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Samsung debuts Omnia SGH-i900 handset, not worried about competition from iPhone


Daniel Shen, Singapore; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 17 June 2008]


Samsung Electronics, at a June 16 global press conference in Singapore, unveiled the new Omnia SGH-i900 handset. While Apple's iPhone has invigorated segments of the handset market, Samsung is confident the Omnia SGH-i900 will be able to compete due to Samsung's design and technological capabilities, according to company mobile communications marketing vice president, Younghee Lee.

Omnia SGH-i900 supports 7.2Mbps HSDPA (3.5G), GSM, GPRS, WCDMA, EDGE and is based on the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional platform. The handset features an auto-focus 5-megapixel camera, a 3.2-inch WQVGA TFT-LCD touchscreen, TouchWiz touch-control interface, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi. Dimensions of the device are given as 112×56.9×12.5mm (H×W×D), according to the company.

Omnia SGH-i900 will be launched in Singapore later this month, in Europe at the end of July, and in other markets in August, Samsung indicated. The handset is currently being showcased at CommuniAsia 2008 taking place in Singapore.