Samsung i8910 Omnia HD first look

Features
The Samsung i890 Omnia HD's headliner is its multimedia capabilities, so we only feel it proper to start with those first. Imaging is a strong point as the smartphone is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera that can record HD video. The camera offers a plethora of options, including six shooting modes, 14 scene settings, and eight resolutions as well as more advanced settings, such as ISO and blink detection. Meanwhile, you can record video in one of four modes and four resolutions. There are also some shared settings between the camera and camcorder, including white balance, anti-shake, and Wide Dynamic Range.

Picture quality was indeed impressive. Most camera phones have had problems with our standard indoor shot (below), but the Omnia HD produced a very clear image with rich colors without any weird bluish or amber overtones. We also shot several videos at 1,280x720-pixel resolution and for a camera phone, the video quality was definitely good. The picture was sharp and action scenes weren't blurry or pixelated. However, we did notice that the camcorder had some trouble in bright sunlight as the picture was blown out.

Once you're done shooting, the Omnia HD offers various ways to review and share your images with family and friends. The MediaBrowser is pretty cool in that it provides new ways to search and browse through your images. For example, you can flip through your images by tilting the phone left or right, though you can certainly use the onscreen arrows or finger swipes. There are also options to upload files to the Web or post them to various social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace. If you're up for a public screening, you can do so via the included video-out cables or through a DLNA-compliant TV since the i890 Omnia HD supports this standard.

However, you can enjoy videos as well as music right from your device, thanks to the robust multimedia players. Supported video files include MPEG-4, WMV, H.263, H.264, DviX, and Xvid, and of course, you can watch content in HD resolution. The music player supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, MIDI, XMF, among other formats, and it includes advanced functions, such as 5.1 channel sound, an equalizer, sound effects, and visualization. The player's interface is quite nice with album art support and in landscape mode, you can scroll through with a feature similar to iTunes' Cover Flow. Other goodies include podcast support, a streaming media player, and an FM radio, though you have to use the included headset for the latter. With all these multimedia capabilities, one has to wonder about memory and we think you'll be pretty relieved as the i890 Omnia HD comes in 16GB or 8GB model and both offer microSD expansion slots that can accept up to 32GB cards.

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[forbeisgunn]

how about the sound quality in videos or music when using loud speaker?

[kralkangals]

i got sim memory full can anybody help me out of this

[TheLiezlShow]

..I love this phone.

[WelshWidgetman2010]

how about the quality of THIS video?

a mobile capable of HD video recording with an incredibly sharp screen? I'm not seeing it in this review...