The official Samsung i900 Omnia 'Ask Paul' thread

The official Samsung i900 Omnia 'Ask Paul' thread

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Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 15:38

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Let me ask you what is one of the most anticipated devices of the year... it features Windows Mobile 6.1, a slick custom UI, it's own internal storage, a stunning design, minimalist buttons, speedy 7.2MB HSDPA, auto adjusting backlight, an orientation sensor, Opera 9.5...

Is it the Diamond I hear you say?

OK, so how about if I add it has a 5 megapixel camera with face recognition, smile recognition and a flash, a wide format screen, 16GB of internal storage AND a microSD slot, a 624MHz processor, a 1400mAh battery and you have probably guessed i'm talk about the other hot Windows Mobile release that's for once NOT coming from the HTC stable...

The Samsung i900 Omnia!

Courtesy of the wonders of eBay and FedEx, a 16GB Samsung i900 Omnia is what I have sitting in front of me now... which means it's your chance to quiz me on anything you'd like to know! Regular readers will know i've been giving the Diamond a thorough workout of late, so I should be ideally placed to compare the two.

Fire away!

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Monolithix

Aug 12 2008, 15:39

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Hows the little joypad thing?

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Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 15:40

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I still prefer a real dpad, but unlike the i780, this one has a proper 'click' action?

*edit: Mono tells me the i780 had that too

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Aug 12 2008, 15:48

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paul, can you provide some photos taken by the device. if it's not too much to ask. cheers mate.

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Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 15:58

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Here's 4 random pics I just snapped (default settings).

The camera application is supremely responsive

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bashi007

Aug 12 2008, 15:59

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Paul how is the 3G reception, is it the same as the diamond?

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Aug 12 2008, 16:01

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I've been waiting to upgrade my E650 but I like having a keypad of somesort (bit it slidy or numbers etc.).. this device looks good but how easy is it, in the real world, to cope with having a keypad on a touchscreen and therefore how much viewable space is there on the screen etc...

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Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 16:02

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Not ventured into 3G yet

I'm quite used to soft keyboards now, shame there seems to be no keyboard haptics. I also seem to be unable to update my device to the latest ROM!

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Aug 12 2008, 16:04

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still got the silly charging connectors? or have they seen the minUSB light?

Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 16:05

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Samsung proprietary still i'm afraid!

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bashi007

Aug 12 2008, 16:07

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I thought that it had Haptics on keyboard, according to samsung website

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Aug 12 2008, 16:08

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QUOTE(bashi007 @ Aug 12 2008, 12:07)

I thought that it had Haptics on keyboard, according to samsung website

Maybe a ROM upgrade (that paul can't do, heh) unlocks that functionality?

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Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 16:09

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Not in the build i'm running (DXHG3) nor in the newer one (DXHG4), which unfortunately doesn't want to flash to mine, keeps saying 'incorrect software version'! Bah!

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Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 16:10

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I think the DXHG2 build had MORE haptics!

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siksik6

Aug 12 2008, 16:12

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FINALLY! A winmo mobile with a decent camera, are you listening HTC!!!

What's the video recording like pls Paul?

Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 16:14

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Not tried yet, but I believe its QVGA @ 30 FPS or VGA @ 15 FPS. First VGA capturing WinMo?

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Aug 12 2008, 16:18

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The camera is very respectable for a phone thats for sure but it's not great either (there's quite a bit of colour bleed/possibly focus issues).

Any more shots of the UI? Also what resolution is the screen?

Paul (MVP)

Aug 12 2008, 16:33

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Screen is 400x240 IIRC...

I'll post some shots of the UI later.

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pdtp

Aug 12 2008, 16:41

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ok so i see you said it had a flash, is that a real flash like the ones on blackberrys or are we talking some little light that doesn't do diddly like on the 8125 (HTC wizard)?

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Aug 12 2008, 16:52

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what i love about the omnia is its 5mp camera..if htc has that in the diamond..it would be fantastic. paul, how about a diamond vs. omnia side-by-side review? also, i know that the screen res is a bit unusual, do all programs work? how is the camera in low lighting conditions? thanks mate.

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