Samsung releases list of countries slated for August launch of the Omnia II; US not included
This morning, Samsung announced the list of countries that are slated to get the Omnia II in August. Missing from the list is the United States and other major markets including the UK, France and Germany. Pretty odd, considering we know Best Buy is (or was) slated to score it later this month. We’re guessing: 1) Something was delayed. 2) BBYM will get shipments on the 23rd but the handset won’t be available for sale until early September. 3) Samsung just can’t mention the US yet as there has been no official announcement with AT&T. The lucky 14 that will officially see the Omnia sequel hit the shelves this month are the Philippines, Thailand, Netherlands, Turkey, UAE, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Chile, Colombia and Australia. These countries will join Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, which have already seen the launch of Samsung’s latest Windows Mobile offering. Those folks still limping along with their original Ominas will just have to wait for the next round of launch locations to be released to see if their countries will be among those mentioned.
At Sprint subs have the Instinct HD and Android Instinct to look foward too
I just want to know when it will be released to the country of Amazon.com!!!
jeesh, you clowns post a rumor and possibly faked release sheet, it gets reported by all the other dumbass phone blogs and niow you KNOW BB was getting it 8/23. Face it, you guys got poned once again.
Whos cares, nobody wants this piece of crap anyways!!!
Must be soon.. as alot of Samsung phones on Verizon dropped to $99
Funny you mention that…I was E-mailed today from someone in Nigeria about pre-orderin these phones. I sent him $100 so I should be getting mine soon! I can’t wait!
@wallyson
Nigeria? Forget about your money. Haven’t you ever heard about: “nigerian advance-fee fraud”?
@ wallyson
I hope your joking.
Deer wallyson:
my name is mgumbe mendabe and my brother was the prime minister of telephones in nigeria. However assisinated he was and i need yor help to get 28M$ his Omia 2 telephpones out of the contry. I well give you a 10% finer fee for your kind assssstance. Ssned me $100….
lol..lo-very-l
prime minister of telephones? Priceless. There are some things money cant buy, for everything else there’s wally’s card
Scruffy,
I’ve called your Nigerian friend on my Verizon Omnia II just now. The money has been released!
LOL
I guess this phone will get here when it gets here, huh?
Yea baby..Im getting mine on monday……Got to Love Bangkok…
BoyIdiot,no longer a source of phone news. Well hey at least you got your name out there with your bogus story on the 8/23 release date, only thing is no one will believe you on anything anymore.
Did you guys actually read the press release? It didn’t say it was NOT going to be avaialble in the US in August – it mentioned it will be launched in 20 further countries but only lists 5 specifically: “…and will be launched in over twenty further countries during August, including The Netherlands, China, Australia, Turkey and The United Arab Emirates.”