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CentralDogma

Jul 9 2008, 00:44

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General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Size Dimensions 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm
Weight 127 g
Display Type TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition
Ringtones Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
- 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
- 624MHz Marvell PXA312 processor
- 8 GB/16 GB internal memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Features OS Microsoft Window Mobile 6.1 Professional
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Games Yes + Java downloadable
Colors Silver
Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, image stabiliser, video, flash; secondary videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM Radio with RDS
- MSOffice document viewer
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player
- DivX/XviD/WMV/MP4 player
- TV Out
- Voice memo
- Built-in handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1440 mAh
Stand-by, up to 500 hours
Talk time, up to 5.8 hours

Looks like a really nice phone. I'm probably going to buy this or the iphone. Does anyone know when it's getting released in the US (or for that matter, in Europe)?

MR_Candyman

Jul 9 2008, 00:54

no pics?

brayan27

Jul 9 2008, 00:54

^^ it looks like the iphone

darkmanx21

Jul 9 2008, 00:59

I want it also. I think it's already available on ebay. Atleast people are selling them. Expensive though, about 800 USD+ from what I'm seeing. It will come down, I hope.

It's a very good phone, check gsmarena.com, it's in a head-to-head comparison with the HTC Diamond.

Yo, how do you know it is being released this Friday? Online or Retail?

brayan27

Jul 9 2008, 01:01

nah sorry I thought he was talking about the iphone. I think the Expected Release date is around August-september 2008!

MR_Candyman

Jul 9 2008, 01:04

looks nice. I need a new phone...

darkmanx21

Jul 14 2008, 00:25

Heard this phone is coming to AT&T in September..but they are going to cripple it, 2MP, no GPS...why? Why on Earth would AT&T do this? Cause they are probably obligated by Apple somehow. Sucks. Have to figure out a way to get it from overseas without spending a grand.

Anyone use a N82 by chance? I hear it's a fantatic phone..just in case someone recommends the iPhone, I can't. I'm on T-Mobile. Sucks. Again. Hahaha!

CentralDogma

Jul 14 2008, 01:17

I haven’t heard anything about AT&T crippling it. That would suck big time!

I'm on the fence about getting one of these or an iPhone. The Omnia definitely beats the iPhone in features hands down, but I’ve heard the iPhone has a much cleaner interface then Windows Mobile and is a lot easier to use. I think the price of the Omnia will be my deciding factor.

darkmanx21

Jul 14 2008, 13:05

I had read it yesterday on some site I ended up on after reading pages of forums. Hmm..sounds familiar. LOL. Anywys, I started reading at Phonearena or whatever.

I'm on the fence also, but this phone is retardedly amazing, and I hear it runs circle around the iPhone from my friend in Singapore (he has both). He says it's camera, features, and interface are all very good, not as nice as the Apple UI, but not "really that much worse." They have toned down the sorry Windows UI with their own themes that are very touch friendly he says. The only thing, one phone is subsidized the other, well..none at all. GPS works like a charm (has A-GPS, also) and it can do a bunch of different keyboard layouts, Qwerty, T9..etc.

I'll buy it if I can find it, but I don't want to spend a G.

Looking at the N82 also. Hearing it's also a beast, just waiting on some emails to come back.

CentralDogma

Jul 17 2008, 23:00

Wow, so, it looks like anyone who preorders this phone in Italy befor the 14 will be getting a free Xbox 360! Meanwhile, we in American dont even know when we will get this phone.

Shaymaa

Jul 18 2008, 00:36

woow ! , looks like a great phone

kraized

Jul 18 2008, 08:03

Why is every new phone out now dubbed as an iPhone competitor?

brayan27

Jul 18 2008, 08:35

^^ Because they technically are! They we're created in order to compete against the iphone, that's why these phones are so important for CMDA services like verizon and Sprint(in the US), or else a lot of their subscribers would go flocking to ATT due to the "iphonemania".

CentralDogma

Jul 28 2008, 02:17

There's a nice review of this phone here. It mentions that it only supports UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz and therefore can't be used to it's full extent in the US, however other sites have 850/1900/2100 MHz and, therefore, can be used just fine in the US. Anyone know which one is correct?

Also, strangely, Samsung has removed the information they had for the i900 on their site(specs, demos, pictures).

CentralDogma

Aug 20 2008, 19:34

Just wanted to add this mildly related video, thats rather interesting

M. Seth

Aug 20 2008, 20:28

Actually for those of us that are very excited about the US release...you would know that the i900 will not exactly be the model number. Over at howardforum, boygenious, and other forums, the guess is that it actually will be the i907 or i908. It will have gsm/edge/hspda/gps/wifi. It will also have the 5mp camera.

ahfunaki

Aug 21 2008, 02:46

the box this phone comes in is amazing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQlzX7EyIwU

M. Seth

Aug 21 2008, 02:49

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the box this phone comes in is amazing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQlzX7EyIwU

You do realize that is just viral marketing. It doesn't really come with a marching band and dancers.

giantpotato

Aug 21 2008, 03:00

Quote - (M. Seth @ Aug 21 2008, 02:49)

You do realize that is just viral marketing. It doesn't really come with a marching band and dancers.

ahfunaki

Aug 21 2008, 03:45

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hahah thank you...

M. Seth

Aug 21 2008, 04:23

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Thanks Sherlock shitball. You have any idea how much play time that video has gotten over the last two days on the many sites that are covering the i900? While it is very funny....it gets a tad tiresome.

qdave

Aug 21 2008, 08:41

the specs are nice, but i wouldnt change my iphone to it.

ahfunaki

Aug 23 2008, 07:37

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