GREG AUSTIN

Apple iPhone 3G vs Samsung Omnia - You Decide!

Jun 10th, 2008 Written By Greg Austin

Today, Steve Jobs announced the date of July 11, 2008 for the release of the new iPhone 3G and today also comes news of a new entry from Samsung called the Omnia. The iPhone 3G site is now live on Apple.com and the tech specs indicate it has the same 2 megapixel camera without flash and basically the same hardware features as the current model, with exception of GPS, 3G data (quad-band GSM and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA) and a slimmer form factor. At the same time, the Omnia enters with features such as face and smile detection on its five-megapixel camera, video support in the form of DivX, XviD, H.264, WMV and MP4, and a good-looking GPS, seen below.

And here are the spec’s:

Samsung Omnia
Network: HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Display: 3.2” WQVGA TFT LCD (240 x 400)
Camera: 5 Megapixel CMOS, Auto Focus, Image Stabilizer, Geo-tagging, Auto-Panorama Shot,
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), Face Detection, Smile Detection
Video: DivX / XviD / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4
Video recording: Video Editing: Trim video, Audio dubbing, Live dubbing, Add subtitle, Image capture
Audio: FM Radio with RDS, MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / WMA / OGG / AMR
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
Value-added Features: GPS, TouchWiz UI, MS Office Document Viewer, Advanced PIM Apps, Push Email, Auto Rotation, TV Out, Connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
Memory: 8GB / 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC™
Size: 112 x 56.9 x 12.5
Battery: 1440 mAh

Apple iPhone 3G
Screen size
- 3.5 inches (diagonal)
Screen resolution
- 480 by 320 pixels (163 ppi)
Input method
- Multi-Touch
Storage
- 8GB and 16GB
Cellular
- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wireless data
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
GPS
- Assisted-GPS
Camera
- 2.0 megapixels
Battery
- Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G;
- up to 10 hours on 2G
- Standby time: Up to 300 hours
- Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G;
- up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi
- Video playback: Up to 7 hours
- Audio playback: Up to 24 hours
Dimensions
- 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inches
- (115.5 by 62.1 by 12.3 mm)
Weight
- 4.7 ounces (133 grams)