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Media This handset takes its media functionality rather seriously. The music player is crisp with clear tones and a fair thump in the bass line. With Samsung’s DNSe leading the way the Omnia HD also comes with EQ presets including a 5.1 Channel sound distribution system as well as a separate Sound Effects option. You also have the option of creating Playlists directly on the handset but there’s no Folder play option as with all other S60 handsets. The FM Radio works like a charm and even comes with a recording feature. Of course there’s a separate voice recorder available as well for taking voice memos. The range is not too great but it gets the job done reasonably well. A podcast app is also present. The gravity sensor for the images is very cool and extremely smooth. You can also use flick control for the same. The image editor allows for quite a few changes and alterations to be made to images which is quite handy and a lot of fun. Files can also be uploaded to the web quite quickly once you’ve set up the sites you frequently use from the prelisted options. __STARTQUOTE__Samsung's Omnia HD takes its media functionality rather seriously.__ENDQUOTE__The absolute best feature about the handset is what it was designed for and that’s the video playback. It’s fully compatible with DivX, XviD and even FLV file formats. You can change the resolution of the video file to fully optimize the full screen. Playback was flawless with all of my test files. You can also hook it up to a TV via the 3.5mm AV out socket. You will not be disappointed. Videos can also be streamed for sites like YouTube etc. Samsung has included Asphalt 4 racing game with motion control. It’s been designed to use the full screen. It’s fun but it comes nowhere close to the kind of games designed for the iPhone which is actually quite a disappointment especially since the screen size is so huge. We’ll have to wait and see if the Omnia HD’s gaming story takes a turn for the better and I’m personally hoping it does. Connectivity The Omnia HD is also well equipped to handle all sorts of connectivity. From 3G (HSDPA, HSUPA) to EDGE/GPRS and Wi-Fi the handset is an internet ready handset. Thanks to the large display web browsing is very comfortable. Samsung’s ‘single hand’ zoom option is also useful and is a little more refined than the Jet’s. The browser supports full HTML browsing including the smooth handling of flash content. You can also easily download your POP or IMAP email onto the handset but you may have to enter a few of the settings manually. An RSS reader is also available. Another handy connectivity option for business users is the RoadSync application by DataViz. This provides secure, wireless and direct push synchronization of corporate e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasksand attachments from a single application that’s quite user friendly. It allows you to delete spam, reply to urgent messages, accept meeting requests and update contacts. It’s a two way street as all changes made on the mobile handset will automatically sync with the Microsoft Exchange Server and be up-to-date when you open your desktop. Other modes of connectivity include Bluetooth v2.0 which includes an A2DP profile and of course USB 2.0 and these modes can also be selected for printing data from the handset directly. The handset is also equipped with GPS that supports A-GPS but Samsung has not included any software with the package which is an issue. You’ll also have to manually download Google Maps should you choose to go that way. It does have a very handy digital compass though that uses the Accelerometer quite well. Instead of GPS application Samsung has tied up with GyPSii for GPS enabled social networking. It hasn’t quite caught on in India and chances are with Google Latitude, Facebook and the very popular Twitter it might not. In the Communities section you can select from a list of Social networking sites like Flickr and MySpace to set Log In options for quick access to the sites for uploading images and updating your status etc. Samsung’s Download section is very similar to Nokia’s Catalogues and gives you access to download applications and data for the handset. |
Tags: Touchscreen , Series 60 , 8 Megapixel
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