One of the fastest growing Smartphone families is the Samsung Omnia line of devices. In fact, it has even been diversified into two categories – the plain Omnia and the Omnia Pro. The former holds the familiar oversized touch screen display which has resolutions that can battle it out with the best in the business (the i8910 Omnia HD, in particular). On the other side of the spectrum is the Omnia Pro which caters to a more professional market, primarily through the inclusion of a QWERTY keyboard.
Obviously, Samsung has struck gold with this series and they have no intentions of letting up. Now, they have just confirmed the launch of two new additions to the family in the form of the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 & Samsung Omnia Pro 5. Both devices share pretty much the same specifications save of course for a few technical differences here and there. However, whatever the case may be, these two devices are definitely top class and should be a wonderful device for anyone who chooses to bring their work with them while on the go. You can read more opinions on these two phones on the Omnia Pro 4 reviews page and the Omnia Pro 5 reviews page.
A Matter of Appeal
As with any other mobile phone, it’s physical design is perhaps the most relevant determining factor in the type of market it wishes to tap. There are tons of mobiles that clad themselves with vibrant colours that are truly eye-catching. These mobiles obviously cater to a younger market segment as their casual vibe appeal more to the students and perhaps the young professionals. It wouldn’t be customary for a corporation’s CEO to bring out an aquamarine blue mobile during a board meeting.
Somehow, it just doesn’t fit. On the other hand, we also have your typical QWERTY device which saw its rise to stardom through the Blackberry. Now, all manufacturers offer some type of QWERTY device which obviously cater to the more business-like users.
While it is common to see younger users with QWERTY Smartphones, the features of these devices are more suited for those wearing suits. And it is in this category in which we find the new Samsung Omnia Pro 4 & Samsung Omnia Pro 5.
It is relevant to discuss the physical design of these two Smartphones as perhaps, it is through this that we are able to best differentiate two mobiles that seem to mirror each other in features. Obviously, both devices are equipped with a QWERTY keyboard which is located right below their TFT displays.
The dimensions of the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 & Samsung Omnia Pro 5 are almost exactly identical and the two both have sharp corners which are accented by their somewhat rounded chins. These two Smartphones will only be available in a sleek black finish which further illustrates the professional appeal of the two mobiles. After all, what would you expect from a device that had “Pro” as part of its label, right?
Smarter Features
As mentioned previously, there is very little to choose from between the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 & Samsung Omnia Pro 5 in terms of their features. they are both compatible in the 2G and 3G networks and also have support for all the data connectivity options including GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, Bluetooth, and of course, mobile internet via Wi-Fi.
The Omnia Pro 4’s 3-Megapixel built-in camera is a bit more advanced than that of the Omnia 5 which sports a 2-Megapixel snapper. However, with cameras which are rather on the low-end of the market, you could hardly tell the difference.
Surely, the camera of both the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 & Samsung Omnia Pro 5 are far cries from the monster snappers of the likes of the Sony Ericsson Satio and the Samsung Pixon 12 which hold 12-Megapixel cameras.
Perhaps the biggest difference between these two Smartphones is their screens. While they both make use of TFT technology for their displays, the main difference is that the Omnia Pro 4 has opted for a touch screen display. This of course would require a relatively larger screen which is somewhat achieved by the Omnia Pro 4 by having a 2.62” resistive touch screen display (compared to the Omnia Pro 5’s 2.4” display).
It also translates that the Omnia Pro 4’s display has a higher resolution which is at 320 x 320 pixels compared to the 320 x 240 resolution of the Omnia Pro 5. In the past, we have witnessed a number of performance problems form devices that attempted to combine a physical QWERTY keyboard with an undersized touch screen display.
We are not sure how the Omnia Pro 4 will fare in this regard, but we are all hoping that it does well. All in all, the displays of both the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 & Samsung Omnia Pro 5 are relatively impressive and should get the job done.
WinMo Woes?
While Microsoft has absolutely dominated the desktop computer operating system market, the same cannot exactly be said about their mobile OS product, Windows Mobile. A lot of people are left baffled on how such a brilliant developer is unable to translate their success into the smaller scale of mobile operating systems. WinMo has definitely had its critics but nonetheless, it is the OS that both the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 & Samsung Omnia Pro 5 have decided to stick with.
Regardless of what the critics may say about this seemingly underperforming operating system, we still have high hopes for these two new Omnia Smartphones. Version 6.5 of the Windows Mobile operating systems is what we’ll find on both the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 & Samsung Omnia Pro 5 and at the very least, what we can say for sure is that this edition is a vast improvement from its predecessors. Aside from having a totally revamped Internet Explorer application which makes the whole internet browsing experience more convenient and enjoyable for the users, one of the biggest enhancements on WinMo 6.5 is the fact that it has become more finger-friendly.
Past versions have been notoriously unable to survive without the stylus and this is the first version that hopes to let the fingers do all the work. Then again, we don’t know how this will translate to the Omnia Pro 4’s relatively small screen which will almost certainly require a stylus. Nonetheless, there are still a lot of other notable improvements that should benefit both the Omnia Pro 4 and the Omnia Pro 5. Find out what Omnia Pro 4 deals and Omnia Pro 5 deals are available by visiting their respective deals pages.
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