Images: Samsung i900 Omnia vs Apple iPhone
Posted by Dusan on Monday, June 30th, 2008 at 6:34 am under iPhone, Apple, Samsung, Devices
Samsung certainly made the i900 Omnia with iPhone in mind. The way the device feels and looks, makes everyone think about Apple’s handset — or at least that’s my take.
Today we bring you couple of images comparing the two devices. With a 5 megapixel camera and that uber-cool TouchWiz user interface, Samsung may be onto something. Plus, the DivX certification doesn’t hurt as well… Keep reading for more images after the jump.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:46 am
It looks promising BUT it all depends on the specs, will it be Quad band GSM? what about #g with the US bands?
other wise no chance.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Yeah, specs definitely will make or break this phone, especially when all phones now are compared to the iPhone whether they play videos and music or not. It’s already got the iPhone beat in the camera department. That TouchWiz interface is pretty slick too. The widgets are very cool. I just wish Samsung would’ve thrown in a virtual qwerty keyboard though.
July 16th, 2008 at 8:51 am
samsung have put in a virtual qwerty keyboard this is what the iphone wants to be lets face it iphone is rubbish cant transfer files via bluetooth 2mp camera with no auto-focus, face detection etc… but this phone not 3g in usa only asia and europe lucky i live in uk
July 18th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
damo says: “but this phone not 3g in usa only asia”
I would like to know were you got this information. Makes no sense.
July 20th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Which of your iphone-beaters have:
Built-in wi-fi that runs faster than the iphone’s?
Which phone opens Word, Excel and PDF file attachments?
Weigh less than 5 ounces?
Which of them are thinner than 0.5″?
Which have built-in GPS?
Which can I install 500 different apps into?
Which can I write my own code for?
Which phone has more than 16 BILLION bytes of ram?
Which have a better browser than Safari?
Which have 100 accessories that I can buy at stores all over the world?
Which phones cost less than $199?
Which have multi-touch screens bigger than 3.5″?
Which phone sells more than 1 million units… in 1 weekend?
I thought so.
Don’t get me wrong… I would *LOVE* to see 10 different companies making
phones that have all those features. I’m just not seeing them over the past
1-2 years. Maybe they’ll get on the ball in 2009 or 2010????
(Of course… they will STILL be trying to play catch-up to the Iphone v3.0)
What are they waiting for???
There’s a reason why we are seeing so many companies/phones that are desperately trying
to look like the iPhone: They are trying to *BE* the iPhone. (Or you can just, simply
buy the actual iPhone instead.)
July 24th, 2008 at 6:07 am
Built-in wi-fi that runs faster than the iphone’s?
- The Samsung i900 Omnia… Check with youtube comparisons
Which phone opens Word, Excel and PDF file attachments?
- Every windows mobile device - AND they can edit them to…
Weigh less than 5 ounces?
Oh yeah… Cause my pants just drop right off, if my phone weighs more than that…
Which of them are thinner than 0.5″?
Well, according to these pictures, the dimensions are quite similar…
Which have built-in GPS?
Again… The samsung i900 omnia… (wich supports as good as every mobile GPS applications to…)
Which can I install 500 different apps into?
Well, NO OS’s for mobile devices has a larger portfolio of app’s than windows mobile… I don’t know the actual number, but I think 10.000 is setting it low…
Which can I write my own code for?
Again… WIndows mobile devices… Or anything that runs Java…
Which phone has more than 16 BILLION bytes of ram?
Seems your calculator (from the iPhone? :P) is malfunctioning. And just to talk in language, people understand, both the samsung i900 omnia and the iPhone 3G has 128 MB RAM.
Which have a better browser than Safari?
Again… Omnia. The Safari browser does absolutely nothing, the Opera 9.5 browser doesn’t. And it even plays flv’s. (Youtube style videos - just not only youtube).
Which have 100 accessories that I can buy at stores all over the world?
