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    Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review

    Here's How They Did That Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) Viral Video

    Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) HD Video Trick Doesn't Impress The Girlfriend

    The Snazzy Samsung OmniaHD Morphs into Plain Jane Samsung i8910

    How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone

    Samsung Omnia HD Hands On Video: Amazing Screen, Still Bad Response

    Samsung OMNIA HD Makes Calls, Shoots 720P Video
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    08/24/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review
    Good, Samsung finally decided to drop their proprietary jack. They're catching up. Why is a 3.5mm jack a plus?
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    08/24/09

    @crumb: I'm not sure the balance has tipped toward that being catching up, since there are a still a lot of media-centric phones on the market with proprietary jacks. But yeah, soon it'll be a given.
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    08/23/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review
    Personally, I can't wait to play with one. I still love my i910 Omnia- it is the best phone I've ever had, and the WinMo platform is solid.

    First thing you'd need to do is turn off the touchwhiz (not only does it sound like a golden shower, it just sux), the set up a simple today screen, and customize thru the built-in app.

    Once you do this you set up the shortcut page and you have 12 apps right there with 2 click access (one click to the shortcut page, 1 click into your chosen app).

    Use the app manager to close any open programs either one at a time or all at once- your choice- and you don't have a problem with system resources as you are using a phone, not a desktop.

    Multitasking should be a simple thing and as long as you don't have 7 programs running, it works well.

    Bumping WinMo for Symbian? Well OK if you want to use this as a semi-work device. Just don't multitask, use powerpoint, expect MS Office to work or mind app hunting for patches.

    For the money, I still can't find fault with the i910. Sure, the camera is only 5mp not 8mp, and it ain't gonna capture in 720p, but for $550 less, I'm OK with that.

    Bottom line: Omnia's rock, and the learning curve makes you a better user and the phone a better toy.
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    08/23/09

    @Sicpup: Word up from a very happy i910 owner!

    This looks pretty neat, although it's a bummer to hear of the mishmash when you get to a certain depth.
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    08/24/09

    @elliop: I'll accept that clarification with thanks sir! :)
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    08/23/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review
    I bought it about 1 month ago and I'm loving it, huge screen, nice camera, very loud and clear sound from the speaker, etc... Although the game that comes with the phone is kinda stupid. I don't want to drive the car with the god damn sensor, or maybe I'm just stupid and haven't figured out how to configure it properly.
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    08/23/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: Does the software get much more manageable once you're used to it, or do the quirks just keep getting more annoying? It's clearly a nice phone, but some of those software flaws are downright frustrating.
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    08/23/09

    @John Herrman: I didn't find the software too annoying, maybe because my last phone is a Nokia N95 8GB. However like you pointed out, you do have to go through lots of steps to do one simple thing. Also, I think the screen lock it kinda of stupid too, you need to lock or unlock it with the little key on the side, nothing happens if you touch the screen....nothing. It would be nice if I don't have press a key just to check the time, it is a touch screen phone after all...
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    08/23/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review
    I've been using the i8910 on and off along with the N97 since early June. Here's some of my coverage:

    - [tnkgrl.wordpress.com]
    - [tnkgrl.wordpress.com]
    - [tnkgrl.wordpress.com]

    PS: Newer firmware fixes the poor audio quality during HD video recording, although it's still a problem when streaming live video with Qik.

