Comments on: Review of the Samsung Omnia II

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:49:33 +0000

Great phone and I love the stulus. I dont like the capacitive screens. Just because the iphone and droid use a capacitive screen doesnt mean everyone wants that in the professional world. I hear that HTC is working on a capacitive stylus. I hope they can develop a capacitive screen with the same pin point accuracy as the stylus resistive screen.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:49:33 +0000

By: maheswaran

maheswaran — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:30:40 +0000

hi this is not a phone i like to thank u to the creaters of this mobile hardware createts and softwares also

By: Nicholas Marshall

Nicholas Marshall — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:26:23 +0000

great review guys

By: teamjacobyllc

teamjacobyllc — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:17:54 +0000

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By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:17:20 +0000

Samsung's making some great phones these days.:)

By: troglodyte

troglodyte — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:12:18 +0000

Great hardware. Fantastic screen. But the user interface lets it down.

I replaced Samsung's Touchwiz interface with SPB shell. Its much prettier and MUCH faster.
Now my 800 mhz phone displays the speed you would expect from this processor.

Can't say I've suffered too much from the on-screen keyboard and I have big fat fingers. On the other hand I haven't used too many passwords.

My previous phone was a HTC touch cruise 2009 and the Samsung is definitely better as a phone. I like the proximity sensor so my ear doesn't activate the touch screen. I like the fact I don't activate navigation or footprints just by picking up the phone the wrong way. I like the better camera.

By: Amanda Renchlaw

Amanda Renchlaw — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:05:25 +0000

I can't imagine why anyone would want to use a stylus pen, rather than multi-touch finger input. Even though you used your finger to work the phone, I believe this unit has mono-touch instead of multi-touch, so you can only use one finger at a time.

The trouble with some of these Windows Mobile phones that have the handset manufacturer create their own skin to cover up Windows Mobile, is that sometimes you do need to delve down into the Windows Mobile interface beneath, and that's when you pull out the stylus. I notice the video stayed within Samsung's TouchWIZ interface, without showing the not-so-pretty side of Windows Mobile, which many people will have to delve into.

Another thing that longer-term users of the phone will find is that when you install legacy Windows Mobile applications, they are usually designed for the stylus pen, rather than finger touch. Many WinMo apps come with microscopic icons, and B&W interfaces that look like Windows 3.1 which came out in 1992. It becomes near impossible to operate with a flat finger, though you can do it with the corner of your finger nail. This is why 99% of Windows Mobile phones come with the stylus pen included. The stylus is a device to remind you of the 1990s Pocket PC era where Windows Mobile comes from.

The screen is resistive, which means its made specifically for use with a stylus, unlike capacitive multi-touch screens on many Android phones and iPhones, so obviously Samsung feels you need a stylus pen for the Omnia II. If you don't want to use a stylus, I suggest getting the Samsung Behold II, which runs Android, and comes with a capacitive multi-touch screen. Android phones don't come with stylus pens.