The Samsung Omnia II GT-I8000(H/L/U) is a

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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 Professional. 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.

Display

This smartphone comes with a 3.7"

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resistive touch screen having a resolution of 800 × 480 pixels and 16 million (2²⁴) colors. It is used in conjunction with a stylus pen. The

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operating system limits it to 65536 (2¹⁶) 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

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2.0 with stereo audio and

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, a

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port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a

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receiver with

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built in. Its Bluetooth can be used for both direct file transfers and sharing directories via FTP. ;Cellular networks The i8000 Omnia II is a

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handset with

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, and

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(up to 7.2 Mbit/s) and

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(up to 5.76 Mbit/s) support. ;Storage The Omnia II comes with 2, 8, or 16 GB of internal

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(user data partition) and supports hot-swappable

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HC memory cards of up to 32 GB, for a theoretical maximum storage of 48 GB. It has 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM. The internal user data partition and memory card are accessible through both

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and

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(MTP); the system partition only through the latter.

Camera

The Omnia II has a 5-Megapixel (2560×1920) camera with dual-

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that can also operate during video recording,

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D1 video recording with 720 × 480 pixels at 30 frames per second, which matches the standard resolution of the

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format. The Omnia II additionally supports

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video recording with

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(320 × 240 pixels) at 120 frames per second, making it the earliest known smartphone to feature slow-motion video recording. The shutter button has two levels to resemble the

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from standalone

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s. Camera modes include ''"Sports mode"'' for shorter

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s and ''"Night mode"'' for prolonged exposure times. Other imaging assets include

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, and smile detection. The phone has built-in

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abilities, including trimming, audio dubbing, live dubbing, and subtitling. The Omnia II includes an advanced image-capturing feature called ActionShot

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The pre-included ''Smart Reader'' application is able to

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s into a

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entry, read text documents and translate text between English and

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User interface, software features

Unlike its predecessor, the Samsung Omnia (i900) which came with 3 different proprietary home screens, the Omnia II only comes with the TouchWiz UI. Touchwiz has been upgraded so that there are now 3 customizable homescreens, and a separate app drawer named ''Main menu''. Furthermore, widgets can now be added and removed from the homescreen via the 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, custom app shortcuts and more. Custom app shortcuts can also be assigned to the home button and the function button (located next to the camera shutter button), separately for short presses and when held down. A three-dimensional cubic launcher interface with integrated three-dimensional preview browser for photos, music, videos, contacts, games and browser bookmarks is pre-included. The task switcher has a ''grid'' and an ''overlapping'' viewing mode. This phone was among the first to support

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. 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.

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fonts are supported. The telephone app has a call recording feature. Software such as Touch

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, Touch Calendars and a new message app are all designed for

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s. The device comes with Opera 9.5, a touch mobile web browser, with support for

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Lite, which then was widely used for online multimedia content. Microsoft

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is also pre-included. The ''Media Player'' app has a 3D album browser activated when held horizontally. Streaming audio and video files through

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(HTTP) and

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(RSTP) is supported through both the dedicated ''Streaming Player'' app and the mobile edition of

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, both pre-included. Streaming through

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(SMB) is supported through the pre-included ''Connected Home'' application. Pre-included mobile games are '' Asphalt 4'' by

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, Crayon physics, a

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simulator, '' bubble breaker'', ''Block Breaker Deluxe 2'', and a

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demo version. Other pre-included office apps are an

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, a

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, a

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/planner with date jumping, and mobile versions of

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, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint. Samsung featured part of the device's functionality in a

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-based simulator.

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.

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References

External links

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