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Samsung Omnia i900
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Features of the Samsung Omnia i900 include:
- Windows Mobile 6.1 SmartPhone: Touchscreen user interface
- 3G: Video calling
- Camera: 5 megapixel camera with face detection autofocus, power LED flash, 4x digital zoom and business card reader
- Video Camera: Secondary camera for video calling
- Display: 65,536 colours, WQVGA touchscreen (3.2 inches)
- Music Player: MP3 / AMR-NB/I-Melody/SMAF/XMF/MIDI/SP MIDI/ AAC/AAC+/Enhanced AAC+ / WMA, FM Radio RDS
- GPS navigation: Geo-tagging supported
- Java Games
- Ringtones: MP3 ringtones / polyphonic ringtones
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi
- Memory: 8 Gbytes internal memory plus up to 16 GB memory card
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, push email (POP3 , SMTP , IMAP4)
- Internet: WAP, Internet Explorer / Opera Web Browser, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
- Operating Frequency: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS
- Size: 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm
- Weight: 125 g
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Displaying reviews 1 - 100 of 272 (displayed in order of date):
Reviewed by Paul Drabble on 17/10/2011
Rubbish the most unreliable phone I have ever owned. I Cant wait to get rid and sling it in thge bin. Its so bad I will never buy any Samsung phone ever again. Just to be clear RUBBISH RUBBISH UNRELIABLE RUBBISH
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Reviewed by masood on 23/09/2011
its a good mobile but today i do it reset. and now i don't know what i do please help me about this.message is Tap the screen to set up your windows mobile based device thanks mdmasood@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by Jenna on 20/08/2011
I like this phone, the only thing I do not like is that it doesn't recieve picture messages.. you have to sign onto an account to view pictures. And if someone sends more than a 1 page text message, it only sends the last half of the message. It irritates me!
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Reviewed by Tracey B. on 17/07/2011
This phone is an excellent, fairly simple to use phone. It has excellent internet explorer service, easy touchscreen,great camera, excellent video recording, loads of app availability and much more!
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Reviewed by Tommy on 27/06/2011
I personally own an I900 Omnia for about year and a half and I can say that this is the most fantastic and easy to use phone ever! My brother have IPhone 3G and its really cool device, but I think that Omnia is far more better! It has amazing long battery life, it is very durable - once I sat down ot it with my keys in the pocket and instead of a broken display the phone got only one little scratch. It's running windows mobile and there is plenty of gadgets, software and games available for free. This phone is so reliable that if it was a woman I would love her to the rest of my life!
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Reviewed by thabo moloi on 03/04/2011
it keeps on saying that not enough memory when i want to take pictures.
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Reviewed by Minu on 25/02/2011
This phone is a good phone as long as you don't get it from Orange. There are too many apps from Orange pre-loaded on, makes the phone slow. I have the first generation i900, which is a different version from the later versions. Trying to delete email boxes are hard to do and following the how to guides, does not work. I like the camera on the phone. It works well and have taken some really cool shots. Otherwise, the phone works well. I am out of my contract on the phone and am looking for an upgrade. This was meant to be the phone for a long time, but as I cannot upgrade to the Omnia version even through the Samsung website, it seems that a phone upgrade will be necessary.
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Reviewed by Tracey on 13/02/2011
Hate this phone! Its slow, flash is too powerful in dark rooms, camera is good outside in good light but rubbish indoors. Not a complete div when it comes to technology but cant work out how to bulk send photos to the computer (doing it one by one is a pain), touch screen is slow and not quick to respond. Rubbish phone. Cant wait to get the iphone!!
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Reviewed by Molly on 29/12/2010
i have to say i was dissapointed with this phone. the camera hardley ever works as it says there is no memory yet is has 16gb memmory card? it doesnt have threaded view texting as advertised and the picture messaging doesnt work .. not a good phone would not reccomend it :(
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Reviewed by Barnes Green on 21/11/2010
A great phone which, like the review says, can do everything well. If you're used to using windows mobile it will be a breeze and it's a great phone, but if ou have never used windows mobile before, it may appear daunting and complicated because whilst it can do most things a smartpne can be expected to do, it's not easy to get it to do some things if you don't know WM6.
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Reviewed by dan on 20/11/2010
this phone is gash, i hate it, I need an Iphone
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Reviewed by Glyn Turner on 25/10/2010
Worst Phone i ever had 2 years on and had nothing but problems. Out of 5 friends we all bought this phone at the same time, i am the only 1 left the rest are in the bin, the Tutch pad go`s after a year.After spending 500 euros to buy it my phone also has bit the dust. Q: Do Samsong make disposable phones? if not this phone should be : Not a happy customer
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Reviewed by Asghar Ali on 04/08/2010
DONT BUY I900,it doesent shows 8/16GB internal memory hundreds of times I've searched for it but all in vain.
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Reviewed by Katy on 08/06/2010
This phone is HORRIBLE! It tries to do too much and it just can't handle it. It glitches ALL THE TIME. I have to reset it at least 3 times a day. My mom and I both got the phone and we both absolutely hate it. It's especially bad for texting. It never sends or recieves. It glitches and won't notify you when it does happen to recieve. It can take a week to send or recieve a text. It takes days to notify you of a missed call or voicemail. I would NEVER recommend this phone to ANYONE.
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Reviewed by Bopaget on 05/06/2010
The screen has large display relatively easy to read Touch screen - a bit difficult to touch the correct or target item. Time too long to get ready after swictch on the phone. The first months I bought it, I can see the memory with 16 GB. But a few months after that this 16 GB disappear ! And the phone can save only a few MB and always said Memory full. Now I can rely only the memory card. Very disappointing! As all files kept in the phone were completly lost!!! So better to buy a bigger memory card for the memory slot!
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Reviewed by ann on 01/06/2010
After completeing my contract with this phone, I feel that I am an ideal person to write a review on it. I HATE THIS PHONE. I ha dto live with it for 18 months on Vodafone. This phone is ridiculously slow and sluggish thanks to Samsung's ridiculous choice to use windows software. The touchscreen does not compare to that of the iPhone, which it was undoubtedly designed to compete with, as the touchscreen has been designed for use with a stylus - it is useless to use your hands, as it barely responds. The phone is also ridiculously sluggish, and it is overloaded with pointless software which slows it down even more. There are two different internet browsers and several different music players. It is so unessescary. PLease, I beg of you, do not buy this phone. It is not any kind of rival to the iPhone and even business users would not find it useful because it is slow. To add insult to injury, it is also unreliable and has many glitches. The camera constantly tells me there is not enough memory to store a picture, the internet browsers often freezes, and the every single time i click an application, the stupid Windows waiting circle that I've not learned to despise comes up. It also has a terrible battery life and often needs recharging. Please, I implore you, if you want to be sane, do not buy this phone.
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Reviewed by cutestmofo on 13/05/2010
I currently own a samsung i900 an initially i thought this phone was horrible when i first got it and then i installed the wm6.5 rom and then all that changed...it is the greatest most powerful phone i have every owned..push email works perfectly, my messenger is flawless, and anything i can think of i can get it on my i900 currently i have a new media player, ps1 and vgba emulators they work flawlessly. battery reduces quickly however up still 40% after which the 40 last considerably long...in my opinion its all about what you want in your phone everything i didnt like i changed now i have no complaints if you hate the browser get another, hate the scrolling update your rom, hate the media player change it, hate the virtual keyboard again change it, hate the interface change it..after you do you find and incredible phone i sure did
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Reviewed by X13p5- on 31/03/2010
AMAZING PHONE ! But, how can you change the color on the names when the texts are on a thread? if you dont understand i mean " Me: Great Phone! Jane: I know!" "Me:" Comes out green "Jane:" Is blue How can i change that?
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Reviewed by Gin on 01/03/2010
The phone does NOT last an entire day! You have to charge it nightly. The touch screen slow is often unresponsive on the internet. Not user-friendly at all. Sending emails is a nightmare on the touch-screen even when you are using a stylis. You cannot see the screen under any type of light, still have not figured out how to convert music onto windows media player from itunes, or how to actively-sync from my windows vista computer. The screen often freezes. Worst phone ever. Do not buy this iphone knock-off!
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Reviewed by sam on 15/02/2010
cool phone
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Reviewed by Troy on 13/02/2010
Its fully equipped with everything, but I had chaos trying to put music on it, I never found out so I took it back and got a Nokia 5530
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Reviewed by Bassel on 02/02/2010
Agree with most comments that it is piece of junk
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Reviewed by Crystal on 30/01/2010
Iv had this phone for 13months and I must say it was a great phone in the begining. There are loads of applications and programs. I find that this phone is quite confusing, there is no simple way of sending music and other things its all got to be done in confusing and annoying ways. When i first got this phone the touch screen was brilliant. I have dropped it a million times and it has never actually broken. Camera is brilliant. Excellent zoom and quality. The phone sometimes freezes, but only recently. I do find that I don't use the word, powerpoint, excel etc. Im always finding new things on it, even now. I do find that battery life doesnt last longer than a day. Other than that I find this phone very good!!
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Reviewed by Steve on 13/01/2010
Just got one of these (on clearance on payg, Orange). Used the info from James below to flash to windows mobile 6.5 and what a great phone. I can now moved all the progs from my pda to this and only carry on device, nice... Impressed with the speed, the screen (OK not hi res, but for the money you can't complain). The only thing I would have to add would be the interface isn't as good as my wife's iPhone BUT it's a third the price and that's good enough for me...
