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Samsung unveiled the i9000 S Galaxy at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas, to make it available for purchase since the summer of 2010 and usher in a new generation of smartphones to meet the needs of a wide array of customers who increasingly fatigue waiver geotagging, GPS and access to social networks. Its key features are evidence of its high technical profile: Android 2.1 that makes it highly customizable, multi-touch display 4-inch capacitive made Super AMOLED, 1 GHz processor and integrated 5 megapixel camera.

Samsung i9000 Galaxy S Main features: network, display and power supply

Samsung i9000 S Galaxy offers great support for those who travel, being able to tie a quad band cellular networks 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 and the third generation UMTS. Can exchange data with a speed of 7.2 megabits per second download (HSDPA) and 5.76 megabits per second upload speed, not to mention the possibility of exploiting Wi-Fi access points. The Super AMOLED display, specially designed for touchscreen devices, provides the brightness and low power consumption of the active matrix and improves the performance outdoors. It ‘also supported the multi-touch input. The length of the diagonal is no less than 4 inches and the resolution that counts is the WVGA 480 x 800 pixels. The 16.7 million colors are supported.

Samsung i9000 Galaxy S design

The i9000 S Galaxy Full Touch is a smartphone and a large display occupies almost the entire surface. The buttons are kept to a minimum, are the only ones home, and back menu located under the screen, while the volume button is on the side. Thin and light measuring 122 mm in height, width is 66 mm and is often only 10 mm. The weight is 119 grams and the body is black.

Samsung i9000 Galaxy S Main functions, and multimedia messaging

The use of smartphones is highly customizable, and once connected all’Android Market you can choose your favorite applications from those paid and those offered for free. The application Layar, preloaded in Samsung i9000 S Galaxy provides access to a range of information about points of interest that appear in the displayed images taken by the camera. Another feature is the pre-installed voice search, simply scan the words you want to search with Google. The Android operating system maximizes the compatibility with Google Maps, Gmail, and Gtalk, as well as to facilitate a constant presence on social networking favorites. The position is detected or the system or only with Assisted-GPS localization that uses the cells of the mobile network. The high-definition video can be viewed and shared as other content through the support of the DLNA standard of communication. The integrated browser for internet browsing is the Chrome-lite.

Samsung i9000 Galaxy S – The built-in camera

In a high-profile phone like Samsung i9000 S Galaxy could not miss the built-in camera. This achieves a five-megapixel resolution, is equipped with autofocus, digital zoom and has a range typical scenarios to adjust settings quickly and easily get good shots. E ‘can also apply simple effects to digital images that are saved in JPEG format. A secondary VGA resolution camera is positioned above the display.

Samsung i9000 Galaxy S final verdict

Serious alternative to the iPhone recently made available by Samsung with the intent to democratize the use of the Smartphone. These are the words used by paving manufacturer. It offers a highly customizable and equipped with sophisticated technology. It connects to Wi-Fi and UMTS HSPA ones, the multi-touch display has 4-inch diagonal and technology SuperAMOLED. Using assisted GPS, you can use applications with features geotagging. The Android operating system allows, however, the installation of selected applications from an extensive library and compatibility with Google services. Two integrated cameras, of which the main resolution of 5 megapixels. The black body is only 10 millimeters thick and weighs 119 grams. There are several pre-installed applications to set an example of the great potential of this phone.

Samsung i9000 Galaxy user review

I have to admit, when I walked into the shop to get my upgrade I was not going to buy this phone. I knew it existed and it was on the radar but I was after an HTC desire as I have had the G1 almost since it was released. Android was a must in my mind.
My first impression on seeing the phone was that it looks really smart, but the build quality looks fairly poor. This is entirely down to the very thin plastic that makes up the case. As I work on the railway and building sites, this was a huge concern for me.

The next thing I noticed is the superb screen. The colour clarity and picture definition is absolutely superb – which you would expect from the super-amoled screen. (Exactly what this meant I wasn’t sure, but it seems that the benefits over first generation amoled can be stated as: 20% brighter screen; 80% less sunlight reflection; 20% reduced power consumption.) The multitouch screen is very responsive, and the pinch to zoom that seems to becoming a standard makes internet browsing a dream.
The great things about android phones (of which this is one) for me is the integration to google and social networking sites, and the android app store. Having a google account already meant that I could download all my contacts to my phone without having to worry about transferring them from my old phone. In addition you can link (amongst other profiles) facebook and twitter profiles to you contacts. As far as the app store is concerned, it is very similar to the apple store in terms of content. The main difference seems to be that more of the useful apps and games are free on the android store.

The phone (currently) ships with android version 2.1 but Samsung have confirmed that 2.2 will be available by the end of September. I was also told by a sales team that this phone is the only one on the market today that will definitely be getting android 3.0 in the future. This is one of the points that sold it to me to be honest, so I hope this turns out to be true.
The next clincher for me was that this phone has the ability to act as a wifi hotspot – allowing me to browse the internet from my non-3g ipad or a laptop.

There are a few annoyances however. If you have sorted you google contact list into groups, these are not synced with the phone. On top of that, all google contacts are lumped into one group and it would seem that all these google contacts can not then be added to other groups. But this is a minor gripe. Battery life can seem pretty poor too. If I use it as a phone only, with all extra services off I can easily get 2 days out of it – but then what is the point in having a fancy phone at all? With pretty heavy use of the internet, social networking services and the gps I can barely get 8 hours – but then what phone these days can?
Having owned the phone now for about 5/6 weeks I am really happy with it. The galaxy s offers much improvement over my original android phone and this impulse purchase has paid off. If you can put up with the flimsy plastic and the need to keep a charger close then I would higly recommend this phone. It looks great and I have yet to find anything that makes me regret buying it.

