Samsung i8910 HD comes to Orange UK

by Chris Ziegler posted May 19th 2009 at 7:57PM

Say what you will about S60 5th Edition, but here's the thing -- of the smartphones in the news today, only one has a massive AMOLED display. Samsung's i8910 HD is almost irrefutably the baddest-ass S60 device ever produced and one of the most heavily-spec'd smartphones ever made for any platform, featuring the aforementioned 3.7-inch 640 x 360 capacitive touchscreen, an 8 megapixel camera, an S60-specific implementation of TouchWiz with 3D enhancements, and HSUPA. Bottom line is that if this phone can't get you worked into a lather, S60 definitely isn't for you -- and lucky Brits now have the opportunity to make that gut check thanks to Orange's retail launch. You can grab it for a totally reasonable £97.50 (about $151) on a £35 per month plan, which seems like a pittance to pay for one of the monster handsets of 2009.

[Via All About Symbian]

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Orange, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, HSUPA

Tags: i8910, i8910 hd, I8910Hd, omnia hd, OmniaHd, orange, s60, s60 5th edition, S605thEdition, samsung, touchwiz, uk

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Shawn Roberts @ May 19th 2009 10:18PM

Chris,

I enjoy you and Sean on the podcast. Two questions on the phone:

1. US 3G Bands? ( I assume not but want to be sure)

2. Resistive or Capacitive touchscreen?

Thanks,

Shawn Roberts

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Chris Ziegler @ May 19th 2009 10:27PM

Nope, and capacitive!

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Dan @ May 20th 2009 11:12AM

The wait is finally over! Got mine today (from Mobiles.co.uk - much cheaper than direct with Orange, have a look around before you buy it). The 3.7 inch display is beautiful, press photos really don't do it justice. You feel as though you could reach out and touch what's on screen! I was concerned about reviews saying it's a bit too big but now i've got it i've fallen in love! This is the phone the Nokia N97 could've been....

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chris @ May 25th 2009 9:32PM

i'm in the u.s. can i buy this phone unlocked now and use it with my att. if so where is a good place on-line to buy. and whats a good price. thank s for the info
chris