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Samsung SGH-i900 (Omnia / Player Addict) Reviews Analysis

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Samsung SGH-i900 (Omnia / Player Addict)
alaSCORE 93

1641 reviews

November, 2009

79 / 100

186 Experts

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77 / 100

1455 Users

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price

0.5

  • and it's expensive
  • 3G support, and it's expensive
  • Expensive
  • Pricey (unsubsidized)
  • Device is at the higher end of the price range
  • decent price with upgrade
  • features for the price
  • Great quality, features for the price
  • Great features for the price
  • Not as pricey as some other models
  • Device is at the higher end of the price range, placing it beyond some budgets
  • Very expensive
  • windows mobile, ok direct sunlight visibility, no slot for stylus, expensive
  • Huge price tag
  • A bit expensive
  • Expensive contract
  • Verizon=greedy money
  • This lady is BIT pricy but worth it
  • unfortunately, This lady is BIT pricy but worth it
  • it might cost you some money from verzizon
  • This is an expensive contract
  • to much money for the contract
  • the price of the contract is a drag
  • a bit expensive, laggy
  • They may be cheap
  • They may be cheap, but you get rubbish
  • But the other makes are over priced for the Same rubbish
  • Make sure you purchase a SDHC one so's you don'y have to remove it often
  • price may abit high but worth it
  • price
  • too expensive
  • expensive price
  • it has limited value
  • No matter how many features the phone offers, if you don't have any faith in its reliability, it has limited value
 
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LCD

4

  • in-call screen lock can be a hassle
  • Screen rotation is slow
  • No inbuilt stylus, Buggy, Pricey (unsubsidized), Fingerprint magnet, Screen rotation is slow, No case included, Screen resolution is a bit low, No 3G in the US, yet
  • When the LCD screen is off some time (too often
  • The low-res screen
  • The Samsung Omnia features a spacious touch screen with customizable Home screen
  • The Samsung Omnia features a spacious touch screen with customizable Home screen, haptic feedback, and accelerometer
  • large screen
  • welcoming and sensitive screen
  • large, welcoming and sensitive screen
  • The low-res screen, nearly useless optical mouse, stubborn resistive touch screen, and of course, Windows Mobile
  • the tilt screen doesn't always follow you
  • Slow, the tilt screen doesn't always follow you
  • Can't see screen outside
  • Home screen can't be locked(everything always moving about
  • verizon needs to tell users about active sync being replaced by Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista
  • Why not have the same screen the GSM version has
  • Screen hard to see outside
  • Screen washes out in bright sunlight
  • Could have a higher res screen
  • Freezing (more then tolerable), strange error message from navigator which causes no reason launches, "dangling" stylus, screen scratched easily, pre-loaded widgets only, VERIZON'S OVER PRICED WEB ACCESS!!!, etc
  • would it have killed you to have a slightly larger screen
  • Would like certain widgets to be smaller so I can leave them on the home screen without creating a mess
  • bigger screen would make multimedia unique
  • non-reflective, bigger screen would make multimedia unique
  • screen locks automatically when talking
  • WinMo not well organized, GPS turned off for non-VZW, screen locks automatically when talking, getting email requires too many clicks, font often too small for us who need reading glasses
  • Screen
  • The screen will get better with the TOmnia
  • and thats on a smaller screen too
  • screen resolution could have been better(like htc touch diamond(800x480), and thats on a smaller screen too
  • QVGA screen
  • screen too small
  • 240x400 screen
  • 240x400 screen, some applications could not display well in full screen
  • not vga screen
  • Screen scratches very easily
  • Screen scratches very easily, touch screen could be better
  • Another bad point is that I've found that the screen can sometimes have tiny gliches where it doesn't seem to recognise that its being pressed
  • Screen lock stopped working 24 hrs after purchase
  • Hard to see screen in bright conditions
  • Gorgeous QVGA screen
  • Built-in accelerometer for auto screen rotation and call muting
  • Huge screen
  • Receiving calls OK but dialing out more cumbersome with the screen blanking out all the time
  • Big screen
  • great looking screen
  • light and smaller than the iphone but big enough screen
  • The home screen with the shortcuts is great
  • 3.2 TFT screen
  • the screen is bright and easy to read
  • Screen Widgets
  • Easy Navigation, Great Touch Screen, Screen Widgets, Style and Look, Battery life, camera, call quality, optical mouse, opera browser, 8gb storage
  • Nice big screen
  • crystal clear call quality
  • screen is beautiful
  • good screen
  • Sleek design, screen is beautiful, fast data in areas of good reception, phone quality good, good screen, fast response, WiFi is good
  • Big Screen, Haptic Feedback, Mobile Office, Internet
  • It has everything except a VGA screen which is coming
  • dialing out more cumbersome with the screen blanking out all the time
  • And funky screen
  • Big screen, slim but yet solid, sensitive touch screen
  • Huge screen, full and true internet surfing, great looking UI, Threaded SMS
  • 3.2 inches wqvga screen
  • Sleek design, big-enough screen, speedy downloads
  • love the "Samsung Today 2" screen - simple and useful
  • 3' screen
  • has full screen so I can see film on big Screen
  • crisp screen colors
  • big-enough screen
  • Google Maps works well,big-enough screen, speedy downloads,beautiful phone, brilliant screen,
  • Large viewing screen
  • Screen exra wide
  • screen, internet, music
  • bright screen
  • Amazing 3.2inch Screen
  • Google Maps works well, big-enough screen, speedy downloads, beautiful phone, brilliant screen
  • Big screen does everything you will ever need to do
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interface