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Reviewed by Bernard Georges on 10/01/2010
"FIVE STAR YES!! BUT BEWARE OF THE POOR (ALMOST NON EXSISTANT) AFTER SALES REPAIR SERVICE" I own a Samsung Omnia II i 900 Unlocked International model Phone. The phone is very good, I would recommend the phone for its features and ruggedness. How ever I would love to tell the world that my experioence with the after sales service for repairs is the POOREST I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I Live on the Island of the Commonwealth of Dominica. I purchased my OMNIA i900 on-line from Amazon.com in September of 2009. My Phone met with am accident at the end of October 2009. I followed the instructions on the booklet I received with the phone to obtain repairs for the Phone and I am only being given the run arround that I am not in the UK region so that phone cannot be repaired there, I wonder what treatment a visitor to the UK region would get if the visitor's phone needs repair service to repair a Samsung phone whilst the visitor is in the UK. I chose Samsung because I am a samsung business product reseller. Our business policy is to give service to a product that we represent irrespective of where it was purchased once it come in to us we protect the good integrity of our principals. I am most reluctant to recommend this product now inspite of all of its good and excellent features because of the total disregard given to me for after sales repairs service. I was not requesting warranty repairs I offered to pay for the services because I am honest and do not encourage cheating of warranty. Samsung needs to immediately look into their after sales service. I suggest that the person responsible for after sales repairs reads Jim Clemmer book "FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS" of 1992. Bernard Georges
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Reviewed by Stephen Hirst on 08/01/2010
Purchased a used phone on ebay - the thing won't charge (even replaced battery) or talk to computer. It seems the unique all in one socket is a serious flaw - its to weak, easily wears out. Reckon I need to buy a Blackberry :-(
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Reviewed by laura g, glasgow on 08/01/2010
iv had my omnia i900 for some time now and i think its pretty cool,you can pretty much do anythin with it if you just learn more about it and how it works. jim from east kilbride you said you havent figured out how to forward a txt, all you have to do is highlight the txt you wish to forward using the pen and then go to forward and you should have no problem doing so. the only problem i have is that i cant turn off my answer phone which i would love to do as it cuts in too quick and i seem to miss a lot of calls. but all in all i think its a great phone.
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Reviewed by Jim Stevens on 31/12/2009
I have owned the Omnia for several months now and have regretted buying it for most of that time. This "5mp" camera takes very blurry pictures and only does so in the best of lighting conditions. My Nokia 1.3mp seemed to do a better job. I am a longtime Mac user, and spoiled by the intuitive functionality of their products. I really can't say that the Omnia is anywhere near as easy to live with. This is by far the most annoying phone I have ever owned.
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Reviewed by Nithin on 26/12/2009
I have got a small problem with omnia i900, When i call the service provider and press the buttons according to the IVR, It always give you a wrong information entry. Regards Nithin
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Reviewed by Dave on 12/12/2009
This phone is still very good in late 2009. I would suggest that you go check out mondaco forum i900 Rom development and upgrade to the wm6.5.x sector rom. This transforms the phone right up to the current cutting edge and improves the UI 200%.
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Reviewed by Willie0486 on 09/12/2009
It kwel bt it is jus the navigator never seens to work, it battery goes fast it can't last two days, waste when you are taking a video.
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Reviewed by PJ on 18/11/2009
It's not a bad phone but it has issues. The send button being next to letters in text mode is ridiculous. The amount of times I've sent a half finished text. Why not have the send key at the top out of the way? The phone lights up for no reason, so you wait for a text or call that doesn't actually show. On the british version there is no way to flip through songs like you can on the american version, (iphone style) so you keep having to go to library or press the tiniest forward button in the world. After you get used to it, the usability is better. It has some great features and provided you close down applications as you go, it's pretty fast. Word to the wise, your phone provider may not tell you that you have to shut down internet (or tell you you have to shut down features period) via task manager when you've finished using it, so be prepared for a hefty first bill. All in all though, I'm pretty happy with it, but little things would make life simpler.
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Reviewed by Johnno on 12-11-2009
I've had the i900 for a year now, love it, more PDA than phone, fantastic personal assistant... helps me when I'm lost, takes notes, world time at the press of a button, measurement conversion, music library, great video cam and stills... did I mention it's a phone too
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Reviewed by Faisal on 11/11/2009
I bought this phone nearly 4 weeks back and i was really impressed with its performance. After installing Garmin XT and other sw it was getting slower. other things are great but for key pad it in annoying while u push button it gives u buzz. I couldnt find a way to turn off that feature. The worying thing came up around 25 days back it had 35% battery left and it turned off completely now there is no red light and its not powering up. gave it to samsung for repair but 10 days had passed no answer from them. Am really worried what happened to it.
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Reviewed by Karli on 31/10/2009
I have the Samsung Omnia, and I hate it, it is unresponsive and generally less awesome than it should be. Get an iphone or a blackberry.
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Reviewed by Blue on 04/10/2009
well my dad has a samsung omnia but well... he is getting a new phone and i really like te samsung omnia, it is such a great phone, i think it has a great lay out great value for money. I love this phone it is so much better than the iphone!! hope i helped x
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Reviewed by akash seecharan on 29/09/2009
Best phone I ever owned
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Reviewed by Caroline on 25/09/2009
I hate, hate, hate this phone. I second everything other 1 star users have said - slow, unresponsive, impossible to see screen in sunlight, pain in the arse to send texts, horrible input. On top of all this I have encountered several bugs in the 9 months I've had this phone - I had to do a factory reset because the audio completely stopped working, and in the past few days the sms ringtone has completely stopped working. I also had a problem early on where the phone kept switching itself off each time I received a call (turned out to be a known bug, found a solution online). Bottom line: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.
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Reviewed by Gina on 30/08/2009
my omina keeps freezing. worst phone ive ever had.
