Things i LIKE about Omnia

August 20, 2008 at 8:53 am (Omnia)

In the previous post, i talked about the bad things about Omnia..:P Not a big issue actually. Just my concern. Now i want to share with you what i like about Omnia although many people had mentioned before..:P

1. Screen size – 3.2″ is really play big part of this Omnia. Although the resolution is WQVGA but i saw nothing wrong with this resolution. It looks sharp, bright and clear. Maybe later when my wife buy Diamond i can make details comparison..:) But so far i haven’t see any pixelate picture on my Omnia. And the best thing when you watch widescreen movie in fullscreen. Try it..You will never regret it. FYI, i really like device with big screen..Emm, can consider iPhone in the feature..:)
2. Built in Storage - i bought 16gb version. With this size, i dont have to worry how much space i left. What are the things i need to delete, to clear up my storage. But i really care about ROM and RAM space..too small
   
3. Memory Slot - beside built in storage, you can add to your microSD in ur Omnia. The biggest memory that currently available get in Malaysia is 8Gb. So total u can get about 24GB storage for your mobile phone! But dont store your porn movie too much..:D
   
4. Camera – Omnia is the first windows mobile that came out with 5mp camera and also flash. The quality of the picture is quite good. You got a lot of camera settings. Some of the features like smile detection, image stabilizer are interesting. The auto focus works perfectly. What i can complaint is indoor picture and VGA recording. Dont expect too high if u taking picture during night/indoor and shooting video at VGA format.
5. Bigger battery – Actually is not so big capacity. 1440mAh only. But compare to Diamond (900mAh) sure Omnia will win..:) Currently i managed to get maximum 2days for Omnia usage. I still dont get a chance to test with my normal usage because every 10 minutes i will look at my Omnia..:) Alwayz use wifi & GPS somemore..So far i’m satisified with battery performance..
6. Haptic feedback – since the Malaysia version come with G3 firmware, the haptic feedback is no more working in some applications such as keyboard & keyboard. Heard that new firmware(H1) will include back this feature. I hope Samsung can give option to user either to use haptic feedback or not.
   
7. Accelerometer – same like Diamond and Iphone. But this Omnia, all application can automatically rotate to landscape.
8. Slim – i’m quite surprise when i first time hold the Omnia. It’s very slim (not to forget Diamond much more slimmer and smaller). Samsung has managed to fit all the powerful feature into this device. Congrats..
9. Design – Omnia design is very elegant and more professional.
10. DivX support – Omnia is one of the device certified for Divx playback. Actually u can install 3rd party software like CorePlayer to play divx movie. The drawback is u need to pay for license. And there is a freeware apps to play DivX, TCPMP but it cant work on my Omnia..So sad..
    
11. Button to assign apps – Samsung has a lot of button which u can assign to open ur apps. 2 buttons at the front (call & hang button) and 4 buttons at the right side. The top and lowest button has 2 behaviours; press once or hold the button. And for zoom button, it can be use to adjust the volume. If you hold the button for a few seconds, it can zoom your application or open the flashlight. All of these button, u can customize based on ur need.
12. Flash light – although this feature is just a plus point for Omnia, sometime it can be useful when ur house blackout or ur are in dark area. I’m sure at that time Omnia is in your pocket..:) So u dont have to find another torchlight.
    
13. TV-Out – i havent recieve the cable but i’m looking forward to play movie/picture from Omnia and connect to Plasma TV. If the quality is not bad and able to stand for 2hours playback, so i dont have to burn my download movie and play it using my dvd player (my player can play divx but dont have usb slot).
14. GPS – GPS fix is quite fast. Within 10-30 seconds it will be detected by the satellite. I dont use AGPS since i disable GPRS, WAP (using NoData software).
    
15. Wifi – many phone/pda have wifi. Nothing much to talk about it. Useful when u go to cafe, restaurant or shopping complex when there is wifi hotspot. But still cannot compare when u use pc/laptop to surf internet..:(
16. FM-Radio – also a feature that i seldom use but it can be useful in certain times..:)

What else? I might miss another feature but thats all i can think about now..
Feel free to add your comment..
Have a nice day..:)