Samsung i900 Omnia Unlocked

Today from its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Samsung launched its new flagship smartphone, the SGH-i900 Omnia. The i900 Omnia runs atop of version 6.1 of Microsoft's Windows MobileProfessional operating system, and is intended for the Asian andEuropean markets. It supports quad-band GSM/EDGE as well as 2100MHzUMTS/HSDPA (7.2Mbps) network connectivity, with WiFi thrown in for goodmeasure.

Highlights ofthe Omnia include a large, 3.2" WQVGA (240x400 pixel) touchscreendisplay with stylus support. The display supports auto-rotation forapps and there is a TV-out function for when 3.2" just isn't largeenough. The i900 Omnia supports many different music and video formats,including Ogg Vorbis music and DivX and Xvid video. An FM radio is alsoincluded in case you forget to load up the i900's 8GB or 16GB ofinternal storage with your favorite music, and you don't have amicroSDHC card lying around. Music can be enjoyed with wired or Bluetooth wireless headsets, thanks to the i900's A2DP stereo Bluetooth capability.

The Omnia also sports a high-spec camera, as well. The camera usesa 5 megapixel CMOS sensor with an autofocus lens and has such high endfeatures as face and smile detection, image stabilization, wide dynamic range mode, and an automatic panoramic mode. A built-in GPS module with nav and geotagging capabilities is also on-board.

The SGH-i900 Omnia uses Samsung's TouchWiz user interface extensions on top of Windows Mobile. This means that users are free to navigate with taps, sweeps, or drags and drops as well as use the built-in optical mouse controller. Text input is handled by an on-screen virtual QWERTY keyboard