Samsung i900 Omnia Unlocked Cell Phone with 8 GB Memory, 5 MP Camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile 6.1, MicroSD Slot–International Version with No Warranty
Meaning “everything” in Latin and “wish” in Arabic, the Omnia from Samsung is designed to provide business users with stylish multimedia capabilities and personal mobile users with simple access to business based functions. This touchscreen-enabled phone has a large, brightly colorful 3. 2 inch screen, and it includes Samsung’s intuitive and easily customizable TouchWiz user interface. Other features include 8 GB of internal memory, a built-in GPS receiver, 5-megapixel camera, multi-format digital audio player, Bluetooth for handsfree communication and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion, video output to your TV, and up to 5. 8 hours of talk time. With unique widgets, you can customise and personalise the way you use your phone. With the Windows Mobile 6. 1 operating system, the Q Global supports Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager, which provides single-point access to line of business and corporate data such as applications, files and other informa
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9 comments
Sylvain on July 4, 2009 at 3:49 am
I am glad I bought this phone. I fell in love with it since I got it out of the box. PROS: * Slim design, executive look * Windows Mobile 6. 1 Professional (great improvement) * AGPS. 100% accurate when you choose My Location. Associated with google maps is an A+. (Why pay for something that is already part of the phone. . . That goes for you VERIZON!!!!). * Opera Browser works great (sorry Internet Explorer) * Touchscreen is very responsive (if you do not want screen to vibrate, you can disable it in SETTINGS. * Stylus, I do not use it. my fingers do the job excellent. * Push E-Mail. I get all my emails from work, POP accounts, Gmail, (which is already integrated in the phone), and of course windows live messenger. * Video player is very good, good resolution, great audio. (One thing I dicovered today is that I can listen to Internet radio, WOW!!) * My 5 Faves. . . NOT REALLY, but keep reading, (in this case 4 faves, yes, one of the widgets lets you add 4 people you call the most just like my five faves. ) I am using my Omnia with T-mobile and this came very handy. ) * Microsoft Office, YES! you have Excel, Word, Power Point. All 3 are mobile version, you can read and edit any documents as you wish. you also can read . pdf files, isn’t that something?? you will love this phone. CONS: * I personaly, don’t have any negative comments on this phone, but I will mention one that I know bothers some people out there, that is: NO 3G Network compatibility in the USA. This phone was made exclusively for Asia and Europe and their 3G works on a different band. But I tell you one thing, Internet over EDGE is very good, so I really don’t care at all about 3G speed. So keep this in mind. . . . NO 3G in the USA. Over All, this is a great phone. you will have to take your time to play with it to find all its features and how to make them work for you. Don’t get frustrated if you don’t get it to work the way you want the first time. It took me a good week to figure this phone out and now I am very excited I chose this phone. Iphone is a thing of the past, which I never had but my friends have it and some of them are not too happy with it, plus, they got stuck in a contract. Here you don’t have to do that. Thank you SAMSUNG for this phone. I have include this link called Omnia i900 – The Whole Nine Yards This will make you take a final decision to get this phone or not. Hope it helps, like it helped me to get this phone http://www. gsmarena. com/samsung_i900_omnia-review-267. php Thanks! and let me know what you think.
