Samsung I8000 Omnia II
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- Rouge
- 2Zj
- 24 Jan 2010
Hi,
I just bought this mobile a week back back after a lot of reading and research. No doubt the mobile is a powerhouse given the specifications but I did find a number of problems with the phone, which are very basic and you do not expect such things to be missing in a smartphone like this:
1. The Settings menu is very limited and the phone doesn't allow you to customize as you many expect from a general phone. The phone doesn't allow you to set shortcuts on the homescreen to replace 'Phone' and 'Phonebook'. The call hardware button by default takes you to the keypad and not the call log as was expected. In that scenario, it would have been great if I could have changed the shortcuts to something else.
Also, there is hardly any customization possible when it comes to Data Connection settings. If you go inside, it takes you to the connection settings page as provided by Windows, which is far from simple or user-friendly.
There are hardly any settings available for message and call. I could not turn off the delivery notifications, as there was simply no option available.
2. The Touchwiz UI is very slow and laggy. Its only when you go inside that you can expect the UI to respond much better.
3. Although the proximity sensor used to turn off the display when the phone is pressed to your cheek during a call, there were constant button presses because of the screen touching my cheek. The constant tap noise was quite irritating and you don't want unexpected button presses during a call. The phone is not finger-friendly in some cases, but it is quite cheek-friendly during a call.
4. The Notes application is very complicated and deleting a previous note was quite a task. First of all the UI is not finger friendly and if you select a note, it always used to open with no option to delete it. Only when you have the note selected in the list do you get the option of deleting it but doing that was quite a task.
5. I have seen this problem in a number of Samsung phones now: when you activate the loudspeaker close to another phone which is in call, the phone emanates a very loud irritating loud noise. The problem occured when the two phones were in call with each other.
6. Why do you have to get a widget out and then put it back inside which screws up the order of the widgets?
7. There is no definite option available where you can select text in a message to copy. You can select all the text but part of it proved to be impossible.
8. Turning the phone to silent mode, which is the simplest task in most phones, was also quite difficult. When you click the volume side buttons, you can slide the system and Ring volume to your liking. There is an OK button which gives you the impression that you have to press it after making your selections but the screen goes off automatically in about 3 seconds which hardly gives you time to do the selections properly.
9. Complicated and non finger-friendly Windows UI is difficult to use when you go on the inside.
I had to give the phone back because of another hardware flaw where the MIC was not working when taking on the loudspeaker. But I was not able to replace it with another Omnia 2 because of the above problems.
I have heard the SPB Mobile Shell solves most of the UI problems. Is it true? Is it really worth buying SPB Mobile Shell to replace the phone UI?
Also, do let me know if anyone has any solutions to the above problems I posted. Might give me a reason to buy the phone again :)
Cheers.
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- sanju kumar
- 9Cm
- 24 Jan 2010
all cell phone should have price in Rs jut as nokia
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- Anonymous
- sEK
- 24 Jan 2010
Samsung 4 Life, 23 Jan 2010can someone help me where can I download Windows Mobile 6.5?you can find it here
http://www.modaco.com/content/i8000-omnia-ii-gsm-rom-discussion/293492/secanys-i8000-wm65-rom/
but it's not the ROM that samsung launches to public, though secany claimed that it's the official but not launched yet ROM
if you want to get the official ROM that samsung already launched use the NPS kit
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- cenk
- 0Ig
- 23 Jan 2010
mms, 16 Dec 2009if i did push the antenna button,what should i do??now my n... moreCommunicate with your Samsung dealer and ask them to replace it with a new one. This is a crucial mistake of producer and they should be taking the responsibility for it.
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- Anonymous
- t7D
- 23 Jan 2010
just search google for ppc softwares
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- Nassau
- v{M
- 23 Jan 2010
I just bought the phone and wanted to know where can i find new and more apps for the phone like apple has their apps store
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- Samsung 4 Life
- Srr
- 23 Jan 2010
can someone help me where can I download Windows Mobile 6.5?
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- Anonymous
- t7D
- 23 Jan 2010
there is a stylus included a a soft plastic case also
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- Anonymous
- ijd
- 23 Jan 2010
hi guys , can any1 tell me do we get a stylus n case along with the box of omnia 2..??? thnx guys ... tc all.
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- phil
- mXK
- 22 Jan 2010
Went on carfone site and now the omnia 2 is not their site but its was on prepay for 349 GBP a few weeks ago..
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- J Kim
- 2G$
- 22 Jan 2010
+, 22 Jan 2010Have you made a reset from the tiny hole in the back? I've ... moreYes I did try that reset button but it didn't seem to do anything. That's why I had to take the battery out. Where did you hear about it effecting the antenna?
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- msV
- 22 Jan 2010
king, 21 Jan 2010i have bought my omnia2 3 days back..the sunlight visibilit... moreDid you switch the backlight on? (Start > Settings > General Settings > Power > Battery Power > Turn on backlight) Changing brightness doesn't do anything if the backlight is off...
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- walker
- vj1
- 22 Jan 2010
Tek, 22 Jan 2010Is it all of these model intergrate with gam ASPHALT4?. If ... morethey have Asphalt 4 in windows mobile 6.5
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- Anonymous
- t7D
- 22 Jan 2010
@sans niga
what a silly question to ask dude, obviously its omnia2, n97mini is so year 2000 old technology
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- n}q
- 22 Jan 2010
J Kim, 22 Jan 2010I bought this phone 2 months ago & thought it was amazi... moreHave you made a reset from the tiny hole in the back? I've heard this may phisically damage the internal antenna.
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- sandnigga_og
- vGY
- 22 Jan 2010
samsung i8000 omniaii or nokia n97 mini
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- J Kim
- 2G$
- 22 Jan 2010
I bought this phone 2 months ago & thought it was amazing. Then 2 weeks ago the phone crashed a few times & the last time I had to remove the battery to unfreeze it. Straight after that the phone started getting very weak or no signal. Hubby's old Nokia had full bars while Omnia 2 had one or none. Took it back to Telstra who sent it to Samsung Tech. All they did was reinstall OS & software. No change. Returned the phone this week & got refund. Have noticed 3 other posts where phone has lost reception. Sounds like this may become a known issue with some units of the phone?? Wish could get some honest feedback from Samsung.
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- Tek
- sAI
- 22 Jan 2010
Is it all of these model intergrate with gam ASPHALT4?. If yes how to go to this gam ? as can't find it. Thank for soonest answer.
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- Anonymous
- 4b8
- 21 Jan 2010
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2010help me please...i installed the newest version of windows ... morehard reset
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- Anonymous
- 40D
- 21 Jan 2010
help me please...i installed the newest version of windows live n i turned off ma phone n when i turn it bk on the phone screen is blank after the windows mobile logo n is only displaying the battery n the an the sinal n its in offline mode can anyone help me plz