2

  • You can't add additional widgets to the TouchWiz interface
  • You can't add additional widgets to the TouchWiz interface, and there are some nagging design quirks
  • Interface can be slow
  • You can't add additional widgets to the TouchWiz interface Some nagging design quirks Expensive
  • Not very user-friendly and personalized interface
  • The Samsung Omnia features a nice touch screen and customizable interface that makes the Windows Mobile smartphone easier to use
  • Impressive interface
  • decent interface
  • TouchWIZ interface
  • Attractive, reflective surface, design, finger mouse, TouchWIZ interface, feature-packed, DLNA support
  • Cannot be used in direct sunlight, Not very useful Widgets, Limited accelerometer use, Not very user-friendly and personalized interface
  • You can't add additional widgets to the TouchWiz interface, Some nagging design quirks, Expensive
  • Plenty of bugs and interface inconsistencies
  • touchscreen interface is frustrating without the stylus
  • Confusing redundancies in the interface
  • interface still a bit too windows mobiley
  • interface still a bit too windows mobiley, long to start up, sometimes it's a bit too high to reach the top using one hand, but there's always the mouse
  • The user interface is awful to the point of making it a misery to use for almost any purpose
  • I really didn't like the widget interface
  • I really didn't like the widget interface, but thankfully it is easy to change and aftermarket options like SPB are great alternatives
  • (the only reason that this is a con is because apple did a beautiful job with the user interface on the iphone and you can't really deny its top notch technology)
  • Slightly confusing for a first time windows mobile user
  • User interface slightly lacking
  • especially if you are a Treo or Blackberry user
  • Interface is lacking
  • Interface is lacking, not truly customizable without 3rd party app
  • Not entirely text user friendly
  • You will spend a day or two playing around with all the widgets and user features (that's not so bad ;-)
  • Even that is OK though, I'm an avid graffiti user and this is still an option
  • I had to put my "Cons" in the "Bottom-line summary because I needed more then 250 characters
  • the proprietary interface for the earphone jack
  • i will explain my con more in the bottom line summary
  • Not as user friendly as I'd hoped
  • not the most user friendly
  • Gui good be a bit better
  • Windows Mobile is not a touch interface
  • Inconsistendt features and poor interface design
  • better interface should have been designed
  • that made the phone very user friendly
  • User unfriendly (alarm)
  • Samsung own interface is weak
  • make the interface like iphone3g..would b perfect
  • NEW USER
  • poor touch interface
  • no detailed manual , poor touch interface , battery life not OK ,
  • Sluggish interface
  • Sluggish interface, problematic phone
  • not user friendly
  • Unreliable, not user friendly
  • no user's manual
  • no stylus slot, no user's manual, expensive
  • Horrible interface
  • Horrible interface, lots of bugs, bad reception, dropped calls, blares music loud if disconnect headphones
  • needs improvement to be more user freindly
  • Samsung is trying to improve its user interface, but what came out is far less than iphone or even diamond
  • No step-by-step by user manual
  • No step-by-step by user manual, poor casing design (cannot take out easily from the casing)
  • okay interface and no manual
  • CD does NOT have user manual on it
  • Top-notch user interface
  • Top-notch user interface, Wi-Fi and HSDPA (in Europe
  • Customisable interface
  • Attractive user interface
  • Adjustable interface
  • simple interface piggybacked on windows moble OS
  • Adjustable interface, simple interface piggybacked on windows moble OS, Haptic touchfeedback, Media player that handles a variety of file formats
  • user interface and sleek looking design
  • 8gb memory, awesome multimedia funtions, wifi, full html browser, user interface and sleek looking design
  • A functional winmo version thats is user friendly
  • love the customizable interface
  • love the customizable interface and how you can turn the phone in any direction even upside down
  • Simple Interface
  • Smooth interface
  • responsive interface
  • but other than that this is a very well thought out phone that I think out performs the i-phone for the typical business user
  • If you are a Verizon Win Mobile user...skip ATT..this is the phone for you
  • practical design and user interface
  • Bottom line
  • Bottom line, a REAL Smart Phone
  • plenty of user functions
  • plenty of user functions, ease of use, messaging makes life easier
  • interface
  • everything,style,interface
  • great touch interface
  • good touch interface
  • overall HW capabilities, good touch interface
  • Beautiful interface and solid PDA phone
  • Nice interface
  • cool interface
  • Good interface and responsive given it's Windows based
  • cool interface,good features
  • User interface & Fingertip control
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appearance

5

  • Do we really need to tell you that the Omnia doesn’t look or handle like an Apple
  • cons for this beauty
  • and when you make calls your face hits the end button and you hang up on people all the time
  • the heptic feedback is usless, and when you make calls your face hits the end button and you hang up on people all the time
  • like the n96 which also is its only redeeming feature *fat and ugly
  • face tracking
  • form factor
  • Sleek
  • Style and Look
  • face recognition
 
  • shape
  • Nice feel and look
  • look and feel
  • Understated yet sleek
  • Beauty
  • nice look
  • Pretty to look at
  • Multiple media format capabilities make this very attractive
  • Outer casing look nice
  • Good to look, nice to feel
  • classy look
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sound

3

  • The phone sound is a bit distorted
  • The phone does not ring in the Etiquette mode
  • Poor sound quality
  • I am only able to set them as ring tones
  • Merged Ring/tone Volume control
  • Excellent music sound quality
  • the etiquette mode (face down the phone doesn't ring
  • Sound quality of calls is excellent
  • sound quality is good (after a little tweeaking to it)
  • This phone is basically the best phone I have ever used, sound quality is good (after a little tweeaking to it), but other than that this is a very well thought out phone that I think out performs the i-phone for the typical business user
  • Merged Ring/tone Volume control , lacks operation manual and phone book transfer error
  • SOLID sound quality
  • Sound quality
  • nice sound quality
  • Clear sound
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battery

1.5

  • use of microSD slot requires battery removal
  • battery life?
  • I have yet to reach the advertised battery life (probably because I can't put this phone down
  • battery needs to be charged every night
  • Screen would not turn off after use til after a minute wasting battery life
  • excellent battery life
  • Great battery life
  • Nice battery life
  • Stellar battery life
  • battery lasts atleast 2 days and i use it all day 4 txting
  • Battery life could be improved
  • the battery life goes fast
  • If you are constantly playing w your phone, the battery life goes fast
  • WiFi sucks the battery life dry in a hour
  • Screen could be brighter (bright=less battery
  • Li-Ion battery don't last, can't activate speaker on the phone
  • Battery life drains quickly with heavy data use, it should have came with two batteries
  • just normal windows glitches - once you download and install the plus pack for the windows mobile
  • Otherwise, just normal windows glitches - once you download and install the plus pack for the windows mobile, it's great
  • remove battery
  • to access microSD slot, need to open back of phone, remove battery
  • Battery life is not as good as I expected
  • battery alarm starts at 40%
  • Battery life could be better (even though it is way better than iPhone)
  • battery life (all smartphones have that problem)
  • VZ Navigator (Verizon has done it again - GREADY SUCKERS), battery life (all smartphones have that problem), no 3.5 jack, girly stylus
  • Needs bigger battery
  • I retruned my phone about 7 hours after I purchased it
  • Just cannot rely on the lousy battery
  • even after overnight charging it still only gives me a max of 6 hours at best
  • Just cannot rely on the lousy battery, even with most apps turned off this is the worst phone I have had for battery life, even after overnight charging it still only gives me a max of 6 hours at best
  • Samsung need to address this battery issue without delay
  • Battery life is dismal to say the least
  • A little bit complicated and battery tends to run out quickly
  • I wasn't able to unlock my phone again and hence I had to completely restart my phone by taking the battery out and putting it back in
  • Sometimes when I finished a call, and the phone was locked previously, I wasn't able to unlock my phone again and hence I had to completely restart my phone by taking the battery out and putting it back in
  • Battery life is woeful at this point
  • thinkin a HC battery down the track
  • Battery life appears to be an issue
  • battery life terrible
  • Short battery life
  • Lousy battery life
  • battery life not OK
  • battery life isn't the BEST (this isn't a BB)
  • WinMo isn't the greatest OS out there, battery life isn't the BEST (this isn't a BB)
  • battery life is terrible.good for emails
  • battery life is terrible.good for emails,not so good for general texting and calls
  • The battery seems to not last long if web browsing
  • bad battery life
  • Battery life is quite short
  • battery do not last a lot
  • Battery life not good
  • Battery life can be a bit better
  • Battery exhausted every day even without using WiFi
  • Battery life is extremely poor on 3G connection in comparison to my old N95 (although nowhere near as bad as that was at launch
  • battery life not what they say
  • Hard to see screen in bright conditions, freezes, battery life not what they say
  • Low battery life
  • Battery life only two days
  • As soon as you get a text or a missed call screen stays on consuming battery power
  • Battery life
  • Good battery life
  • Battery life excellent
  • nice thoughtful perks as battery life
  • WiFi, Nice Style and good battery life
  • 1440mAh battery
  • Great battery life - my phone lasted for more than 2 days while I was camping (I have no ideas what the earlier post were about...- what programs and softwares were you guys using that made it crash
  • Decent battery life
  • no hang even after 20 hours of playing with phone etc
  • fast,lots of memorys for storage,widgets are fun,no hang even after 20 hours of playing with phone etc
  • 5mp, great battery Life, fast, FREE AGPS License
  • Feature pack
  • Feature pack, only short of optical zoom, DVB-T for TVmobile and FM transmitter
  • Good battery life, speedy processor, solid casing, friendly, big onscreen buttons so stylus is not needed
  • Admirable battery life
  • Admirable battery life, sleek design
  • 5 to 6 hours of battery life
  • good battery
  • light, feature full, good battery, bright screen
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keyboard

