Comments on: Samsung Omnia i900 WM6.1 Smartphone Review

By: Darwin Orpiano

Darwin Orpiano — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:49:15 +0000

Me I know the sales price for this kind of mobile phone? Ahm, that way I want to gate the sale price because someday I to buy this mobile phone.. but Sir/ma’am.. If you want.. thank You very much… Godbless….

By: abcyesn

abcyesn — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:37:31 +0000

I realised that whenever i install 3rd party apps. and those are required to be installed in the device memory, it will install in the device memory’s storage, but not program memory. is there anyway to install them in program memory? because the device storage have very little space. I have 3.14mb storage memory and 48.92MB storage memory left in the device.

By: jacky

jacky — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:23:51 +0000

i agree with that “mikey” samsung omina? that’s amazing phone

By: mikey

mikey — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:22:13 +0000

shorty i said. “samsung omnia” is way~ better than i phone.. so i phone is sucks! thank you! lol peace out!

By: Deemon

Deemon — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:02:40 +0000

I’m planning to buy the Omnia next week but am a bit confused. I currently use a blackberry curve & am very happy with it, so I’m not too sure if I should upgrade to blackberry bold or the Omnia. Also I’ve read a lot of mixed reviews about the Omnia.

Any suggestions that can help me decide which mobile to buy?

By: Haroun Kola

Haroun Kola — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:11:47 +0000

I got the Omnia for the Video recording capabilities, wanting to be a video blogger, but it seems that my favourite cross posting site Blip.tv isn’t too happy with the native format of the Omnia.

I’ve read elsewhere that the video recorder can record in all of its codecs, any idea how to change to one that’s more blip.tv friendly?

By: Stancam

Stancam — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:26:36 +0000

I’m suppose to have Smasung Omnia for free as rtention unit for my infinity plan, so I browsed over all your comments. I currently have XDA flame and honestly no one seemed to mention it anywhere here. XDA flame is so full of features that executives need- esp. appointments, calendars, tasks, and still have 3-G, office apps, and most of all- the handwriting recognition feature which I always prefer over letter-buttons! can anyone with XDA flame experience and now on omnia make a comment pls.! hate to be sorry for getting omnia- I still intend to have another flame.

By: Alexandre Machado

Alexandre Machado — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:49:40 +0000

Don’t like this phone very hard to work and dont have any options, very week in memory and i think iphone its the best, but i am waiting for Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, have many things but sony knows how to make good software, just to say that the only company capable to use full potencial of Java Plataform 8.1 and that why the W910i and K880i its the mosted sell in all europe

By: Shadyshifter

Shadyshifter — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:22:51 +0000

I think omnia is better than iphone.Here’s why I think people go for iphone rather than other phones because they expect to get same usability as apple computers,but that’s simply not going to happen.Having said that I don’t think it’s a bad phone sure it brought some new ideas to the mobile phone industry but that’s it .Now it’s time to step off and let an other phone have the spotlight.The omnia to be exact it’s way better than iphone apart from UI but everytime a new UI comes to the market your gonna have to get used to it same with omnia.I know this might hurt little fanboys out there but I don’t care omnia is BETTER than iphone

By: Lordmortlock

Lordmortlock — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:45:57 +0000

Having spent the evening with the phone Im feeling a little more positive today! The widget thing isnt really my bag… much prefer the samsung today menus… and the lack of stylus slot is balanced by a super little mouse that works suprisingly well. Theres a lot to get ones head around (especially after using a N95 for 18 months!) but its slowly getting more intuitive. And of course its WM so Im in download heaven. Anyone who is initially frustrated should persevere… I look forward to discovering more. And thanks for the accelerator tip Chris… found, switched on and works a treat!

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:26:34 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, m’Lord! And I’m sorry to hear you’re less impressed than you hoped to be; at the end of the day, whichever gadget people decide on, we’d prefer them to be happy about their choice :(

The accelerometer can be turned off in the options somewhere (sorry, I haven’t got the Omnia in front of me right now) so it might be worth checking to see if it comes disabled. Otherwise I’d get in touch with whoever supplied the phone.

Let us know how you get on!

By: Lordmortlock

Lordmortlock — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:32 +0000

I recieved the phone this morning! Ive only had a little play with it (as apparently Im supposed to be doing some work) but I must admit its a bit fiddly. The main problem seems to be that Samsung have only partially covered up the 6.1 UI… a pretty, finger friendly contacts screen takes you into a familiar, dated windows inbox if you select send message. The WM icons are tiny and needed frequently… fine with a stylus but the omnia doesnt have a stylus port and Samsung expect you to attach the rather girly stylus with a lanyard… it looks a bit like an eyeliner! Add to that the fact that the touch facility seems a bit sluggish and differs from menu to menu, theres only haptic feedback on some text entry and the accelerometer doesnt seem to work (on mine at any rate) and you have an experience that feels… well… a bit unfinished. A shame, as the camera, opera and some of the samsung interfaces seem excellent. Ill give it a good go later but its a bit disappointing to be honest. Ho hum….

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:49:47 +0000

I know what you mean about the drag and drop on the touchscreen as it can be a bit awkward at first; however, once you’ve used it for a day or so it becomes second nature – a firm touch and swipe and it’s brilliant. I actually find the interface better than the iPhone’s because of the haptic feedback – the iPhone just felt dead when I touched the screen whereas the Omnia gives that tactile feeling that keyboard users like myself crave.

Definitely better than the iPhone for me as it’s better featured, isn’t bolted to iTunes, is less clunky and ’2007′ in look and just feels better in hand.

