Samsung's T*Omnia praised by Ballmer in Korea, older Omnia coming to US this month?
Steve Ballmer definitely gets around, last month taking a trip to the UK just to mock Android, this month heading all the way to Korea to praise Samsung's new T*Omnia. He says it's "at the forefront of this new generation of mobile devices," and digs how it "brings together communications, productivity, multimedia, and entertainment in a way that meets the needs of both consumers and mobile professionals." We think he's most fond of its operating system (WinMo 6.1), but must admit we're smitten by the handset too -- especially its 800 x 480 screen. That's more than twice the resolution of the older Omnia, which by the sounds of it will be released in the US sometime this month. Samsung didn't actually say which Omnia, but since it's the older one that's been FCC approved don't go holding your breath for WVGA goodness. Lucky Koreans, meanwhile, can expect the T*Omnia to start being served up by SK Telecom on November 20.













Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chaspmays @ Nov 5th 2008 11:47AM
Don't forget that even if the T*Omnia was available in the States, Verizon would somehow manage to roll out the older Omnia...crippled of course.
Jamar @ Nov 6th 2008 10:54AM
Not quite- the T*Omnia is supposed to be WCDMA/GSM. You'll find AT&T all over it but at least they won't throw a crippling UI onto it.
boybawang @ Nov 5th 2008 1:54PM
QUOTE: That's more than twice the resolution of the older Omnia, which by the sounds of it will be released in the US sometime this month.
Do your math dude. it's exactly 4 times the screen resolution of the original OMNIA
AndyJ @ Nov 5th 2008 3:50PM
New T*Omnia is already approved. SCH-M490, check the FCC Friday's posting from Oct. 10th. I'm holding my breath it's the new one that's coming out.
Eric @ Dec 3rd 2008 8:21PM
Anyone have the lead can confirm
Is the T-Omnia coming to US or not and when ?
epikool @ Jan 15th 2009 1:15PM
If I was to obtain the T-Omnia in Korea and bring it to the states, will it work with the providers here?