US$ 720 US$ 529.00

The Omnia Series by Samsung is going to continue the tale of PocketPC wisdom and touch wizardry. Start from their ancestors- Samsung i8510 INNOV8 with its Symbian OS and strong emphasis on imaging. And then the i900 Omnia and the i8910 Omnia HD few months ago, they all features cutting-edge technology and gained credibility. Here’s come the i8000 Omnia II, the real proper sequel instead. Can’t wait to open it ~

It comes with a battery, a charger, a data cable, a handsfree set, a pouch, CD-ROM and a user’s guide.

There are so many high-end, touchscreen PocketPC phone nowadays. And mostly, the front is all screen after the iphone. There's very little room for variation. It looks exactly the same as S8000 Jet. Actually, it got the bigger screen in 3.7-inch whereas the S8000 got 3.1-inch only. (It is the only difference in outlooks between them.)

There are 3 hardware buttons below the display with no different between S8000. The cube is a button that activates the Cube launcher, which is part of the new UI. The buttons on front are large and very easy to hit.

It is the Key Lock button on the right, which is for turning off the screen. You have to press that button to unlock the screen and then tap on display to operate the phone. (Well, feel secure and can be make sure that you won’t press other keys accidentally.)

You get the volume rocker on the right.

The top houses the 3.5 mm audio jack and a microUSB port that is protected by a cover.

At the back, you may find the 5MP camera with the dual LED flash and the speaker.

The applications here. As it sports the usual TouchWiz with 3D enhancements like we've seen on the Omnia HD. And the Advanced R Touch (Resistive Touch) here enables faster, more accurate touch response. Quite nice work with it!

On the task switcher here. It has neat task manager with cool graphics. It displays a scrollable list of thumbnails representing the currently running programs. You can choose to end a task or switch to it. It's also capable of showing all the currently running system processes.

It also has an intuitive six-sided cube UI as the one on S8300. The Cube rolls smoothly and usability is on a very good level. Cool~

The i8000 Omnia II is the combination of i900 Omnia and S8000 indeed. It features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (updatable to Window 6.5) descendant of i900 Omnia and the display is upgraded to 3.7-inch. With 2/8/16 GB internal memory, TouchWiz 2.0 User Interface and 3D effects which is appeared in S8000, make enjoying multimedia and multi tasking convenient and fun. It’s really fun to play with. However, the only downside is the browser which can be only zoomed by tapping on screen. Compare with HTC’s device that has a Zoom Bar which is easier to zoom out and in, i8000 is less convenient on zooming.

Samsung I8000 Omnia II Video Review