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The most innovative feature of this Samsung phone is, of course, to be Dual SIM, and 3G support on one of the two boards. Increase, so the chances of being able to handle two users without needing to take with both devices. The other board may, however, operate using the GSM, GPRS or EDGE.

Samsung B7722 Main features: network, display and power supply

Samsung B7722 is a device Quadriband, because the GSM network as well as the European frequency of 900 Mhz and 1800, it also supports those of 850 and 1900 MHz useful when you travel. For data traffic, only one of each as anticipated, you can navigate up to 3.6 Megabits per second thanks to the support of communication protocol HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packed Access). Not one of the largest in size, the TFT screen has a diagonal measurement of 3.2 inches, accepts commands in touch mode and 240 x 400 dots resolution. The battery life varies depending on which network you use: with the 2G can talk for 770 minutes and counting on a standby time of up to 420 hours. If you use the next-generation network, the talk time down to 230 minutes and standby to 330 hours.

Samsung B7722 design

The phone can manage every function with input touch There is, therefore, keyboard and buttons are limited to those essential to give much space as possible with proprietary operating system screens and icons that launch applications or Java applications that open favorite web pages. The monocoque design chosen provides a black-pearl against a weight of just over one hundred grams, 107 for the honor of precision. Measuring 56 mm in width, height 114 mm and a thickness of 14 mm.

Samsung B7722 Main functions, and multimedia messaging

To switch the active line between the two SIM cards inserted into Samsung B7722 is not necessary to turn off the machine, simply press a button. Contacts, addresses, telephone numbers and appointments are handled with different software for the Personal Information Management (PIM) installed. It ‘also allowed the viewing of files created with office and, for the Internet connection at no extra cost, you can connect to a Wi-Fi spot when you find it. The phone also works as an MP3 player and RDS radio FMcon. The dictionary, which speeds up the writing of text messages is the T9.

Samsung B7722 The built-in camera

Samsung B7722 The camera captures images with five megapixel resolution, is equipped with 4x digital zoom, autofocus and LED flash light. Among the preconfigured scene modes there are also the panorama, mosaic and timer. Video recording is done with 320 x 240 dots resolution.

Samsung B7722 final verdict

New Samsung mobile phone with dual SIM functionality and allows you to switch the active line without turning off the phone as well, news in the mobile market, as access to third-generation networks for one of two cards inserted. Incorporates a proprietary operating system that supports Java applications, a PIM software for managing contacts and appointments, a radio with RDS and a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash that also allows video recording. The monocoque design with pearl-black finish and the weight is 107 grams. The Internet connection can be made irrespective of mobile operator in the presence of a wireless access point. The internal memory is expandable with SD cards.

Samsung B7722 user review

I bought this phone to work around the problem of carrying two phones (I have a business and a personal sim) and I am very satisfied with the product. Aesthetically it is very nice as well as plastic and seems to feel SO much buono.Il owns Samsung probabilmete why is Windows Mobile, Android and Bada not support the management of the two SIM but I have to say that in my opinion, having owned a HTC, not just as good as SW (supports java applications). It ‘also very fast and intuitive management of the two SIM is simple because it can receive incoming calls from both while with a button you can decide which sim to call, the receipt of two antennas (internal) is the first good is quad band and dual band while the second and the operation of the phone can be changed without removing the main sim (you should just reboot). In addition, UMTS, HSDPA (so browsing the internet is great) and wi-fi .. missing only the GPS! The battery seems to be very powerful as a description of the house (hard 7h calling) and the weight of the phone around and only 112 gr.

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8GB internal memory and built-in camera that reaches even the 8 Megapixel resolution witness the highly evolved of the new Samsung i8510 Innov8 brand. A cell is demanding in terms of price than features.

Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB Main features: network, display and power

Among the many advantages of Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB figure certainly the quality of the integrated LCD. The only monitor this fact has a size hardly found in the cell envelope, its 2.8-inch diagonal measure it. A filter with active matrix TFT display, can display up to 16 million colors with a resolution of type QVGA (320×240 pixels). The rechargeable lithium battery that powers Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB guarantees autonomy for about five hours during the conversation, and a maximum of 330 hours in standby mode. The battery capacity is 1200 mAh. As for connectivity, we can speak of Quad Band (GSM frequencies of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz) but also the 3G phone, the presence of UMTS and HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps There are GPRS, EDGE and WAP 2.0.

Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB design

A similar combination of technology and resources can only give something to its increasing size and then a space higher than average product category to which it belongs. In particular, Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB is characterized by the weight of 136 grams and size is not just contained: 106.5 mm of height, width of 53.9 mm and a thickness of about 17.2 mm. The type of design is smooth, with large display and convenient navigation key in the front of the device. The color used is a classic black unit that adds elegance and professionalism, as intended by the manufacturer Samsung. The line is square to the sides and instead rounded upper and lower profiles.

Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB Main functions, and multimedia messaging

There are many resources and features of Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB, but the fundamental fact that makes possible the integration of a substantial amount of content is certainly related to the internal memory.

This fact amounts to less than 8 GB, and there is a version with even more features with 16 GB of memory. Among the functions of entertainment shows that there is a music player with wide compatibility, 40 polyphonic ring tones in MP3 format, a video player on MPEG4, H.263, Real Video, WMV and DivX. The games are also installed FIFA 2008 and Asphalt 4, there is Java support. Do not miss the FM radio that is coupled to a Quick Office document viewer and PDF. Samung i8510 Innov8 8GB ensures perfect SMS, MMS and email. No lack of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, video conferencing and speakerphone.

Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB The integrated camera

Probably the instrument of greater impact of the already well-equipped Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB technique is the camera. Indeed, the image sensor of this instrument provides resolution never before achieved on a cell phone, 8 megapixels. And there are various resources that contribute to an excellent yield of depiction. First, the optical zoom digital zoom 9. Secondly, the dual LED flash, which combines the features of autofocus. Various shooting modes to choose from: single, multi, mosaic, panorama, Smile Shot and Blink Shot. It ‘can set the ISO sensitivity and affix photo effects or frames to images acquired. The model supports video calling and video recording video in MPEG4 standard.

Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB final verdict

Advanced, the new Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB is distinguished by the excellent performance of its integrated camera and the speed of connections. The first reaches an almost unmatched resolution of 8 megapixels with 9x digital zoom and video recording. As for connections, there are the UMTS and HSDPA connectivity with speed up to 7.2 Mbps with sliding design, the phone comes with a large 2.8-inch diagonal display and a weight above the average of 136 grams. Belongs to a high price point due to the evolution of its own resources and connections available. Integrates Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for wireless use, and incorporates an internal memory of up to 8 GB which also characterizes the name of the device.

Samsung i8510 Innov8 8GB user review

The INNOV8 has an 8 MP camera with very advanced features like image stabilization, face recognition, smile and eyes closed for perfect photos. Practically unable to take pictures like a real camera.
Also with Innov8 entertainment is boundless thanks to its incredible games installed: Asphalt 4 for lovers of speed and FIFA 08 to play and win with your favorite team.

It is not over here because it has an internal memory of 8 GB and expandable with micro SD up to 4GB.
This phone is really just one of the best model is indeed the best phone that Samsung has ever created, not only because it has a design from fear but also because it has: Wi-Fi, Smile Shot and integrated GPS.

The only problems k qusto phone is that it costs no less than 500 € (not many can afford it) and having a very advanced technology should be treated well because fragile.
Also for those who have never had a top Samsung will seem very complicated and difficult to use but after a short c take your hand and be able to use all his great skills.

I thank all those who read my opinion and I hope to be state aid. However I will always be at your disposal to answer your questions and satisfy your curiosity. I offer you my most cordial greetings.

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The new Corby, also called Genius Touch is a phone manufacturer Samsung, whose official name is S3650. This is an innovative model for the type of display: install a 2.8 inch TFT monitor which has the touchscreen control. It has 2 Megapixel camera and built-in media player. Only 12 mm thick.

Samsung S3650 Corby Main features: network, display and power

The base refers to the new Samsung S3650, which takes the names of Genius Touch Corby or according to the area in which it is sold, it is certainly a display with touchscreen control. This is a monitor that uses active matrix TFT technology, with a size over the top for the category of phones: 2.8 inches. The maximum resolution offered by a video screen is the so called QVGA display with 240×320 pixels. The rechargeable lithium ion battery that powers the Samsung S3650 Corby has a capacity of 960 mAh, the manufacturer does not specify, however, the autonomy call or on standby. Without such connections 3G is considerably advanced, the model offers Quad Band GSM operation that combines links EDGE Class 10 and GPRS Class 10 as forms of connection.

Samsung S3650 Corby design

Touch is the full form of design expressed by the manufacturer about their Samsung S3650 phone, called Corby or Genius Touch. The presence of a touch screen to control it permeates not only the technical availability of the device, but also and above all aesthetic. The model in fact gives all the space in front of this demanding and large monitors, inserting only the buttons on the initiation and interruption of the call at the front, plus a navigation key. The remaining operations are conducted through the touch screen. The dimensions of Samsung S3650 Corby are: height 103 mm a width of 56.5 mm a depth of just 12 millimeters. Very rounded shape and skin back in more colors, including yellow and orange.

Samsung S3650 Corby Main functions, and multimedia messaging

One of the resources of Samsung S3650 Corby level of entertainment can be found in MP3 player, which not only allows the encoding of music tracks in various formats, but also video files to certain standards. Is in fact supported video playback, in addition to recording and viewing in streaming. Another important resource is the FM radio with RDS, which displays basic information about issuers and song. In terms of messaging Corby Samsung S3650 is a complete mobile: support SMS, MMS sending and receiving e-mail, instant messaging and T9 provides software for writing quickly. The phone’s internal memory, 40 MB, accommodates up to 1,000 songs and can be expanded up to 8 GB with microSD cards. No lack of Bluetooth, USB, WAP browser and speakerphone.

Samsung S3650 Corby The integrated camera

For the consumption of individual users and their friends and family are digital images that can be captured with the integrated camera as additional resources inherent in Samsung S3650 Corby. A device with some interesting features, but certainly not well adapted for use of photos obtained outside of the handset itself or sending multimedia messages. This is because the resolution of the image sensor of this camera is fairly low, reaching maximum values in the 2 Megapixel. Interesting ISO settings and white balance, use as a camera for video recording and digital photo effects that can be applied to images. Shot Mode included with the camera of Samsung S3650 Corby has 4x digital zoom.

Samsung S3650 Corby final verdict

If we consider a first visual impact the Samsung S3650, there are two aspects that stand out in terms of aesthetics: the bright colors, lively and original, that substance in the presence of outer bicolor with yellow or orange in the back, and presence of a monitor 2.8-inch diagonal touchscreen that occupies almost the entire front surface of the cell itself. The model, which is familiarly known as Corby or Genius Touch according to the areas of sales, has no connectivity with 3G technology. Limits its entertainment features a multi-media player and a 2 Megapixel camera, FM radio and also presented between resources. Its shape is very rounded corners and top and bottom sides, and a depth of only 12 mm. Supports GPRS and EDGE class 10.

