Samsung Omnia i900 Launches Today
I don’t know if this was intentional or not but Samsung is going to launch their Omnia i900 unit just a few days after Globe announced the prices of their 3G iPhone here in the Philippines. The Samsung Omnia i900 was dubbed as one of the potential killers of the iPhone and it looks like it will have a fighting chance since it’s much more affordable. SRP is P34,000 for the 8GB model and P38,000 for the 16GB model.
Here are the phone specs:
* Network: HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
* OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
* Display: 3.2? WQVGA TFT LCD
* Camera: 5 Megapixel CMOS
* Video: MultiCodec (DivX, XviD, MP4, WMV, etc.) Supports video recording and editing.
* Audio: MP3/AAC/WMA/OGG/AMR with FM Radio
* TouchWIZ UI, Haptic Feedback
* GPS/AGPS ready
* Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / WiFi
* Memory: 8GB / 16GB and external microSDHC up to 16GB
* Size: 112 x 56.0 x 12.5
* Battery: 1440 mAh
From: Pinoy Tech Blog
My only concern here is that the recent Samsung phones that I’ve bought all had technical glitches and they break easily. My U700 kept on hanging and restarting. My girlfriend’s U700’s touchpad kept on malfunctioning as well. I’ve also gotten comments from my friends who own G600 units that they experienced the same problems I did.
Only time will tell if Samsung was finally able to fix those bugs. If they did, then they have a good chance of grabbing significant market share from the premium phone user segment.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
wow! 5 megapixel camera? with fm radio? with video recording and editing?
sounds better than iPhone.. truly an iPhone killah.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
pag naging maganda ang feedback ng mga tao jan baka mayari nga ang iPhone kasi mas mura tapos almost same features hehe kung maganda nga talaga yan at di tadtad ng bugs hehehehe
August 8th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
mgkano nmn kya yan??
August 8th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
magbasa ka nga!
August 8th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Hmm.. Me likey Samsung Omnia i900…*hungry*
August 9th, 2008 at 6:59 am
finally! I was praying for this phone to be released here soon. If you’re into showing off your phone, then go for iphone. If you’re into the “usefulness” of a phone, omnia beats iphone any day. Kapow! :D
August 10th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I don’t trust the software… microsoft kasi eh…it’s prone to bugs and other sorts of stuff… but it does have a potential…
August 13th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
hei don’t discourage those who bought their omnia.. *ehemm*
to tell you honestly it’s quites impressive..the features are indeed remarkable..pero nung nagcanvas ako sa mall they ranges from 47K upto 49K pesos. so i bought mine at malaysia. it’s alot cheaper.
August 15th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
[...] and gentlemen, it looks like deciding between the Samsung Omnia i900 and the Globe Apple 3G iPhone will be a little bit harder. Globe announced through a press release [...]
August 18th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
yehey got mine since last 2 weeks pa and the phone is magnificent no hiccup not even a hang nag hang lang when i installed a non compatible software hehe triny ko daming use ang phone na ito and the added usb 2.0 ad2p is very nice the 5 mega pixel is a plus no wm device has it yet ultimo htc touch la laban dito dagdagan nyo pa ng sbp shell astig na tong phone na to kaya if you are thiongking of buying an iphone malaki lulugiin nyo sa price range at features kumpara dito sa omnia and the browser is nice may built in ie mobile and opera 9.5 wowowowee :)
August 18th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
i think i prefer this one, Samsung Omnia i900, rather than the Apple 3G iPhone… the iPhone hasn’t been released here in the philippines yet it’s already overrated…
though i hope nagawan na sana nila ng paraan yung technical glitches ng mga samsung fone… (coz i also have a g600)…
August 25th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Hey ,I was confused because the website did not tell if how much the price of this unit,
I hope na maganda to than the other mobile and unique
August 26th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Waa!!! Nag ha-hang omnia!!! I tried it several times, madalas sa multimedia nag hhang. grabe kala ko panalo na to sa laban vs iphone.
Sayang, even the hand write recognition samsung na mismo nagsabi na “hindi pa talaga perfect”. Also, whats with the stylus? bakit nakasabit lang sa labas??? Corny naman nun mga tsong, sa tingin nyo, may macho bang bibili ng phone na may nakasabit sa gilid? geezz. Samsung naman…
Video is also unacceptable considering 5MP lens nya, putol putol.
Although i have to say, na impress ako sa optical mouse.
September 4th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
still thinking wat to buy,iphone 3g or omnia?
help me out guys…
September 16th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
have some problems with my omnia, memory problem, my memory card keeps filling up even if i only use 25% of its capacity, this happens after doing update on the touch player…..
October 30th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I’m planning to buy this phone. So cool! anyways, the lowest price I got so far is 29,680 for the 8GB.
The name of the store is Headstart. I also asked about their 16GB but they told me that they don’t have stock at this time.
For me, so far this is the #1 phone for this time! Let’s admit it, the features are just so great.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
If you want a phone that doesn’t crash, break, glitch or just need resetting all the time, buy a Google Android phone or an iPhone, DON’T buy the i900.
If you don’t mind all the microsoft bugs and Samsung bugs and can live with a phone that will regularly go wrong and that you’ll spend hours fiddling around with just to get some meaningful use out of it, then go ahead and buy an i900.
On paper the spec is very good, but in practical use (for a couple of months now) it is useless, overpriced and overhyped. I’ve now bought an iPhone to replace it and have had no problems at all - plus I use more of the features because they’re easier to get at than with the i900.