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It's
already being stocked by its German cousins, so it stands to
reason that O2's British outpost would be looking to carry the
mighty i7500 Galaxy from samsung as well. Indeed, TechRadar is
reporting that O2 UK has confirmed that the Android-powered OLED
beast is on the way in August, though pricing is yet to be reported
in any official capacity; for comparison's sake, O2 Germany is
offering it for €69.99 (about $98) on contract, so we can
certainly imagine the new launch coming somewhere in the same
range. Then again, we can also imagine it being completely free on
the right plan, in which case we're packing our bags and filing for
our visas.
[ Via: Engadgetmobile ]
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Samsung Galaxy predictably coming to O2 UK
Samsung's 12 megapixel M8910 Pixon12 cellphone tries to make your camera obsolete
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Yes, folks, that day you've been so eagerly awaiting is nearly
here. Soon you won't have to suffer the agony of pixel envy on your
cellphones thanks to Samsung's M8910 Pixon12 and its whopping 12
megapixel sensor, capturing light through a 28mm wide-angle lens
like that in the Nokia N86 (which
has a miserly eight megapixels on tap). Sammy's handset has been
put through its paces ahead of release, stacked up against the
likes of a Canon
A620 and a
350D SLR. The phone does quite well, producing images as good
or better than its compact competition, but we're not quite sure we
agree with the assessment that it "can reach the detail resolved by
a true DSLR" -- at least, not in this batch of images. We want to
believe, though, we really do; those SLRs are heavy, and we're not
a particularly strong bunch.
[ Via: Engadgetmobile ]
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Samsung Omnia II now official: AMOLED touchscreen with TouchWiz 2.0 destined for Verizon
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Although not exactly the best kept secret (we first caught wind
last week), Samsung's Verizon-bound Omnia II / I8000 is now one
hundred percent official, along with
even more official US confirmations for the Omnia Pro B760
(Louvre) slider, Omnia Pro B7320 candybar, and the
Omnia Lite B7300. Specs for the Omnia II are just a little
different than what we previously heard: 3.7-inch AMOLED resistive
touchscreen with WVGA (480 x 800) resolution, EVDO Rev A, 5
megapixel camera, 720 x 480 at 30fps video recording, 2GB to 16GB
internal storage with microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi,
AGPS, and TouchWiz 2.0 UI. As for the Lite, we're looking at HSDPA,
WiFi, 3 megapixel camera, AGPS, and just as the name suggests, a
good likelihood it'll be overshadowed by its more feature-rich
brother.
Update: We can't say it's unexpected, but just to
be clear, Omnia II buyers shouldn't worry about living in the
past.
Tech reports its WinMo 6.1 underbelly will be later
upgradeable to 6.5.
[ Via: engadgetmobile ]
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- samsung Beat DJ reviewed, not mistaken for a pill and swallowed
Samsung Jet packs an 800MHz processor, AMOLED display, featurephone OS
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Samsung's busy launching a bunch of handsets across even more
timezones right now, and in addition to all the
Omnia updates, there's also the Jet, which is an interesting
hybrid: it's got an 800MHz processor, five megapixel camera,
3.1-inch AMOLED screen, WebKit-based Dolfin browser and a host of
media features including DivX support, but it's running TouchWiz
2.0, so it's not a proper smartphone. Yeah, it's weird, but we're
sort of into it -- we'll see what's it's like in person.
[ Via: Engadgetmobile ]
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Samsung's Omnia family hands-on, Samsung Jet and Pixon 12 come along for the ride
Samsung just pulled a bit of a "Samsung" and completely blew out
its Omnia lineup. We just got some face time with the new
Omnia II,
Omnia Pro,
Omnia Lite and the
Omnia-inspired Jet, along with the
Pixon 12 -- which runs the same in-house Samsung OS as the Jet,
but packs a 12 megapixel camera. It's hard not to notice the
stunning AMOLED screens on these phones, especially up against the
dull-by-comparison Omnia Lite with its petty LCD. Unfortunately,
while the build quality is good and the specs are certainly all
there, all the phones were fairly slow in regular operation. The
Jet and Pixon were passable (and the Jet certainly ought to be,
with an 800MHz "application processor"), but we can't imagine
anybody finding any pleasure in the molasses Windows Mobile 6.1
experiences on the Omnia trio. The Jet has a fun little 3D UI
"cube" gimmick, which involves the pointless spinning of a cube to
access different media apps, but most of what we saw was pretty
standard TouchWiz. We did like the speed of Pixon's camera, which
does a Pre-style trick of sending photo processing duties to the
background so you can snap another photo with little delay in
between -- it's also pretty good at auto focus and color accuracy
for a phone, but we won't be trading in our regular point and shoot
in the near term. None of the phones we looked at had network
access, so we weren't able to test out the WebKit browsers, but it
sounds like a major win for the Jet and Pixon. Let's just work on
that Omnia responsiveness a bit, yeah Samsung? Perhaps Windows
Mobile 6.5 (the Omnia II and Omnia Pro are 6.5-ready) will
help.
[ Via: Engadgetmobile ]
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Samsung Beat DJ reviewed, not mistaken for a pill and swallowed
The most interesting non-smartphone news to come out of MWC this year
from Samsung may have been the announcement of the Beat DJ, the
wild-looking oval of a phone filled to the brim with advanced music
and mixing capabilities, an AMOLED display, and DivX / Xvid
support. The handset's been on sale for a little while now (not in
North America, naturally, but in more phone-friendly parts of the
globe) and GSMArena has put it through a battery of tests
and torturous studio photography sessions for us all to enjoy. If
you're worried that the shape of the Beat DJ detracts from its
usability, that's the very first thing the site clears up -- the
reviewer says that it's actually quite comfortable and usable in
the hand despite the bulbous ends. We were disappointed to hear
that the TouchWiz interface lagged out from time to time and
there's no QWERTY keyboard available -- a major faux-pas for a full
touchscreen phone -- and while the mixing interface looks cool, it
turns out to be basically unusable in practice because it's too
slow and choppy. Last thing you want to do is piss off a crowd full
of moderately drunk revelers who've invited you to plug into their
PA system and mix some beats by laying down some mega-lame
"scratches," so it seems that the concept might be more of a
novelty than a practical solution until they drop a faster
processor in there.
[ Via: Engadgetmobile ]
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Samsung t349 to continue 20-key tradition on T-Mobile?
Strangely, Samsung has somehow developed a bit of a niche reputation for rolling out SureType-esque 20-key devices on T-Mobile USA, going back to the t719 flip -- and more recently, the t729 slider. It's an odd claim to fame, but it's a relationship they're apparently looking to continue with the upcoming introduction of the t349 candybar if a freshly-leaked doc is to be believed. This would mark the third form factor in as many handsets for the 20-key Sammy meme on T-Mob, but don't expect any amazing specs to commemorate the occasion -- it looks like we can expect a 1.3 megapixel cam, Bluetooth, and an utter lack of 3G data, so yeah, "entry level" is an appropriate phrase here. Anyhow, Boy Genius Report has May 20 pegged for launch, so if you're looking for something between a numeric keypad and full QWERTY on your cheap texting phone -- aren't we all? -- circle that date on the calendar.
[ Via: Engadgetmobile ]
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