Samsung’s iPhone Killer - the i900 Omnia
Samsung is aggressively capturing market share with their promotions, advertisements, and viral marketing efforts. That strategy combined with a killer product will definitely give Nokia and Apple a run for their money. They recently announced that they’ll be launching the Samsung i900 Omnia this June 2008. This new unit is touted as a phone sexier and more useful than Apple’s iPhone and Nokia’s N95 8GB. If Samsung is able to deliver on a really good product with little technical problems like their U700, then the i900 Omnia might actually give them that push they need to grab a huge share of the market from Nokia here in the Philippines.
Here are the specs (from Abe):
- 3.2 inches (240 x 400 pixels) with handwriting recognition
- 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
- 624 MHz Marvell PXA312 processor
- 8 GB/16 GB internal memory
- microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
- HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
- USB 2.0
- Microsoft Window Mobile 6.1 Professional
- 5 megapixel camera (2,592 ? 1,944 pixels) with autofocus, image stabiliser, flash
- built-in GPS receiver
- FM Radio with RDS
- TV Out
- DivX/XviD/WMV/MP4 player
- Optical Mouse/Touch Screen
- Built-in Accelerometer
Feature-wise, the phone is a match against Nokia’s N95. Based on the pic, it can also match up to the iPhone’s sezziness. I was actually thinking of saving up for an iPhone but after seeing this… man! Go Samsung! Hehe.
June 10th, 2008 at 6:46 am
wow..ganda..skul na..exp mode..aha
June 10th, 2008 at 7:30 am
i’m beginning to like samsung phones since i got myself d900, but this? this is pure genius…
iphone and nokia are both overrated and i think it’s time samsung shows what they can do to the market. /gg
June 10th, 2008 at 11:12 am
magkano kaya ito? hehe’
the iPhone satisfies only your craving pleasure and “being popular with an apple” thing not your value for money…
sana we can install apps here too like google maps and stuff
June 10th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Price Check, magwork na kasi ako eh, gs2 kong makabili ng isang matinong phone
June 10th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
iPhone killer their face
What will they do w/ the New iPhone 3G which only cost half the previous price?
$199 -8gb $299 -16gb
lugi ako ng $200..
pero ayos lng.. worth it naman.. 
June 10th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
EXP MODE
June 10th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
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June 10th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
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June 11th, 2008 at 4:58 am
Please do not be mislead by the website indicating iPhone 3Gs price…
it’s $199 in the US, and (not sure about this) sa countries kung saan sa July 11 lalabas.
Notice na may * na nakalagay sa tabi ng period after 199 doon sa poster. It means may footnote….if you scroll down some more, eto nakalagay….
“Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds vary by site conditions. Based on iPhone 3G (8GB) and first-generation iPhone (8GB) purchases. Requires new 2-year AT&T rate plan, sold separately.
Some features and services are not available in all areas. See your carrier for details.”
There…it needs a 2-year subscription AGAIN with AT&T…well, cell phones in the US are highly subsidized dahil sa ganito. I’m not complaining about the price, and I agree that it’s cheaper than its predecessor, but don’t drool with its seemingly cheap price…check the footnotes… :D
June 11th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
^ “Requires new 2-year AT&T rate plan, SOLD SEPARATELY.”
You are not forced to subscribe.. Pwede mo naman paunlock sa greenhills..
June 12th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Touch screen? I hope it doesn’t malfunction easily like the U700 @_@
June 12th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
hindi xia madali mag magmalfunction.. besides.. if may bugs or errors.. you could report it to apple then if may nagawa na xla.. update mo iPhone mo using iTunes.. kaya mgnda tlga iPhones.. though bawal magupdate using iTunes mga nagpaopen line sa greenhills..
June 19th, 2008 at 12:44 am
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July 8th, 2008 at 4:14 am
this is the nice phone and i m waiting for it and i have been told that it will b lunch on the 3rd week of July and it will b avalable on
Sntradersonline.com
but not sure abt price i think it shuld b around 800$
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
This is a very very nice phone. I just wonder how much it would cost me to have this baby. I do not have enough money left on my savings as I just bought myself an HP Compaq laptop. =(
I just have to sit this one out for a while, and hope it gets cheaper. Hehe!!!
I really need a smart phone. I want to retire my two year old Palm PDA because I’ve had it with lugging too much gadget with me everytime - a PDA and a phone.
Haaaay!!! Drooooool!!!
August 8th, 2008 at 10:02 am
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August 16th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
magkano kaya ung price approximately?? i was rooting for SE C905 but parang mas astig dating neto.. hmm..
August 26th, 2008 at 7:56 am
How much is the samsung omnia i900?
Globe handyphones is selling the iphone at:
8g . . . . P37,500.00
16g . . . . 42,500.00
August 26th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Virtel2:
The omnia is almost the same price as the iphone
8G is about 36K
16G is about 40-42k.
It’s practically the same price, but it’s open line, plus the plethora of features not to mention the expandable memory. I’m planning on buying an 8Gig once the price goes down a little then buying a 16G SDHC to make the memory go to a total of 24G.
I’ve held a display unit and actually played around with it. It was a nice experience. Cool yung phone.
September 21st, 2008 at 4:50 pm
@oel
^ “Requires new 2-year AT&T rate plan, SOLD SEPARATELY.”
You are not forced to subscribe.. Pwede mo naman paunlock sa greenhills..
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the downside is you still have to pay for the AT&T line.. gnyan din offers ng Globe mas mura pero locked for 2 years w/c you have to pay too.. the unlock thing is out of question.. snce bbyaran mu prin un