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Reviewed by Missy on 27/08/2009
Great Phone, If You Can Handle A Computer Well Then You Will Be Able To Handle This. Great Camera Quality. The 3G Camera Is The Best 3G Camera I've Ever Seen! I Get Free Internet When I Connect To A Wireless Route Which Is Excellent! The Only Downside Is Freezes Every Couple Of Days So I Have To Restart It From The Top.
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Reviewed by Jim East Kilbride on 21/08/2009
I've had Samsungs (E320, D600, D840) for years and had my Omnia for months and I have had no major probs with it - eg camera crash as others have experienced. To be honest I haven't begun to explore ALL the applications shipped with the phone, there are just so much it's great. The only thing that irritates me is that I haven't yet figured out how to forward text messages. On the drop down menu the 'forward' facility is greyed out. However, I still think it's a great piece of kit!!
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Reviewed by dan g on 19/08/2009
i got this as an upgrade from vodafone. i just want a phone that sends texts and makes calls so i don't really know why i bought it! if you just want a bog standard phone then this definately isn't for you it's really rather complicated menu system is hard to master and i was forever pressing buttons i didn't mean to. plus, there was the fact that the screen is an odd size and pictures i tried setting as my wallpaper often didn't fit and so i had to edit them on the pc before sending them accross. i ended up flogging it to mazuma mobile for £120! cost me nothing on upgrade so never mind! not for me but i can see the appeal to you gadget lovers!
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Reviewed by Marcus - London on 19/08/2009
The phone has all the functionality of a top end product. A good camera, the ability to store large data and all the other tricks you'd expect from a premium product phone. However, the phone has an Achilles heel. In fact, it's more of an Achilles leg, or an Achilles two legs leaving it with nothing to stand on at all. The fact of the matter is this, the touch screen is absolutely useless, to the point when even dialling a number is a haphazard and frustrating process. Calls are frequently rejected instead of being answered as you get the phone out of your pocket and as for texting or emailing, it takes an age. None of the other benefits of the phone matter a jot if the thing can't be managed on this basic level. Until there is a version with a keyboard or keypad, I reccomend you stay well away.
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Reviewed by AdyB on 10/08/2009
great phone but not for AMATEURS
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Reviewed by Ella Thorne on 09/08/2009
THIS PHONE IS THE BEST PHONE IN THE UK!!!!! I love this phone its soo easy to use. Its 1 millone times better then any other touch screen phone i had the tocco and this phone is better everyone will love this phone i love the camra its soo nice its simple easy quick and brillant and would defentily give it a 5 star rating.
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Reviewed by Sue on 22/07/2009
Within half an hour on having the phone - I was on the phone to orange to take it back. Kept freezing. The touch screen was awful. The keyboard you cannot use unless you have baby fingers. I had the Pixon before this which was a fantastic phone. Really disapointed. Loads of features however too slow.
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Reviewed by pez on 19/07/2009
had the omnia for about a month top phone battery was a bit of a let down till i updated the fimware now spot on better than any nokia i have owned(n95 n95 8gig n96)and iphone 2+3g not sure about 3gs the more you play with it the better it gets like having a mini laptop in your pocket camera spot on music is crisp you can use the stylis or mouse or your finger easy to send email or txts radio good and lots of memory (8gig)also memory card slot for up to a 16 gig sd card
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Reviewed by Kevin Burke on 15/07/2009
The battery life makes this a big mistake. Return it before it's too late. I've tried everything, it needs to be charged twice a day. Who can be bothered to do this for the duration of their contract every day?
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Reviewed by Santie on 14/07/2009
I have had the Omnia now for 5 months, I don't have any of the problems other ppl complain about. Camera is great, it is fast, it has never crushed. Yes I do use the phone to its full potential and can work all its great functions. The only glitch that the phone do have is that I need to lock the phone with the call disconect button or the screen does not switch back on when you want to use the phone. You can hear that it is working, but you can't see a thing and then need to soft start it again.
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Reviewed by calvin on 12/07/2009
i like the omnia on a number of accounts which are: its great to use for internet browsing it feels great it looks great good camera and an alround touchscreen phone
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Reviewed by olly on 09/07/2009
ive had the phone for a couple of months now and it is by far the best phone that ive ever had also the features on it are amaizing
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Reviewed by alan on 04/07/2009
Read the Omnia reviews and went for it,but am disappointed,put about 10 songs on and it comes up storage memory critical,it has 8gig of mem.+a micro sd.also dont try a hard reset,which i hoped would fix it,you have to realign the screen which is almost impossible to do and can take hours(no kidding).All in all its a disaster.
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Reviewed by joey on 04/07/2009
nice phone but after a while the touchkey sensitivities of the keys to your left shifts further to the left. for instance, u may have to push the 'q' key if u need to push the 'e' or even 'r' key as the case may be. this is more noticeable the further the key is to the left when the phone is facing u. the same happens with the number keys. it becomes more difficult to with keys '1', '4' and '7'. apart from these hitches, its one hell of a feature-packed phone. another drawback is the short battery life, even when most of the features are not used regularly.
