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Samsung Omnia II I8000

 

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  • User Score (475)
    7.3 7.3 from 475 reviewers
  • Expert Score (38)
    7.7 7.7 from 38 reviewers
  • Design (106)
    6.7 6.7 from 106 reviewers
  • Value for money (94)
    6.0 6.0 from 94 reviewers
  • Features (113)
    6.5 6.5 from 113 reviewers
  • Ease of use (22)
    6.1 6.1 from 22 reviewers
  • Performance (78)
    5.4 5.4 from 78 reviewers
  • Reliability (10)
    6.3 6.3 from 10 reviewers
  • Overall quality (2)
    5.7 5.7 from 2 reviewers
  • Looks (2)
    6.4 6.4 from 2 reviewers
  • Battery performance (15)
    6.4 6.4 from 15 reviewers
  • Display (17)
    7.1 7.1 from 17 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (10)
    5.3 5.3 from 10 reviewers
  • Portability (3)
    6.4 6.4 from 3 reviewers
  • Connectivity (2)
    8.1 8.1 from 2 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

Experts:
9-10
(6)
7-8
(28)
5-6
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3-4
(2)
1-2
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Users:
9-10
(173)
7-8
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5-6
(53)
3-4
(26)
1-2
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PhoneArena.com

    PhoneArena.com
    12 November 2011

    HTC set a standard for Windows Mobile customization with TouchFLO, and last year Samsung made their entry into the market with the touting Omnia.  The is now here, and a 2 has been added to the end of TouchWiz as well.  This new Omnia is bigger and badder, with just about everything getting a refresh.  The screen has gained half an inch- now up to 3.7” and the resolution has quadrupled to 480x800. Read more

  2. PC World

    PC World
    8.0/10
    1 December 2009

    With its eye-catching design Read more

    • Alluring design, Excellent video quality
    • TouchWiz has some quirks, Touchscreen isn't super responsive

  3. Brighthand

    Brighthand
    8.0/10
    21 December 2009

    The Samsung Omnia II is the newest smartphone offered by Verizon Wireless. It has a few standout components, such as a 3.7-inch, WVGA, AM-OLED screen and a 5.0 megapixel camera/camcorder with flash, some new technology such as the Swype keyboard, and the usual features today's consumers have come to expect, like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Read more

    • Gorgeous display, Innovative Swype keyboard technology, Good camera and battery life, Gorgeous display, Innovative Swype keyboard technology really works, Good quality...
    • Painful e-mail experience, Average voice quality, Painful e-mail experience, Average voice quality, Somewhat confusing UI/menu system

  4. pocketnow.com

    pocketnow.com
    9.0/10
    1 November 2009

    The sub title for the original Omnia review we wrote back in August of 2008 was "something for everyone." The Omnia of last year was exceptionally well-rounded, with features to appease everyone from the multimedia fiend to the business user. This title is also perfectly fitting for the Omnia II. Samsung was meticulous in making sure that the Omnia II had every radio and feature that the most discerning of power users demand, and they've succeeded. Read more

    • Gorgeous AMOLED display, Fantastic battery life, Snappy performance, Great build quality, Includes 8 or 16GB of memory, Has the UMTS 1900 band for US 3G in some areas,...
    • Outdoor screen visibility is horrible, Attracts fingerprints, Photo and video recording quality are under whelming, Widget interface can get slow and uses a lot of RAM...

  5. CNET

    CNET
    7.7/10
    20 July 2009

    Samsung has made a decent successor to the original Omnia with this second version. Its features are up to speed with all the current high-end Windows Mobile devices and the price is an attractive S$898 without operator discounts. A quick check with Singapore telcos revealed that the Omnia II is going for as low as S$398 on some mid-tier price plans. Similar products from competitor HTC are at least S$200 more. Read more

    • 7.2Mbps HSDPA, large 3.7-inch AMOLED display, good 5-megapixel camera, 3.5mm audio port, useful Task Switcher for memory management, good battery life, inexpensive.
    • Plastic surface is very prone to smudges, external stylus can be annoying, threaded SMS unavailable, certain parts of custom UI can be slow at times.

  • User Reviews

  1. Samsung Omnia II 2 I920 Touch Cell Phone

    Amazon
    10/10
    Reviewer: Shadow Hunter, Amazon
    8 January 2012

    This phone works great on the pageplus system-a lot of functions-the no contract pay as you go makes it a very affordable phone for the kids!Excellent graphics and very easy to use.5 star rating! Read more

  2. "Worst phone ever made!"

    CNET
    1.0/10
    Reviewer: RealRoxanne, CNET
    3 weeks ago

    The software is very glitchy! It constantly freezes up & I take out the battery daily. I have gone thru 3 of these under warranty & all had the same issues. There was even a software update that I thought was going to help but it did NOTHING. I have been stuck with it for 2yrs! Within the last 3mths it only works on speaker!! ***?? Opera is very slow & apps are useless. Read more

    • Swype and thats it!
    • Entire software is glitchy and freezes up daily! That is the root problem of this phones issues!