Samsung S3650 Corby user review

Hello, being new to this beautiful panel, I would try my hand in the publication of my opinion about the Samsung phone CORBY bought about 2 month or so and tested enough to let me have my say.
The packaging of the phone is very nice and very aesthetically colorata.Io I chose the black model with side frets bianchi.Acquistato to € 149.
Inside the box I found over the black back cover, other 2: Another all white and a white with golden doodles on the back.

Besides the covers I found in the box, the auticolare which also acts as an antenna for the radio, battery and manual rightly utente.Manca is the cable to connect your phone to your PC, easily found online or in stores at about € 10 and the CD containing the software to communicate with the mobile PC, but this lack may be the ‘bridge going to the website of samsung and downloading them from’ the software, not even register.
The phone has a beautiful musichina start with a man who writhes and now we are faced with the screen brightness very attractive.
To the left of the display is fully touch, but the send and end call keys and a central frets will find the so-called widgets, which are icons to access some features of the Samsung CORBY possiede.E ‘mobile phone EDGE and has demonstrated excellent interactivity by the presence of several icons that project directly to the user launching their network applicazioni.Ad example is the cona YOU TUBE or Facebook.

The best feature of Samsung Corby is the presence of a very thin and adherent film on the display iop I removed and which protects it from bumps and scratches and absolutely not alter the sensitivity of the touch screen, sometimes even very sensitive. (Characteristic other non-editable).
The phone is not overly sensitive so if they want to bring in the jeans pocket, and not very annoying since the small size and very little depth.
Another excellent feature of the phone is represented by the powerful life batteria.E ‘durarmi also arrived in 5 days with average use and hack / intense! This is very positive for me.
Among other functions fitted to the phone deserve to be listed, the alarm works even when off, the 2 megapixel camera that takes pictures very clear even in low light (no flash it) e. ….. .’s incredible, the function simulation CHIAMATA.Piggiando fact a side frets you can ‘, depending on how you have programmed the phone to ring and after talking to a voice response or noise if you previously preregistrati.Quindi pull you out of a discussion or a meeting inconvenevole long and boring race in the samsung CORBY your help!.

THE presence of the mp3 player and memory card (sold separately), expandable up to 8 GB will allow you to bring along all your music, photos and videos wmv you want.
The atoparlante to play with the internal or mp3 ringtones on the phone is nothing short eccezzionale.Suona so egregious and very clean.
The volume of talk is great and the reception is flawless.

Ultimately, I can only recommend buying the Samsung Corby.
SAMSUNG again mum has not disappointed me and continues to accompany my days provided me by the excellent equipment reliability

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The wide touch screen surface is known to both technical and aesthetic predominant distinguishing a new mobile phone manufacturer Samsung, known as the Galaxy also called i7500. 8 GB of internal memory allows storage of large amounts of content and materials. Also interesting is the presence of a 5 Megapixel camera.

Galaxy Samsung i7500 Main features: network, display and power

I’m really high-level connections available in Samsung i7500 Galaxy phone that fits in a variety of high-performance communication devices. In particular, we note the presence of an HSDPA modem connection technology capable of reaching maximum operating speed of 7.2 Mbps HSUPA is not missing then the protocol, with slightly lower speed (5.76 Mbps). Finally, please note that Samsung i7500 Galaxy is a Quad-Band GSM includes the use of supports EDGE and GPRS, it equips output USB 2.0, Bluetooth System version 2.1 and Wi-Fi. Another aspect of considerable interest is the display: 3.2 inch diagonal has, AMOLED technology and incorporated a tactile control system evolved (Touchscreen). The lithium battery power has reach 1500 mAh.

Galaxy Samsung i7500 design

The black color fits the outer covering of the new Samsung i7500 Galaxy, which looks like a device is extremely refined and elegant in color tones in the structure. As more recent trend of telephone devices marketed by major producers, also known as Galaxy has a standard design in which most of the visible front area is designed to accommodate a large screen (3.2 inches) there is external keyboard because the touch screen control provides access to telephone numbers, letters and all menu functions. Samsung i7500 Galaxy is very lightweight and compact: it has a thickness of only 11.9 mm, a tempered glass screen, weighs 117 grams. Height and width to 115 and get 56 mm.

Galaxy Samsung i7500 Multimedia messaging and main functions

Based on the Android operating system, which regulates all major resources and capabilities, the Samsung i7500 Galaxy offers a range of 6.5 hours talk time and 500 hours standby. Is to use a music player compatible with various audio standards: AAC dall’MP3 via WAV, AMR, Midi and i-Melody, among others. With regard to messaging instead supported, there is the sending and receiving SMS and MMS, with optional Message Composer. The e-mail can be managed through the POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, SSL, TLS and OTA. Among the Bluetooth connectivity is also signal to USB 2.0 and version 2.1 in addition to Wi-Fi. Also available are GPS navigation system. Samsung i7500 Galaxy has an internal memory of about 8 GB Micro SD expandable up to 32GB.

