Samsung Omnia W available in Singapore

The Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphone from Samsung will be available in Singapore this month at S$498 (incl GST, excl line contract).

Update (6 January 2012): The Omnia W will be available for purchase starting from 7 January.

Samsung Omnia W, available in Singapore on 7 Jaunuary at S$498 (incl GST, excl line contract).

Samsung Omnia W, available in Singapore on 7 Jaunuary at S$498 (incl GST, excl line contract).

First announced back in November last year, the Omnia W is the first smartphone from Samsung using Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system.

I played with the phone during its launch yesterday together with two other smartphones (GALAXY Nexus and GALAXY W) and two tablets (GALAXY Tab 7.7 and GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus).

The Omnia W uses Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

The Omnia W uses Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

The phone was fast and responsive and the interface reminded me of Nokia’s newly launched Lumia 800, which is also based on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

Samsung’s Omnia W has a sleek design with a metallic finish and a rich 3.7” Super AMOLED display, giving vivid clarity for photos and videos captured with the 5MP camera.

The latest Windows Phone version provides enhanced usability including superior web browsing with integration of Internet Explorer 9 and Bing, as well as Office Hub that provides productivity on-the-go.

The smartphone includes Samsung-exclusive productivity apps including Samsung AllShare that provides seamless content transfer between the smartphone and other DLNA-enabled devices such as HDTVs, monitors and digital cameras.

Here are the main technical specifications of the Omnia W.

Network HSPA14.4/5.76Mbps 900/2100

EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900

Processor 1.4 GHz Processor
Display 3.7″ WVGA(800X480) Super AMOLED
OS Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Camera Main(Rear) : 5 MP AF with LED Flash

Sub (Front) : VGA for Video Call

Video Codec : MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV

Playback : 720p@30fps

Recording : 720p@30fps

Audio Codec : MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA/AMR-NB

Zune Player

3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio with RDS

Value-added Features Marketplace Hub – free and paid Apps
People Hub – Windows Live, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin built-in
Picture Hub
Music & Video Hub – Zune Experience
Game Hub – Xbox Live
Office Hub – Microsoft Office
Samsung’s Enriched Apps

– Now, RSS Times, Video Call(3G), Photo Studio, Mini Diary, All Share(DLNA), Fun Shot, Wireless Manager

– Dictionary (downloadable, except US, Canada, Mexico), Photogram (downloadable), Rubik’s Cube(downloadable)

Windows Live Skydrive® (Free 25GB Storage)
Tile-based Metro UX / IE9 mobile
A-GPS / Bing Map
Connectivity Bluetooth technology v 2.1, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Sensor Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Magnetometer, Gyroscope
Memory 512MB(RAM) + 8GB Internal Memory
Size 115.97 x 58.8 x 10.9mm, 115.3g
Battery Standard battery, Li-on 1,500 mAh

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