Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia

...bit fed up with my Samsung SGH-i600 as I found it a bit on the slow side and the lack of a touch screen limited what I can do on the Windows Mobile operating system. I selected the the Samsung SGH-i900 (aka: OMNIA) to be worthy of becoming the replacement. It's supposed to be an "iPhone killer" and similarly, has a full touch screen interface. I bought my Omnia on eBay for £366 to avoid increasing my contract cost with Orange. I threatened to leave ...
...the wrong buttons on the Samsung QWERTY keyboard, as each letter is taller than they are wide. However, rotating to landscape view widens the keys so helps, but it's still not perfect. The space button, annoyingly moves to the right hand side whilst in landscape, which takes getting used to. Also, after rotating the screen, the keyboard is closed so you need to re-open it, which seems a bit annoying when in the middle of writing a message. The other ...

Deru 03.03.2009 (14.03.2009) · Read full review
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*NEGA REVIEW!* The Samsung Omnia is Samsung’s attempt in creating an all-in-one phone. They call it the Omnia because they were so confident that it could do everything, but the fact is it can’t. It is a bit like your dad, he tries to do everything but he sucks at most of them. Some would say that this phone is a mixed bag, but is it a mixed bag as per the classic term of good and bad, or is it one of these mixed bags where: your mum cleans up the ...
...to Joe Public. So basically, Samsung played dirty here rather than take the time to research into a better user experience with other possible operating systems. The fact that Samsung announced that they were to use the Symbian OS for the Omnia HD due to Windows Mobile 6.5 not being available is bullshit, because they knew they f**ked up. If you have used the Samsung Tocco before, you will see that the main screen is very familiar to you since it ...

0wnz0rz 13.04.2009 (04.05.2009) · Read full review
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The Samsung Omnia SGH-i900V I recieved my Samsung Omnia just over a month ago and to date it has been as impressive as the first day. It has many amazing features which i will explain later. However do note that samsung have not released the latest firmware for the phone, so some features you may have seen or heard about with the phones software may not be accesible unless you find and install the firmware update like i did. If you love using a ...
...associated to this new generation Samsung handset is pretty intense. Do we expect this handset to deliver on its foreign interpretation, or did somebody at Samsung get a new translator for Christmas? I'm sure we'll find out pretty quickly. By the time i had read through the 'old testament' style specification and features glossary, i was beginning to think i was on the verge of something special, an epiphany if you will. The actual first impressions ...

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...but it was tempting. The Samsung Omnia is what they came up with as a substitute to the iPhone. I explained they would be having it back if it wasn't up to scratch...I still have it five months later. The Samsung Omnia has everything you could be looking for in a phone plus more. It has Microsoft mobile which is very user-friendly, a decent MP3 player (if that is something you want), great email capabilities and it has good access to the internet. ...
...size of the screen. The Samsung is just slightly smaller but this seems to make all the difference, a larger screen would be useful. When comparing the two phones side by side, you cannot help feel that Apple get more info onto their phone at one time. The Omnioa has a motion sensor like the iPhone, just not quite as sensitive as Apple's. It can most certainly do everything that the iPhone can do, and as well, with the exception of just one thing. ...

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Samsung Omnia (sgh - i900) ---------------------------------------- Intro : -------- Just a brief intro to this product. A new Smartphone from Samsung with Windows Mobile 6.1(WM 6.1), a candybar shaped phone to compete with Iphone, i must say. Its specs are as follows Screen = 3.2 inches 65k Touchscreen Resolution = 240x400 (Portrait Mode), 400x240 (Landscape Mode) Accelerometer (Phone Tilt Sensor ) = Yes OS = WM 6.1 CPU = 624MHz Marvell ...
...of 10 Times. 2. Samsung Pre-Installed Apps just slow down the phone. Apps are Samsung Normal Screen UI 1 and 2 and Samsung TouchWiz UI. 3. Finger recognition is not very good and I-Phone is a definite winner. And NO SUPPORT FOR MULTI-TOUCH OPTIONS. 4.Though 1440 mAh, the battery runs out to half even after overnight charge to full battery when music or movie or Wi-Fi or GPS is used for 45 minutes approx. Its average life under normal use is 3/4 ...

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...iPhone? I plumped for the Samsung Omnia (SGH-I900). And, I’ve regretted it ever since. I don’t want to write a full review; there’s plenty out there already. Plus, I don’t believe it deserves a full review as I wouldn't recommend buying this model. Why? Because it’s not a good touch phone and is very irritating to use! I had been used to stylus phones for a couple of years. Didn’t really love any but loved the idea. However, I wanted to go to the ...
...GUI (graphical user interface) QWERTY Samsung keyboard. Try accessing contacts in your address book by attempting to hit the first letter of their name. Try typing a phone number in directly on the GUI keypad. Try scrolling through lists by swiping your finger up and down. Try scrolling though screens using the impossibly thin Windows scroll bar. Try accessing your existing messages to continue a conversation. I could go on and on but the simple ...