Galaxy Samsung i7500 – the integrated camera

The last resort which can be analyzed in the context of assessing the Samsung i7500 Galaxy is undoubtedly the camera. This is a device which, while not counting special additional resources advanced level, stands for the effectiveness of its key element: the image sensor. This fact provides the attainment of maximum resolution of less than 5 megapixels. For this reason, the maximum size that is associated with each digital image acquired is 2560×1920 pixels displayed. This camera also has an LED flash, very important in the case of night shots or poor lighting. Do not miss the functionality of video recording. The player is compatible with MPEG4 and 3GP formats, the most common.

Galaxy Samsung i7500 final verdict

The element that most distinguishes the phone i7500 Galaxy, submitted by the manufacturer, Samsung is undoubtedly the display. This is a monitor covered with tempered glass, whose surface is completely touch-screen. In this way, the menu functions can be accessed by tapping the wide screen that measures 3.2 inches and features AMOLED technology. This phone also features 3G connections to high levels (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA at 5.76 Mbps), a complete set of tools for entertainment (music player, video player, 5 Megapixel camera) and a built-in GPS navigation system. It has a standard design and is available in black. Finally, it has an internal memory of about 8 GB and weighs about 117 grams excluding lithium batteries and accessories.

Galaxy Samsung i7500 user review

I bought this product from one week and I can say I’m quite satisfied. With only 200 € I have a phone with almost everything you need: quadband, HSDPA / UMTS (I have not tested yet), Wi-Fi, GPS.
I managed to easily connect to wireless networks, including the office that has the LEAP protocol and access to google mail (easy) and other email accounts. The Market is provided and there are a lot of very useful free software applications. For web browsing I have installed Dolphin and usability and browsing experience is excellent: with the touch screen you can read pages in a very decent. I also installed fring and then away with VoIP calls and Skype without any problems! Since I also installed WiFinder market, which greatly facilitates the search and configuration of wifi networks. As navigator I found an opensource AndNav2, which can be very useful for hiking enthusiasts: it’s a sw PC that lets you download maps from Google’s part that interested and upload to the phone (the charge is an operation freak, but in Internet guides are very easy to follow). There is another commercial browser, called CoPilot, for Android, I’ll try a little ‘further.
The sound is good, even via bluetooth and the iPhone experience is like (at a price significantly different).
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The version of Andorid is a .5, then very old, and when Samsung has not released an update: we talk about Max upgrade to 1.6, while the Android 2.0 does not seem there is no intention to do so.
On the internet I found a whole series of procedures quite easy, I put up, to get root access (Android is a Linux base), and then also be able to see the system folders, which would otherwise be hidden. The procedure is simple enough, but beware that there is a risk of “ruining” the phone and have it carefully. I found one that allows for a “boot” alternative, which shows an initial menu from qule you can do a series of transactions, such as:
- Normal boot
- Give and take root privileges
- Install and remove the memory card on a computer
- Making backup and restore
- RESET to factory settings
- Install new firmware
- Etc.

The update to the unofficial Andorid 1.6 (called Galax 1.6) is already on the internet, but beware that its installation will void your warranty! At the moment I have not done because the functionality of 1 .5, at the time, I have enough.
Moral: A good buy, not the ultimate World Android (those costing more sophisticated as the iPhone) that allows you to do a lot of things for those who have some dimistichezza with the Linux world. For “normal” users is a good substitute for the iPhone.

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HTC set a standard for Windows Mobile customization with TouchFLO, and last year Samsung made their entry into the market with the TouchWiz UI touting Omnia. The Samsung Omnia II I8000 is now here, and a 2 has been added to the end of TouchWiz as well. This new Omnia is bigger and badder, with just about everything getting a refresh. The screen has gained half an inch- now up to 3.7” and the resolution has quadrupled to 480×800. AMOLED technology has replaced TFT for improved battery life and more vibrant images. Video capture is now DVD quality, and connection standards such as 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS are all on board, along with 8GB of internal storage. The 800MHz processor is one of the fastest currently on the market, and it has a healthy 256MB of RAM and 512MB ROM. TouchWiz now penetrates into the deepest caverns of Windows Mobile, but will it be enough to make up for the clunky UI’s shortcomings?

Design

The design of the Samsung Omnia II I8000 is simple and straightforward. It closely resembles the Jet, but is bigger and loses the touch of red on the back. The phone exists to show off the giant 3.7” display, and everything else is kept to a bare minimum. The front of the phone has a tiny front-facing camera at the top next to the speaker. On the bottom are the Send and End keys, as well as the Cube key. The left side has a volume rocker, the right a lock, OK and camera key. All of the keys have a good amount of travel and it’s clear when they have been activated. The microUSB port and 3.5mm headset jack are on the top of the device. The back simply houses the 5-megapixel camera and the Omnia II’s single speaker.

Really though, it’s all about the display. It dominates the phone in every way, which is a good thing. The AMOLED screen is brilliant, producing crisp and vibrant images. The haptic feedback is appreciated, though the phone does have the weird spring feeling when jostled, like the Instinct. It is plenty bright, but the plastic covering gets fairly washed out in direct light. The use of plastic is a shame; it is noticeable, produces unnecessary drag and gives the phone a cheaper feel than it deserves. Another thing holding it back from being the best display we’ve ever used is the use of 65k colors, instead of the 16m found on the Pre, iPhone and N97. We realize that as a Windows Mobile device it has to do this, but the possibility of an Android device with this screen at 16m colors is downright delicious. We have to mention that it fingerprints easily, but what doesn’t these days?

The Samsung Omnia II I8000 is a big phone, but it manages to pull it off well. It is very tall, 6mm more so than its predecessor, but it is narrow enough to fit comfortably into the hand and skinny enough (0.6mm less than the Omnia) to slide into your pocket mostly unnoticed.

