14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Omnia, also known as Samsung SGH-i900, the latest high-end touchscreen handset unveiled by the South Korean company, is now DivX certified. This makes Omnia the first Windows Mobile handset to get DivX certification (aside from the fact that it's the fourth DivX-certified phone from Samsung).
Younghee Lee, Vice President of Marketing for Samsung's Telecommunication Business, said in a press release, "By including DivX video decoding in the Omnia, we're giving our users the high-quality technology they would expect from a mobile phone with an advanced feature set. Samsung will continue to provide a flexible, enjoyable multimedia experience to our consumers with DivX on our mobile devices. It was of strategic importance to continue our relationship with DivX, for value added not only in the Omnia, but throughout the Samsung mobile line."
Kevin Hell, CEO at DivX, Inc., added, "As the availability and creation of video content explodes, being able to take videos from the PC on-the-go and from the mobile to the living room is of increasing importance to consumers. Samsung has recognized that DivX allows users to do more with their media, and we're pleased that Samsung has continued to expand DivX certification to their mobile devices."
Officially presented about one week ago, Samsung Omnia will be available this week, but only in Singapore. In July, the device will also hit the European market. Its retail prices will start at about 500 Euro ($770).
Running on Windows Mobile 6.1, Omnia brings a set of impressive features, including: a 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen display with handwriting recognition and 240 x 400 pixels, a 5 Megapixel camera with auto focus, face detection, image stabilizer, flash, geotagging and video, quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G/HSDPA connectivity, GPS, Wi-Fi, full HTM browser, Media player, TV-out, Bluetooth 2.0, 8GB of internal memory (or 16GB, depending on the version), microSD card support and so on.
Samsung Omnia is, nevertheless, among the most craved handsets to be released this year, being at the same time a direct competitor for Apple's new iPhone 3G.