Samsung launches OmniaHD and OmniaPro mobile phones in India

Posted on 13-08-2009

Samsung India has launched two new phones from its Omnia series in the Indian market – one for the multimedia fanatics and another for office-goers.

Samsung OmniaHD

Get ready for a lot more annoying Indian clips on YouTube… and this time, in high-definition! Samsung has launched the i8910 OmniaHD, the world’s first handset to enable 720p HD video recording at 24fps (frames per second). And with it comes the world’s largest AMOLED touchscreen, at a whopping 3.7 inches.

Announcing the launch, Sunil Dutt, Country Head - Mobile Business, Samsung India said, “Samsung OmniaHD exemplifies our vision of providing premium phones for consumers who desire functionality, style, usability and entertainment in one innovative device.”

Here’s the feature list:

- 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, image stabilisation, ISO 1600, face, smile and blink detection

- 720p video recording at 24fps; 480p video recording at 30fps, with slo-mo recording

- Secondary CIF videocall camera

- 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 16 million colours, 360x640 pixels, accelerometer, proximity sensor, scratch-resistant surface

- 16GB onboard memory; microSD slot for up to 32GB card.

- 3.5 mm audio jack

- DNSe 2.0 (Digital Natural Sound Engine)

- Virtual 5.1 channel Dolby surround

- 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP

- GPS with A-GPS support

- Symbian OS v9.4 series 60 rel. 5

- AVI(DiVX/XviD)/WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player

- MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player

- 10 hours talk-time; 430 hours standby time

The Samsung i8910 OmniaHD costs Rs 33,990 – not a bad deal, considering the extensive feature list.

Samsung OmniaPro

When Airtel launched the BlackBerry 8520 a few days ago, we went ga-ga over the price. Samsung, it seems, wants to go one better with the candybar OmniaPro, offering more specifications for the same cost.

“The Omnia series keeps the consumers at the forefront of work and play, staying connected, anytime, anywhere,” Dutt said.