The design is so simple there isn’t much to say about it. It is an elegantly crafted device, with gentle curves and top-notch build. Our only gripe is the plastic housing on the display, higher-quality materials or even glass would have been a much better choice. It’s still hard to find fault with this latest Omnia, it is a device we would definitely be comfortable carrying.

Keyboard and user interface

While the physical aspects of the Samsung Omnia II aren’t radically different from the competition, the smartphone does have some unique “design” features beneath the surface. For one thing, it offers an onscreen portrait and landscape QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology, which Webware previewed a while back. Instead of pecking at individual keys, Swype lets you spell out a word by dragging your finger on the keyboard from letter to letter. Swype’s algorithm then does its best to figure out what word you’re trying to input; it also automatically enters a space after you complete a word and includes certain tricks, such as circling a key to input a letter twice. Admittedly, we were very skeptical of Swype. However, to our surprise, it worked and was mostly accurate. We ran into some problems when entering terms that weren’t true words, such as an instant-messaging handle, though Swype will try to come up with a list of possible results. It also takes some adjustment to enter long words since you have to keep your finger on the screen the whole time. Still, we were always amazed when it came up with the correct word.

The Omnia II’s Swype keyboard takes a little acclimation but impressed us with its accuracy.

We were still trying to get used to Swype after a couple of days and when writing e-mails, we preferred to switch to the landscape keyboard and tap away at the keys the old-fashioned way for faster results. However, with more practice, we could certainly see using it as an option for text messaging, especially since the portrait keyboard is a bit too cramped to use the traditional way. (According to Swype, users can type up to 30 words per minute using its keyboard.)

Another distinctive characteristic of the Omnia II is the Samsung TouchWiz user interface. Revamped and now with more features, TouchWiz 2.0 makes it easier for people to access their apps and multitask. The general idea is the same as the previous version. On the left side of the screen, you’ll find an expandable widget tray where you can drag and drop numerous widgets to one of three home screen panes. However, the Omnia II is far more customizable than its predecessor since Samsung has added more widgets, such as ones for Facebook and Bing. In addition, Samsung has officially opened its Widget Store. From here, you can download from a catalog of around 200 widgets created by third-party developers, which includes widgets for Digg, LOL Cats, E Online, a tip calculator, and much more.

The smartphone features TouchWiz 2.0, which now includes access to more home screen widgets, among other things.

Also, along the bottom of the home screen, there is a notification bar along (as well as on the lock screen) to alert you to any missed calls, new messages, and voice mail, and in a nice touch Samsung added a feature where if you tap the top of the screen, it will magnify the status bar the help you better see and manage your wireless options, sound profile, and battery life.

Samsung also completely redid the main menu page. Pressing the menu key below the display will bring up a grid view of all your phone’s apps. There are 12 icons per page and each page is customizable so you can rearrange the apps in the order you want. All you have to do is press the Edit button on the bottom of the screen and at that point you can move the icons to any position on any menu page. Pages will be added as you add more applications to your phone, and you can move among pages by swiping your finger left to right, or vice versa. Right next to the Edit button is one of our favorite additions: the new Task Switcher function. This feature shows you all your running applications in thumbnail visuals and lets you easily switch between tasks, exit out of an app, or end all running programs. It alleviates one of the biggest problems of Windows Mobile, which was multitasking. In fact, TouchWiz 2.0 in general does a good job making the operating system easier to use, so much so you can hardly tell it’s a Windows Mobile smartphone.

Finally, like the Samsung Behold II, the Omnia II offers the 3D cube interface for the phone’s various multimedia capabilities. However, unlike the Behold II, there is also a toolbar on the where you can launch the same entertainment apps with a simple tap, which is much more functional than the gimmicky cube. Overall, TouchWiz 2.0 makes much more sense and is more useful on the Omnia II than the Behold II, as it provides the customization capabilities that Windows Mobile lacks and offers a much more intuitive user interface.

Accessories

Verizon packages the Samsung Omnia II with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a mic adapter/FM radio antenna, a stylus, a software CD, and reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.

Features

As mentioned, the Samsung Omnia II is a Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Edition device, which includes new features such as Microsoft’s My Phone backup service and an improved Internet Explorer Mobile. Aside from the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite and preloaded apps, you can also access the Windows Marketplace for Mobile to find and download apps for your device in all categories, including entertainment, productivity, travel, and so forth. Out of the box, the Omnia II ships with such standard personal information management tools as an alarm clock, calculator, memo pad, voice recorder, and a Smart Reader business card scanner.
Messaging and e-mail on the Omnia II remains largely unchanged from the original Omnia. The smartphone continues to offer support for Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology for real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. Once Exchange 2010 arrives, Windows Mobile 6.5 will support conversation view for e-mails, unified messaging, free/busy calendar lookup, and more. However, you’ll notice that the Outlook in-box looks different than the standard Windows Mobile one, as Samsung has added its own skin to give the phone a uniform feel throughout.

In addition to corporate e-mail, you can configure the smartphone to get your POP3 and IMAP accounts as well, and Verizon offers its own Mobile Email solution to access such accounts. The smartphone also provides instant messaging clients for Windows Live, Yahoo, and AIM.

As a phone, the Omnia II offers a speakerphone, conference calling, speed dial, voice dialing and commands, and text and multimedia messaging. The smartphone also supports Visual Voice Mail and VZ Navigator for real-time navigation using the phone’s built-in GPS. Be aware that both services require additional fees. The address book is limited only by the available memory, and each contact can hold multiple numbers, addresses, birthdays, notes, and more. For caller ID purposes, you can pair an entry with a picture, a group ID, or a custom ringtone. Bluetooth 2.0 is onboard for use with mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets as well as hands-free kits, object push for vCard, file transfer, basic printing, basic imaging, phonebook access profiles, and dial-up networking. The latter requires a Verizon Mobile Broadband Connect plan.

