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Samsung B7300 OmniaLITE Windows Phone review

GSMArena justed reviewed Samsung’s low-end Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone the OmniaLITE (B7300). The device is a direct competitor to the HTC Touch2 which is…

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OmniaLite review
GSMArena justed reviewed Samsung’s low-end Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone the OmniaLITE (B7300). The device is a direct competitor to the HTC Touch2 which is also aimed as entry-level smartphone.

Windows Mobile has long been flirting with the midrange but PocketPCs are not so keen to go down…erm… the ranks. HTC would drop an occasional lower-end handset but it’s not really what they do best. But we guess the market situation is now forcing manufacturers to reconsider.

Samsung are quite eager obviously to update their fleet of WinMo devices and the Omnia lineup is trying to cover the whole range.

The Samsung B7300 OmniaLITE may not be as impressive as the top dogs in the Omnia family but its purpose is equally essential. The handset has the potential to introduce WinMo to a wider range of users and – more importantly – to communicate Samsung’s vision of how the platform is shaping.

In my opnion, even-though those phones aren’t bad I would suggest looking at some Android devices like the HTC Hero, Samsung Galaxy or even the HTC Magic which are now in the same price range (they are higher spec’d that the OmniaLITE and Touch2) or the LG GW750 Windows Mobile 6.5 phone.

Make sure to read the whole review here (lot’s of pictures, samples and screenshots)

Source: GSMArena via WMPoweruser

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