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Samsung Omnia Pro and Omnia Lite coming soon!

September 4, 2009 at 12:30 pm by Hannah | In Coming Soon Handsets, Mobile News

Soon to hit the market are two new handsets by Samsung; the Omnia Pro and Omnia Lite. I think the names are a giveaway that these two models hold very similar characteristics, with the main differences being in the size. So let’s start with the Omnia Pro. For starters, the Omnia Pro handset looks very similar to the Blackberry Range, due to the size of the touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, which could suggest that this handset could be an alternative for other smart phones. What is this handset expected to entail? Well with a decent sized 3.5 inch AMOLED touchscreen which can display up to 480x 800 pixels, you will always capture very sharp and bright images, which will appear crystal clear on screen. TouchWiz is available which allows the user to add widgets to their homepage, and also a built in accelerometer to rotate the screen to match how it is being held, which will come in very handy with use of the QWERTY keypad, which is hidden away nicely and slides out smoothly when wanted to be used. With the choice of the touchscreen or the QWERTY keypad, all users are bound to find a preferable way of using the handset.

A rather outstanding 5.0 megapixel camera is capable of taking good quality photos. Autofocus and an LED flash are some added extras which contribute to taking a classy photo. Once you take your photos you have a variety of options of what you can do with your images, such as emailing them to share with your friends, upload them online or simply keep them stored on your phone and look back at over and over again on the 3.5 inch display.

With features such as built in HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS, you can enjoy browsing the web at higher speeds, and use the Omnia Pro as a general Sat Nav device to help locate your position and plan your journey.

One of the most exciting features, and one I’m sure you have all been waiting to hear about is that the Omnia Pro runs on Windows Mobile 6.1. This new operating system is especially ideal if you want to access applications that you would use in the office whilst out and about, and for those who need to catch up on work emails or other documents, you have the option to do so. The standard Microsoft Office applications come with the handset including Word, Excel and Power Point. All are viewed on the display exactly as they would be on a PC, making it a lot easier for the user to adapt to these applications.

So you are now clued up on the Samsung Omnia Pro, what about the Omnia Lite? The first thing you notice is that this handset is relatively smaller than the Omnia Pro in all senses, making it a more ‘travel friendly’ mobile phone. The smart phone has a 3.0 inch touch screen, which is a good size compared to the overall 107 x 51.8 x 12.9 mm dimensions of the handset. Customisable Widgets can be created to keep all of your favourite contacts at your fingertips. A 3.15 megapixel camera is ideal for taking decent photos; however there is no flash present so photos may not turn out at the greatest quality in all conditions. The Omnia Lite also benefits from the built in Wi-Fi, HSDPA and GPS, so faster connections can be made when accessing web browsers, making life a lot easier.

The Omnia Lite runs on Windows Mobile 6.5, which is a slightly improved version of Windows Mobile 6.1. You can download apps from Windows Marketplace, run and edit documents with Excel, Power Point and Word, run multiple applications and sync with your PC.

As you have probably already realised, the Omnia Pro and Omnia Lite are very similar in the sense that they both operate as smart phones on Windows Mobile, where it is possible to upgrade the Pro up to 6.5, with the size being the main difference. Sign up to find out more about specs and offers of the Samsung Omnia Pro and Samsung Omnia Lite, and the most important detail of release dates.

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