Giselle on July 4, 2009 at 4:29 am
I decided to stay with Verizon instead of switching to ATT to go with the Apple Iphone. I am an early adapter, I picked my omnia over the blackberry storm when both had just come out in january 09. The Omnia offered far better processing speed, immensley better use of the touch screen technology, better screen resolution, full version of MS office rather than just a viewer and the use of Internet Explorer Mobile for internet viewing as well as Opera (not able to view all internet pages). The camera was superior, the integration with outlook was phenominal and the bundled apps were perfect. Learning curve on the Keyboard was tough but manageable. Althouth I believe this product is electronically far superior to the Iphone and Storm, there are some serious issues that have not – and probably will never be resolved as Samsung is already moving on to their next “superphone” without resolution of problems with this one and Microsoft has already (at the announcement of this phone) announced the release date of Windows Mobile 7. 0. . Although the Iphone is slower and has less memory, it has a far more predictable speed allowing for constant rate of typing and response . . the Omnia – like anything running Windows – bogs down over the course of the day making the search and input speed vary. This is fine until you figure out how to use the keyboard to do email and are maddly typing only to find that the phone is three letters behind you. . . A simple reset solves the issue but . . . . you dont have to reset an Iphone every day! The battery life is no where near advertized. If I unplug the phone at 7AM it starts complaining that a recharge is necessary by 5PM . . just in time for the evening commute- heck of a time for the cell phone to run out! If you are accessing the internet or listenting to music or a movie, you get about 6 hrs before the low battery alarm starts chiming. Standby time is about 36 hrs – lot of good that does though! Apple had similar issues with their phones and worked some fixes on the early ones, Samsung has no intention. When you are on a high call day . . or watching a video on the phone, the phone gets hot . . my IR thermometer says over 103 degrees . . . Samsung says this is normal and fine . . . dont know about that as there is a Lithium Polymer battery in there and that is getting hot too. I have had two phones and they both acted the same way, this is a design issue not a particular unit. The biggest reason to think carefully about the purchase of this phone is that there are NO aftermarket apps that mix well with Mobile 6. 1 and none on the horizon that are reasonable. I tried to find a calculator to figure time cards, the Blackberry progam was 9. 99, the palm version was 4. 99, the Iphone app was 9. 99 and the windows mobile version – with no promise of compatibility with 6. 1 – was 49. 99. Check on Amazon, downloads. com and try to find aftermarket software for windows 6. . . . not much . . . Go to Apple Store and see how many apps are out there for Iphone . . heck, there is even an app that allows you to use it as a flute! I like the Omnia even with it’s faults but wish I had known then what I know now . . If you have no intention of doing anything other than what this phone has built into it, then it is better than an Iphone. If you want to watch movies and listen to tunes, have some odd and end games for the train ride home at night, then dont waste your time with this phone, buy an Iphone.
Walter on July 4, 2009 at 4:34 am
23 more months. I too have a Samsung Omnia. As you read the reviews everyone sings the praises of all the “features” of this phone. I bought this phone for 2 things- to take and make cell calls and to access Excel spreadsheets when I’m in the field. Load up a spread sheet and you can see 2-3 rows and 2-3 columns which is fine until the data is spread out over 4-6 rows/columns. Guess I’ll keep toting my laptop. Now the calls – you want to put the call on speaker? First you have to hit the little mouse pad to remove the stupid black box, then hit the speaker button -Oh, I’m sorry did I lose the call? Did you miss a call? I don’t know. First you have to pick up the phone – shake it repeatedly to switch back to portrait, enter your security code then you may see a box that tells you a phone number. Does it tell you what time or if they left a voice mail – no that would be too convenient. If you are thinking it may be time to upgrade your phone I strongly recommend you go into the providers store and get a “hands-on” experience because it may just turn out the phone doesn’t do the simple things. 23 more months, sigh.
Zeshawn on July 4, 2009 at 4:39 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Un buen telefeno mal fabricado
Este telefono es precioso en cuanto a su diseño (muy delgado y elegante), sus funciones y programas son muy utiles. En fin me encanta su funcionalidad y diseño.
Tabananica on July 4, 2009 at 7:30 am
3.0 out of 5 stars
A costly toy
First, I bought this phone thinking that it would resolve the problems I was having with my treo 750…HA! It has created more problems than solutions.
Oralee on July 4, 2009 at 10:18 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good PDA
I’ll start by saying I’m happy with this phone, it does have good looks, works great as a PDA, but need some work as a phone. In short:
Pros
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Deniz on July 4, 2009 at 11:19 am
2.0 out of 5 stars
If you want to be dissapointed, purchase this phone.
The Samsung Omnia is a major disappointment. Let’s go over all the things this phone does wrong.
1) Touchscreen – There is only vibration feedback when using the…
Lakeisha on July 4, 2009 at 1:48 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
i900 omnia inputs
The phone has a few issues with the plasma screen if the sun is around the screen can’t be seen. The signal is kind of weak but that could be a regional problem.
Shoshana on July 4, 2009 at 1:59 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Samsung Omnia i900 is definitely an iPhone killer
I have received my Samsung Omnia i900 through VibeCelluar and the followin to points are my reveiw
- VibeCellular delivary service is great.