1.5

  • The onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped
  • The onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped, and the Omnia can be sluggish
  • Keyboard and touchscreen could be more accurate
  • 3G doesn't work in the U.S., Keyboard and touchscreen could be more accurate, Expensive
  • Keypad lock while talking
  • Good onscreen keyboard choices
  • Thumbable virtual QWERTY keyboard with optional landscape mode
  • Landscape QWERTY keyboard
  • Keypad choices (I love the suretype style)
  • no silly keyboard to fiddle with
  • It is pretty crucial to remap the task switcher to a key so you can kill programs, otherwise windows slows down
  • Keypad disappears during a call and is a bit small
  • Half the time i'm typing upside down
  • Samsung's xt9 keyboard system is buggy and i turn off to use texting
  • Very hard to use keyboard
  • awful typing
  • Defective units, awful typing, strange file structure, poor documentation, FM has low volume, proprietary wiring, no headset jack
  • The phone lacks a external keyboard, but the on screen keyboard is was made to perfection
  • Touchscreen keyboard hard to use with fingers
  • the samsung keyboard randomly does not work
  • Typing
  • The Omnia doesn't allow for accurate thumb typing whatsoever
  • Not using the stylis for typing
  • Retrieving contacts, text messaging, keyboard set up
  • virtual keyboard a little cramped
  • virtual keyboard a little cramped, would it have killed you to have a slightly larger screen
  • Can't tell which key you've pressed because your figure obscures the key
  • Needs bigger battery, Can't tell which key you've pressed because your figure obscures the key, Windows Mobile suxs
  • predictive typing
  • no keyboard or keypad
  • no keyboard or keypad, external stylus
  • keyboard is really cramped
  • no qwerty keypad
  • Needs stylus slot and better virtual keyboard arrangement
  • No keyboard or stylus makes texting hard
  • disconnect headphones,acks operation manual and phone book transfer error,Keypad lock while talking
  • Very small keyboard - unless there is a way of making it larger
  • No keyboard
  • normal keyboard (not Samsung
  • Low battery life, no place for stylus to slot into, normal keyboard (not Samsung
  • The key thing is to make sure you have the latest firmware
  • programmable function key
  • Nicer keyboard for texting than storm
  • keypad
  • text messaging friendly (phonepad, keypad, qwerty, etc -- all in portrait OR LANDSCAPE
  • I was worried about the keyboard
  • I was worried about the keyboard, but it is really not difficult (don't drive and text
  • optical mouse/stylus/ and keyboard options
  • has many ways of typing sms
  • large spacey QWERTY keyboard with haptic feedback
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • available in 8Gb and 16Gb, QWERTY keyboard, TouchWiz also develop, touchscreen
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reception

2

  • Weak reception
  • Weak reception, GPS is locked down so you can only use VZ Navigator
  • reception problems in sketchy coverage areas
  • terrible reception and drops calls
  • The antenna is weak- a friend's Motorola on the same network always has a stronger signal
  • Big love goes out to face detection (with smile shot)
  • smile detection
  • That it has everything a phone could have new technologies, smart reader, smile detection, great media apps
  • Good reception
  • Good reception, fast internet services
  • maybe if it had dig tv reception in it
  • maybe if it had dig tv reception in it, like the n96 which also is its only redeeming feature *fat and ugly
  • bad reception
  • I keep signal where I use to always drop it
  • Great coverage, I keep signal where I use to always drop it
  • fast data in areas of good reception
  • especially rare occasions that GPS gets signal
  • Good signal reception
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connectivity