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Reviewed by KRIS on 04/07/2009
I HATE MY OMNIA. IT IS THE WORST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE
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Reviewed by agent404 on 03/07/2009
I agree with a lot of complaints listed by the reviewers here but bear in mind it's a WinMo device so is infinitely customisable. When I first got it, I wasn't happy with some of the features (or lack of) and the slow operating system and shelved in favour of my trusty Sony Ericsson K810i. After a couple of months, a friend told me about some custom firmware you can download off the net and also various shell interfaces so I gave them a try. Now, I've got exactly all the functions I want from a phone installed on my Omnia. Anything I'm not happy with, I can change or update. Its a great piece of kit if you have a bit of patience and know how to modify it.
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Reviewed by Rob Waldron on 23/06/2009
I must have been one of the unlucky ones. 2nd phone in 6 months now this one has failed for the third time. Screen un-responsive not a tap but a hit before it recognises the number or letter plus the sensors are not in line with the menu's tap on what you think is the menu you want and you always get the one below. and lastly it switches itself off so you miss calls. I am going to change to a Black Berry Bold
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Reviewed by Paul on 23/06/2009
Why did people who can't use a touchscreen phone buy one? Then blame the phone?
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Reviewed by pezzer on 22/06/2009
after having the pixon and tocco ultra this phone kicks bum pixon was a great phone tocco ultra good (poor battery) but the omnia is so amazing its like having my laptop in my pocket
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Reviewed by Matthew Moggridge on 15/06/2009
I think the Samsung Omnia is a useless lump of plastic and I'm considering taking the sim card out and putting it back into my Sony Ericsson mobile. To read more, go to my blog on matthewmoggridge.blogspot.com scroll down and read my scathing, but justified, review.
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Reviewed by Dave S on 11/06/2009
Got the Omnia with some free line rental. Loved it - cool, slick and wanted (that's just me) - the phone was good too though. Recommend it lots.
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Reviewed by Grace'ox on 10/06/2009
i got this phone on upgradee form my samsung armani night effect and i love it! the camera is greattt and the windows mobile is really fast with thaa internet, not the best phone i have had(samsung pixon, which broke :() but it is one of them. im 13 and i recommend this phonee to anyonee
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Reviewed by James.e on 03/06/2009
The Phone Is Good have heard that people have some problems with the screen but it is nothing major overall this is a brill phone and i would recommend it to anybody :)
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Reviewed by Anton from Phils. on 30/05/2009
This is one of a great phone with an advantage of video calling from iphone3G.
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Reviewed by ABDULLAH on 25/05/2009
AMAZING PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Reviewed by kan101 on 25/05/2009
best phone i know and i know them all!!!!
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Reviewed by riluxg on 22/05/2009
not very good to charge via usb the phone has to be on so if you have lost all battery power you can not charge via usb only mains charger what is the point in that. touch screen is not very responsive.Very easy to get lost in the menu systems and hard to find what you are looking for. lots of other poor
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Reviewed by Danny Bain on 20/05/2009
Yeah it looks good n its got all the kit, but writing a text is an impossible task, the touch screen is pathetic, now on my forth replacement, First was poor battery lucky if it would last 4 hours when left at home n not being used! Second was Answering calls on its own please google search this as its a fault listed on videophone forum. They say sorry for the inconvenience they are working on it, not that when your friend calls when your planning the surprise party and over hears it all! Third the screen would just not recognise any input, now the 4th has all the problems! NEVER AGAIN STICK TO NOKIA!
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Reviewed by adam on 17/05/2009
PHONE IS ABSOULETLY AMAZING!!!!all features are brillant
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Reviewed by Mike Kendrick on 17/05/2009
I wouldn't wish the Omnia on my worst enemy it is the biggest load of rubbish I ever had the misfortune to own. Give me a Nokia or Sony any day.
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Reviewed by Lucy on 16/05/2009
THE SAMSUNG OMNIA SCREEN SCRATCHES TO EASILY ! I THINK THE SCREEN NEEDS IMPROVING A LITTLE! :)
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Reviewed by Mat on 15/05/2009
Compelled to write in defense, great phone, its only real downfall is touch screen is a bit annoying to use but you’ll get used to it, the Samsung keyboard is rubbish and the normal keyboard is a bit to small. Used WM for ages so knew what how set it up to make it easy to use. Set the today to WM 6.1, and configured the top side button to go to most common app, messaging, put the next most commonly used apps in the start menu and set the “Samsung today 1” in the today>item menu. Don’t use the widgets or overload the menus or add anything else to the today items. Everything is now easily accessible. My previous WM device had a jog wheel on the side, this is the best method of scrolling I have come across, but the little touch pad comes close, its only fault is that It continues to scroll after you’ve stopped, but it’s probably a setting somewhere I haven’t bothered to set. All bad reviews seem to focus on things that people have set up wrongly or where they haven’t bothered to read the instructions. Camera is a little disappointing for 5mp giving washed out colors and a bit grainy in bad light but I’m comparing it to a proper camera. RE Battery and the device crashing. For the first couple of months I admit, this phone almost ended up in pieces. It was constantly crashing. At least once a day and always when you needed it the most. I would receive an important call only to find that the device had completely locked, or I would be in a rush to check email before going somewhere without a signal, but I would have to remove the battery and restart it (this can take a while). I cured this by downloading the latest unbranded ROM flash. This not only had the benefit of fixing the crashes, the battery life has now gone from just about a day to 2 or 3. And the best part is that now the orange branding has been completely removed, what they had done to this phone I don’t know!!!. Now it is as Samsung meant it to be. It still occasionally crash es (once or twice a month) but this I think is down to a conflict with MS reader and the auto screen lock. Oh yes…16gb ram and space for another 16gb . The reviewer who complained that she put 1 song on and it filled it up…read the instructions. To sum up, imagine every phone/pda/gadget ever made rolled into one, its only flaw being that it’s good at every thing but not the best any single thing (apart from techy nerd stuff).
