anchundan · 13 Jul 2009 at 06:37

atpbx said:
You cant have Winmo with a capacitive screen, it isnt compatible.

Exactly right. I also heard you can't use a stylus with a capacitive screen, so handwriting recognition is out. I need Windows Mobile for all the specialised applications available. It's just been around that much longer.

karlos103 said:
im going to get one , sim free soon as they are out ....but do they come with a 5mp camera or an 8 ??? seen a few reviews on net and a few say 5 and some others say 8 !!

It comes with a 5mp camera, auto focus, dual-LED flash. The prototypes came with an 8mp camera, but this was subsequently dropped.

Combat Fighter · 13 Jul 2009 at 23:17

I wonder why the camera was dropped to 5mp?

Seems very odd to me.

Amp34 · 14 Jul 2009 at 00:01

AlfCheesey said:
Exactly right. I also heard you can't use a stylus with a capacitive screen, so handwriting recognition is out. I need Windows Mobile for all the specialised applications available. It's just been around that much longer.

It comes with a 5mp camera, auto focus, dual-LED flash. The prototypes came with an 8mp camera, but this was subsequently dropped.

No you can't, which is why Resistive is >* (and due to the fact you can use gloves and anything else you please).

I don't quite get the hatred for resistive screens either, it seems it's another of those "tried it 3 years ago and it was rubbish" things. Modern resistive screens are pretty much on a par with capactive screens, with the added benefit of less power consumption, better accuracy and the ability to use non fleshy items.

I wonder if the "advanced" part of the resistive screen means they have picked up on that tech that was floating around a few months ago, if so you capactive screen lovers will be begging for it!

Looks an ok phone, but again it looks a bit like a toy, just not smart enough for what I would want.

subxero · 15 Jul 2009 at 20:17

Really wouldn't mind having a look at these when they arrive.
All round looks a very capable phone.