Samsung Omnia Pro

Editor's Review of the Omnia Pro

Tipping the scale at 159 grams and measuring 112.6 x 57.8 x 16.2 millimetres, the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 joins the Samsung Omnia selection, which includes the Samsung B7320 Omnia Pro. It appears business-like in its sleek black-and-grey casing. This 3G Smartphone's front section is filled with an AMOLED display touch screen that measures 88.9 millimetres and supports 16 million colours on 800 x 480 pixels. It is a compact handset with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. With its selection of polyphonic and MP3 ringtones that can be set as text or call alerts, this mobile phone can easily match its users' personality.

This mobile phone is ideal for roaming services with its quad band reach that supports GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 networks, as well as HSDPA 900 and HSDPA 2100. Its network coverage, however, is dependent on the service provide. With a simple key press, users will land on their favourite Web sites and do online transactions through the onboard HTML and XHTML WAP 2.0 Internet browser. Given its WLAN Wi-Fi technology, on-the-go users can do Internet surfing in designated hotspots. This mobile phone has an internal memory of 1 Gigabyte for data storage. This capacity, however, may be expanded to support a maximum of 32 Gigabytes of files through a microSD memory card.

This mobile phone runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile v6.1 operating system. Users may transfer files with compatible devices like personal computer, scanner, other mobile phones, printers or laptops using this handset's USB facility. Wireless file sharing is also possible with this handset's Bluetooth with A2DP support. The Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 is powered by GPRS and EDGE technologies, which help boost Internet downloading and data transfer rates. As a 3G HSDPA mobile phone, multitasking is this handset's cup of tea.

This mobile phone supports SMS or text and MMS or multimedia messaging. It also allows users to communicate with their contacts through chat using the instant messaging service. Owing to its Internet connectivity, this handset enables users to check their e-mails right on the AMOLED touch screen and do away with bulky computers. Organiser tools also abound in the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610. To aid busy users, this handset comes with a phone book, calendar, clock, alarm clock, calculator, business card scanner. It also has a document viewer that supports MSWord, MSExcel, MSPowerPoint and PDF viewing. For hassle-free calls, users may opt for the speaker phone. This mobile phone's GPS navigation support also guides users as they tread into unfamiliar places.

Though appearing to be business-focused, this handset is filled with entertainment features. Photo buffs will not be disappointed with this handset's integrated 5-Megapixel camera with imaging features of auto focus, LED flash, panorama shot and photo editor to ensure beautifully captured images that can be stored in a pre-installed photo album. This handset is also a video recording device with video editing features which users may tweak to gain perfect footages in an instant. As a portable video player, this mobile phone supports 3GP, MPEG4, H263, H264, XviD and DivX formats. As a 3G handset, it offers video calling through a second camera.

Music listening is a bliss with the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610. Its integrated music player supports a wide range of audio formats, consisting of MP3, AAC, WAV, eAAC+, and WMA. It also comes with dedicated music storage for easy access of music files. An FM radio also enables users of this handset to listen to their favourite tracks from their preferred radio stations. Its RDS technology allows listeners to gain information relating to current events, weather, sports and other news from the radio stations. For the ultimate music listening experience, this Samsung endowed this mobile phone model with the Digital Natural Sound Engine. For added entertainment, pre-installed and downloadable games in Java format are supported by this handset to keep mobile gamers busy.

Despite its modern features, this handset is drawing flak from some users because of the slowdowns in its user interface, which does not help busy and impatient owners. Switching between portrait and landscape orientations also tends to lag, according to disappointed users. Nevertheless, the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 is being praised for its voice quality, reception and speakerphone performance.