Samsung I8000 Omnia II
Release year: 2009
Launch price: 469 € October 2009
The new i8000 Omnia II is the evolution of the Korean company's first full touch-screen phone. It is a Quadband smartphone/HSDPA equipped with expandable memory (microSD) for a large storage capacity for applications, e-mail with attachments and files, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity, MMS, 3D Media Gate, Instant messaging, EDGE class 10, HTML, Opera Browser v9.5. It also features Pocket Office for viewing Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF files and a GPS receiver. Bluetooth technology allows voice and data (e.g. images and video) to be transferred between two devices equipped with a Bluetooth solution, all without wires. It is possible to take photographs, add text, music or speech and create a message to be easily sent as an MMS attachment file. The camera is 5 MP, with autofocus, flash, it can shoot videos and you can see the person you are talking to (video call).
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band Dual Mode / HSDPA |
| Dimensions | 118 x 59.6 x 11.9 mm |
| Weight with battery | 117 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
| Standby time | 430 h (3G) |
| Talk time | 10 h (3G) |
| Processor | 800MHz |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional |
In the box: Battery, user manual, travel charger
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | AMOLED resistive touchscreen, 65K colors and 480 x 800 pixels. |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 65K |
| Display size | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | Unlimited |
| Memory | 2/8/16 GB storage expandable up to 32 GB |
Feature notes: Photographic features: 5 megapixel lens with Face Detection, Smile Shot functions and video capture for making movies at 30 frames per second (720 x 480 pixels the new resolution).
Connectivity: compatibility with Hsupa 5.76 (Mbps), Hsdpa (7.2 Mbps) and Wi-Fi networks.
DixX / XviD / MPEG4 / H.263 / H.264 / WMV player. MP3 / e-AAC+ / WMA / WMDRM / OMA DRM 2.1 player.
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 5 MP |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 1944 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Format | 720x480@30fps |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
Price history
469 € → 297 € (-37%) · minimum 90 €, maximum 469 € · 70 readings, Oct 2009 – Jul 2015