4.5

  • 3G support
  • No built-in 3.5mm headphone jack
  • proprietary headphone jack
  • No 3.5mm headphone jack
  • No standard 3.5mm headphone jack
  • The Windows Mobile smartphone also offers Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • The Windows Mobile smartphone also offers Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and EV-DO Rev
  • Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi and HSDPA (in Europe
  • proprietary headphone/charging jack
  • 3G doesn't work in the U.S
  • No 3G in the US
  • Non-standard USB port
  • No 3G
  • Not 3G compatible in US
  • custom handfree adapter - no 3.5mm earphone jack
  • no 3.5mm standard audio jack
  • Bluetooth has difficulty connecting to headsets
  • Non-standard headphone jack
  • New Windows Mobile 6.0 has program disigners playing catchup for connection synchronization
  • Silly lanyard stylus, proprietary connector for all peripheral connections, connector cover not recessed when open, New Windows Mobile 6.0 has program disigners playing catchup for connection synchronization
  • no headset jack
  • Placement of the peripheral port for headphone adapter (no 2.5mm jack
  • Unusable for listening to audio streams
  • A separate phone jack would be great
  • No headphone jack
  • proprietary inteface jack with adapters
  • no 3.5 headphone jack built in
  • WiFI nonfunctional
  • no 3.5 jack
  • 3.5" jack not available
  • No 3.5mm audio jack
  • great than 500Mb over USB connection takes freaking forever
  • no 3.5 mm jack
  • No 3.5mm audio jack is almost unforgivable
  • No 3.5mm Headphone jack, UI
  • Would be nicer if it like the N95 came with 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Would be nicer if it like the N95 came with 3.5mm headphone jack, that made the phone very user friendly
  • 3g doesnt work
  • 5mm jack(or it is on the body
  • no 3,5/2,5mm jack(or it is on the body
  • Preview Cons: Not using the Standard mini usb port, not 3.5 / 2.5 audio, Need to fix the Graphic card driver
  • Charging connector not using USB
  • No bluetooth modem for PC
  • No stylus slot, Unusable finger navigation, Short battery life, No bluetooth modem for PC
  • no audio jack
  • no qwerty keypad, no audio jack, ringing soft, finger-touch instead of using pen not user friendly
  • Battery exhausted every day even without using WiFi, GPS, bluetooth
  • aGPS/WiFi/HSDPA
  • 3G with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
  • Stereo Bluetooth and USB connectivity
  • Above average audio quality
  • Headset comes with a 3.5mm audio jack
  • Good build quality, 3.2-inch screen, 624MHz Marvell Processor, 5MP Camera, Wi-Fi, 8GB Internal Storage, DivX/XviD support, A-GPS, TV-Out
  • Stereo Bluetooth
  • wifi
  • haptic feedback, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, GPS, EV-DO Rev
  • Wifi is awesome
  • a2dp stereo bluetooth 2.0
  • 5mpix camera, runs skype, wifi, gps, visual voicemail, tactile feedback, Etiquette mode, a2dp stereo bluetooth 2.0, Microsoft's voice command, Opera and IE, MS office and outlook, EVDO rev A, Tethering, Podcast & Rss reader, radio, 128mb+8gb+16gb mSD
  • great WiFi
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • wi fi
  • A versatile phone with many great features such as a 5 mega pixel camera, wi fi, bluetooth, etc
  • Verizon provides the best 3G I have used so far
  • WiFi/Hot spot notification
  • Size and appearance, haptic feedback, optical mouse, MS integration with Mobile Office, 8Gb Storage on board, 5Mpix camera w/video, instant on/off for phone, bluetooth and WiFi
  • wi-fi, blue tooth, mobile messeging and much more
  • Stereo Bluetooth sounds great
  • FM radio & WiFi
  • Wi-Fi is always a def
  • 8gb onboard storge w/ 16gb expandability
  • Wi-Fi, 5 Meg Pix, Opera Browser,
  • i love the tethered modem
  • i love the tethered modem, got used to the pen..or whatever lying around
  • 5 MP Camera, Wi-fi
  • Rev-A bluetooth
  • with Wi-fi
  • slim, slight, pretty, swift operation speed, practical design and user interface, widgets, touch haptic feedback, Rev-A bluetooth, with Wi-fi, SMS office text messaging with POP3 or IMAP, 5 MP flash camera, multi-lingual
  • WiFi, MS Office, etc
  • 5mp camera with flash, video, responsive accelerometer, beautiful and sleek design, fast processor, great call quality, easy to customize, wi-fi, bluetooth, Opera browser, media features
  • WiFi is good
  • GPS,WIFI,TOUCHSCREEN,WINDOWS MOBILE
  • The inclusion of a headphone extension lead with a 3.5mm headphone connector was a pleasant inclusion after the disappointment of the handset not having a dedicated jack as standard
  • Have almost everything that iphone 3G have
  • Have almost everything that iphone 3G have, but even more feature
  • Win 6.1 feature packed device with lots of expandability and tweaking
  • Comes wtih GPS, HSDPA, WiFi, 5MP Cam
  • 16 GB 5 mp and wifi
  • Nice interface, haptic feedback, wi-fi,
  • Touchscreen,WI-FI,5 mega pixel camera,16 GB, different text input methods, Etiquette Pause
  • Variety of keyboards for e-mailing and texting, 3G, WiFi, Optical Mouse is actually useful (personal preference), Scrolling and rendering is very good, great display
  • support 3G/ HSDPA and Wi-Fi
  • Screen exra wide, support 3G/ HSDPA and Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth WEP350 Earset
  • better than the iphone 3g
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portability

5

  • Unfair competition for other mobile phones, Too thin for monster hands
  • its alittle too slim for big hands
  • especially if listening to music and the phone is in a bag or pocket
  • Missing light indicators for bluetooth
  • Missing light indicators for bluetooth, new messages
  • slim and well-made
  • Attractive, slim and well-made
  • More pocketable than iPhone
  • Lightweight
  • Proportions and weight are perfect
  • Phone has answered by itself in pocket
  • Slim form factor
  • light
  • Winmobile, touchscreen, light
  • Everything you need in your pocket
  • fairly slim
  • physical weight and balance of the phone is excellent
  • Light weight
  • Light weight, slim design
  • Light and Portable
  • Light, fun with the widgets
  • I own 2 HP IPAQ HX4700 Pocket PC's with WinMo 6.1
  • It is also vey light
  • light and slim
  • very handy, light and slim
  • slim
  • Terrific Quality, build structure is elite,light, slim, solid, heavy performance with 5MP Camera/flash, EV-DO, HTML OPERA, SOLID sound quality, very clear range
  • Got the practicality needed for heavy office and IT business
  • Light device for weight conscious
  • design, slim, trim, light, win-mo is good for professionals
  • elegant, simplistic, functional, slim, ergonomic
  • This is one heck of a phone, slim, sleek, funcional
  • movies and it's small enough for my pocket
  • Size is nice and very pocket-able
  • A whole PC in your Pocket
  • slim but yet solid
  • The cool form factor, full of features, battery life, light weight
  • Thin
  • its a light in weight and easy to operate
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size

2

  • Some screens, I don't like (like the widgets on the homescreen are too big)
  • Ringer could be a little louder
  • It could be a little easier to find things on the phone
  • It's not intuitive, and there are several little things that should have been better designed
  • Would like a little larger mouse
  • large
  • The Omnia has a large 3.2-inch touchscreen
  • smaller size than the iphone
  • smaller than the iphone but big enough to surf web or watch movies on it
  • Size
  • The placement of the stylist is a little weird
  • Take just a little research to get the ultimate phone
  • It's a little laggy
  • It's a little laggy, Win-mob needs to work out some kink
  • A little too expensive
  • Big hands may be worried
  • It is too small for big people
  • the Smudgeness on the plastic is a little for those with oily hands
  • people with big hands might not like it
  • a little laggy but not huge problem
  • A little too complicated
  • a little sluggish at time
  • a little brash with the contract
  • you need this stupid little adapter
  • a little expensive
  • i know this is a little thing but it's the only bad thing i can think of
  • i like having a phone like the sony erricson that sends out emoticons, i know this is a little thing but it's the only bad thing i can think of
  • the texting can be a little hard
  • Data transfer of large files (ie
  • I think this is a big drawback
  • Windows Mobile 6.1 still a little buggy, the Widget could be more customisable
  • Size, capability
  • Great size and feel
  • Also very small in size, smaller than the i phone
  • shape, size
  • small size
  • nice size
  • just the right size
  • Solid phone, just the right size, many fine features as mentioned by others
  • but the absence of GPS makes it little more than any other Windows Mobile phone
  • several good features, but the absence of GPS makes it little more than any other Windows Mobile phone
  • good size for PDA phone
  • big onscreen buttons so stylus is not needed
  • reasonable size as a pda phone
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shutter

0.5

  • device auto shut down
  • in reality only 94.2 Mb, device auto shut down
 

video

5

  • YOU CANNOT STREAM ANY VIDEO FROM ANY WEBSITE INCLUDING YOUTUBE
  • it says no video lagging
  • it says no video lagging,but apparently it will lag if record video with high resolution,
  • video quality not good
  • secondary cam for video calls
  • That means you can edit Office documents and synch up with your Exchange server – as well as shoot decent video clips
  • That means you can edit Office documents and synch up with your Exchange server – as well as shoot decent video clips, bouncy great 5MP snaps and (of course
  • Supports multiple video and audio formats
  • support, Loaded with apps, Supports multiple video and audio formats
 