  3. Save your money

    Samsung
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: Billiegirl113, Samsung
    8 January 2012

    this phone has alot of software issues and not worth the money i paid for it. It does have good souns system and lots of memory but who wants a smart phone when it can only be used for a basic phone. I bought it because of the functions i was supposed to be able to use. Android here i come, expected better from a windows phone and samsung. Read more

    • Bright display, Durable, good battery length
    • Too big, Did not meet expectations, software

  4. Best smartphone available

    J&R
    10/10
    Reviewer: Alb, J&R
    13 November 2009

    I've been waiting for a smartphone like this one for a long time, while holding to my venerable iPAQ 2215 PDA for over 6 years. I must say the Omnia II is a great successor. I had quite a lot of requirements for a smartphone: Windows Mobile platform (lots of free and commercial software available), wi-fi and bluetooth capabilities (and not curtailed, liked in the iPhone), integrated GPS, high-resolution camera and standard connections (micro-USB and 3.5 audio jack). Read more

    • All-in-one, Lightweight, Neat Features
    • GPS reception weak, Poor flash

  5. Terrible

    CNET
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: CNET
    2 November 2010

    This is one of the worrest phones i have ever used, i like windows mobile OS, but Samsung interface is too bad, it is too slow for the kind of Memory, CPU. Read more

    • display
    • slow response, bad interface, 3g connectivity not consistent

  • WikiFreak Description

Samsung Omnia II (I8000)

The Samsung Omnia II (I8000) is a CDMA 800 / 1900 MHz PDA designed in a 118 x 60 x 12 mm, 123 g form factor and supports Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, an internal antenna, TouchWhiz 2.0 UI touch screen and is powered by a lithium-ion battery. The PDA also supports a choice of 2.0 GB, 8.0 GB or 16.0 GB internal memory storage capacity with expandability via microSD / TransFlash card slot. The Omnia II (I8000) features a 65000 colors AMOLED TouchWhiz 2.0 UI…

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Samsung Omnia II (I8000)

The Samsung Omnia II (I8000) is a CDMA 800 / 1900 MHz PDA designed in a 118 x 60 x 12 mm, 123 g form factor and supports Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, an internal antenna, TouchWhiz 2.0 UI touch screen and is powered by a lithium-ion battery. The PDA also supports a choice of 2.0 GB, 8.0 GB or 16.0 GB internal memory storage capacity with expandability via microSD / TransFlash card slot. The Omnia II (I8000) features a 65000 colors AMOLED TouchWhiz 2.0 UI technology with 480 x 800 pixel resolution touch screen, an accelerometer for auto rotate, a compass and Light Sensor. The Omnia II also supports a 5.0-megapixel camera with zoom, Face Detection™, Auto-Focus, Geo-Tagging function, an Image Stabilizer with video recording and video calling capabilities. The PDA also supports a VCAST Music player, FM Radio, speakerphone, 480 x 800 pixel wallpapers and screen savers, MP3 ringtones, themes, Java J2ME and 3D Gaming as well as multimedia streaming for DivX/XviD/H.263/H.264/WMV/M-PEG4 file format. The Omnia II also supports messaging functions such as SMS, EMS, MMS, Email (with support for POP3/IMAP4/SMTP/Exchange/Outlook protocol), AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo! chat and T9 predictive text. Other features on the I8000 include a Pocket Outlook calendar, To-Do List, WAP 2.0, Voice Commands and a calculator. The Omnia II also supports Bluetooth® 2.0 connectivity for A2DP/AVRC/DUN/HFP/HSP/OPP profiles, cdma2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A data transfer, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi connection, GPS VZ Navigator and USB 2.0 (ActiveSync) for PC synchronization purposes.

Features

The Samsung Omnia II (I8000) is a PDA that is released for Verizon Wireless, and features a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen with WVGA resolution with Samsung’s TouchWiz 2.0 user interface for 3D effects, multi-tasking, drag and drop operations, on-screen QWERTY keyboard and R Touch (Resistive Touch) function. The PDA also features DVD-like (480p) video recording and playback, Internet browsing and interactive 3D games. Users can also download content with high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi. The PDA runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, which allows users to switch between Microsoft Outlook email and productivity applications. Other features on the PDA include access to MS Office documents such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word; integrated 5.0 megapixel CMOS camera with auto-focus, face and smile detection and DVD-like (480p) video recording and playback and content download via the HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA 7.2Mbps and Wi-Fi capabilities. The PDA also features up to 48GB storage space for users to store their content.

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Specifications

  • Alternative names
    GT I8000 Omnia II, GT-i8000 Omnia II

Release Date

  • First seen
    12 March 2009

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Previous questions about this product

  • can we zoom while taking pictures? no mouse like omnia?

    does it have a mouse like omnia? and can we zoom in while taking pictures?

    Answered by mellowyellowrs 2009-11-25:

    No zoom on the camera/video. No voice commands. All bought in software to add voice command function (including MS)doesn't work with Bluetooth. Surprising and disappointing for a top of the range

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