The Omnia II is 3G capable, running on Verizon’s EV-DO Rev. A network, and has integrated Wi-Fi. While you could use Internet Explorer Mobile for your browsing needs, we’d recommend going with the Opera Mobile 9.5 browser that’s also preloaded on the smartphone. Not only does Opera provide tabbed browsing and easier page navigation, Samsung has also added a handy zooming feature where you can do a long-press on a page and then slide up to zoom in or down to zoom out (you’ll see up and down arrows appear onscreen).

While browsing on the Omnia II is enjoyable (more on this in the Performance section), the Samsung Omnia II really shines in the multimedia department, more so than a lot of Verizon’s other smartphones. First off, the media player offers support for various formats including DivX video playback and includes the basic player functions as well as DNSe and SRS audio effects, playlist creation, and various shuffle/repeat modes. An attractive Cover Flow-like interface allows you to advance through your multimedia files by swiping through album art, video stills, and photos. In addition, to the built-in media players, the smartphone also has an FM radio (you must use the included headset for this feature), a streaming player, and support for V Cast Music and V Cast Videos.

The Omnia II also features a 5-megapixel camera with flash, digital zoom, and video recording capabilities. The camera’s interface is mirrored after those of Samsung’s digital cameras, so if you happen to own one, it should look familiar to you. There are plenty of camera options, including auto focus, shooting modes, white balance, ISO, antishake, and various image sizes. For video, you can record in normal mode or slow or MMS mode. There’s even an onboard video editor so you can add music, text, and so forth to your recorded clips right from the phone.
Once done, you can share your photos and videos with others via MMS or e-mail. Samsung also includes a Communities app in which you can access popular social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, and Photobucket, from one spot and upload your media to those sites. Also cool is the Digital Frame app that will rotate through your saved photos while displaying the date and time and phone status. In addition, the Omnia II has TV-out capabilities. Storage should be no problem as the Omnia II has 8GB internal user memory as well as a microSD expansion slot that can accept up to 16GB cards.

The Omnia II’s picture quality was decent. Even in darker environments, the Omnia II’s camera was able to capture fairly sharp photos with good color. However, even with the antishake feature on, we had some slight problems with blurry images. Recorded video was impressive with very little graininess.

PIM Functionality

As with everything else, Samsung has put their touch on the PIM applications. The calendar is large and finger friendly, with tabs for Month, Week, Day and Agenda views along the top. Smart Memo is a better version of Notes, where the user can draw notes and insert voice recordings, images or sounds. The phonebook is easy to navigate, again completely skinned. The Tasks application is…sadly the same old WinMo Tasks application. In fact, the standard Contacts, Notes, Calendar, Task Manager and a few others are available as well under that dirty little More option in the Start Menu. Why anyone would want to use it we don’t know, since the Samsung versions are superior in every way that we could tell.

The dialpad has been slightly reworked, but the functionality remains largely the same. It will match contacts as you enter in numbers (it matches names at the same time via T9) and along the bottom you have quick access to your phonebook, call history and messaging. Unfortunately there is no voice dialing out of the box, but software is of course available.

Messaging

With no physical keyboard there is a premium on an excellent onscreen keyboard, and Samsung has delivered. The onscreen QWERTY is quick and responsive, and when tapping out a message you can rotate the Samsung Omnia II I8000 and get a larger landscape keyboard. The haptic feedback again works well here, allowing you to know that you’ve pressed the desired key, and with the XT9 mode enabled the error correction was nearly as flawless as it was unobtrusive. As always, we would have liked to see an onscreen T9 keypad for easier portrait use, but Samsung only offers the full QWERTY with word prediction. As well as it worked it’s hard to complain.

All the standards are available, including email, SMS and MMS. Samsung has again skinned these, but the functionality remains the same. Windows Mobile is a very robust messaging platform, but it would be great to see popular IM applications integrated into the OS instead of being stand alone apps.

Connectivity

The Samsung Omnia II I8000 is a quad-band GSM device with 3G on the 900, 1900 and 2100MHz bands, making it a world phone, since it supports both European 3G bands, and AT&T’s 1900MHz one. It offers 7.2Mbps HSDPA and 5.78Mbps HSUPA, Wi-Fi b/g and GPS. Bluetooth can be used for short distance data transfer and supports too many profiles to list (see our spec page for full details.)

Rather than use their rather horrible “full HTML” browser found on the Memoir and Instinct, Samsung has wisely chosen to stick with Opera Mobile for all of your web needs. We’ve of course seen this browser employed on many WinMo devices such as HTC’s Touch phones and Sony’s Xperia X1. The build used here has limited support for Flash (adobe.com worked, espn.com gave us a Flash error,) one of the few drawbacks to the otherwise superior WebKit browsers found on the Pre and iPhone. Opera Mobile is still a very good browser, and will display webpages just as you’d see them on your desktop.

