Samsung Omnia HD

linkinpark875 · 18-02-2009, 14:41

I seen this in the paper today it said it will be out in a few months I guess about April time?

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/?p=2698

This has to be the best multimedia device great for movies, hd shooting, 8MP camera, Wi-fi, music, hdmi. Anybody got a normal Samsung Omnia is it good? I am not fussed on touch screens.

Is this the best phone to get? Making the iphone look last years news?

linkinpark875 · 26-05-2009, 23:50

It's out now. Has anybody got one? are they any good?

funlovingirl · 27-05-2009, 01:23

Apparently there are a lot of sound issues with this phone.

old bill2 · 27-05-2009, 07:32

Having had one for a few days I can only say that the sound on my phone is as clear as a bell. The only thing which is not to good is the phones signal reception. I live in a good 3G area and get 3 signal bars at best. Apart from that I would say get one. If you order from Oranges tele sales team you get 7 days to try it out and some of the staff are happy to do the phone for free.

silent_man · 27-05-2009, 21:24

Not got one myself yet, but a friend has and says the sound on video recordings is poor, also Orange have taken out many of the standards apps, youtube, video-editing, 1-touch uploading etc.

mjdj1689 · 29-05-2009, 03:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by old bill2

Having had one for a few days I can only say that the sound on my phone is as clear as a bell. The only thing which is not to good is the phones signal reception. I live in a good 3G area and get 3 signal bars at best. Apart from that I would say get one. If you order from Oranges tele sales team you get 7 days to try it out and some of the staff are happy to do the phone for free.

Agree what you say about the signal, my girlfriend got one and we live in a good 3g signal area, but it always sticks on 2g, I changed it to utms which is 3g all the time and it says no signal.

Due to the fact in the hospital where she works she
compared it to other orange users phones and their signal was fine, but on the omnia hd it said no coverage . In the end she sent it back, I dont know if its the software version of the phone that Orange are using (their own with the awful branding on it) but we will know when the other networks release their version of the phone.

But I would think about the Nokia n97 and not be stuck with a phone that has awful signal quality.

old bill2 · 29-05-2009, 05:20

I would say its a software issue with Samsung. The phone shows a Edge connection even when I have left a Edge area. The strange thing is in someways its far better at holding on to a 2G signal. It works on 2G in some places my other phones wont.

18-02-2009, 14:41	#1
linkinpark875 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24,424	Samsung Omnia HD I seen this in the paper today it said it will be out in a few months I guess about April time? http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/?p=2698 This has to be the best multimedia device great for movies, hd shooting, 8MP camera, Wi-fi, music, hdmi. Anybody got a normal Samsung Omnia is it good? I am not fussed on touch screens. Is this the best phone to get? Making the iphone look last years news?

26-05-2009, 23:50	#2
linkinpark875 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24,424	It's out now. Has anybody got one? are they any good?

27-05-2009, 01:23	#3
funlovingirl Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,764	Apparently there are a lot of sound issues with this phone.

27-05-2009, 07:32	#4
old bill2 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 621	Having had one for a few days I can only say that the sound on my phone is as clear as a bell. The only thing which is not to good is the phones signal reception. I live in a good 3G area and get 3 signal bars at best. Apart from that I would say get one. If you order from Oranges tele sales team you get 7 days to try it out and some of the staff are happy to do the phone for free.

27-05-2009, 21:24	#5
silent_man Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: London Posts: 781	Not got one myself yet, but a friend has and says the sound on video recordings is poor, also Orange have taken out many of the standards apps, youtube, video-editing, 1-touch uploading etc.

29-05-2009, 03:16	#6
mjdj1689 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cheshire Posts: 2,470	Quote: Originally Posted by old bill2 Having had one for a few days I can only say that the sound on my phone is as clear as a bell. The only thing which is not to good is the phones signal reception. I live in a good 3G area and get 3 signal bars at best. Apart from that I would say get one. If you order from Oranges tele sales team you get 7 days to try it out and some of the staff are happy to do the phone for free. Agree what you say about the signal, my girlfriend got one and we live in a good 3g signal area, but it always sticks on 2g, I changed it to utms which is 3g all the time and it says no signal. Due to the fact in the hospital where she works she compared it to other orange users phones and their signal was fine, but on the omnia hd it said no coverage . In the end she sent it back, I dont know if its the software version of the phone that Orange are using (their own with the awful branding on it) but we will know when the other networks release their version of the phone. But I would think about the Nokia n97 and not be stuck with a phone that has awful signal quality.

29-05-2009, 05:20	#7
old bill2 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 621	I would say its a software issue with Samsung. The phone shows a Edge connection even when I have left a Edge area. The strange thing is in someways its far better at holding on to a 2G signal. It works on 2G in some places my other phones wont.

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