Engineering:Samsung i8000

Samsung Omnia II

Manufacturer	Samsung
Slogan	All in One, Re-defined
Series	Samsung Omnia Series
Compatible networks	HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, EDGE/GPRS Quad Band 850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz, UMTS Tri Band 900, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz
Availability by region	2009 (2009)
Predecessor	Samsung i900 Omnia
Form factor	Candybar
Dimensions	118 × 60 × 11.9 mm
Mass	117 g
Operating system	Windows Mobile 6.1, upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5
CPU	Samsung S3C6410 ARM 1176 800 MHz processor, dedicated graphics
Memory	256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, 2, 8, or 16 GB internal flash memory
Storage	8 or 16 GB; 2 GB available in some countries
Removable storage	microSDHC 32 GB max.
Battery	Li-Ion 1.5 Ah
Data inputs	Stylus pen, 3-axis accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer for digital compass, ambient light sensor
Display	3.7 inches (94 mm) 16M (limited to 65K) colours advanced resistive touchscreen WVGA AMOLED (480 × 800)
Rear camera	5 MP, 2,560×1,920 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash, QVGA Slow Motion Capabilities at 120FPS
Connectivity	WLAN 802.11b/g, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0

The Samsung Omnia II GT-I8000(H/L/U) is a multimedia smartphone announced at Samsung Mobile Unpacked on June 15, 2009. Earlier Omnia II releases run Windows Mobile 6.1, however they are upgradable to version 6.5. There is also an unofficial and experimental Android version available. Verizon is the official US carrier for this phone and released it in December 2009.

Radiation level

At a SAR of 0.197, this phone has one of the lowest (best) radiation levels currently sold.

Display

This smartphone comes with a 3.7" AMOLED resistive screen having a resolution of 800 × 480 pixels and 16 million colors. It is used in conjunction with a stylus pen. The Windows Mobile operating system limits it to 65536 colors. However, it produces unparalleled colour contrast and to date, it and the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610, are still the only Windows phones to use this technology.

Connectivity, memory

For connectivity, the device offers Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a microUSB port, a 3.5 mm audio jack, and a GPS receiver with A-GPS built in.

The Omnia II comes with 2, 8, or 16 GB of internal flash memory and supports hot-swappable microSDHC cards of up to 32 GB, for a theoretical maximum storage of 48 GB. It has 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM.

The i8000 Omnia II is a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE handset with tri-band UMTS, and HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbit/s) and HSUPA (up to 5.76 Mbit/s) support.

Camera

The Omnia II has a 5-Megapixel camera with 480p "DVD-like" D1 video recording at 720 × 480 pixels and 30 frames per second. Other imaging assets include geotagging, face detection, and smile detection. The phone has built-in video editing abilities, including trimming, audio dubbing, live dubbing, and subtitling. The Omnia II includes an advanced image-capturing feature called ActionShot Panoramic photography.

ActionShot panoramic photo captured with Omnia2 device.

User interface, software features

Unlike its predecessor, the Samsung Omnia which came with 3 different proprietary homescreens, the Omnia II only comes with the Touchwiz UI. Touchwiz has been upgraded so that there are now 3 customizable homescreens. Furthermore, widgets can now be excluded from the homescreen via Widget Manager. New widgets can be downloaded using the "MORE Widget" icon.

The widgets are mini applications or shortcuts to different parts of the user interface, sitting in the tray until drawn to the screen. Available widgets include a digital clock, image gallery, profile manager, news application and more.

This phone was the among the first to support Swype. This phone was used by Franklin Page on 22 March 2010, along with Swype, to break a world record for fastest text message on a touch screen, a fact which was utilized in marketing campaigns for the phone.

Software such as Touch Media Player, Touch Calendars and a new message app are all designed for touch. The device comes with Opera 9.5, which is a very touch-friendly mobile web browser, with support for Flash Lite.

Other versions

The Omnia II is sold as SCH-i920 in the United States under Verizon Wireless with a different external appearance. This version has 8 GB of storage and is lacking the front-facing camera with only a single LED flash on the rear camera. The button layout has also been adjusted and the 3.5mm jack and micro USB port have been moved to the sides of the device.

In Korea, it is sold as SCH-M710/715 T*Omnia II, also with different external appearance.

In Australia, it is sold as the Omnia Icon, different from the original Omnia Icon. The external appearance is as represented here.