Samsung's i900 Omnia launching next week in Italy

by Darren Murph posted Jul 16th 2008 at 11:50PM

If you've had your eye on Samsung's forthcoming Omnia, you've known good and well it was coming to Europe sometime this month. Thankfully, Sammy has removed the mystery by announcing that Italy will get first dibs when it launches in said country on July 22nd. We aren't told who will be second, third or last, but most major European locales should have it before September dawns. Obviously, prices will vary depending on operator and contract terms, but the 8GB edition (along with an Xbox 360 Arcade, as part of some random promotion) will reportedly be €499 ($789) without subsidy. Glean from that what you will.

[Via phoneArena]

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: europe, i900, italy, launch, OMNIA, samsung, sgh-i900

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Omagus @ Jul 17th 2008 2:28AM

When the time is right, I'd really like to see a full-blown comparison between the Omnia and the SE Xperia.

*HINT, HINT*

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John @ Jul 17th 2008 3:10AM

The specs are similar I guess. But looking at Samsung not-so-impressive track record in usability I have my money on Sony.

Neutral

Sean @ Jul 17th 2008 2:54AM

Hopefully the rumors are true about AT&T getting this. It'll be a very nice alternative to the iPhone. If only they can keep the price competitive.

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ferryk @ Jul 17th 2008 3:40AM

Random promotion? I don't think so. Obviously Microsoft is willing to promote every Windows Mobile phone that may be capable of competing against the iPhone (also popular in Italy and sold in the same shop).

Regardless I'll try to get the Samsung instead of the iPhone, just for the 5mp camera.

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plh2034 @ Jul 17th 2008 4:55AM

I need an in-depth comparison between the iPhone & Omnia.

I would really appreciate a "iPhone vs. Omnia vs. Nokia Tube vs. Nuvi Phone vs. Blackberry Thunder" full blown comparison complete with full feature vs. feature comparison and unbiased opinions on the rankings of each phone in every category.

I expect this on my desk by close of business monday so get busy Engadget

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Omagus @ Jul 17th 2008 8:14AM

What, no Xperia?

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Bryan @ Jul 17th 2008 12:58PM

No Touch Pro??

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StevenGlansburg @ Jul 17th 2008 3:02PM

dear omagus and Bryan, Touch Pro and Xperia have keyboards, PLH2034 is referring to the phones that younger people under 40 can adapt to

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plh2034 @ Jul 17th 2008 4:36PM

Sorry but I am using a PPC 6700 that i have been using since 2005 and it is crap. It locks up all the time, a minimum of 3 times a day. Maybe that is WinMo problem but on top of that the navigation joystick and keyboard don't work. I have to use the stylus and keyboard to do everything and i don't blame this on WinMo i blame it on shoddy mechanical/moving parts and i don't want to repeat the same mistake with my next purchase.
I would understand if this happened to one phone but I have used Sprint's insurance to replace this phone 6 times before i gave up and just accepted that i was going to use a stylus for EVERYTHING

Notice all of the phones i named have 3.5"ish screens for surfing and video and a small amount of breakable buttons

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soondot @ Aug 14th 2008 11:03AM

It's hard to compare the Omnia with the Iphone because of the completely different operating systems. Though I would venture to say, as I've just started playing with the Omnia this past week, that the UI on the Iphone is much better integrated than on the Omnia (though perhaps somewhat less stable with the newly release 2.0 offering). Thumbing through the interface is quite difficult as the scrollbars are quite tiny for for even average-sized fingers, requiring the use of a stylus from time-to-time. The Omnia, on the other hand, has much better hardware all-round. My main complaints would be the lack of built-in stylus (requires lanyard) and no dedicated 3.5mm audio jack). Have a look at some reviews of the Omnia
here and
here.

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Patrick @ Aug 14th 2008 11:07AM

And by "here and here" I mean here:

http://patricksoon.blogspot.com/2008/08/preview-samsung-omnia-i900.html

and here:

http://patricksoon.blogspot.com/2008/08/samsung-omnia-box-no-manual.html

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bruce @ Aug 27th 2008 10:51AM

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SAMSUNG I900 Omnia...............$350
SAMSUNG I8510 innov8 8gb..........$280
NOKIA N96 16 GB................$300
Nokia Vertu diamond...........$300
SONY ERICSSON x1....$300
HTC TOUCH DIAMOND........$350
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iphone 16GB 3g..........$400
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bruce @ Aug 27th 2008 10:52AM

They are Brand New, Unlocked, Full accessories and come with
1 yr International waranty from the Manufacturer

SAMSUNG I900 Omnia...............$350
SAMSUNG I8510 innov8 8gb..........$280
NOKIA N96 16 GB................$300
Nokia Vertu diamond...........$300
SONY ERICSSON x1....$300
HTC TOUCH DIAMOND........$350
iphone 8GB 3g ...........$350
iphone 16GB 3g..........$400
BlackBerry Bold 9000....$350
iphone 8GB...........$280
iphone 16GB..........$320

EMAIL US FOR MORE INFO.
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