Retro Review: Samsung Omnia i900 Windows Smartphone! (Throwback)

We take a look back at the Samsung Omnia for Verizon Wireless, a Windows Mobile smartphone that ran with TouchWiz as a skin on top to maximize touch friendliness...
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Samsung Omnia i910 Phone
Touchscreen-enabled smartphone with 3.2-inch LCD, intuitive TouchWiz interface, and 8 GB internal memory
3G speeds on EV-DO network; access VZ Navigator for GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions; use phone as a modem for your laptop
5-megapixel camera/camcorder; digital audio player; multi-codec video player (WMA, DivX, Xvid); Wi-Fi networking (802.11g/b); Bluetooth stereo music
Up to 4.2 hours of talk time, up to 350 hours (14.6 days) of standby time
What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, stylus, 3.5mm headset adapter/radio antenna; 2.5mm 3-way adapter, USB cable, user manu, quick start guide
Meaning "everything" in Latin and "wish" in Arabic, the Samsung Omnia for Verizon Wireless is designed to provide business users with stylish multimedia capabilities and personal mobile users with simple access to business based functions. This touchscreen-enabled phone has a large, brightly colorful 3.2 inch screen, and it includes Samsung's intuitive and easily customizable TouchWiz user interface. Other features include 8 GB of internal memory, a built-in GPS receiver, 5-megapixel camera, multi-format digital audio player, Bluetooth for handsfree communication and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion, video output to your TV, and up to 5.8 hours of talk time.
With the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, the Omnia supports Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager, which provides single-point access to line of business and corporate data such as applications, files and other information located on the corporate network. It also provides push email for immediate send and receive on Corporate Microsoft Exchange servers as well as editing of Microsoft Office documents. You'll also benefit from the phone's Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g) and built-in A-GPS receiver, which enables you to access Verizon Wireless's VZ Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions.
With unique widgets, you can customise and personalise the way you use your phone.
Verizon Wireless Service
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon Wireless's multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.)
Phone Features
The Samsung Omnia's 3.2-inch touchscreen as a 240 x 400-pixel resolution and a 65K color depth. It features handwriting recognition capabilities as well as an accelerometer sensor that auto-rotates the screen when shifted from tall to side profile (and back again). In addition to the internal 8 GB of memory, the Omnia can be expanded via optional MicroSD/MicroSDHC memory cards up to 8 GB in size.
The Omnia is loaded with features--including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, 3G connectivity, a 5-megapixel camera/camcorder, and GPS.The haptic feedback on the touch screen provides subtle vibrations to confirm selections; and an optical mouse provides easy navigation with the swipe of a finger. The Samsung Omnia supports Opera 9.5 Mobile Browser for a smooth Web browsing experience.
The 5-megapixel autofocus camera sports a 4x digital zoom, flash, 15 shooting modes (from sports to sunset), ISO settings, and many more advanced functions. It also includes a Face Detection function that centers on a face when taking a picture; panorama, split shot and anti-shake camera settings; and a SmileShot function that enables the camera to detect when a person is smiling and automatically takes a picture when in the SmileShot mode.
The digital audio play provides a wide range of format compatibilities (MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC+), and the video player offers multi-codec support for DivX, Xvid and other video formats, eliminating the hassle of file format conversions. It also comes with an FM radio with RDS, which displays the name of the currently playing song (when tuned to compatible radio stations).
Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.

[@bricks312100]

Playing with mine right now. Jan 2024.

[@plymouthbiker]

Ah I had one of these before I got my first android phone, the HTC Hero. It was a pretty good phone for its time. I'd hate to use it now though in 2022. The capacitive screen was clunky by today's standards by far.

[@mixalhsa]

I bought this photo at 2008. It's very revolutionary phone.

[@Yahntia]

Oh man, Bubble Breaker was amazing!

[@DJDannyN2009]

Had this phone. It was horrible