  • DivX video support right out of the box
  • plays multiple video file formats
  • Video Recording
  • Video Editor
  • AGPS, 5 Megapix camera, DivX player, Windows Pro 6.1, FM Radio, Video Recording, Digital Photo Frame, Google Maps, Smart reader, TV out, Video Editor, Podcast, RSS Reader
  • video playback
  • mp3 & video playback
  • One of the best browsers...video looks great
  • video
  • shoot & edit & send photos and video
  • email, internet surfing, MS Office, shoot & edit & send photos and video, music, movies and it's small enough for my pocket
  • video and photos
  • Excellent Video quality
  • Video Calls
  • drag and drop mp3s / video
  • video recording with slow motion mode
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image quality

5

  • average picture and sound quality
  • Average photo quality
  • the quality of MP4 play back was abysmal
  • a fun auto-panorama feature and dynamic range boosting – basically the cream of today's digital photo tweaks
  • Big love goes out to face detection (with smile shot), a fun auto-panorama feature and dynamic range boosting – basically the cream of today's digital photo tweaks
  • All-in-one, DivX/XviD support, 5-megapixel camera and good image quality, Excellent music sound quality, Nice earphones with a 3.5 mm adapter, Very good Internet browser
  • Digital Photo Frame
  • Really good call quality
 
  • good call quality
  • powerful, easy to carry, good call quality
  • Verizon quality network and service
  • call quality
  • panoramic images
  • multiple photo mode
  • Great call quality & coverage on Verizon
  • Great Call Quality
  • Samsung quality
  • Unbeatable quality
  • All the pros have been listed by almost 200 reviewers so far....and there are a bevy of pros from great call quality to knocking on iPhone's door when it comes to features
  • Haptic Feedback, good call quality
  • Great quality
  • Terrific Quality
  • Good quality of materials
  • phone quality good
  • The cam takes a much better picture than I thought
  • graphic rendering
  • look with icon
  • Overall quality good
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usability

3.5

  • GPS is locked down so you can only use VZ Navigator
  • Limited accelerometer use
  • The only thing to do is to use your minipen to hit the Reset switch
  • That is ugly and irritating to use
  • but thankfully it is easy to change and aftermarket options like SPB are great alternatives
  • appropriate use of haptic feedback and accelerometers
  • friendly ‘widget’ icons and easy messaging but scratch the cartoony surface and you’ll find pure Microsoft steel beneath
  • The Omnia has a large 3.2-inch touchscreen, friendly ‘widget’ icons and easy messaging but scratch the cartoony surface and you’ll find pure Microsoft steel beneath
  • Finger-friendly enhancements
  • touchwiz is a joy to use
  • but i can use it to order coffee
  • but i can use it to order coffee, when I need it
  • You are giving a stylus to use with this device, but no place in the phone to hold it
  • SImple settings such as having the phone beep if you missed a call are not available
  • Stylus included but not attached - need to use a laniard
  • steep learning curve (not as easy as iPhone)
  • Have to get use to how the phone reacts to you
  • I would have liked to see more hard buttons on the outside but really the samsung front application makes it within 1 or 2 touches for most programs
  • THe phone book is difficult to use directly from the phone and it can not be searched with one hand
  • Have to use stylus sometimes and its not onboard
  • The phone is convoluded with gadgets so it's core functions are hard to use
  • it is not easy to dial
  • it is not easy to dial, send emails or access other core functions
  • You cannot use an FM modulator and charge the phone at the same time
  • setting up e-mail and notifications was not as simple as it says it is
  • setting up e-mail and notifications was not as simple as it says it is, but you can still access your e-mail from explorer browser
  • Calendar appointments not easily accesible unless you use Today screen instead of Widgets
  • easy removed and replaced READ MORE>>&g
  • use it
  • Mobile 6 takes a little time to get use to,not that easy to set up the phone to your personal likings
  • VZN Navigator required to use GPS
  • Friends cannot use programs that enable the to locate each other and gather at a meeting spot
  • Window Mobile is the killer - so hard to use
  • and hard to use
  • No GPS, Window Mobile is the killer - so hard to use, slow, confusing, and hard to use
  • Worst phone I have ever tried to use
  • TRYING TO USE THE PHONEBOOK TO CALL SOMEONE IS A JOKE AS SCROLLING IS USELESS
  • No hard reset manual button
  • No hard reset manual button, specs oversold, not up to standard
  • Hopeless Instruction manual
  • finger usage no use
  • battery life terrible, finger usage no use, stylus is like albatross
  • Data imput takes some getting use to
  • no manual in the CD or in the box
  • Data imput takes some getting use to, touch screen a bit too sensitive at times, no manual in the CD or in the box
  • Frustrating to use
  • Frustrating to use, Damaging to own
  • no detailed manual
  • lacks operation manual and phone book transfer error
  • acks operation manual and phone book transfer error
  • FM-radio too simple
  • The phone I have to say is quite confusing to use
  • The phone I have to say is quite confusing to use, there is so many icons even when you try looking for the simplest of things it can be like finding a needle in a haystack
  • Another bad thing is that I didn't realise you had to have a stylus to properly and easily use the phone
  • Another bad thing is that I didn't realise you had to have a stylus to properly and easily use the phone, which is not a problem in its self but it doesn't live neatly inside the phone, it dangles next to it which can be highly annoying
  • fun and easy to use
  • 5 MP camera, beautiful design, fun and easy to use, hug memory
  • Small computer cell phone ironically better for desk use than on the go as it is not totally finguer-user friendly
  • easy to use
  • Easy sync with e-mail
  • easy to carry
  • *Ease of use
  • Easy to navigate
  • Easy Navigation
  • easy to use touch screen
  • size, capability, easy to use touch screen, and the optical mouse is great
  • Touch features are all enlarged which makes it extremly easy to use and no stylus is needed thanks to the easy mouse
  • Nice stylus with a convenient way to carry it
  • Great screen 8gb memory 5.0 camera easy to use window 6.1
  • every thing works great ,easy to use ,even for me, only had it 4 days
  • easy to use and can't put it down
  • Sleek, pretty, easy to use and can't put it down
  • text messaging friendly (phonepad
  • which I use to browse the Net
  • I own 2 HP IPAQ HX4700 Pocket PC's with WinMo 6.1, which I use to browse the Net, stream radio, and watch Sling Box
  • The etiquette feature is a great idea for nighttime use if you continually receive emails at night and don't want to be bothered with the email alerts
  • Customer service was very prompt and friendly, if uninformed
  • Web and mobile banking is easy
  • easy of use
  • easy to set up email
  • sleek design, small size, easy of use, windows mobile, broadband access via Verizon, wi-fi, 8 gb storage, expansion slot, phone clarity, easy to set up email, great coverage (Verizon), decent price with upgrade
  • phone use
  • ease of use
  • win mo is familiar to use of microsoft
  • 5MP camera, excellent pictures, easy of use, convenience of SD slot, win mo is familiar to use of microsoft
  • The use of the stylus is a must and becomes almost a fashion statement, a Karl Lagerfeld statement, Omnia's statement
  • sensitive touch screen, good layout of menus, easy to use
  • easy to customize
  • Finger-friendly TouchWIZ
  • good screen for internet use
  • The podcast aggregator is a pleasant surprise so far as it's ease of use and configuration
  • Relatively easy to use (once you get around to getting used to the phone)
  • friendly
  • Easy use then non-touch screen
  • Easy Web Surfing
  • except the stylus can be fiddly to use with small buttons
  • Many good features, except the stylus can be fiddly to use with small buttons
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memory

