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Samsung Omnia


(3.5 out of 5)

MSRP: $720


Samsung’s ultra–high-end touchscreen phone brings a welcome makeover to Windows Mobile along with a sharp 5-MP camera.

Review date: Sep 2, 2008

Think of it as the Windows Mobile–powered Instinct for trust fund babies. Samsung’s luxury touchscreen phone, the Omnia, is a very expensive unlocked device ($720 with 16GB of storage, $690 with 8GB) that comes with a 5-megapixel camera (with autofocus), GPS, and Wi-Fi. While the Omnia doesn’t offer 3G support in the U.S., it does abroad, and its innovative TouchWiz interface and robust multimedia player make it a seriously good alternative to the HTC Touch Diamond.  Design Looking like a cross between Samsung’s F-490 and Instinct phones, the Omnia is classy and stylish; it turned many heads during our testing. It measures 4.4 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches, similar to the iPhone’s 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.5 inches. The Omnia has a slick metallic border along its entire exterior, and its large 3.2-inch, 400 x 200-pixel capacitive touchscreen display takes up the majority of the front, leaving room for the Send and End keys on the bottom corners. Between them is a small black pad that acts as the device’s mouse pointer.

ProsCons
  • Top-notch user interface
  • Wi-Fi and HSDPA (in Europe) support
  • Loaded with apps
  • Supports multiple video and audio formats
  • 3G doesn’t work in the U.S.
  • Keyboard and touchscreen could be more accurate
  • Expensive

Read Full Review @ LaptopMag.com by Todd Haselton