If you are looking for a smartphone with Windows Phone operating system smaller and cheaper than the HTC Ultimate, a new option painted in the market. The Samsung Omnia W is the second unit to arrive in Brazil with the mobile system from Microsoft, and is presented as a good alternative to Android or iPhone. Check out the review:
Design
The Samsung Omnia has a W conservative and sober design, with straight edges and color predominantly black. The buttons characteristic of devices with Windows Phone are discrete - those responsible for the command to go back and look for are touchscreen, responsive to the touch.
The rear of the machine has parts that are not good quality printing, but the site that covers the battery treatment has metallic silver with the logo of Samsung, from the feeling of strength, especially considering that the smartphone screen has treated Gorilla Glass more resistant to scratches and cracks.
On the left side, only the button to increase / decrease volume is available. On the right side, we have the button on / off the unit and responsible for adding the camera that takes pictures with up to 5 megapixel resolution and shoot videos with a resolution of 1280 × 720 (HD).
Performance
Despite having a single-core processor 1.4 GHz and only 512 MB of RAM, the device does not disappoint in the category performance. Even in the face of competitors with dual-core processors and 1 GB of RAM in the same price range, the system is light and fluid, with no need for a dual-core chip.
The fluidity of the system is largely due to the good work that Microsoft made in Windows Phone Mango. Even with many programs open, you can switch between applications very rapidly. In popular games like Angry Birds, not seen any crash or slow to more complex stages.
Features
One of the big flashy W is the Omnia's screen. The 800 × 480 resolution is great and brings great clarity. Super AMOLED technology and treatment Gorilla Glass, the brightness is intense and the standard interface with black background and white text reveals a Windows Phone color contrast very pleasing to the eye. The answers are immediate and the touch screen supports multitouch commands. The size can be disappointing compared to the HTC Ultimate, which has 4.7 inches, but you can handle the device without complications and the device falls slightly in my pants pocket.
Super AMOLED screen has good contrast of colors (Photo: Paul Higa / TechTudo)
The camera has 5 megapixel resolution and can easily replace a compact camera in lighter environments. When there is little light, however, the pictures may be blurry or noisy.
Video recording is another highlight: the apparatus makes movies with HD resolution up to 1280 × 720 at 30 frames per second. To enjoy all this quality, however, you must change the camera settings - by default, the system records video in VGA format.
The speaker has loud and without distortion. The microphone allows the person on the other end hear your voice with good quality, no noise. Unfortunately, Samsung decided to include a headset for a very simple device that costs more than thousand dollars, so if you want to listen to music on the way to work or college, we recommend purchasing a better quality headset to take full advantage features of music and video player for Windows Phone.
The big problem is the device to store files. A total of 8 GB of memory, but much of that space is used by the operating system, leaving the user about 6 GB for music, photos and movies. There is also no possibility of an expansion memory card, which can remove users who like to put entire collections on the device.
Battery
The Samsung Omnia W has great battery. Despite the more intense activity to test the device, even after tweet, Facebook updates, conversations in Windows Live Messenger and hours of music, the battery has reached the end of the day with nearly half of the remaining charge, an excellent mark.
In standby mode, demonstrates the smartphone be able to stay on for up to two days without recharging. In addition, Windows Phone has the power saving mode, which disables the automatic receipt of e-mails and applications running in the background, ensuring a few more hours of battery life.
Cost-benefit
With a suggested retail price of U.S. $ 1,299 in online stores, the Samsung Omnia is a great option W between devices on the same track. He will not make dramatic shots and app store should have no equivalent to all programs you use on iOS or Android - it is the user to evaluate the exchange pays or not. However, the stability of the device and speed in performing tasks, it is an intermediate of the best smartphones we can buy today.
Design
The Samsung Omnia has a W conservative and sober design, with straight edges and color predominantly black. The buttons characteristic of devices with Windows Phone are discrete - those responsible for the command to go back and look for are touchscreen, responsive to the touch.
The rear of the machine has parts that are not good quality printing, but the site that covers the battery treatment has metallic silver with the logo of Samsung, from the feeling of strength, especially considering that the smartphone screen has treated Gorilla Glass more resistant to scratches and cracks.
On the left side, only the button to increase / decrease volume is available. On the right side, we have the button on / off the unit and responsible for adding the camera that takes pictures with up to 5 megapixel resolution and shoot videos with a resolution of 1280 × 720 (HD).
Performance
Despite having a single-core processor 1.4 GHz and only 512 MB of RAM, the device does not disappoint in the category performance. Even in the face of competitors with dual-core processors and 1 GB of RAM in the same price range, the system is light and fluid, with no need for a dual-core chip.
The fluidity of the system is largely due to the good work that Microsoft made in Windows Phone Mango. Even with many programs open, you can switch between applications very rapidly. In popular games like Angry Birds, not seen any crash or slow to more complex stages.
Features
One of the big flashy W is the Omnia's screen. The 800 × 480 resolution is great and brings great clarity. Super AMOLED technology and treatment Gorilla Glass, the brightness is intense and the standard interface with black background and white text reveals a Windows Phone color contrast very pleasing to the eye. The answers are immediate and the touch screen supports multitouch commands. The size can be disappointing compared to the HTC Ultimate, which has 4.7 inches, but you can handle the device without complications and the device falls slightly in my pants pocket.
Super AMOLED screen has good contrast of colors (Photo: Paul Higa / TechTudo)
The camera has 5 megapixel resolution and can easily replace a compact camera in lighter environments. When there is little light, however, the pictures may be blurry or noisy.
Video recording is another highlight: the apparatus makes movies with HD resolution up to 1280 × 720 at 30 frames per second. To enjoy all this quality, however, you must change the camera settings - by default, the system records video in VGA format.
The speaker has loud and without distortion. The microphone allows the person on the other end hear your voice with good quality, no noise. Unfortunately, Samsung decided to include a headset for a very simple device that costs more than thousand dollars, so if you want to listen to music on the way to work or college, we recommend purchasing a better quality headset to take full advantage features of music and video player for Windows Phone.
The big problem is the device to store files. A total of 8 GB of memory, but much of that space is used by the operating system, leaving the user about 6 GB for music, photos and movies. There is also no possibility of an expansion memory card, which can remove users who like to put entire collections on the device.
Battery
The Samsung Omnia W has great battery. Despite the more intense activity to test the device, even after tweet, Facebook updates, conversations in Windows Live Messenger and hours of music, the battery has reached the end of the day with nearly half of the remaining charge, an excellent mark.
In standby mode, demonstrates the smartphone be able to stay on for up to two days without recharging. In addition, Windows Phone has the power saving mode, which disables the automatic receipt of e-mails and applications running in the background, ensuring a few more hours of battery life.
Cost-benefit
With a suggested retail price of U.S. $ 1,299 in online stores, the Samsung Omnia is a great option W between devices on the same track. He will not make dramatic shots and app store should have no equivalent to all programs you use on iOS or Android - it is the user to evaluate the exchange pays or not. However, the stability of the device and speed in performing tasks, it is an intermediate of the best smartphones we can buy today.
