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Samsung Omnia i900 review: 2008 WM 5 MP touch.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2008·$650
Overall
62/100
Class rank
#2 of 8
Tier
Specialty
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The verdict, up front

Samsung Omnia i900.

Omnia i900 paired WM6.1 Professional with TouchWiz UI and 8 GB onboard — Samsung's 2008 power user phone.

01Display

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 61-point average for specialty phones of 2008.

TypeTFT touch
Size3.2"
Resolution400 x 240

02Performance

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 52-point average for specialty phones of 2008.

ChipsetMarvell PXA312
RAM128 MB
Storage8 GB + microSDHC

03Camera

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among specialty phones of 2008 — 12 points above the cohort average.

Main5 MP autofocus + flash

04Battery

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among specialty phones of 2008 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Capacity1,500 mAh (removable)

05Software

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2008.

What works
  • 8 GB onboard at 2008.
  • WM6.1 Professional + TouchWiz.
  • 5 MP cam.
  • Wi-Fi + GPS.
What doesn't
  • Resistive touch.
  • 128 MB RAM.
  • WQVGA low.
  • WM dated.
Cross-shop it against
Nokia E90 Communicator
$1100 · score 65/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 8-phone cohort of specialty devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .