News · 26 Sep 2011 · MTW Editorial Team
Samsung has just announced the European variant of the Samsung Focus Flash today and released a couple of picture of the handsets to give us a taste of what to expect to see in our favorite retail and carrier store by the end of October. The Samsung Omnia W will pack an MSM8255 clocked at 1.4GHz, 512MB of Ram + 8GB of internal storage, a 5MP camera front facing VGA camera (and what seems like a Samsung made video call application) A Wireless Manager application is also going to be released soon. The Omnia W also has the same 3.7″ Super AMOLED display as the Focus Flash and essentially everything that you can expect from such handset. Hit the break for more pictures and the Samsung Omnia W Hardware Specifications:
| Network | HSPA14.4/5.76Mbps 900/2100 EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 |
|---|---|
| Processor | 1.4 GHz Processor |
| Display | 3.7” WVGA(800X480) Super AMOLED |
| OS | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| Camera | Main(Rear) : 5 MP AF with LED Flash Sub (Front) : VGA for Video Call |
| Video | Codec : MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV Playback : 720p @30fps Recording : 720p@30fps |
| Audio | Codec : MP3/AAC/AAC?/eAAC?/WMA/AMR-NB Zune Player 3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio with RDS |
| Value-added Features | Marketplace Hub – free and paid Apps |
| People Hub – Windows Live, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin built-in | |
| Picture Hub | |
| Music & Video Hub – Zune Experience | |
| Game Hub – Xbox Live | |
| Office Hub – Microsoft Office | |
| Samsung’s Enriched Apps – Now, RSS Times, Video Call(3G), Photo Studio, Mini Diary, All Share(DNLA), Fun Shot, Wireless Manager – Dictionary (downloadable, except US, Canada, Mexico), Photogram (downloadable), Rubik’s Cube(downloadable) | |
| Windows Live Skydrive® (Free 25GB Storage) | |
| Tile-based Metro UX / IE9 mobile | |
| A-GPS / Bing Map | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® technology v 2.1 USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Sensor | Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Magnetometer, Gyroscope |
| Memory | 512MB(RAM) ? 8GB Internal Memory |
| Size | 115.97 x 58.8 x 10.9mm, 115.3g |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-on 1,500 mAh |
Also note that it has a physical hardware home/start button which may not be present on the Focus Flash (similar to the one found on the Omnia 7 and not on the Focus).
Now where the European version of the Samsung Focus S? Come on Sammy!
The Omnia W will be commercially available starting in Italy from end-October and gradually rolled to globally including Europe, CIS, Latin America, Africa, South East and South West Asia.
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