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Samsung Omnia 2 vs HTC Nexus One – Camera Quality

January 15, 2010 | By Surur

For some people the camera quality of their smartphones are quite important. CareAce.net have pitted the Samsung Omnia 2 vs the new HTC Nexus One and compared the camera software and picture and video quality.

Nexus One vs Omnia 2

They note that they feel the Omnia 2’s colours are more vibrant, while the Nexus One’s pictures appear sharper.

See more comparison pictures and video at CareAce here.

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ROM update for the Verizon Samsung Omnia 2 released

January 14, 2010 | By Surur

Samsung has released a ROM update for the CDMA Samsung Omnia 2 which addresses a call dropping issue:

The “Maintenance Release 1 (CK24) containing Qualcomm 1x/EVDO Call Drop Patch.” can only be installed via Windows XP and Vista and is available from Samsung here.

CareAce.net via Pocketnow.com

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CES: Samsung Omnia 2 to act as Wii-like controller for Samsung’s Smart HDTV

January 8, 2010 | By Surur

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Samsung has been demonstrating their smart HDTV which comes with its own applications store. In the above video the TV is shown interacting with a Samsung Omnia 2 over WIFI.

Samsung will be releasing the first batch of TV apps in the spring free of charge, while premium apps will be available for purchase via the platform’s transactional interface in the summer of 2010. Consumers, for example, would be able to play Texas Hold ‘em poker with friends where the TV screen shows the table and the phone serves as the controller, while showing cards in your hand like a real poker game.

Read more about Samsung’s connected TV’s at Engadget here.

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HTC HD2 vs Samsung Omnia 2 benchmarked using FPSECE Playstation emulator

January 4, 2010 | By Surur

Korean website KBench.com has published a video comparing the performance of the HTC HD2 vs the other Windows Mobile heavyweight, the Samsung Omnia 2, and despite the only 200 Mhz difference in the clock speed of the devices, the more modern chipset in the the HTC HD2 clearly shines through, with much smoother, better performance on the HTC HD2 than the Samsung Omnia 2.

The conclusion is certainly that if you are looking for raw performance, the HTC HD2 is the device for you.

Do our readers agree? Let us know below.

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Direct sunlight no longer a problem for OLED screens?

December 28, 2009 | By Surur

While we all appreciate the vividness of AMOLED screens, the displays have always come with a caveat – poor visibility in direct sunlight.

Apparently with today’s brighter displays this is no longer an issue, with the Samsung Omnia 2’s AMOLED display besting the transflective LED on the Nokia N900.

With this major disadvantage overcome there is no longer any reason why OLED can not be considered the superior display technology, with its lower power requirements, move vivid colours, deeper blacks and better display angles.

Samsung Omnia 2 teardown reveals no hidden gremlins

December 22, 2009 | By Surur

If concern about the internals of the Samsung Omnia 2 has been keeping you from buying one, Techblog.gr has you covered, with this short teardown video revealing no hidden nasties present at all.

If that has not been a concern, you may enjoy the hip-hop sound track in any case.

See many more pictures at Techblog.gr here.

Via Engadget.com

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HTC HD2 Sense UI running on the Samsung Omnia 2

December 16, 2009 | By Surur

An industrious Italian Argentinian hacker named Rodrigofd over at MoDaCo using ginkage’s OpenGl v1 wrapper library has been working on porting the HTC HD2 ROM to the Samsung Omnia 2, and seems to have nearly perfected the process.

The above video shows his work in action and seems about 90% feature complete, and combine the best of Samsung and HTC’s work.

Augmented Reality finally comes to Windows Mobile

December 14, 2009 | By Surur

Augmented Reality, where virtual data is overlaid on real scenery, is all the rage on Android and a lesser extent on the iPhone, but the lack of Windows Mobile devices with Digital Compasses have back this field.

With the arrival of the Samsung Omnia 2 however, which not only has a digital compass, but also has this fully documented with a public API, this is no longer a barrier, leading to the development of the first real Augmented Reality app, OMPASS – World Cities for the Samsung Omnia 2.

