Samsung originally stated that the Omnia HD was S60-based as Windows Mobile was “unsuitable for consumer use”. Microsoft intervened and forced Samsung to drop the Omnia moniker from the device – but their UK press department just made a crucial mistake.
Their release went as follows:
(live-PR.com) – The first ever HD video compatible mobile phone has been launched on Orange, the Samsung i8910 HD is one of the most blogged about mobile phones this year and has finally made its debut.
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This new Samsung phone was initially named the Omnia HD, however the manufacturer decide to change its name for release so as not to confuse it with
previous Samsung Omnia phones, the biggest difference is that the new i8910 HD uses a completely difefrent user interface to the older models and so bears little resemblence.…
Justifying the “HD” Suffix
i8910 Omnia HD takes the letters HD to a new level by providing video recording and playback in HD 720p. The resolution for recording is an admirable 1280 by 720 pixels in 24-frames/ sec. Some of the features for editing videos that this phone allows include live dubbing, audio dubbing, video trimming, image capture and adding subtitle. Despite the prominence given to convergance, i8910 Omnia HD seems to have paid a lot of attention to video features. The 16:9 aspect ratio of the screen makes movie-watching a truly pleasurable experience.
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Looks like Microsoft didn’t achieve too much…
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