Just in case anyone of you wonders: you are reading TamsS60, and this post concerns an OMNIA-branded handset powered by S60 touch. According to Samsung booth attendants, this switch happened due to “WM 6.1 being unsuitable for consumer handsets” – does the XM5800 have something to fear?
As usual, Samsung’s booth was huge – this time, it was decorated by an installation of Omnia HD’s displaying an ornamental image:
Samsung calls the new device the successor of the Omnia:
The S60 interface is heavily altered, but still visible:
These shots show it next to the XM5800:
Here’s a spec table. The screen is exactly the same as the one found on the XM5800:
Finally, here is a small hands-on video, which is hosted by our friends at blip.tv:
Cutting a long story short: if I had the choice between this device and the XM5800 I bought a few weeks ago, the Samsung would have won hands-down. The XM5800 no longer is the king of the hill…
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