Samsung Omnia from Verizon already gets discounted
We showed you the first live images of it, we priced it and gave you a release date, Verizon announced it and we unboxed it. What more Omnia news could you possibly want? Ahhh, how about a price drop? That’s right people, a mere eight days since the Omnia became available online and through telesales and Verizon is already dropping the price to a cool $199 after $70 mail-in rebate. The new price is down from $249 after the same rebate. Talk about a killer early adopter tax – the Omnia won’t even hit many stores until next week and we already have a 20% price drop! Those of you who purchased the handset already can still be happy knowing that you were one of the first people to have Verizon’s sleek 5 megapixel smartphone, despite the fact you fell victim to a solid gouging. Hey, it happens to the best of us from time to time.
[Via Engadget Mobile]
Tempting, but that resolution is just so damn low.
yawn, winmo that isnt 7 is fail
I still want this phone lol
Yeah I’m really not a fan of WinMo anymore now that I’ve got on with Blackberry OS.
if the resolution is your issue, you should see it first. honestly, i cant tell it has a lower resolution, it looks jus as good as the Storm to me!!
For those who bought it early, just have Verizon give you the difference back.
i have an omnia that i received on friday and i was wondering if you new any reason why the battery drains so fast? i have battery save on and everything and i cant get more than a half a day of real use out of it. i absolutely love the phone and think its the best in big reds lineup.. far far far surpassing the Storm!!!!!
@ Like-To-Spin:
Don’t worry, you can imagine you own it like all the others! HAHAHA
Hmmm.. I’m still torn – Samsung Omnia or BB Storm??? I think I’m leaning toward the Omnia..
What to do… what to do…
I had omnia on Friday and returned it Monday for several reasons:
1-Samsung widgets today screen suck and is not useful
2-Interface is not pretty//low resolution screen is obvious
3-The haptic feedback happens on some places not always
4-Windows Mobile looks very old.
Dont waste your time
im not a huge fan of windows mobile but i dislike blackberries sooooooo much that i will deal with it plus the omnia is a sleek sexy looking phone and i absolutely hate that frickin click what a waste!!! the biggest thing is there is absolutely not one reason to have a blackberry unless the company you work for runs a blackberry enterprise server!! plus the blackberry has a slower processor and overall is just a waste of the amount of time and energy that verizon has put into it. i do agree that there needs to be some new software for smart phones other than windows, like linix or something more stable, but the point is blackberries are sooo much more of a waste than the omnia.
WinMo is not for everyone. But if you don’t mind taking a few days dig around the web for programs, hacks, and tweaks then I think you’ll get to love it. Had my original Q for two years and loved it (till it got stuck in headset mode). Had slingplayer, sirius radio, pandora, a program that used the flash as a flashlight, hacks to extend battery life, nes/snes emulators and roms, google maps, live search, on and on… First thing I do when I get my omnia tomorrow is delete the homescreen with those stupid widgets and download a better homescreen from there the fun begins.
I’m not really surprised. You can’t expect to sell a handset for $50 over the iPhone or the G1 or the Storm and honestly tell people they should pick it up because it has WM. Verizon made the right decision to lower the price but I wish they would just do away with the damn mail in rebates already.
@ GoBrowns…sounds like a plan.
I got the Omnia friday. I was going to try this for a few weeks and the Storm then decide. But I am sticking with the Omnia. I really like the phone.
I also called Verizon about the price change and they credited my account the $50 difference with no problem.
I’m not usually one to call out the BGR anti-Verizon bias (possibly because I’m anti Verizon myself), but everyone who has bought the Omnia is within their 30 day return window, so they can of course get credited the difference.
This phone is one of the best WinMo phones released in the past several years and will be the standard for a while.
I got mine on friday and Verizon just issued my credit for the difference.
The battery issue is most likely a firmware issue. (do a google search and you will find plenty of hits)
I had winmo for a while and I absolutely hated it. Everything about it just felt wrong. I’ve recently I recently switched to a blackberry. Its so much easier to navigate than windows mobile. I’m very happy with my switch to bb.
if you already bought the phone just call customer service and they will probably credit you the $50. the same thing happened with my curve a month after i got it and i actually got credited twice by mistake.
oh my bad.. i should’ve read the other comments first.
This phone is tempting….Thinking about returning the Storm for it…
Wow,
Resolution almost as good as iPhone, and only $50 more! Plus, you get WinBlowz! That way you don’t need a heater on a cold day! Plus, you get to have experience with using patience!!
this phone sucks. ive had it one day and it needs an 80pct price drop. battery
# Standard Battery – 1440 mAh
# Usage: Up to 346 minutes OR
# Standby: Up to 464 hours
my ass it lasts tat long, im down to 30% now and i talked for 23 minutes. crap crap crap. min internet usage, approx 20-25 texts sent…down to 30%???
Will be taking my storm back for this! The storm SUCKS
Does anyone know if the omnia is still coming to AT&T?