CNET Asia Review
Excellent
The good: Full range of wireless features; haptic feedback; improved text input methods; navigation software included; attractive design; excellent battery life; Opera 9.5 browser included. 8
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The bad: Some apps may not work properly; finger scrolling not consistently implemented; use of microSD slot requires battery removal; no stylus slot.
The bottom line: The Omnia is a good alternative to the HTC Touch Diamond with a competitive price and a truckload of features, though Samsung does need to work on the interface to improve its consistency and usefulness.
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Average User Rating
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User Reviews
A very well make PDA phone by samsung
Feb 17, 2009Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: 3.5G, GPS, 5 megapix camera, and many more.....
Cons: price may abit high but worth it
Opinion:
Just got it for 2 days, it was a very good PDA phone, nice touch screen interface, 5 megapix camera with auto focus and flash, and mine is a white colour set with build-in 16GB memory and if 16GB microSD is out I will be able to have 32GB of memory, GPS may not as good as Holux GPS but still working good, phone call are very clear and bluetooth connection is very good too.
Need I say more?!
Jan 16, 2009Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Touchscreen,WI-FI,5 mega pixel camera,16 GB, different text input methods, Etiquette Pause
Cons: no stylus slot, no user's manual, expensive. one cannot try the working model unless you order it.
Opinion:
It's actually my father who gave me this gadget,he having complained difficulty in doing sms because of his big thumb and nothing else for a basic user. No problem yet since last month, and I really love its performance.. Got attracted with the style and its operating system is quite good enough for a beginner like me. For those people who are looking for a perfect PDA phone, might as well take time out before deciding to buy.( just like what happened to my father, he rushed to buy without experiencing the working model.) :)
The best PDA-phone for me
Jan 6, 2009Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: The cool form factor, full of features, battery life, light weight.
Cons: Memory storage a bit limited, risky firmware updates, no stylus (but rarely used anyway)
Opinion:
Omnia is the (almost) perfect phone for me. It's small, light weight. The GPS works flawlessly with iGO8 software and Garmin Mobile XT. The 5MP camera is fantastic, 16GB storage, accelerometer is cool, WiFi is great, FM Radio is a nice added feature.
Complaints I have (why I didn't give the perfect 10) are:
* Updating its firmware proved to be risky. Once I upgrade from DZHJ1 to DZHK3 firmware, the phone hang at the end of the process. Soft and hard reset failed. I was almost gave up on it. Luckily I found the solution in Modaco forum who suggest me to update the firmware in XP instead of in Vista environment... and voila, my Omnia comes back to life.
* Limited storage memory. I still don't get it, even though I install all the softwares I have in the 16GB storage, the phone main memory storage still shows almost full, now I only have 4MB ... Read more
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