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Reviewed by mummy on 15/05/2009
abosutuly terrible!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Jan on 14/05/2009
Bought this phone initially for the wifi connection which works fine if u do a reset on phone, it will work for a couple times and after that theres no hope, very disappointed!!
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Reviewed by Omar on 14/05/2009
I got i900 omnia 16GB recently and i tried mastering all features and i find it amazing, i tried adding 16 GB memory and still it supports my files but i came to face a problem when i tried to use the camera and put "my storage" as default storage, when i chacked the pictures i took, it says "unable to read the file" what have i done wrong? Please help me, my email add is sagui28@yahoo.com. Please help me, maybe i just made some adjustment on the settings. Thanks
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Reviewed by Rocky on 11/05/2009
This phone is fantastic, it is great, as a Windows phone to media phone, and with a wicked 5 megapixel camera. And also 8gb internal memeory. Wow this phone is the phone. However i do not recomend for people who only like to use simple phones, and expect the phone to do everyhting. This is a phone for people who like their gadgets, and once your used to it everything is like a piece of cake.
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Reviewed by Nurav on 11/05/2009
The best phone i ever had! They used to call it the iPhone killer. and it stands by the expectations. instead of getting into the details i would like to say that it has everything that one can ask for, and more... connectivity... battery life...camera...smart pre-installed softwares (MS office - mobile, google maps etc)... very easy to use touch screen... It is one of th ebest options for those who want an executive looking, powerpacked and yet stylishly trendy phone!
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Reviewed by Stan on 10/05/2009
Have had the phone for about 5 months now with T-Mobile. Very happy about it after installing SPB Mobile Shell, especially version 3.0! Touchscreen works pretty well, although for the precision control I tend to use my fingernail than my actual finger, and it works very well. The only let down to me would be the battery life. I'm not an intensive phone user by any means, and the phone can just about last 2 days on average usage. I have to recharge it daily though. I'd recommend turning off wifi, bluetooth etc by default. Reduce the frequency of email send and receive, and little things like that to sustain battery life. All in all, very satisfied with the phone.
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Reviewed by Billy Wright on 09/05/2009
Absolutely brilliant phone. I aggree with previous comments this phone will probably only suit people that love gadgets and are experienced with computers. This is perfect for picking up my emails from work and home. Reasonably sized for what it does.
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Reviewed by varun kalra on 06/05/2009
the gr8 fon, i have ever experienced / used. Stylish, light weight, sleek... name of the feature u get it here... Omnia - means everything !!
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Reviewed by Joao Carlos Gobbo on 02/05/2009
I`m playing with it for a week. It looks good and has more resources than I need, but a thing I need very much is a decent users manual and this it DOES NOT HAVE.
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Reviewed by Owen on 01/05/2009
This is not a great phone. Sure, it has good graphics and a reasonable layout. Talk and listening quality is fine and the battery life is OK. I've had this phone less than two weeks, and already it's become buggy. The touch screen sometimes won't respond at all, or it responds slowly. It's actually difficult to change the ring tone, because the touch features make scrolling through a list of options difficult without accidentally choosing one of the options before I'm done scrolling. And when I do change the ring tone, the phone reverts to the default (Windows Mobile) within an hour. That doesn't matter, though, because the ring has now stopped working, and no matter what options I alter, my phone makes no noise when ringing. These are just a few of the software problems I've encountered. These are basic functions! It doesn't matter how excellent the graphics are, or how good the battery life is, if I cannot perform the most basic functions simply and quickly.
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Reviewed by Adam from Leeds on 01/05/2009
I've had this phone for a few months now and to be blunt, I hate it!! Good Points I tend to buy a phone more for how it looks on the pub table than what it can do as i only really use it for calls and texts! For this function, it looks good! And to be fair, I do quite like that I can get my emails through to my phone (not a unique feature though) Bad Points One of my biggest gripe with the Omnia is that Texting is ridiculously difficult! Even using the little stick that comes with it (which you can't really use in public without looking like a tit). The buttons that you need to hit are way too small meaning texting takes ages and can be really frustrating. I have pretty much given up texting all together and just call people. The Camera is not what you would expect for 5 megapixels, but it does the trick. If you want to take amazing pictures buy a camera! Now for the BIGGEST ISSUE with the Omnia - everytime i use the radio for more than 15/20 minutes the screen crashes. The phone is still on and working but the screen just stays black, i have to turn it off then back on to restore it! And if that's not bad enough - the phone crashes completely whenever it wants too! This is completely random so if it dies in your pocket you won't realise and will probably miss calls/texts etc! My opinion, wait a couple of months until the new version of the iphone comes out, it's got everything and is soooo much easier to use!!