… Didn’t i just menchion how many applications you can get for windows mobile…?
Which phones cost less than $199?
Price? - Well, sincer the omnia hasn’t been released at this point, I won’t try to argue… But I think I’ll afford it…
Which have multi-touch screens bigger than 3.5″?
Multi-touch screen… You’re right… That’s the ONE thing the iPhone has… Is it nescessary? - Does it make anything easier than the TouchWiz system? -Think not…
Which phone sells more than 1 million units… in 1 weekend?
Hmmm… Just to answer your question, Nokia sells 1,5 million devices every 24 hours… But then again, I don’t think these numbers has anything to do with wich mobile is the better choice, compared to advertisement…
So that’s basically 1 point for the iPhone, and 5 for the Omnia. And that’s just from YOUR arguments… Lets not forget about the camera…
So… Wich mobile packs a 5 MP, autofocus, flashenabled, face -and smilerecognizing camera, compared to the iPhones 2MP, not even autofocusing, video incompatible camera, with no lighting what so ever?
- The Samsung i900 Omnia.
…And why is everything starting to be compared to the iPhone… It’s really not that special… No flash, autofocus, only 2 MP Camera, no bluetooth file exchange, no MMS, no video… I really don’t see the big fuzz… It doesn’t do ANYTHING this phone don’t… And I could say the same for the HTC Touch Diamond or Pro, or the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1…
When all that is said, I DO believe, that the iPhone has a bright feature, in a couple of generations, once they catch up on the specs…
July 30th, 2008 at 5:46 am
the iPhone can do this..
Here is the list
The videocalling ?
Cut / Copy / Paste are there?
The MMS?
The voice recorder?
The movies can not be done?
The Radio?
The memory can be expanded?
Bluetooth is? (or just for headphones?)
The battery can replace?
THE S.O. is a multitask? (eye exceptions)
Can I download from the Internet? (not just pictures? ..)
Can I attach to e-mail?
The support java exist?
Support Flash now?
Can I use my cellphone as a modem for my notebook ?
The camera has a flash?
The camera has an autofocus?
The camera is stabilized?
Can grardare DivX movies / Xvid?
Advanced search on Heading Contacts?
Reporting characters on SMS? (careful not to send SMS to 2 mistake …)
SMS, I can erase 1 or 2? (incredible, if I have to delete all or nothing)
Explorer for the contents of the cell?
Mouse?
Feedback tactile?
Can connect easily to a PC (without Itunes) ?
Can I edit Word, Exel ?
Many THX!
Get a Omnia
August 4th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Apple lovers piss me off. They’ve swallowed the pill and cannot return to normality.
August 17th, 2008 at 4:48 am
How annoying are i-phone lovers? i hear them at work: “Look at what my completely and super-radicaly cool and absolutely pure awsomeness i-phone can do”
not much really, you’d think a company such as apple would put the best technology available on its phones.
so why have they missed SO MANY THINGS!
its really funny: when someone tells me how “super cool” their i-phone is, i just say…..
“Could you please take a movie for me?” unless they are real nerds (and have found some sort of application) that really gets them. NO FACE DETECTION!!! jeez, my nokia 6300i tops this thing in almost every single way!!! wifi….. bluetooth…… (a 2mp camera that can take movies) java and flash enabled…… hell i can even get programs so i can make word docs/spreadsheets etc.
the only real thing lacking is the touch screen!
safari…. to put it plainly…. is lame!
oh yeah! and how much do iphone users have to pay per month just to use these stupid things?!!!! pretty much everything the iphone does revolves around spending money (ALOT of money)
the really really annoying thing though is that samsung hasnt advertised the omnia as well as they should have (i havent seen an add yet!)
why has no-one heard of the omnia? it simply trumps the iphone in every department!
dont make pandas cry: “buy an iphone, sell it for more than you paid, and with that money, buy an omnia.”