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:25:40 +0000

The screen on the Omnia is pretty good, and it’s generally a decent handset, so I don’t think it’s going to be a situation where you’re obviously disappointed. I’d be very interested to hear how you find the Omnia, so please do leave a follow-up comment!

By: Lordmortlock

Lordmortlock — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:35:44 +0000

It sounds to me like it comes down to whether consumers are prepared to put up with the slight clunkiness of 6.1 and the manufacturers attempts to mask it (TF3D et al) in order to get the flexibility and greater spec from the latest WM phones. We d all chose a 5 megapixel camera, video recording and HSDPA if we were asked but I guess its testament to Apple that they ve managed to produce a product thats just so damn usable that it almost balances out the comparative lack of spec. Great point tho… its fantastic to watch the manufacturers pushing each other so hard at the end of the day we consumers win… look at the choice of great kit we have! Im an N95 user in the UK and Ive just upgraded to the Omnia (free on orange… yaay!) It arrives tuesday. One question… am I going to miss the 16million colour screen on the N95? Will a mere 64000 colours be obviously worse?

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:49:55 +0000

Hey Dark Lord :)

5 pages is fine, you won’t depress me. Thanks – to everyone – for taking the time to comment. Funnily enough, I wouldn’t actually consider myself one of the “Apple people”; I’m not a huge fan of OS X, I had no interest in the original iPhone (and repeatedly criticised it here and on iPhoneBuzz.com for its absent features, chiefly 3G) and I didn’t really want to like the iPhone 3G. I’ve actually used WM handsets far more than I have Apple’s device; in fact I wrote the “newbie review” because I had so little experience with it: http://www.phonemag.com/apple-iphone-3g-the-newbies-review-073743.php

What I said here, said there, and will continue saying is that where the iPhone 3G shines is in the interface. Yes, the Omnia has all manner of extra features (and I wish I was back in the UK so I could test out its 3G and see it really fly), but the way you access them simply isn’t as user-friendly. If you can’t use apps slickly, users won’t bother; for instance, touch & drag just doesn’t work as well, with a finger, on a resistive touchscreen.

I want WM to do better – I want a choice of tempting handsets so wide that a trip to the nearest phone store makes me weep because I can’t have them all – and I’ve no interest in seeing the iPhone wipe out the competition. None of us will defend stupid PR, like not maintaining open dialog when users are having problems with your product; that’s not great marketing or even brain-washing, it’s just rude. But would HTC or Samsung have put so much effort into TouchFLO 3D or Touchwiz if the iPhone hadn’t come along? Both sides learn from each other, and spur each other on to better things – at the end of the day it’s the consumer that wins.

By: The Dark Lord

The Dark Lord — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:16:50 +0000

I find the attitude of Apple people quite ridiculous. OK the iphone introduced a new idea for a phone, but that’s it. That doesn’t mean u r suddenly the market leader. The iphone is not even half the phone any WM phone, blackberry phone or Symbian phone is. There are so many basic things missing for a real business phone that the iphone just doesn’t have. Frankly Steve jobs doesn’t seem to care either. He does have great marketing and ATT behind him to trick you and tell everybody your phone is so cheap. I cannot believe people are stupid enough to believe that shit.

And what’s up with the hiding BS of not telling everybody when and what. And then not even having everything that all the people allover the internet ask for. Just start with an MMS. All the stupid simple phones today have it, for years actually. What were you thinking Steve, not even copy and paste … you are not really comparing this to a real WM phone are you … I could write 5 pages here, but I don’t want to depress you to badly Chris

I find it funny how so many iPhone users write reviews for WM phones that are so much better then their own phone now. I mean it is sad that you have to lie to yourself to like the phone you bought … now that there are other options.

But only people who actually had a WM phone and actually dealt with it and understand it could really evaluate a fantastic phone like the Omnia. Great job Samsung. As soon as the i907 comes out I will have one.

The Dark Lord

By: Jeffrey Dee

Jeffrey Dee — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:02:25 +0000

The Samsung Omnia not an iphone killer? I for one love the Omnia. And the widget base Today Screen. The Today screen is more functional than the IPHONE. And the optical mouse is a joy to use. Add the ability to increase ram via micro-sd card, the built-in gps, the business card reader, tv out function and 5mp full function camera- and you get one GREAT IPHONE KILLER! Plus the fact you can downloads lots of third party Software without APPLE strict Third Party rules.

By: mohit anand

mohit anand — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:44:32 +0000

truth is every phone is compared to iphone when the real fact is iphone has only 2 things over others, extraordinary marketing by apple and great touchscreen bu that’s all it has has. this and diamond is light years ahead of iphone 3g overall in my opinion

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:05:38 +0000

It’s a good question, Naresh, and obviously different people will come to different conclusions about the Omnia. Basically, for us it came down to ease of use – both of software (the iPhone is still more straightforward to use, even with Samsung’s TouchWiz modifications) and of the touchscreen. Drag-scrolling is smooth on the iPhone, juddering on the Omnia unless you always use the stylus.

A 3G version for the US would make a difference, yes, as I said in my conclusion. But that difference would only be in terms of browsing speed, not interface or other hardware. The Omnia is a good phone, but not – in my opinion – an iPhone killer.

By: Naresh

Naresh — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:00:02 +0000

What makes the author think that this is not a iphone killer?
I would trade a windows WM, 5 megapixel phone any day with the iphone. Anyways Samsung already has plans to release a 3G enabled version of this phone on ATT network in the 3rdQtr.

By: J.O.

J.O. — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:11 +0000

No 3G, no Xenon flash and screen resolution is meh…Disappointing! It’s not bad, but not quite it for the price they ask.