Verizon Wireless officially announces the Samsung Omnia
We showed you some spy shots and leaked both the release date and the pricing – now it is time to put an end to these pre-launch rumors and let Verizon have its turn. On Tuesday, Verizon Wireless officially announced the Samsung Omnia. Confirming what we had already leaked, the Samsung Omnia will be available online and via telesales starting on November 26th and will make its in-store debut on December 8th. The Omnia will retail for $249 after a $70 MIR with a 2-year contract. Hit the jump for a quick rundown of the specs.
Verizon Wireless Samsung Omnia specs:
- CDMA 800/1900 with 1xRTT/1xEV-DO rev.0/1xEV-DO rev.A
- 3.2″ touchscreen with 240 x 400 resolution
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
- 5MP camera camera and camcorder with flash and zoom
- GPS with VZ Navigator capability
- Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 8GB built-in memory with microSD/microSDHC expansion
- TV Out
- FM Radio with RDS
- DivX/XviD playback
- Opera 9.5
- Access to VZAppZone – downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers and more
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with TouchWiz
- Dimensions: 4.41” (l) x 2.24” (w) x 0.52” (d) with standard battery
- Weight: approximately 4.34 ounces
- Usage time: up to 346 minutes with standard battery
- Standby time: up to 464 hours with standard battery
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Available today (Nov 26) online and via telephone sales. In stores on Dec 8th.
The Touch PRo on Sprint and the Omnia on Verizon are the best phones out at the moment.
I could not type on the Storm when it was in the upright mode. Very hard to get the letter you want to pop up.
Internet seemed slow, also. Basically, the Storm was very hard to figure out how to use. Not intuitive at all.
Its funny that Winmo phones like this don’t seem to be held to as high a standard as RIM devices. Storm comparisons are all to the iPhone. Gizmodo reviews this phone and compares it to the buggy Storm and still recommend the Storm. They don’t even bother to bring up the iPhone. (presumably because this is a Verizon phone and iPhone is ATT…but the same could be said for the Storm…no?)
$209.99 for corp discounts of 15K+….
ordered mine by phone this morning, $199 after new contract and my work discount. sales rep said to expect it to be delivered Friday. a far more loaded phone for the same price as the storm, and with wifi! Hopefully it lives up to the specs.
So I am not such a geek. But I travel to the UK a lot recently. I am currently getting a Vodaphone rental through VZWS every time I make the trip. So I have one question – will I be able to land at London Heathrow and start using the Omnia? Will someone please decode this:
CDMA 800/1900 with 1xRTT/1xEV-DO rev.0/1xEV-DO rev.A
and tell me what it means in regard to my question? Thanks!
a data plan is require. if you ask me, i think its stupid on verizon. are you able to cancel the data plan after purchasing the phone online?
I just talked to a rep and he said that a data plan is not required for omnia. He said only for PDAs and Blackberrys (omnia is considered a smart phone). He may have been wrong, but before writing this option off, I would call and ask. I disagree though on not needing the data plan – at home when I have the wifi network I will use my PC, when I would want to use the omnia I wouldn’t have a wifi network.
From what I read the GPS will work with google maps and not only verizon’s subscription software.
Does anyone know how well this phone would do at syncing with Google Calendar?
Here’s the drawbacks as I see it:
-Ordering from the website requires you to get a data plan (min $29.99 a month) I have not checked with the store to see if there is anyway around it. For me, it is just a matter of affordability. I don’t have another $30 a month. But the wifi is cool because it is getting easier and easier to find a hotspot.
–Built in GPS REQUIRES VZ Navigator at an additonal $9.99 a Month! This is on top of any data plan you may choose to purchase! I’ve been on a couple of hard-core-user sites and some folks are looking for a crack to free up the GPS feature for use without the monthly fee (using google maps, eg).
It seems that Verizon want not only to put a phone in our pocket but their hands as well. This is good for their bottom line, but not The Right Thing.
what it boils down to is “ITS NOT RIGHT”. its not right for them to make us purchase a service we dont need or use.
I am waiting for VZW to come out with the BB Bold in Jan. At least that is what I heard.
One question….. WHAT GOOD IS WI FI WHEN YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE DAYA PLAN??? I NOT KNOW A LOT ABOUT PDA’S BUT I HAVE THIS PHONE AND IT IS THE BEST PHONE ON THE MARKET BY FAR!! BUT SINCE I AM REQUIRED TO HAVE THE DATA PLAN ON THE PHONE WHICH GIVES ME 24/7 INTERNET WITH NO RESTRICTIONS, WHEN AND WHY WOULD I NEED THE WIFI CAPABILITIES?
WHAT GOOD IS WIFI IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE DATA PLAN???? WI FI SEEMS WORTHLESS IF YOU GET ALL THE INTERNET YOU WANT ON THEIR REQUIRED $30 DATA PLAN
For those of you asking about the data plan.
I switched from AT&T (It’s network is garbage, dropped calls, no service etc) to Verizon and got this phone. However, I didn’t get it from a Verizon Wireless store, there are other 3rd party stores that are authorized to deal Verizon wireless that won’t force you to get the data plan (You have to pay a little extra, not anything compared to $30/month for 2 years though)
And if you do visit a Verizon Wireless store, you may be able to bargain your way out of the data plan
I visit a number of countries throughout the year…almost none of which have CDMA networks (Korea is about it). However, just about every hotel now has wireless Internet. Think: Skype and chat!
A hell of a lot cheaper than paying the hidden roaming fees for a worldwide cell phone.
Due to the fact that it has wifi, I would not need the data plan. Anyone know if I could cancel the data plan after the first month and still have an operational phone?