Besides unveiling the Android-based smartphones, Samsung continues its innovaton by announcing the Samsung Omnia M as the entry-level device powered by the latest Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). The device supports for the 3G network by using the HSDPA access (7.2 Mbps) and HSUPA (5.76 Mbps). So now, let’s have a closer look at the following specs overview, features and all the things that you may want to know about this smartphone.
The overall design of Samsung Omnia M is rather identical with the other company’s Windows Phone-based devices namely Focus. The device measures 121.6 mm in height, 64.1 mm in width and 10.5 mm in thickness. Weighing only 119 grams, this smartphone is apparently lighter than Nokia Lumia 610 NFC and also HTC Titan 2. The display measures 4 inches with Super AMOLED technology, 16 million of colors and multi-touch feature. But however it only has the WVGA resolution of 480x800 pixels.
In terms of hardware spec, this smartphone boasts the 1 Ghz single-core processor with 384 MB of RAM. For storing files, there will be internal storage of 4 GB but sadly it doesn’t allow for memory expansion as it lacks microSD card slot. But fortunately, the vendor states that all owners of this phone will be given the free 5 GB of online storage space in Microsoft's Skydrive. For the operating system, this phone has been packed with the most recent platform from Microsoft namely Windows Phone 7.5 combined with the TouchWiz user interface. As the power supplier, the standard rechargeable battery of lithium-ion 1500 mAh has been added to this phone which will basically provide the adequate standby time and talk-time as well.
For the photography needs, the phone has been equipped with the mediocre camera of 5 megapixels with 2592x1944 pixels of max image resolution, autofocus, single-LED flash, geo-tagging and image stabilization. This camera can also be functioned as camcorder with VGA quality (@30fps). There’s also the VGA front-facing camera for video calling by using the built-in Video Call app.
For the local connection, there are Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and the high-speed micro USB v2.0 available in this phone. For the wireless internet access, users will be able to utilize the Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and additionally the device can be functioned as the mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.
The price range of Samsung Omnia M is around €250 or about $380 (off-contract) in the market. The advantages of having this smartphone will be the compact and lightweight design, big display along with Super AMOLED technology and the free online storage from Microsoft. But on the other hand, this device only sports the mediocre main camera with poor quality of front-facing camera, very low RAM and there’s no microSD card slot for memory expansion. As my personal thought, you may want to go for the Nokia Lumia 710 with the 1.4 Ghz processor, 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB storage (no SD card slot) at the price of €265 or about $331 or perhaps the Samsung i917 Focus with microSD card slot at the price of around $ 218. [IS]