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Reviewed by Bob'syouruncle on 30/04/2009
I have had this phone for almost a month, it is a good phone, but things are lacking. The interface was very user friendly and easy to navigate my way around. Making calls, was, okay, can be very annoying when you press "call sender" then you have to confirm the persons number every single time before the phone will process the call, the call quality was average. I had high expectations when I got this phone, battery life lasts a day (average daily use was 150 - 200 texts, hour phone calls, 5-10mins on wifi). Texting was an iffy, you could text very easily on the phone and the predictive does help to a certain extent, but sometimes pressing "reply" to a text notification would send you to the reply screen but it locks out the text option... Annoying – which means you have to exit the inbox, then go back into it again! And if you accidentally tap on the text message when trying to scroll around it will blow up the text message full screen and you have to tap the screen repeatedly to get out of it, or scroll all the way to the bottom. For a Smartphone I was utterly bewildered that it did not even have a Countdown Timer!! The only way you could get a sufficient one was to pay! And you don't get any simple timer, no, you get these sporting timers... Pretty ridiculous. I was first off impressed with learning how to use the device but as time went by the bugs became more apparent and more frequent which means you would have to turn off the device and reboot it. Like any computer using Windows! This was annoying as I'm a person that doesn't turn off their phone, not at night, not at charging etc.. Battery life and ease of communication is key. The camera is good, but the flash can be too powerful and often you get very white faces. The video recorder is very good, though. I would recommend this device to someone who requires decent technology but does not communicate that much and doesn't need to have it on 24/7. At the end of the day it’s a good attempt at a touch screen, it beats the iPhone, but I feel that Windows have made it a little too sluggish, even with the latest firmware, there are some issues that still need to be resolved. But it didn’t fit in with my personal requirements and I’ll have to put some research into other phones.
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Reviewed by Mark R on 29/04/2009
This is by far the worse mobile I have ever had. I use it soley for business and find the touch screen very hard to use. The battery life is poor and I would be lucky to get a maximum of 2 hours when the bluetooth is activated. Also the phone continously drops calls when switching from network to network, sometimes I have to call the same person back about 5 times through a 5 minute call!! I have been with Orange for over 10 years and I will NEVER return back to them once my contract expires as they are not prepared to do anything apart from replacing it with the same model (same problems). Orange claim to 'Test' all phones before they put their stamp on it, this accounts for nothing as they take no responsibility for manufactures faults. If you want a phone for business and you are on the road for most of the time DO NOT buy this handset.
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Reviewed by Alice on 26/04/2009
This is the worst phone I have ever had. I have had countless problems with this mobile. The so called 'memory' on the device is poor to say the least. I am tied into a 2 year contract and I can't wait to get rid of it. 8 GB worth of memory? What a joke! I put one song on it and it claimed that all of the memory had been used up! The different memory compartments haven't helped at all. This is my 3rd omnia as Vodaphone refuse to give me another phone. Anyone thinking about getting this phone should seriously think again.
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Reviewed by Jim on 24/04/2009
Overall I think it is excellent. Reading the reviews here really makes me conclude that it's capabilities are only appreciated by the more intelligent and IT savvy. Saying that, that can't be a good thing if it is meant for the general public. Yes I have gripes with it, but in terms of overall performance - very good. The touch screen IS accurate, the HSDPA is fantastic! The synching options are great! I am surprised an ARM processor was used; indeed, I'm surprised that RISC technology is still commercial! Not cause it's bad; just the way the world has gone. I do have user gripes but I truly think these could be resolved with firmware updates. Love it.
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Reviewed by Harvey on 24/04/2009
Only a couple of downers.. can't watch BBC iplayer through mobile network internet for some reason.. always asks to switch to wi-fi.. (if I were at home where my wi-fi was I'd watch on TV or PC). Piddly pen thingy held on by a bit of string.. (when your on the phone it clatters against the side of the phone..(and for some reason it reminds me of Larry Greyson's glasses strap).. Oh.. changing widgets..can't do. Software disk does not work on my PC running XP and even though it keeps telling me to download the latest version of flash (which I have) it still will not install..resulting in no 'Active link'. Other than that ....Great.
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Reviewed by Lake Joyd on 22/04/2009
This standard communications divice fits my standards greatly.
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Reviewed by jon on 18/04/2009
the best!!!! for techie peepz...
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Reviewed by Katey Grant on 16/04/2009
I got this mobile based on the reviews i read before i bought it, what a mistake! This phone is so stupid, it's unbelievable, unless you really are using it strictly for business. there are what seems like 4 different types of media player, and it depends on which song you are playing as to whethr you can play it. it has severe memoery problems, you can change where things are saved to, nor see where they are saved, there are so many pointless programs in the memory so there never is any, plus you have no clue as to what these programs do or what will happen if you delete them, due to the 3 page info guide and there are about 3 games compatible to download to this handset. My advice, just get an iphone.
