14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that Windows Mobile enthusiasts won't have too long to wait until the first mobile phones running under the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 iteration of Microsoft's operating system will become available on the market. September seems to be the lucky month for some, especially for mobile phone users who live in Austria.
According to a recent post on Microsoft Austria, users in the country will be able to enjoy the first Windows Mobile 6.5-powered mobile phone in September this year, and the device will be none other than the Samsung Omnia II. At the same time, the post also points towards A1 as the carrier to have the handset, thus also the first in the country to offer WM 6.5 on a smartphone.
The device is being launched in a partnership between Austria Microsoft, mobilkom austria and Samsung, and, according to Dr. Reinhard Zuba, head of marketing at mobilkom austria, it should be able to offer customers an enhanced mobile experience, coupled with powerful Internet capabilities. “The mobile world and the PC world will no longer be separated from each other,” Dr. Reinhard Zuba added.
Samsung Omnia II, as many of you should already be aware of, was officially introduced on the market only about two weeks ago, along with another Omnia device from the South-Korean phone maker, the Omnia LITE. At launch, the handset was touted as running under Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, though the company announced that an upgrade to WM 6.5 would be on its way as well.
The specification list of the phone shows a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, which, the maker says, comes with Advanced R Touch (Resistive Touch) that “enables faster, more accurate touch response,” TouchWiz 2.0 UI, HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA 7.2Mbps and Wi-Fi connectivity, video recording capabilities, as well as impressive storage space, up to 48GB.