Samsung OMNIA

Samsung Mobile today announced the launch of its top of the line, premium, all-in-one phone, Samsung OMNIA, in the Indian market. Samsung OMNIA (SGH-i900) brings together sophisticated style and fun, dynamic multimedia experience along with high performance business capabilities to raise the bar of mobile convergence and performance.

OMNIA, meaning ‘everything’ in Latin and ‘wish’ in Arabic, goes far beyond the current top-of-the-line features available in today’s mobile phones. Announcing the launch of Samsung OMNIA in the country today, stated Mr Sunil Dutt, Country Head, Samsung Telecom, “Samsung OMNIA is our flagship model aimed at users who desire a lot of functionality, a lot of style, a lot of usability and a lot of entertainment in one innovative device. Samsung OMNIA will help users to be at the forefront of work and play and at the same time, to stay connected anytime, anywhere."
Samsung’s patented TouchWiz user interface makes entering data and text simple. With unique widgets, users can customise and personalise the way they use their phone. Samsung OMNIA’s high resolution touch-sensitive 3.2-inch WQVGA LCD screen uses intuitive tap, sweep, drag and drop operations as well as an on-screen qwerty keyboard. Further, the OMNIA facilitates easy and convenient calling and texting with a dedicated dome key for controlling communications.

Samsung OMNIA comes with a five-megapixel CMOS camera with the latest value-added features, which include auto-focus (AF), face detection, smile..

detection and auto-panorama shot.

Available with 32 GB Memory (16GB Internal Memory + 16 GB MicroSD card from Sandisk) and 24 GB Memory (8GB Internal Memory + 16 GB MicroSD Card), Samsung OMNIA ensures ample storage space for digital assets.

It delivers the ultimate in digital entertainment with a wide 3.2-inch WQVGA LCD screen for viewing videos and slide shows in high-resolution and advanced audio capabilities. MultiCodec support for DivX, Xvid and other video formats eliminates the hassle of file format conversions.

“OMNIA is for people who expect the ultimate from their mobile devices and who don’t compromise on their desires. All functions of this device including amazing video-quality are to be experienced to be believed in as they set the next benchmark in the industry,” states Mr Dutt.

Samsung OMNIA also offers GPS, including navigation and geo-tagging capabilities. It allows users to switch seamlessly between Microsoft Outlook email and productivity applications that replicate the look and feel of their PC - with a stroke of their finger.

Based on the most up to date Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, Samsung OMNIA gives users a mobile extension to their PC experience, with access to MS Office documents such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Users can also send and receive email and manage their appointments in Outlook while on the go. The Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system means users can download additional programs as they would on their PC and customize it for their individual needs. For ease of navigation, an optical mouse similar to those on laptop computers offers improved usability and one-handed control.

Samsung OMNIA is priced at Rs 39,999 (32 GB Memory ) and Rs 37,999 (24 GB Memory).