    If you can live with Symbian touch, the i8910 is definitely one of the best phones son the market today. The capacitive OLED screen is miles ahead of the N97 resistive TFT screen.
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    08/23/09

    @tnkgrl: I hate Nokia's software updater, I just couldn't fix the god damn "error 1720" problem.(Which occurred out of nowhere) When it was time to ditch my N95 8GB, I didn't even consider any Nokia phones.
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    04/15/09

    In reply to Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) HD Video Trick Doesn't Impress The Girlfriend
    didn't samsung read backwards on the camera, though?
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    04/15/09

    In reply to Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) HD Video Trick Doesn't Impress The Girlfriend
    someone is filming him through the "mirror" ... there is no mirror.
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    04/15/09

    @kevininstereo: It's just like the spoon?
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    04/15/09

    @UsingTheColbert_GitEmSteveDave: No, like the cake.
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    04/15/09

    @Lucifer_Cat: @RuBBa_cHiKiN: So if there is cake, but it's a lie, my choice is "or death"? Damn you Church of England.
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    04/15/09

    In reply to Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) HD Video Trick Doesn't Impress The Girlfriend
    Is it me, or is the flower arrangement on the table different between when he's looking at it in the "mirror" and when he turns around at the end?


    I also think something is funky w/the shadows during the hand part.

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    04/15/09

    In reply to Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) HD Video Trick Doesn't Impress The Girlfriend
    I agree with it been twins, because at the end when he goes from filming in the mirror back to his girlfriend, her hair suddenly gets shorter.
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    04/15/09

    @Emiat: Well, she could have swept it back behind her shoulder, as I've seen plenty of women pissed at me, and they tend to brush their hair off their shoulders so they can shout at you better.
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    04/15/09

    In reply to Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) HD Video Trick Doesn't Impress The Girlfriend
    it's very well choreographed between two sets of twins and good set build. the feet are not in mirrored position at the end of the video.
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    04/15/09

    @jchabotte: You can also tell those letters on the wall are totally messed up in the 'mirror'
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    04/15/09

    In reply to Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) HD Video Trick Doesn't Impress The Girlfriend
    HE'S A WITCH! BURN HIM!
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    04/15/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: no, wait. see if he floats first.
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    04/09/09

    In reply to The Snazzy Samsung OmniaHD Morphs into Plain Jane Samsung i8910
    That qwerty keyboard should be a pleasure to type on. It's miles bigger than any other landscape qwerty keyboards on touchscreen OS'es and not to mention its on a 3.8" screen =o
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    04/09/09

    @Electric-Sheep: The Nokia 5800XM has the same keyboard (minus all the fancy colors). The 5800 has a 3.2" screen and the keyboard, while not bad, isn't the greatest for typing. If I had smaller fingers it might not be that bad. Keep in mind that I also have the predictive text turned off because I don't much care for it. I have found that I can type pretty quickly and accurately just using one finger. When I type with both hands my accuracy drops by at least 20 to 25% I'd say at a guesstimate.
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    04/08/09

    In reply to The Snazzy Samsung OmniaHD Morphs into Plain Jane Samsung i8910
    Looks like something familiar.. something everybody already owns..
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    04/08/09

    @Shirkk: I know. I saw that keyboard and immediately said, "That reminds me of my 5800XM."
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    04/03/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD Hands On Video: Amazing Screen, Still Bad Response
    I think the Omnia i910 is a phone that needs a little tweaking, but otherwise is pretty damn cool.


    I've been able to do more with it that I originally thought and keeps surprising me in cool ways.

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    02/17/09

    In reply to How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone
    I've gotten used to my Nuvi requiring multiple touches to get it to respond. But while it's perfectly acceptable to tolerate an unresponsive GPS screen while swerving in rush hour traffic, there's no way I would accept a laggy phone.
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    02/17/09

    In reply to How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone
    The first thing I did with my Samsung Omnia was switching from Samsung Widgets Today screen to "Samsung 1" Today screen. The second thing was to disable "Large Start Menu" and that almost solved touch screen lags.


    Why does Samsung enable these things by default - I don't know... I'm afraid most of the users will not change these settings.


    Fortunately (and unlike _simple_ phones), Windows Mobile allows to change Today screen and even without any 3rd party software it is possible to have good Today screen in Samsung Omnia.

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    02/17/09

    @Xentrax:


    Today 1 is indeed a viable alternative, and if you ask me, a bit more practical for daily use that the TouchWiz interface.

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