The Samsung OMNIA allows you to switch seamlessly, with a stroke of your finger, between Microsoft Outlook email and productivity applications that replicate the look and feel of a PC. Based on the most up to date Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, Samsung OMNIA gives users a mobile extension to their PC experience, with access to MS Office documents such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word.For ease of navigation, an optical mouse similar to those on laptop computers offers improved usability and one-handed control. MultiCodec support for DivX, Xvid and other video formats eliminates the hassle of file format conversions. Samsung OMNIA also comes with a 5-Megapixel CMOS camera with the latest value-added features, which include auto-focus (AF), face and smile detection and auto-panorama shot.
Samsung OMNIA also offers GPS, including navigation and geo-tagging capabilities. Samsung's TouchWiz user interface makes entering data and text simple. With unique widgets, users can customize and personalize the way they use their phone. The Samsung OMNIA's high-resolution touch-sensitive screen uses intuitive tap, sweep, drag and drop operations as well as an on-screen QWERTY keyboard.
It also facilitates easy and convenient calling and txt-ing with a dedicated dome key for controlling communications. With maxi-phone capabilities, it boasts a slender, chic form, so users can step out in style. It features an ultra-slim 12.5mm profile and a platinum-look finish that fits snugly in the palm of the user's hand. HSDPA (7.2-Megapixel), EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 Network Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Not sold with a USA manufacturer's warranty.
Customer Reviews
"I have had this phone for about a little over a month and a half. On the contrary to what the previous reviewer from earlier today has said, I am twenty years old and actually need this phone. The phone is highly useful and fits my everyday needs. It has a calendar, widgets, Windows Mobile 6.1 which features MS Office (This is handy for me when my boss sends Excel files to us when we are out of the office)and plenty of other features that one can use and which I have used since I have taken it out of the box late February.
The data plan has nothing to do with the phone itself- which unfortunately, has left many leaving 1 star reviews on this site. In fact, I do believe that the data plan is necessary for a phone of this nature. Why? Because the phone is constantly sending and receiving data on the Verizon network. There are ways to change it. But with a phone that has Internet Explorer and Opera built in, why would you not want a Data Plan? Yes, it is capable of WiFi as well. However, WiFi is only limited to the places that have it. Verizon's broadband network has served me well in this month and a half and has been accessible where ever I go in Wisconsin.
The battery life isn't as great as the Nokias that I have used on my previous provider. However, I go about every other day charging my phone and killing processes in the task manager. I once surfed the web on mobile broadband for two hours and the phone did not need to be charged for about eight hours later. The Omnia is very useful and replaces my laptop in times when I do not want to carry a laptop around.
I have rated it 4 stars, because obviously the phone is not perfect. It replaces my music player with it's robust 8gb storage and microSD slot. It also has a replaceable battery which a rival phone (take a guess) does not. What set this phone apart from other phones is the fact that I can customize it to my likings with third party software. You can do that with other phones, yes. But I like this phone very much. " -Read more reviews...
"To all you people giving the Omnia a 1 star rating is like buying a new car and then rating it a terrible car because you found out gas was expensive! When you wrote your review the second question (after asking if you were over age 13) was "How do you rate this ITEM?" It didn't ask how do you rate the carrier? Here's my advice for you.... buy an unlocked Omnia and use whatever carrier you prefer! BTW everyone, I realy like the Samsung Omnia. It has some shortcomings, it's hard to find a phone that does as much as the Omnia that doesn't. All in all, a wonderful device!" - Read more reviews...
