Making sense of the new Omnia smartphonesTraditionally, Samsung didn't have many devices that make use of the Windows Mobile operating system. There were two GSM models released in Asia last year, the Omnia SGH-i900 and SGH-i780. Things are now different as the company seems to have renewed its focus on smartphones. In June, Samsung announced a whole new line of Omnia handsets during the CommunicAsia tradeshow held in Singapore. We take a look at these four new devices and tell you which product category they fall into and their alternatives. Common featuresThough the four smartphones are different in their own ways, there are similarities between them. First and foremost, the operating system used is Windows Mobile (WM). The Omnia II (I8000) and Omnia Pro (B7320) are already commercially available and ship with WM6.1. Samsung will be providing a free update to WM6.5 when Microsoft makes that available to the manufacturers later this year. The Omnia Lite (B7300) and Omnia Pro (B7610) have not hit shelves so it remains to be seen if they will launch with WM6.5 preinstalled.The touchscreen-enabled models all come with Samsung's TouchWiz interface. This gives a widget interface for the Home screen and large icons throughout that replace the default WM menu and settings pages. The B7320 doesn't have a touchscreen, but comes with a custom interface called WizPro. Now, the differencesThe new range of Omnias caters to a wide range of users. In the table below, we give you a brief overview of each model's main specifications, price, and closest smartphone from another manufacturer in case you want to cast your net wider.
Tags: Smart Phone, HTC Touch, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp.
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