5

  • Memory card not hot-swappable
  • Small Optical Trackpad, TouchWiz can't be configured, Small virtual touch keypad (portrait), Memory card slot not hot-swappable
  • Locked GPS function*128mb memory, should be 192mb*Keyboard is cramped in portrait mode*Proprietary Port/Interface, must use supplied dongle for headphones/charging*somewhat sluggish at times
  • The virtual mouse is also non response
  • Omnia's have a memory leak & requires you to do a Hard Reset when it occurs
  • Plenty of memory
  • 624MHz Marvell PXA312 CPU and 128 MB RAM
  • 8 to 16 GB of storage memory
  • 8 to 16 GB of storage memory, microSD expansion
  • Optical joystick with virtual mouse functionality
  • According to Verizon Wireless, Omnia's have a memory leak & requires you to do a Hard Reset when it occurs
  • bad memory management
  • Very sluggish, bad memory management, the phone randomly locks and will not turn on if you have it password protected, the samsung keyboard randomly does not work,
  • awkward stylus storage
  • OS makes interaction a bit quirky, learning curve, awkward stylus storage
  • Stylus should've had storage on phone
  • battery life + extention memory card slot is inside...not outside
  • No additional memory card in the box was also a let down - but I guess with 8Gb on board
  • No additional memory card in the box was also a let down - but I guess with 8Gb on board, I'll let that one slide
  • Having to remove the battery to put the memory card in it's socket is also bleeping annoying
  • 16 Gb memory can't sync
  • No hard reset button, 16 Gb memory can't sync, camara lens gets blurred
  • Memory storage a bit limited
  • Memory storage a bit limited, risky firmware updates, no stylus (but rarely used anyway)
  • Fine but no better then a HP hand held computer
  • No stylus storage area
  • No infared, No stylus storage area
  • no storage for stylus
  • Ext memory slot is near where you put sim card so not hot swap
  • Low ram compared to other current models
  • Huge amount of useful features, WinMo software catalogue, huge and expanadable memory, fully customisable, excellent UI
  • hug memory
  • MicroSD expandable memory (up to 8 gigs)
  • lots of memory
  • storage and additional memory slot
  • 5 MP Camera and its good features, video playback, storage and additional memory slot
  • 8GB memory configuration and additional 16GB can be added into micro SDHC slot
  • 8GB on board memory
  • Great Multimedia features, 5mp, 8GB on board memory, micro SDHC slot that supports up to 16GB, great full html browser
  • 8GB memory
  • Removable Memory (Supports up to 16GB of micro SDHC
  • 8 gig storage
  • 8gb memory + supports up to 16gb of micro SDHC
  • 8gb storage
  • 8 GB on board memory plus up to 16 GB removable memory
  • great for youtube and all things landscape*WM6.1*8-16gb internal memory*on-board WIFI
  • GPS*Awesome Opera Web Browser+Expandable Memory slot*Wonderful widget based interface for most used apps*SLIM
  • Vivid widescreen display, great for youtube and all things landscape*WM6.1*8-16gb internal memory*on-board WIFI, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS*Awesome Opera Web Browser+Expandable Memory slot*Wonderful widget based interface for most used apps*SLIM,SEXY
  • 8gb on-board storage
  • Great memory also
  • Huge storage
  • 8GB memory card has pleanty of room for pics
  • 8GB memory card has pleanty of room for pics, vids, music, data, and programs
  • Touch friendly and has great battery life and memory
  • and built in 8 gigs of memory
  • The memory is fantastic
  • Expandable memory
  • WIFI, Expandable memory, Business card reader, FM, Rich collection of built in apps,look and feel
  • 8 gb storage
  • Expansive memory up to 24GB
  • optional memory
  • Everything, fast, agile, capable, optional memory,
  • camer+memory+design+weight
  • Like a computer it grows on you and soon you can't return it despite a few shortcomings
  • Huge memory for music
  • Huge memory for music, video and photos
  • 16 Gig Memory
  • lots of memorys for storage
  • high internal memory
  • Large internal memory
  • Large internal memory, specs seems good
  • 16G storage
  • nice design, huge storage, GPS
  • good memory
  • 16GB storage
  • 16GB build-in storage
  • big storage space for all my music and files
  • Average memory 128mb & 256mb
  • plenty of storage
  • almost like a pocket computer
  • memory and good games
  • Internal Memory
  • Ext memory slot
  • Good built in memory that expands to rival anything on the market
  • lots of ram and memory with expansion slot
  • Large screen, strong buttons, tough casing, lots of ram and memory with expansion slot, Samsung-customised homescreens to fit most people's needs, widgets
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voice guidance

5

  • Performance of Voice Commander with Bluetooth headset was HORRIBLE
  • Microsoft's voice command
  • Visual Voice Mail
  • WiFi, Visual Voice Mail, nice size, looks great, 8 GB built in
 

focus

5

  • Great camera with strong image quality and fairly fast focus times
  • auto-focus and face detection
  • excellent 5 MP camera with LED flash, auto-focus and face detection
  • Fine camera with auto focus and loads of pixels
  • the camera/auto focus/flashlight/windows documents/gps and more
 
  • auto focus and digital zoom
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color

