Japanese Samsung Omnia comes with mobile TV receiver and WVGA screen

Regular Samsung i900 Omnia is cool, but the Japanese version is even cooler. Instead of sporting a 240×400 pixels screen, the Omnia which will be sold in the “Land of the rising Sun,” SoftBank 930SC Omnia, will come with a 0.1-inch larger (3.3 as apposed to the original 3.2 inches) touchscreen which displays WVGA resolution – 480×800 pixels. But the news don’t stop there. The Omnia that will be offered by Japan’s SoftBank also sports a one-seg mobile TV receiver, allowing its users to enjoy TV on-the-go. Finally, the SoftBank 930SC Omnia will be available in three colors – black, white and red. The last mentioned looks super cool, as I’m sure you can tell from the image above.

Ok, we don’t need that mobile TV receiver. We can also live with standard silver color, but we do want is the WVGA screen. C’mon Samsung, HTC already has that with its Touch HD model. Can you make an Omnia version with such a screen for the rest of the world. Will “please” help.

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JohnDoe

"will come with an inch larger (3.3 as apposed to the original 3.2 inches)", 3.3 minus 3.2 does not make one inch, it's 0.1. So suppos it will be 4.2 inch? :whistle:

Cheers!
Dusan Belic

You're right.

Just fixed it!
Brian

Still WinMo 6.1 yes?

So could still be used outside of Japan?

A WVGA screen with a 5mpx cam with flash and Vid out (biggest drawback to the Touch HD in my opinion) in a slightly leaner form factor?

RAM, needs more RAM….

Would also be sweet if the antenna doubled as a stylus…
kostas

so,if i get omnia from there…i can upgrade it to english and then have all the cool features right?
Umka

1. Just got omnia-balck japanese verion. it is about 500-600$ here. Screen and touch accuracy is just great. I can help you get one from Japan if interested.

2. Red is not so cool as for me, i prefer black or silver. (a lot more colors available for protection stickers look very cool)

3. The WORSE – The problem is it is not Windows 6… it is some soft by Samsung or Softbank, so you cannot install anything at all except soft by softbank and some samsung apps.

Can anyone let me know how to install Windows 6.1 on this mobile. Pleaaase.
claudio costa

hi, friend, how are you doing?

i saw you have the omnia with tv, from japam.

im interesting to buy it.

how can you help me?

i live in Portugal – Europe.

Im music producer.

please write me or add my msn: radiobicho@gmail.com

thanks in advance.

claudio costa
claudio costa

my email: radiobicho@gmail.com

my msn: radiobicho@hotmail.com

thats is it
WHATTHEHEEECK

SAMSUNG IS KOREAN MOBILE PHONE NOT JAPANESE MOBILE PHONE. -_-

FIND IT OUT ON WIKIPEDIA, IT IS REGISTERED AS KOREAN COMPANY.

JAPANESE SAMSUNG ? SHIT THAT INSULTS ME IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.

HOW DISGUSTING AND RUDE TO SAY LIKE THAT.

In addition you should write Japanese edition samsung omnia

not japanese samsung omnia. You guys might say "why does it matter"

it does matter -_- think how you will feel like when ur american brands (like

starbucks, mcdonalds, kfc, krispy creme) are called European brand.
Umka

This whole article, if you look carefully, is about Japanese VERSION of Omnia.

"Regular Samsung i900 Omnia is cool, but the Japanese version is even cooler."

and of course we all know and deeply appreciate Korean brands (as well as history and culture) like Samsung, LG, Hyundai – and beleive me none thinks it is a Japanese brand.

In publicist style especially in titles some words might be omitted to make it shorter. That's it.

BTW, We are very happy when brands like McDonalds, KFC etc are associated with anyone else but us
Ramon_adordionisio

how can i use the omnia japan version soft bank unit here in the Philippines most especially the TV and other applications