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I haven't tried one yet and so have decided my next mobile is going to be a WM one. I just wondered whether anyone has had any hands on experience with the Omnia?
If so what are you thoughts and feelings about it?
Many thanks
James
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Posted: 2008-12-18 23:33:07
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It's nice. The screen resolution is quite low and I like a hardware keyboard, so it was Xperia for me.
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Posted: 2008-12-19 00:21:19
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I sold the 16gb Omnia on Orange in the UK to a few people and it was really quite poor in comparison the Xperia and Touch HD. Operating speed was definately slower than the 2 mentioned and there was constant reports of bad battery life. If the Xperia or HD are within reach, they are definately better options performance wise.
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Posted: 2008-12-19 00:26:51
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I've a friend with one who seems pleased with it overall, but battery life can be a problem with it - apparently it's fine most of the time, but when he goes into a bad signal area it really hammers the battery. Obviously that's true of most phones as they have to work harder to maintain a signal, but the effect seems especially drastic on the Omnia. That's with the Vodafone firmware the handset came with though, I don't know if there have been any upgrades/generic firmwares that resolve this.
Aside from that it has the usual bundle of WM quirks but seems quite capable - the processor is good (and not a Qualcomm, which scores points with me).
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Posted: 2008-12-19 12:16:33
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I played with one and found it quite disappointing. The screen resolution is bad although 3'' big. Without stylus and qwerty it is bad for daily business activities. I wouldn't change my fantastic P1 for it.
p.s. stylus hanging around is no option for me.
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Posted: 2008-12-19 16:32:13
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Fantastic P1 - that's very true...
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Posted: 2008-12-19 18:42:29
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Thanks for the replies. I have decided now that I definately want to try a windows mobile device even if I am disappointed I just can't decide whether I want a omnia or x1. Hmmmmmm
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Posted: 2008-12-28 00:14:22
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Why not check the Touch HD vs Xperia ? I think that is more of an even match. What's so special about the Omnia that the Touch HD lacks ?
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Posted: 2008-12-28 07:38:02
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Something about the Omnia just interests me and I cant quite put my finger on it but I will definately look into the Touch HD. Thanks for the suggestion. Looks like a trip to my local store is in order to have a try.
Regards
James
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Posted: 2008-12-28 18:31:20
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The most obvious thing you notice when you compare Touch HD and X1 with Omnia is the pixel density. The displays in HD and X1 are marvellous.
I've heard somewhere that there will be an updated version of Omnia next year where they, amongst other updates, have a new display with higher resolution.
Anyone who has info about that?
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Posted: 2008-12-28 20:04:06
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