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Reviewed by Marcus on 15/04/2009
Despite the vast functionality, the memory, the clever tools and all the applications available, the one, key problem with this phone is ultimately it's downfall. The touch screen is useless. By useless, I mean that quite literally, that it is without use. Even with the stylus, which has no space to stow on the device, so is a cumbersome addition, the screen is wildly inaccurate making texting, emailing and even dialling a telephone number a haphazard chore. You can choose from a variety of text inputs (qwerty, phone pad, keypad and even handwriting recognition) but none of them provide any sort of reliable method of inputting data and text. This sort of flaw is one which the phone just cannot get over. There is no benefit to the other many facets of the phone if you can't interact in an easy and instinctive way. For this reason alone, the phone is a true dead weight. If Samsung add a keypad/board, as with the latest Tocca, then I can see the next incarnation of the Omnia being a working hit, but at the moment, it's a useless piece of junk.
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Reviewed by Dazo on 14/04/2009
Was looking forward to this phone, but i could just not get used to using it. I don't know if the windows lay out will ever work as they have it on the phones now. I found it in practical to use one handed at all. There is no doubt it is a very smart phone with a lot of uses the screen is great, camera ok but have to say i still like the sony ericcsons. When somone re invents the p900 properly they will have a winner touch screen and flip down normal phone key pad was perfect.
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Reviewed by Yemiboi on 13/04/2009
Before I start I seriously think the rating of this phone should be 2 star. I got this phone not long when it was released September 2008 and I got the 8gig version on vodafone, it was the biggest mistake of my life because I ditched Samsumg after the last one I used in 2000/2001 the SGH300 which looks like a washing machine. Back to Omnia, I got this phone and I played around with it and the best thing about the phone is it's camera & looks, yes the camera & looks!! everything else was just a joke, the gps struggles to lock on to a satelite, when you want to use wifi to browse it keeps looking for the GPRS to connect and what killed it for me was the security pin lock, when activated the phone doesn't ring out and it answers itself without you touching any thing, yes it does, so if this was activated and you get a call you will not know you have a call that's been picked up, it just like you putting the phone into your pocked and it dials someone without you knowing. I took it back to vodafone and they could not tell me why and they said they are looking into it, the was no rom patch or software update for it then, I am not sure about now, I just ditch the phone. It crashes, touch flow was just a shame on Samsung trying to copy Iphone because it was not responsive, tuning the phone off is holy wa r and to switch it on is like a 386 pc running windows 7 with 128mb when the recommended was 1.5ghz processor and 2gig memory, when I installed tomtom navigator on it, it doesn't connect to the satelite, you have to download a file called GPSgate free for 7-10 days and when the free period runs out you have to pay for it (compare to my XDA Orbit), the battery was like you holding a water in a see through nylon bag and pierce it in 10 different places with a niddle, even using it in a flight mode was not helpful, imagine if you have the bleutooth, wifi and phone one at the same time, you will barely manage to get an hour use out of it. I took it to Finland and I was taking pictures with it, it only lasted for an hour so I really don't know why this site have rated this phone as outstanding, you could really mislead someone to buying thing phone and they will only come back to say the 2 letter word and I know you are not stupid to know what that is!!!
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Reviewed by LAWRENCE on 13/04/2009
bOUGHT MY oMNIA IN bALI INDONESIA . mANUAL STINKS AND ONLY TOUCHE BASE ON HOW TO SET UP EMAILS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. SEREVICE IN BALI STINKS AS WELL NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO SET UP GMAIL ON PHONE. I SUGGEST THE SAMSUNG PEOPLE HIRE A GOOD ENEGLISH SPEAKING PROFESSIONAL TO REDO THEIR MANUAL
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Reviewed by sGwifi on 12/04/2009
everythings seens good..but no fring preload...
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Reviewed by bob on 10/04/2009
it looks awesome and the texting is amazing
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Reviewed by Kieran Chadha on 10/04/2009
This is way better than the Iphone don't know why i thought of buyinh that!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Colin on 07/04/2009
the bad things, it keeps turnung the screen, really annoying. Worst of all the touchscreen does not work sometimes and no matter what you do will select something else. The numeric screen keypad keeps dissapearing On the good side, best phone at a touchscreen level in terms of usage.
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Reviewed by Mia on 07/04/2009
This phone is everything I imagined and more. The only thing I took a star away for is the battery life. It could be alot better!
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Reviewed by RBH on 06/04/2009
An iphone killer, this phone is not. I say this because I have owned & used this phone since November 08 and have to say I found it very annoying. Unless you have tiny fingers or use the stylus (hanging to the phone) then forget about texting at any great speed or accuracy. Unless, you are quite knowledgeable about computers then stay well clear, as there is so much faffing around it is untrue. I have now purchased (April) an iphone 3g, and it is by far much more superior than the Omnnia. Fair enough it may not have 5mp camera etc but the useability of this phone is not even on the same scale. Another thing, the Omnia is near on impossible to use outside, unless a dark day, as you cannot even see the screen. In my opinion the iphone 3g is miles ahead, and I've not even started on the hundreds of apps available. Buy the iphone 3g, you will not regret it !
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