18
Aug
2009
Samsung S9110. Back to the future
We like a good bit of retro action here, and the Samsung S9110 is giving us retro tingles aplenty. For the simple reason that two of the best ever things we owned here as kids were:
1.The calculator watch. Admittedly, thinking back, this might not have been the best thing ever – “kneel before me friends, for I can now multiply large numbers on my wrist” – but at the time it did seem pretty amazing. A calculator! On a watch! On your arm! Amazing…
2.The TV remote watch. Now, hitting the market as it did while we were in high school, this thing was a stroke of genius. As long as you had your little book of codes relating to which channel you need to set the thing to in relation to the brand of TV (or VHS player) you wanted to control, you were set. That meant that whenever a teacher wanted to show you a video, you were then in complete control, tucked just peeking out of your sleeve as this thing was. Interesting sex bit on a biology video? REWIND! Boring bit of chatter from some historian. MUTE! Absolute genius… Nearly caused many a teacher to have a breakdown.
And now, we have the Samsung S9110, arriving in little more than a few weeks, and we are very excited indeed. Fair enough, it might actually be kind of awkward to plug headphones into the thing, or to use the speakerphone function. In fact, we think beyond gimmick value there might not be all that much going here… but come on! It’s a watchphone! A watch, on a phone! Woooooo…
Check out this Samsung S9110 review for some slightly less teenage-giddy opinions, or just have a look at these Samsung S9110 deals instead.
30
Jun
2009
Samsung Omnia Lite B7300. Light, slight, bright
The Omnia range of phones from Samsung are all about everything. That is, about having the most, the best and then even more crammed into the handsets. The fastest internet connections, the largest memory, the longest talk time etc. Not surprising, really, given that ‘Omnia’ means everything. The Samsung Omnia Lite though is an attempt to take some of what’s best of the Omnia range, and deliver it in a more streamlined package. The cream from the top of the milk, if you like.
So while the Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 might not be delivering the very best of everything, it’s doing a very good job of delivering a lot for what should be – in smartphone terms at least – a reasonable rate. And thanks to the slimming down of some of the less vital features, the phone is also a hell of a lot less bulky than its older Omnia siblings. At only 13mm thick it will in fact be one of the slimmest smartphones on the market.
So what will you be getting for your money? Well, as you should expect, not the top end kind of specs you’d expect if you were paying top whack, but it’s also a not too shoddy line-up either:
- GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA + WiFi data connectivity
- 3.0″ touchscreen with 240 x 400 pixels, 65k colours
- 3 megapixel camera
- TouchWiz 2.0
- 107 x 52 x 13mm
- 103 grams
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 250MB of internal memory, expandable with MicroSD to 32GB
- GPS
- FM radio
- OS: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
And that Windows Mobile 6.1 will be fully upgradeable to 6.5 if that hasn’t happened already by the time this thing ships. We think the Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 might make a lot of people very happy indeed, especially those who’ve been tempted by the Omnia range, but have shied away from paying the kinds of prices necessary for them. Read a full Samsung Omnia Lite review here for a load more specs and info.
30
Jun
2009
Samsung Omnia Pro B7610. Sneeze and you’ll miss it.
With a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, wireless, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and not much else to write home about, you’d think the forthcoming Samsung Omnia Pro might get slightly lost in the market even if it was released now, let alone if it actually makes its supposed launch of October. (read a full Samsung Omnia Pro review here for more specs). However, one thing might just save it, and that’s it’s screen. So what’s so good about the touchscreen on this thing? Well, not only is it big, at 3.5”, but it’s also an AMOLED.
That’s right, AMOLED. No, we didn’t just sneeze as we were typing, AMOLED is a new type of screen that’s starting to be fitted to portable devices such as the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610. An acronym for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (no, again, we didn’t just have a sneezing fit), all you need to worry about is that this will be one of the crispest, brightest displays you’ve ever seen. What about battery life? we hear you hollering. Well, the best thing about these types of screen is that they’re also low on power consumption, meaning you can use the full force of the screen to watch videos, surf the internet and so on without worrying about carrying your charger around with you. In’t technology brilliant?!
Whether this will all still be quite as impressive come the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610‘s October launch we’re not quite sure, because brilliant as it is, technology also moves at a fair old pace and we fear that AMOLED might become yesterday’s news even before you’ve managed to remember what it stands for to impressive your mates. One more time: active-matrix organic light-emitting diode…
Check out this not-so-hot video that manages to not quite prove how good the screen is.
23
Mar
2009
Samsung Omnia HD i8910
Among 4 mobile phone models which Samsung introduced at the Mobile World Conference 2009, is yet another successful model is the Omnia HD i8910. All the four models introduced by Samsung go high-end and therefore you can expect the best.
This eye-candy sports a 3.7inch massive display that catches everybody’s attention at once. The shiny black look and the unique design at the front that gives maximum space for the screen, sets it apart from any other mobile phone in the market. You are guaranteed with the best multimedia facilities. It supports media formats such as H.263, H.264, DivX and MPEG4 apart from the other common audio formats. There is also a TV out so you can call this the ultimate portable media player!
The marvelous 8megapixel camera is superb and records videos at a speed of 24fps and Omnia also provides some miscellaneous features such as subtitles, audio dubbing and video trimming. With the built in GPS receiver you can geo-tag photos, there’s also fast internet access with HSDPA and internal memory of 8GB/16GB extendable to 32GB with memory card. Samsung changed the operating system in the new Omnia to S60 5.0 as opposed to the Windows Mobile which was used in the original Omnia. check out this video
When Samsung Omnia i8910 is released in the 2nd quarter of 2009 there’s going to be a big demand for it. So if you want to be prepared, check out the Samsung Omnia HD i8910 contracts and deals where you can obtain special discounts and cheap charges. Samsung Omnia HD i8910 deals are used by a lot of users for they don’t need to worry about being financially burdened to buy one of the latest mobile phones. Samsung Omnia HD i8910 contracts are updated all the time so you’re guaranteed to get the latest offers. This is why Samsung mobile phone deals are very popular with the users.
For network specific deals, follow the links below:
Samsung Omnia HD on Orange
Samsung Omnia HD on O2
Samsung Omnia HD on T-Mobile
Samsung Omnia HD on Vodafone
Samsung Omnia HD on 3 Mobile
Samsung Omnia HD on Virgin
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