Software

The Omnia II is a Windows Mobile 6.1 device which will be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 once it is released. It runs on a lightning-fast 800MHz processor with 256MB of RAM and 512MB ROM. One would think this should be plenty muscle to power the device, but as noted earlier we saw too many beach balls for our liking and there was noticeable lag at times.
Besides all the Samsung software found on the Omnia II there are a few other helpful programs. DNLA’s Connected Home allows the user to access music libraries from remote computers, and Midomi will listen to the song playing and return track information. The Streaming Player is similar to HTC’s Streaming Media player, neither of which are all that practical for playing internet videos. Qik allows you to share live video from your phone with friends and family. There is an RSS reader and Podcast feed reader for keeping up with the latest current events. There is a communities option that lets you link your Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Photobucket, Picasa and Friendster (people still use that?) accounts so you can upload photos or go to the website (where you’ll have to login again,) but that’s the extent of it.

The Samsung Omnia II I8000 comes with included NAVFone Plus software, but that did not do us any good here in the States. Fortunately any GPS program you can get your hands on will work since it is unlocked, and we had no issues downloading and using Google Maps. Samsung uses their XTRA software to give quicker GPS locks, much like HTC’s QuickGPS program.

Performance

We tested the dual-band (CDMA 800/1,900MHz; EV-DO Rev. A) Samsung Omnia II in New York using Verizon service and call quality was good. Audio was loud and mostly clear on our end but occasionally, voices could sound a bit garbled, making us ask our callers to repeat themselves. Still, we were able to carry on numerous conversations without major problems and didn’t experience any dropped calls during our test period. Meanwhile, friends were impressed with the clarity of the call and only one caller mentioned hearing a slight echo on their side.

Speakerphone quality was also decent with plenty of volume and minimal background noise and voice distortion. We had no problems pairing the smartphone with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset or the Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones. Our only complaint is during our call, we accidentally got to a main menu page and every time our cheek would brush against the display we would feel the haptic feedback of the screen. According to Samsung, the smartphone does have a proximity sensor that automatically locks the display during calls, so we are working with the company to determine what happened in our situation.

The Omnia II is powered by an 800MHz Samsung S3C6410 processor and, in general, the smartphone was responsive. The accelerometer was quick to change screen orientation, and for the most part, applications were quick to launch, though more processor-intensive apps took a few seconds to load and shut down. We had no major problems, such as system crashes, during our testing period.

Using the Opera browser, surfing the Web on the Omnia II was painless. Using Verizon’s 3G network, CNET’s full site loaded in an impressive 30 seconds, while CNN’s and ESPN’s mobile sites came up in 12 seconds and 7 seconds, respectively. Meanwhile, a 1.79MB song took 43 seconds to download over the network from V Cast Music. We listened to various types of music on the smartphone, from hip-hop to classical, and enjoyed rich-sounding songs through our Bose On-Ear Headphones each time. We also appreciate that the option to choose from various DNSe settings to match the genre of music (e.g., rock, jazz, concert hall, and so on.).

We downloaded a DivX movie trailer and transferred it to the Omnia II using ActiveSync. We were blown away at the clarity of the picture and smooth playback. YouTube launches in the Opera mobile browser, while videos play on the streaming player. Connection time varied as did video quality and there were a couple of times when the clips had to rebuffer.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t test out full navigation capabilities of the Omnia II here in New York, more specifically how it does as automotive navigator. However, the smartphone was able to find our location on the map in less than a minute and was able to provide us with an accurate walking route from the Upper West Side to CNET’s Midtown offices.

The Samsung Omnia II features a 1500mAh lithium ion battery with a rated talk time of 10 hours and up to 17.9 days of standby time. In our battery drain tests, the smartphone provided 6 hours of continuous talk time on a single charge. According to FCC radiation tests, the Omnia II has a digital SAR rating of 1.06 watts per kilogram and has a Hearing Aid Compatibility rating of M3.

Key features:

• 3.7-inch 65K-color resistive AMOLED touchscreen,
• 480 x 800 pixelsWindows Mobile 6.5 with TouchWiz UI 2.0 and Media Gate 3D
• Samsung S3C6410 800MHz processor; HW Graphic Accelerator
• 256MB RAM
• 5 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, geotagging, face detection, smile shot, image stabilizer, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
• Records video in D1@30fps, QVGA slow-mo video recording
• Tri-band 3G with HSDPA (7.2Mbps) and HSUPA (5.76 Mbps) support
• Quad-band GSM support
• Smart dialing
• Wi-Fi with DLNA technology
• Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality
• 2/8/16GB internal memory
• microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth and USB v2.0
• 3.5mm standard audio jack
• TV-out functionality
• DNSe audio technology and SRS sound effect
• DivX/XviD video playback
• Proximity sensor for screen auto turn-off and ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer sensor for automatic UI rotation, turn-to-mute and motion-based gaming
• Office document editor
• Full Flash support in the web browser

Main disadvantages

• No xenon flash
• No camera lens cover
• 65K color limitation of display results in banding in color gradients
• microSD slot is under the back cover
• Browser has issues with Flash support

Good: The Samsung Omnia II boasts a spacious and sharp AMOLED touch screen. Samsung’s TouchWiz 2.0 user interface gives the Omnia II great customization options and is easy to use. The Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone also has advanced multimedia features, Wi-Fi, 3G support, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Bad: Omnia II is a bit bulky; Swype keyboard takes some acclimation; can occasionally be sluggish.

Conclusion

The Samsung Omnia II I8000 comes very close to nailing it, but there are a few things that really hold it back. First and foremost is the lag, especially on the homescreen. It is bad enough at times to ruin the entire user experience. Still, Samsung has done a great job of penetrating the Windows Mobile interface. The menus are a joy to use, and they go much deeper than any Windows Mobile overhaul we’ve seen. If they could take care of the front end as well as HTC has with TouchFLO 3D they might just have a true winner on their hands. As of now however, they have a great phone that needs some software optimization badly.

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