Samsung has just unexpectedly unveiled its first Windows Phone 7 running smartphone Samsung Omnia 7, just before the Windows Phone 7 Launch Event. This is yet another phone from Samsung’s Omnia family with model name GT-I8700. The name Omnia 7 resembles LG Optimus 7.
Samsung Omnia 7 comes with a bigger 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen. So Omnia 7 can give tough competition to Samsung Galaxy S. This phone offers good entertainment experience directly on the mobile with Xbox LIVE features and games, and Zune.
The OMNIA 7 enables users to automatically sync content from their PC via Wi-Fi so that they can enjoy music and videos anywhere.
Samsung Omnia 7 offers 4” super AMOLED touch display(800 x 480 pixels), 5 Megapixel camera(2560×1920 pixels) with LED Flash, capability of recording 720p HD video, Qualcomm QSD8250 1 GHz processor, 8GB microSD card inserted, 3G, HSPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, micro USB.
Technical Specifications of Samsung Omnia 7
| Network | |
| 3G Network | HSPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H | 122.4 x 64.2 x 10.99 mm |
| Weight | 138 grams |
| Display | |
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 4 inch |
| Colours & Resolutions | 16 777 216 colors & (480 x 800) pixels WVGA |
| Input | |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Windows Phone 7 |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Memory | 8GB microSD card inserted |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 5 Megapixels – 2560×1920 pixels – Auto Focus, LED Flash |
| Secondary(front) | No |
| Video Recording | HD quality 720p (1280×720) @ 25Fps |
| Connectivity | |
| Data | EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA |
| Bluetooth & USB | v2.0 with EDR & v2.0 micro USB, |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | FM Radio with RDS |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | Yes |
| HSDPA | 7.2 Mbps |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbps |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | Mp3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, Midi, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB |
| Video Format | WMV, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Po 1500 mAh Standard battery |
| Standby Time | Up to 330 hours (3G) Up to 290 hours (2G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 370 min (3G) Up to 520 min (2G) |
| Other Features | Metro, Bing Map, Bing Search, Motion Sensor |
| Colors Availability | Black |
The customizable Start Screen of Samsung Omnia 7 features live Tiles that display real-time updates from the web, news, appointments, or social media status directly to the home screen. It comes with Bing Search, Bing Maps. Bing Maps can be viewable through A-GPS. It also offers Metro user interface.
Price & Availability
Samsung hasn’t officially announced the release date & pricing details of Samsung Omnia 7 yet. It is expected to hit the markets during the coming holiday season of 2010.