Samsung Omnia II (I8000) Review

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June 15th, 2009

Summary

The Samsung Omnia II features the world's largest AMOLED display at 3.7-inches with WVGA resolution. The Omnia II will run on Windows Mobile 6.1 and features the TouchWiz 2.0 User Interface (incorperates 3D effects). It also offers Advanced R Touch which enables faster, more accurate touch response. The Omnia II has the ablity to play DVD-quality (480p) video and supports up to 48GB of storage.

We haven’t had a chance to fully test this product yet, but we’ve assembled this helpful overview of relevant information on it.

Manufacturer Info

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MSRP: Unknown

Available Colors: Black.

Recent Press

Digital Trends: Samsung Introduces New Media-Centric Omnia Phones

Gizmodo: Samsung Omnia II Has Biggest Ever Phone AMOLED Display, Coming to Verizon

Engadget:Samsung Omnia II now official: AMOLED touchscreen with TouchWiz 2.0 destined for Verizon

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Specs

Network: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps
EDGE/GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
UMTS 900 / 1900 / 2100MHz
Display: 65K WVGA AMOLED Display (3.7", 480 x 800)
Advanced R-type Touch Screen
OS: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Camera: 5 Megapixel CMOS / Auto-Focus /
Dual Power LED / Face Detection / Smile Shot
Mobile Blogging / Geo Tagging / Photo Editor
Audio: Audio Format Support (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA)
WMDRM, OMA DRM 2.1 / Find Music (Music Recognition)
Bluetooth® Stereo Headset (A2DP)
FM Radio with RDS / 3.5 earjack
Video: Video Format Support (DivX, XviD, H.263,
H.264, WMV9, MPEG4)
Video Recording & Playing (30fps@ D1(720x480))
Video Editing (Trim video, Audio dubbing,
Live dubbing, Add subtitle)
Value Added: A-GPS with Navigation (3D Map) / LBS
TouchWiz 2.0 UI with Mobile Widget / 3D Media Gate
Multi-task manager / 3D Interactive Games
Connectivity:Bluetooth® v 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
Memory: Internal Memory : 2GB/8GB/16GB
External Memory : microSDHC™ (up to 32GB)
Size: 118 x 60 x 11.9 mm
Battery: Talk time : Up to 10 hours (3G)
Standby time : Up to 430 hours (3G)