HyongaSoft has developed the app, which can display the directions of different cities, along with information regarding their respective countries and distances.

A Pro version will have a “city life” feature, which can display theatre, shopping, road, subway and other local information.

We can expect to hear more about the app in about 1 month’s time.

Keep an eye on HyongaSoft here for more developments.

Via Pocketnow.com

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Samsung Omnia II now available for pre orders in Argentina

December 12, 2009 | By teo

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We told you earlier that Windows Phone would be arriving at Latin America, and now we can also bring the welcome news that the Samsung Omnia II will be available soon in Argentina, through the carrier Personal.

The Omnia 2 will cost ARS$ 1499 with the All Inclusive Plan that includes 300 sms, 300 minutes of voice, 300MB and 5 numbers to communicate free of charge (4 lines of Staff and 1 land line). Another option costs ARS$ 1699 with the All Inclusive Plan 200, which includes 200 SMS, 200 voice minutes, 200 MB and 5 friends to communicate with unlimited numbers free (4 lines of Staff and 1 land line).

Customers can reserve theirs on the website of Personal at www.personal.com.ar here.

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Mobileburn reviews the Verizon Samsung Omnia 2

December 11, 2009 | By Surur

With the Verizon Samsung Omnia 2 now becoming widely available, reviews have been pouring in. The latest is this one by Mobileburn, which is broken into two parts.

Above is the unboxing and first impressions, and after the break is a look at the software bundled with the device.

Continue reading →

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Verizon Samsung Omnia 2 reviewed

December 10, 2009 | By Surur

PhoneArena has published their review of the Samsung Omnia 2 for Verizon.

They note the design is slightly different to the international version of the Samsung Omnia 2, the resistive screen is more sensitive than the original Samsung Omnia and the AMOLED screen of course pops, the skinning is as deep as we expect, and Swype keyboard was actually pretty fast and faster than the on-screen keyboard on the Touch Pro 2 or Droid.

They found the included Opera Mobile browser to be very slow (likely due to the Flash support). They called the camera bearable, saying the DVD video recording had a pretty slow frame rate at 18 fps.Video playback was however felt to be brilliant.

They concluded:

So does the Samsung Omnia II i920 deliver? Yes and no. In one aspect, the device is a major upgrade from the original Omnia i910, as it comes with a large AMOLED display, Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro, TouchWiz 2.0, and faster processor. But at the same time other smartphones have been released, such as the HTC Imagio, DROID ERIS, and Motorola DROID, all of which have significantly changed the landscape. Because of this, we feel the Omnia II is a few months late on the scene and doesn’t impress the power-user as much as it would have earlier this summer. This doesn’t take away from the features the device offers, which are many, but the Imagio provides a faster Windows Mobile experience with less lag, while the Android devices are generating a larger following each day. With all of this in mind, we believe the Samsung Omnia II i920 is for the die-hard Windows Mobile user or for the consumer that either needs or is required to have a WinMo device because of their job and to run specific applications on. At this point, the average smartphone user has a selection of better and easier devices to choose from, which isn’t the Samsung Omnia II i920.

The scored the device an overall 8/10.

Read their full review here.

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Swype swiped from the Samsung Omnia 2

December 9, 2009 | By Surur

Swype is a truly novel method of text entry, and up till now you had to have a Samsung Omnia 2 to experience it. Wait no longer however, as the good people over at Modaco have liberated it from the clutches of the device.

The cab for QVGA and WQVGA devices can be downloaded from this Modaco thread, where one can also go to read about the various issues with the purloined software.

Via Pocketnow.com

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Verizon Samsung Omnia 2 reviewed

December 8, 2009 | By Surur

Wirefly, a US cellphone reseller, have published this 12 minute video review of the Samsung Omnia 2 on Verizon. Overall their biggest complaint seems to be some lag when rendering menus, but they seem otherwise pretty happy with the device, noting that the similarities in the TouchWiz implementation in Samsung’s dumb and smartphones should make it an easy upgrade moving from one to the other.

Have any of our readers picked one up yet? Let us know how it is treating you in the comments below.

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