Testseek.co.uk have collected 91 expert reviews of the Samsung GT-I8000 Omnia 2 / Omnia Icon and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung GT-I8000 Omnia 2 / Omnia Icon.
August 2009
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The editors liked
For Samsung Omnia II
The Samsung Omnia II is a great looking handset with an awesome screen.
Spectacularly bright screen
Excellent range of connectivity options
Good mistake correction dictionary
5MP camera
Simple
Welldefined interface
Faster
Smoother user experience
Quality screen
Plenty of room to personalise the phone
Reasonable photos
AMOLED screen dazzles
Windows Mobile has been tarted up
The stunning AMOLED display stretches across 3.7-inches of pixel-perfect joy. Pictures and flicks have never looked better on a handset. Samsung's also ported its TouchWhiz 2.0 UI across from the Jet on to the Samsung Omnia 2
So there are plenty of w...
The editors didn't like
For Samsung Omnia II
Occasional build quality niggles
Laggy performance
Weak battery life
Resistive touchscreen
Several different interfaces can be confusing
Battery life
Screen less useful in direct sunlight
Still slow in places
Some menus still too complicated
Lag like a 56k modem
It also means Samsung's carried across its "Cube" interface for browsing all your media by twisting the sides of a cube. It's more time-consuming to bring up than the individual folders
So flashy but ultimately annoying. There's also no getti...
Large AMOLED touch screen with vivid colors, lots of storage.
Sluggish, Windows Mobile may be too eradicated for some tastes.
Whether you love TouchWiz 2.0 determines if this is the phone for you. There's plenty of power under the hood in terms of specs, networking and Exchange support, but we find it buried under too many layers of too-sugary icing. That said, if you're...
Abstract: Video review: So I just posted my review of the Samsung Omnia 2 (please be patient while YouTube processes it). Hit read more to get a quick summary. While the Omnia 2 is a dream phone on paper in practice I was a little disappointed. Samsung has really gone all o...
The Samsung Omnia II I8000 comes very close to nailing it, but there are a few things that really hold it back. First and foremost is the lag, especially on the homescreen. It is bad enough at times to ruin the entire user experience. Still, Samsung ...
Downright beautiful, high resolution display, Deep visual integration into the Windows Mobile environment, Lots of internal storage with optional expansion, Good multimedia experience, with lots of file support
Lag, lag, lag, More lag
The Samsung Omnia II I8000 comes very close to nailing it, but there are a few things that really hold it back. First and foremost is the lag, especially on the homescreen. It is bad enough at times to ruin the entire user experience. Still, Samsung ...
Gorgeous AMOLED display, Fantastic battery life, Snappy performance, Great build quality, Includes 8 or 16GB of memory, Has the UMTS 1900 band for US 3G in some areas, Video player can do DiVX, Screen sensitivity is high, Interface is optimized for finger...
Outdoor screen visibility is horrible, Attracts fingerprints, Photo and video recording quality are under whelming, Widget interface can get slow and uses a lot of RAM, Expensive (unsubsidized), No inbuilt stylus, Crappy case included, No TVOut cable incl...
The sub title for the original Omnia review we wrote back in August of 2008 was "something for everyone." The Omnia of last year was exceptionally well-rounded, with features to appease everyone from the multimedia fiend to the business user. This...
Abstract: The new Samsung Omnia II follows Samsungs latest touchscreen smartphone design-language and it looks quite similar to the Samsung Jet or even the Samsung Galaxy. All three devices feature a black glossy housing while the first two, the Omnia II and th...
Abstract: Those Verizon subscribers who have been patiently waiting in vain for the iPhone to come over to their service received a bit of good news this month. No, Apple did not officially confirm or date the release of their uber-popular cell phone for the net...
Abstract: Samsung, stop doing this. The Omnia II is frustrating from the second you pick it up to the moment you lay it back on your desk, defeated and distraught. There was so much potential here, so much obvious potential. Through a series of bizarre decision...
Nice, familiar design , Excellent multimedia capabilities , Superb, finger-friendly skin of Windows Mobile , All popular connectivity options
On-screen keyboard is a little small , Lag can still be an issue when multitasking
When you weigh up its strengths and weaknesses, the Omnia Icon is better suited to lovers of mobile media than to dedicated business people. It has a capable suite of productivity tools, but people who need excellent messaging will find the on-screen k...
Resistive touch screen rather than capacitive, widgets can become sluggish, interface isn’t as slick or polished as HTC’s TouchFLO 3D, lag in certain menus
The Samsung Omnia Icon’s TouchWIZ UI isn’t as slick or polished as some of the alternatives, but it remains an excellent way to spice up the normally drab and clunky Windows Mobile UI. It’s not perfect, but a superb display, excellent fe...
