Samsung I8000 Omnia II
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- Lawrence
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- 22 Oct 2010
Lawrence, 21 Oct 2010You cant. As far as i know, those bars cant be removed.Ok guys...here is my review on this phone. Wrote it on "A surprising experience"thread, but i want it be here too, with some adds.
1. The display is great, one of the best on the market. AMOLED just kick ass. The so called 65k colour limitation it's just a BS. The human eye can't tell the difference and in video playback it's flawless. The light sensor is really making the difference. The brightness is adjusting according to exterior light. If you ware in the dark, the brightness will lower, if you are outside in the sun, it will increase.
2. The camera is great, but needs a litle adjustement in the settings. Then you won't get unfocused pictures. Changing the rom also provided me with some modified camera drivers that improved the quality. By default,better than competition(led flash, autofocus, macros, scenes, etc.
3. The default gps app is google maps(which really sucks :)) ). there are many gps apps around, and they work very well : i personally use igo8(best app for Romania), but it's working with garmin,tom tom, northstar etc. in fact it's working with ALL gps software. All you need to do is to add some lines in the sys.ini regarding the resolution. The gps lock is fast(i think). It takes about 30 seconds to find the sattelites and get a lock(with extra enabled).
4. The memory issue i spoken before. Due to it's wvga resolution, compared to omnia 1, i8000 sucks at first sight. It requires more ram for itself, BUT : i get to play high quality videos(up to 2mbps bitrate with a litle overclocking of the cpu). The normal divx, avi , mpeg formats are running smooth, with a third party application(like TCPMP, divxplayer, coreplayer etc)
5. About the apps, someone said all the nice apps cost. REALLY? What about the iphone 3gs, the direct competitor? the device that is really useless straight out of the box? you can't even send/receive items on bluetooth and you are limited to their app store. True, alot of the apps there are free, but 99% of them are useless.Those you need cost money. So, all you need to do is search the net and you will find all the apps you need, or use the application market. there are alot of free apps there, alot for money. They must live too,right?
6. CPU. Default is 800/814 Mhz. There are 3 profiles to use : low(the frequency drops to 624/667 mhz, even lower), auto (800/814 mhz) and power(the frequency increases up to 866+). With a litle program i've managed to keep it steady on 960 Mhz. Highest freq was 1ghz(in theory you can go up to 1158 Mhz), but not stable. Not to mention the battery drain. I use OC mode only when it's plugged to a power source :).
All i can say i really love this device. Fast, responsive, great camera, fast gps, it's more than ok. And with a litle tuning and tweaking it's beating the iphone 3g/3gs by far. Even by default, out of the box, omnia 2 has more options and features than the apple competition.
7. The storage. 2/8/16 gb internal. with MICRO SD slot, up to 32 gb. This means a total of 48 gb. You can store your entire life on that :). What the competition give? 16/32 gb, with no slots, no battery changing options, simlock, micro sim(if you want to change to another device, you have to go to your carrier and change the sim = more money spent)
8. The sound. DNSE with srs wow hd just rocks. A minus here? lack of a stereo speakers system. But it's loud and clear. Dont forget the proximity sensor. when the phone rings and you pick it up, the volume decreases by itself, so it wont disturb your ears. Nice feature.
Conclusion. Love it or hate it. There are bugs(many solved by the communities around the world), but all devices have. Best feature of this device is the price. An iphone 3gs costs about 400-500 euros, while omnia 2 costs 200(the 2 gb version) and top 300(16 gb). You tel me if a the difference is worth.I don't think so. This is my personal opinion. No i don't work for samsung, i'm not paid by them to write positive reviews.
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- Lawrence
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- 21 Oct 2010
Lex, 21 Oct 2010Any idea how to remove the top and bottom bars from the hom... moreYou cant. As far as i know, those bars cant be removed.
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- Lex
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- 21 Oct 2010
Any idea how to remove the top and bottom bars from the home screen?
they really cover the wallpaper,I want my wallpapers to be full screen and the writings on top of them without the ugly black bars..please suggest something to me.
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- Lawrence
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- 21 Oct 2010
zen10shadow, 21 Oct 2010@ lawrence
Can you share with me your apps for SMS. Does i... moreGlad to help out. I'm using default sms app with threaded view from spb mobile shell. There are alot of sms apps(i only used sms vito chat) around. so go ahead and try.
About the shortcuts...use spb mobile shell. it will bring a new side of omnia. practically you have a new phone :). i repeat...for further help contact me on email.