0.5

  • always white
 

design

4

  • and there are some nagging design quirks
  • Some nagging design quirks
  • have to get the $30 data plan with this phone
  • i had to get verizon's data plan
  • expensive verizon wireless plan but they do have best network so i guess u get what u paid for
  • attractive design
  • A fine-looking phone with a truly staggering feature set
  • design
  • thin design
  • Gorgeous, thin design
  • expensive data plan from verizon
  • $30/mo data plan from verizon
  • mandatory data plan from verizon
  • HAVE to have $30 data plan from Verizon wireless
  • data plan from verizon
  • data plan
  • $30 data plan
  • $30 data plan from Verizon
  • Verizons data plan should be optional since it has WiFi
  • Mandatory data plan
  • It's not free even though I have to pay extra 30 bucks for the verizons' new mandatory data plan
  • unlock the GPS and their data plan is a little too expensive
  • really hard to get any email to run on the phone using Verizon's standard data plan
  • Also, really hard to get any email to run on the phone using Verizon's standard data plan
  • vznavigator and $30 data plan from verizon
  • verizon expensive data plan
  • data plan(verizon
  • I agree, the $30, or more, data plan(verizon
  • verizon mandatory data plan
  • proprietary inteface jack with adapters, no silo for stylus, limited widgets, verizon mandatory data plan
  • $30 extra monthly fee for data plan
  • but make sure you do use the data plan
  • it might cost you some money from verzizon, but make sure you do use the data plan
  • Sluggish navigation and that cheap looking plastic backing...cmon fix that one samsung
  • It's a shame that it's a light groovy looking devices made by a bunch of useless people
  • bad design stylus
  • Hopeless Instruction manual, bad repair services, bad design stylus
  • poor casing design (cannot take out easily from the casing)
  • Slight design issue: cover for the headphone/data cable port is left dangling there and may break
  • Slight design issue: cover for the headphone/data cable port is left dangling there and may break, especially if listening to music and the phone is in a bag or pocket
  • there is so many icons even when you try looking for the simplest of things it can be like finding a needle in a haystack
  • Slick design and slim body
  • beautiful design
  • sleek looking design
  • FAST!!!, wifi, 5mp cam, verizon wireless evdo rev-a, haptic feedback, sleek looking design, easy to use
  • sleek looking in general
  • Great browsers, wifi, 5MP camera!!!!, great looking screen, smaller than the iphone but big enough to surf web or watch movies on it, 8GB memory, great UI from Samsung, sleek looking in general
  • handsome looking
  • Best network, handsome looking, 5mp cam, good browsers and haptic feedback
  • The aesthetics of this phone are excellent, and by far one of the best feeling, looking WinMo phones I've had the pleasure of owning, which means a lot since HTC makes excellent phones AND this is Samsung's first WinMo phone, if I remember correctly
  • Looks pretty
  • Looks pretty, divx support, lots of multimedia
  • good looking
  • Sleek, fairly slim, good looking
  • Light & stylish
  • slim design
  • sleek design
  • LOOKS
  • I was looking to combine my phone and PPC into one and I struck gold
  • sleep design
  • Small, sleep design
  • Opera seems to work best, except when looking at youtube, then IE moble would work best
  • High levels of indication of design, thought, and integration
  • good design
  • Nice features, good design
  • nice design
  • looks sheik
  • good features, nice design, looks sheik
  • beautiful and sleek design
  • looks great
  • Nice styling
  • Phone looks cool
  • The phone feels and looks real nice
  • Looks good
  • Looks good, its got lots of room for personalizing to ur taste
  • Sleek and stylish
  • the phone looks good
  • Nice design and good specs
  • great looking UI
  • Great expandable slot, Good design
  • Nice design and unique widget implementation
  • Nice looking
  • Nice looking, lots of features
  • good looks
  • Classy looks, good handfeel, loads od space (16GB), GPS and Haptic feed back
  • Attractive looks
  • Attractive looks, lots of features, reasonable size as a pda phone
  • Looks good and very impressive however looks can be decieving.Camera takes good quality shots
  • clean design
  • Very good looking
  • Very good looking, loads of features
  • good design &
  • Very reliable, looks good
  • Design and weight
  • I think this phone is really stylish
  • and personally think its a lot better looking than the I-phone
  • I think this phone is really stylish, and personally think its a lot better looking than the I-phone
  • Looks and feels great
  • Stylish design and touch screen
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build quality

5

  • Breakable headphone jack cover
  • Samsung has poor build quality
  • Solid build and great finish
  • Overall nice build quality of this phone
  • build structure is elite
  • build quality
  • tough build quality
 
  • large screen, haptic feedback, fast processor, multi function camera (for a ppc phone), sleek design, tough build quality, GPS, loud speaker (for a ppc phone), 16GB build-in storage!!!, HSDPA, etc etc etc
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flash

5

  • Web browser lacks real Flash support
  • Is not flash player compatible (if you found a way
  • Is not flash player compatible (if you found a way, please let me know)
  • Flash
  • 5MP flash
  • Touch, 5MP flash, Sound quality
  • terrific entry, 5mp flash, office compatibility, shortcuts
  • 5 MP, flash, Haptic feedback
 
  • Real full internet (including Flash and JAVA)
  • 3.5G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Real full internet (including Flash and JAVA), Thin, clean design, crisp screen colors, 5 MP camera with smile detection, flash, auto focus and digital zoom, video recording with slow motion mode, strong GPS, 5 to 6 hours of battery life, creative & useful UI
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energy efficiency

0.5

  • Power (suppose it is not bad for a PDA phone though
 

lens

3

  • Windows Mobile is a clunky operating system
  • Although I understand the thought behind it It's really not needed because the optical mouse allows you to click on all the small boxes and sliders inherant to WinMo
  • nearly useless optical mouse
  • Too time consuming to find a contact when making a call
  • Dorky Stylus system
  • Optical joystick
  • This product is not bad for a Windows Mobile OS system
  • Optical mouse is awesome
  • optical mouse rocks
  • Loved the optical mouse
  • It was very difficult to look up a contact to call
  • takes time to get used to a different system
  • camara lens gets blurred
  • optical mouse
  • and the optical mouse is great
  • Optical Mouse is actually useful (personal preference)
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glare

5

  • brilliant display with vivid colours
  • brilliant screen
  • beautiful phone, brilliant screen, touchwiz is a joy to use
  • A brilliant multi media and serious PDA
 

zoom

0.5

  • but I want 10 MP with Zoom
  • 5 MP is great, but I want 10 MP with Zoom
  • no-optical zoom
  • no-optical zoom, and WM6.1
  • Digital Zoom too little
  • only short of optical zoom
 

viewfinder

5

  • Other than that maybe a hard button to switch side view instead of the movement
  • MS Office support - view
  • MS Office support - view, edit and create World & Excel files
  • Panorama View
  • The view of excel doc's are better than most other devices
 

screen

3

  • Consumers who don't like Windows Mobile 6.1 may not like the unit despite the other features
  • Navgation without the pointing device is awful
  • Verizon makes you pay extra for visual voicemail
  • display
  • So need to restart the device
  • Large display makes finger navigation pleasant and it's easy on the eyes too
  • Large screen, brilliant display with vivid colours
  • small for a windows mobile device
  • plus 8GB on board memory which means more video and music on my phone
  • visual voicemail
  • Crap display
  • SBSH poducts crash on the device
  • I guess you can award it as the best crashed device
  • some applications could not display well in full screen
  • For a device that considers itself a premium video player
  • For a device that considers itself a premium video player, the quality of MP4 play back was abysmal
  • Vivid widescreen display
  • In general the best WM device that I have ever used
  • I like the visual mouse that was so thoughtfully included by samsung and the widgets are a pretty nice feature as welll
  • but convntional device
  • orthodox, but convntional device
  • great display
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product quality

5

  • Great looks (size and finish)
  • good finishing
 

remote control

0.5

  • volume control can still be adjusted
  • When you lock the phone, volume control can still be adjusted
  • Verizon Wireless (Control Freaks)
  • Verizon Wireless (Control Freaks), Windows Mobile can be bloated and slow at times
 

resolution

0.5

  • Screen resolution is a bit low
  • Non-standard display resolution
  • 64K screen resolution
  • Bad sunlight legibility, 64K screen resolution, Memory card not Hot-swappable
  • This phone would be so much better with at least an HVGA resolution and capacitive touch
  • 3.2" 65K-color touchscreen with resolution of 240 x 400 pixels
  • Accurate touch screen, sensitive, 5 MP camera Flash,resolution, speedy processing multi-files playback, mp3 and videos games, EV-DO, TOns of Storge, Widgets on both landscape and Portrait modes, accelorometer, WIn-Mo 6.1, Sleek and Slim
  • Good screen resolution
  • everything exept screen resolution (400x240)
  • Screen resolution could be more
  • screen resolution could be better
  • 10 MP camera and a better screen resolution
  • and a really high resolution screen
  • someone complained about the screen resolution
  • screen resolution could have been better(like htc touch diamond(800x480)
  • low screen resolution
  • but apparently it will lag if record video with high resolution
  • Screen is quite low resolution for its size and not good in sunlight
 