(awwhhhh… what the hell, just buy an omnia!)
emokid
August 19th, 2008 at 4:05 am
ok, I think what is special about the iphone is the touch screen. Other than that, nothing, it can’t even compete with my nokia 5700 xpressmusic…see, all you iphone owners in the usa, don’t understand that before the iphone, nokia has been delivering outstanding features on its various phone releases her in asia, the iphone? its just an ordinary cell phone and I think it won’t be a hit here in asia, much less the philippines.
August 20th, 2008 at 9:16 am
I had Iphone but decided to switch to unlocked phones and found something even better. I honestly can say I was riding the stupid bandwagon of apple. Recently got, Nokia n95-4 $700+ with 2yrs warranty.
1. Nokia n95-4 8gb
2. Radio..am/fm-streaming too, and its free Apple newbs, no need to by apps
3. Live GPS/ Yes you hold your phone toward the sky at a 45degree angle to triangulate or through headset using other devices that can, ie external GPS and not assisted GPS like all other phones and services offer.
4. 3Rd Party applications, GarminXT
5. Games-3rd Party-Plays all gameboy advance games. Hacked.Mario Kart Advance to name one, plus Nokia made Ngage…
6. Wifi-3g QuadBand
7. 5Megapixel camera on the back-Carl Zeiss ( my 7.2 sony carl zeiss lens costs $432, alone)
7a. Why do you think I got this, got tired of carrying around camera…….
8. Another camera lens on the front-making LIVE VIDEO CALLS-I wondered for about half an hour why n95 had two lenses then it occurred to me.
9. And speaking of other applications..all. NOkia has built in world maps for traveling, even gives city block to block directions if you are walking, do some youtube video search.
If i wanted a device to have access to internet and doc applications,(which apple newbs seem to think far superior to other devices) then I would sit at home and do some real work on a real computer. In that regard, you have nothing..get a Nokia N95, first if you can afford it.
August 21st, 2008 at 6:04 am
iphone got the hype because it’s marketing. every phone will have finger touch (touchflo, touchwhizz, etc). it’s technology, everybody will adopt it. iphone has very good interface that other phone should follow (simpliness). applications? OSX and WM has many too, also the free ones!
i live in asia. first, everybody buy iphone, and now they sell it. not everybody like industrial design, nor slick interface.
i use macbook pro and connecting my i600 to updates ical.
if somebody like theresa give as silly question about a gadget….it’s gonna be fun seeing others answer.
iphone has years 2000 technology right? bluetooth (yes a2dp, no file transfer), 3g (yes data transfer, no video call), touchscreen and accelerometer? god, it’s year ago!
so do not talk about the technology.
talk beautiful UI and who is ready for web 2.0.
August 24th, 2008 at 3:21 am
I have been considering taking the 3G iphone because it has colourful touch screen (it seems the colour is richer than other phones), games and funny applications. Two days ago one of my clients took a photo of me with his iPhone and he could use his phone changing the size of my face with a fuuny look. I think this was cool. I have read through all the above cmments and the majority of the writers agreed Samsung i900 Onmia is better in terms of functionality. I have to agree with them. I am also aware that if I opt for the iPhone I will need to spend money £79 to buy the iPhone headset because other makes will not work with it. It is a shame because I bought my Motorola H700 headset at beginning of this year. Will my headset work with Samsung i900?
Before I decide to opt for Samsung i900 instead of 3G iPhone. I would like to see any iPhone supporter able to defend
Many thanks,
William
August 25th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
if its the a bluetooth headset that you’re talking about any phone with bluetooth 2.0 a2dp will support that headset there’s nothing to worry about… just to give you a little advice am selling both iphone and omnia. you have to consider your own preference. if its functionality you’re looking for go for omnia more features and far more powerful hadnset compared to iphone almost in every aspect as mentioned above. the only edge iphone has over the omnia is its UI its faster and easier to use. so it’s really up to you if you value features go for omnia. but if you can sacrifice features for a better interface then go for iphone. hope this helps