beuf67 17.11.2009 · Read full review
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PDA Phone Samsung i900 (OMNIA) This PDA Phone is really amazing and I had found that this OMNIA contains a lot of functions and not hard to use. General Information Network 2 G Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900 3 G Network HSPDA 2100 for European/ASIA HSPDA 850/1900 for Americas Size Dimension 122x56.9x12.5 mm Weight 127 g Display Type TFT touch screen,256 K colors(65 K effectives) Size 240x400xpixels, 3.2 inches - Accelerometer ...
...Yes Phonebook Memory Practically Unlimited entries and fields,photocall Call Records Practically unlimited Card Slot Micro SD(TransFlash) , Up to 8 GB - 128 MB RAM , 256 MB ROM - 624 MHz Marvell PXA312 processor - 8 GB/16 GB internal memory Data GPRSClass 12 (4+1/3+2/2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32- 48 kbps HSCSD No Edge Class 12 3G HSPDA, 7.2 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.1 b/g Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Infared Port No USB Yes, v2.0 Features: Operating ...

looktarn_ks 04.11.2008 · Read full review
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Overall the Omnia is an excellent phone. I chose it over the Sony-Ericson Xperia, and the recent HTC phones. I have no regrets on the purchase but I'm going to outline what I think are the best and worst aspects of the phone. First, display, video, call quality and reception are all fantastic. Battery life is decent. The phone is pretty fast too - no laggy menus, and the menus themselves are pretty well laid out. Camera is fantastic and has a bright ...
...the phone and the display rotates too for landscape video/photo viewing. All good! The biggest problem with Omnia is the lack of stylus - or rather, it comes with a stylus on a little string, which basically means you leave it at home. This combined with the lack of keyboard makes texting tricky and I am often typing on it with the corner of my credit card (maybe I should sharpen a finger nail?) Also problem number 2 - the built in GPS is great ...

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...it to be. The regular Samsung menus are comparable to other Samsung handsets, and better to use. The phone also get ridiculously bad reception. In areas where I know reception should be good, this phone won't connect. When I was sold this phone in the shop I was told the Opera internet system was excellent and rivalled the iPhone's internet access. In reality it is slow and clunky, and I prefer to use the slightly better but not brilliant Interent ...
...have replaced it with a Samsung Tocco which is lower down the range but much faster at connecting and running on the internet. In fact the Tocco is a superior phone in every way being more responsive, smaller and sleeker. Also, I will often check my phone to find it has randomly connected itself to the internet, which if I didn't pay for unlimited access would be a problem. I have always liked Samsung phones because of how easy they are to use, ...

laukez88 27.10.2009 · Read full review
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The Samsung Omnia is without a doubt a very good phone. I bought one on recommendation from a friend and am very pleased with it. The phone itself looks very good and is quite compact and light. There are absolutely loads of features, some of which I don't even use. MS Notebook, Powerpoint, Word and Excel are all very useful for carrying files instead of using a memory stick. Similarly, lots of mp3 files can be stored in the phone instead of using ...
...phone's own player, or on Windows Media Player. The camera on the phone is very good, as is the video recorder. The phone is easy to use and there are plenty of features which can be used. The touch screen on the Omnia isn't great, and can be frustrating when texting. Using the phonepad instead of the keypad is necessary. The touchpad can be adjusted and aligned, however. Also, the screen becomes scratched very easily, so i recommend investing in ...

steve_90 22.06.2009 · Read full review
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I got my new Samsung Omnia about a month ago, while the look and feel is great it seems a bit slower compared to my XDA IIs. Also I found the memory allocation can not be adjusted between programs and storage, on XDA you can easily do this. I have installed just 4 simple programs from SPB in My storage area yet the storage space in my device as dropped to 8Mb and about 52Mb for Programs!. If i recieve few emails that is the end of it I get messages saying I am low on Memory! Wish there was a fix that would make OMNIA a better unit. Finally a space for Stylus would have been good. ...

PravinM 18.01.2009
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The Samsung Omnia is one of those phones that looks perfect on paper. 5MP camera, lots of memory (8gb), Wifi, inbuilt MP3 player... it was all the things I had been looking for. But in reality, the Samsung Omnia is less than perfect. Pros: - It looks great, but is extremely prone to scratching I've found. - Packed with features - 5MP camera - 8gb of storage - Wifi - Speedy when it wants to be Cons: - The camera is terrible, image stabiliser does ...
...to my knowlegde, and the keypad reverts to the default Samsung keyboard whenever you turn it on from it being off. In conclusion, it's a nice phone to look at with a few nice features, but in my opinion the flaws outweigh the advantages and it's ridiculously overpriced! ...

fixationonplastics 24.05.2009 · Read full review
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I have had this phone for 5 monts now and could not live without it. I use it mainly for accessing my emails while out and about. It was easy to set this up with a Google Mail account and easy to use. I would say the phone is mainly for business use rather than just as a everyday phone. For this the connection with Microsoft products it excellent. I havent really used the music features as I tend to prefer my ipod. The camera gives clear pictures, ...

bakmof9 09.05.2009 · Read full review
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samsung i900 omnia has a good feel, hold and touch. A "Metal" finished front with a Matt, "rubbery" back though actually plastic.touch screen it will be a breeze to use.Screen is big enough even for the long-sighted, great web experience, with GPS I will never be lost, the camera is so powerful.lot of people have said it has a max of 8Gb expandable, Sam sung have now said that it will support up to 16 GB, which is a total of up to 32Gb, the touch ...

harryreview17 02.01.2009 · Read full review
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this is such a kind of smart phone.It looks fine.cost is something heavy,even it is smart.speed is absolutely great.Feautures in this phone doesn't matter.easy to carry ...

pureifence 26.11.2008
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