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sensor

1

  • It is not a cell phone for a business person making and receiving calls constantly
  • someone could lose an eye
  • On a longer cord, someone could lose an eye
  • Could use more widgets, you have to hang stylus on phone (don't really need it anyway thanks to optical mouse), need to get used to navigating WinMo, having issues with my bluetooth headset that worked perfectly on my regular cell phone
  • I mean all the FANBOYS can come up with utter non-sense
  • Accelerometer and tilt sensor
  • Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
  • Computer masquerading as a cell phone
  • Eye, just Laggy
  • Even Google maps locator won't work from cell towers
  • It is not a cell phone for a business person receiving calls and making calls constantly
 
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performance

4

  • speed could be improved
  • Easily scratched and marked, stylus can't be stored in the handset, speed could be improved, proprietary headphone/charging jack
  • Slow 3G
  • Performance is sluggish
  • Slow
  • Fast CPU and a full complement of wireless radios: WiFi
  • GPS and a fast EVDO Rev
  • Fast CPU and a full complement of wireless radios: WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and a fast EVDO Rev
  • Snappy performance
  • Fast response and performance
  • Slow, slow
  • Misserably slow
  • Slow reaction time
  • still needs to improve speed
  • 624 MHZ is fast but 800 would be an improvement
  • Texting not as fast as on a full qwerty but not bad
  • Slight lag time characteristic of almost every Windows mobile phone it seems :(
  • Windows Mobile can be bloated and slow at times
  • It runs slower than my pc but not slow enough to bother me
  • Win 6.1 has some issues like lag time
  • Could be a little Faster
  • Speed needs to IMproVE a little
  • What is up with you Microsoft stop making slow products (i.e
  • Speed drags and delays needed seconds
  • sans the operating speed
  • a bit on the slow side
  • A little too complicated, a bit on the slow side
  • too slow win-mo
  • too slow win-mo,
  • Its slow
  • Its slow, touchscreen is bad, windows mobile should have been avoided
  • very very slow
  • slow syncing
  • slow start up
  • the text input for fast adaptation is required
  • oodles of options with good execution of files
  • FAST
  • Faster than a Storm and LOADED with features
  • WiFi is a handy feature to stay connected with speed
  • 624mhz processor
  • Good looks and fast flips
  • fast internet services
  • Fast response compaired to the Storm
  • Sleek, fast, amazingly responsive, Win 6.1
  • faster and more accurate
  • very fast phone
  • fast and accurate network
  • Good features, fast and accurate network
  • Quick, thoughtful, light, efficient
  • swift operation speed
  • good execution of options
  • Fast and fully featured
  • quick speed
  • sleek, attention grabber, quick speed
  • fast processor
  • fast response
  • fast web browsing
  • fast processor, high internal memory, stable system, 5MP camera
  • Best Performance think
  • Faster than Diamond
  • Faster than Diamond, 16G,
  • speedy processor
  • All in one without too much compromise on speed
  • Fast processing
  • Large screen, fast processor, sleek design, 16GB storage
  • faster processor with higher memory
  • High speed internet conectivity(Network dependent)
  • Advanced Technology, High speed internet conectivity(Network dependent)
  • evice's HSDPA speed maxes at 7.2 Mbps
  • The speed of the internet so far gas been quite quick and so has loading windows 6.2
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control panel

0.5

  • so why is there nowhere to store one on-board
  • You'll need the stylus when hacking into the depths of Windows Mobile menus, too, so why is there nowhere to store one on-board
  • No QWERTY key board
  • Balanced GUI, Easy to panel drag and widget
 

maps

2.5

  • GPS navigation does not work out of the box
  • Verizon disables free GPS (google maps)
  • GPS locked to VZ navigator
  • GPS locked to VZ navigator, needs adaptor (included
  • Verizon locked the GPS to their VZNavigator
  • GPS
  • embedded GPS
  • Built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS
  • Google Maps
  • Google Maps works well, especially on the rare occasions you can get GPS signal
  • Verizon blocks the GPS except for the $10/month VZ Navigator
  • no gps
  • Verizon controls the GPS functionality
  • Verizon stripped GPS trying to make more $$
  • Locked GPS
  • Locked GPS,
  • GPS locked by Verizon (at least until mid-year
  • GPS is not unlocked yet
  • Great phone until Verizon disabled some major features like limiting the GPS to their crappy VZnavigator service
  • No google maps or any other app is allowed
  • Horrible texting, Contacts setup is terrible...far too much learning curve, no GPS, the vibrate function is worthless and the darn stylus is just in the way...should be in the phone housing
  • The cons all belong to Verizon.....tisk tisk....who in the Verizon marketing department thought it would be a good idea to disable the original Google GPS feature....probably the same guy who originally passed on the iPhone and let ATT have it
  • The only real drawback about the phone is Verizon locking the GPS
  • Despite early reviews about the phone being equipped with GPS
  • and not with Google Maps
  • Despite early reviews about the phone being equipped with GPS, it will only work with their own VZ navigator, and not with Google Maps, or any other GPS software
  • GPS Locked (Please Verizon
  • GPS Locked (Please Verizon, unlock this!)
  • GPS turned off for non-VZW
  • No GPS is a major flaw in a new Smart Phone today;many programs need it
  • Zagat brings up a map and takes you to the restaurant of your choice
  • Verizon excluded GPS for anything but VZ Navigator
  • $10/month for GPS....crazy
  • Also no map application comes with the phone
  • Also no map application comes with the phone, which is a pity
  • No GPS is a major flaw in a new Smart Phone today
  • What can i say, 5mp, haptic feedback, games, touchscreen, GPS
  • GPS unlock may be on the way
  • GPS will be unlocked in 2009
  • Great GPS
  • Great GPS, Communication tool is Wundeba
  • responsive GPS
  • A-GPS
  • Touchscreen, 5 MP, A-GPS
  • Comes wtih GPS
  • Google Maps works well, especially rare occasions that GPS gets signal
  • strong GPS
  • GPS,symbian
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menu

0.5

  • windows mobile 6 lets the phone down
  • windows mobile 6 lets the phone down, its just more of the old in a new package
  • well it still is but now the screen settings is hidden in the rotate menu
  • creature comfort issues like making text smaller for the basic settings, well it still is but now the screen settings is hidden in the rotate menu, you have to poke around
  • cannot customise the background on the menu-list
  • Why Verizon is not pushing the Omnia along side the dumb down Storm as a "Good" (Storm
  • Too many to list down
  • cannot customise the background on the menu-list, always white
  • No cloth case or case of any kind in the box was a let down
  • Screen menu unlike O2 or HTC
  • Slow main menu
  • Slow main menu, no multi touch, not vga screen
  • plain menu
 
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