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- zen10shadow
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- 21 Oct 2010
@ lawrence
Can you share with me your apps for SMS. Does it have scheduled texting and a NO ANSWER text-back feature. Maybe you also have an idea how i can have some shortcut apps on my phone's desktop like the one in widget plus but less the side bar.
Many Thanks!
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- zen10shadow
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- 21 Oct 2010
Lawrence, 18 Oct 2010My friend,like in the movie industry, there are no small ro... moreVery well said my friend. Many thanks for your posts. It helped me a lot. Now i'm running with JH2 Lite ROM with all the apps that I really need.
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- Anonymous
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- 20 Oct 2010
can any body help me how i can update windows 6.1 to 6.5
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- Lawrence
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- 20 Oct 2010
slow_minded, 20 Oct 2010hey, i have question, can i play flash games in this phone ... moreDepends. what game are you talking about. there are some 3rd party apps that allow to play flash content. more details.
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- slow_minded
- nj$
- 20 Oct 2010
hey, i have question, can i play flash games in this phone ???? tnx
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- komen
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- 20 Oct 2010
Lawrence, 18 Oct 2010Remove the battery and try the hard reset. If still doesn't... moremanaged to do it but at start up before SIM pin volume and battery icons appered.i think before apperance of this buttons are active.alternativly i could have used the hole behind but i damaged long time thanks for your concern
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- komen
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- 20 Oct 2010
Lawrence, 18 Oct 2010Remove the battery and try the hard reset. If still doesn't... moremanaged to do it but at start up before SIM pin volume and battery icons appered.i think before apperance of this buttons are active.alternativly i could have used the hole behind but i damaged long time thanks for your concern
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- 20 Oct 2010
@lawrence
thanks for the help my friend. the ROM is fantastic. :)
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- ukininnam
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- 19 Oct 2010
mehrdad, 18 Oct 2010@ Lawrence
In my openion, it seems Samsung Elec. employed ... more@ mehrdad
...you should be glad and thankful that an sensible person joins this fora to give good ideas, as what you're doing you visited this site to read owner's experiences and advices... it doesn't matter what group a person belongs as long as he is helpful to the majority... you what company do you represent anyway???
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- Lawrence
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- 19 Oct 2010
Anonymous, 19 Oct 2010can anybody please tell me if the windows7 mobile can be in... moreOfficially, NO. But i won't be surprised to see a modded omnia 2 with winmo7, like i saw with android on it. the hardware is not that bad. the lack of proper drivers draws the phone back.let's wait and see what happens. btw, i managed to play with a wp7 device. it's ok, but something doesn't feel right . it may be just my 2 cents, but i just didn't like it.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Oct 2010
can anybody please tell me if the windows7 mobile can be installed on the omnia 2??
thanks a lot
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- Dean
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- 18 Oct 2010
Lawrence you know a lot about samsung and you helped me. So thanks, i just might keep it and not go back to Sony Ericsson.Thanks a lot again.
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- Lawrence
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- 18 Oct 2010
mehrdad, 18 Oct 2010@ Lawrence In my openion, it seems Samsung Elec. employed ... morei'd like that. a few bucks wouldn't hurt,but... :))...i just talk from my own experience with this phone. there are a couple of people here who can say that i helped them out with their problems and now are trully enjoying the omnia. i never said omnia 2 is the perfect device, with no problems. i just said most of them can easily be solved. ALL of the similar devices have downs and ups. there is no perfect gadget. do you think if you had an iphone you would be happy?or a hd2? or any other device? just look on the dedicated forums to read users opinions. it's a marketing strategy my friend. my luck was the modaco community. with their help i can share what i've learned to help you.if you don't like it, i won't write here anymore. i know my phone is more than ok, with the improvements i've done. end of story.
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- mehrdad
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- 18 Oct 2010
@ Lawrence
In my openion, it seems Samsung Elec. employed you (and some other people) to write some good things (and of course some good ratings) about their smart! phones.
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- Lawrence
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- 18 Oct 2010
komen, 18 Oct 2010hi omnia users i installed sktools while iwas doing some se... moreRemove the battery and try the hard reset. If still doesn't work, try to reflash your rom. But only if you had activesync activated.
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- komen
- fuj
- 18 Oct 2010
hi omnia users i installed sktools while iwas doing some settigs not registry editing
after softreset it hanged at windows i cant hard reset using combination of buttons because keys are not responding please help