Samsung i8000 Omnia II

Samsung Omnia II GT-I8000

Company type	Product
Industry	Consumer electronics
Founded	June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)
Headquarters	Seoul , South Korea
Products	Smartphone
Website	www.samsung.com

The Samsung Omnia II GT-I8000(H/L/U) is a multimedia-focused smartphone that was introduced during the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event on June 15, 2009. Initial versions shipped with Windows Mobile version 6.1 but can be upgraded to Windows Mobile Professional version 6.5. Additionally, an unofficial experimental port of the Android operating system exists for this device. In the United States market, Verizon served as the official carrier and launched the handset in December of the same year.

Display

The smartphone features a 3.7-inch AMOLED resistive touch screen with a resolution of 800 × 480 pixels and support for 16 million (2²⁴) colors. Interaction is primarily through a stylus pen. Although the Windows Mobile operating system restricts the display to 65,536 (2¹⁶) colors, the device delivers exceptional color contrast. To date, it remains one of only two Windows phones—alongside the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610—to incorporate this display technology.Template:When

Connectivity, memory

Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo audio and A2DP, a microUSB port, a standard 3.5mm audio jack, as well as an integrated GPS receiver with A-GPS support.

Bluetooth functionality allows for direct file transfers and directory sharing via FTP.

Cellular networks

The i8000 Omnia II supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks and tri-band UMTS, along with high-speed data capabilities through HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbit/s) and HSUPA (up to 5.76 Mbit/s).

Storage

Internal storage options include 2, 8, or 16 GB of flash memory allocated to user data, complemented by support for hot-swappable microSDHC cards up to 32 GB, allowing for a combined maximum capacity of 48 GB. The device contains 256 MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM. Both the internal user data partition and the memory card can be accessed via mass storage or Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), whereas the system partition is accessible only through MTP.

Camera

Equipped with a 5-megapixel sensor (2560×1920 resolution), the Omnia II features dual-LED flashes capable of operating during video capture. It supports D1 video recording at 480p resolution (720 × 480 pixels) at 30 frames per second, aligning with the standard DVD-Video format.

Additionally, the device offers slow-motion video recording in QVGA (320 × 240 pixels) at 120 frames per second, making it the earliest known smartphone to provide this feature. The shutter button includes a two-stage mechanism designed to mimic the intuitive feel of standalone point-and-shoot cameras. Camera modes encompass Sports mode for faster shutter speeds and Night mode for extended exposures.

Additional photographic features include geotagging, face detection, and smile detection. The phone incorporates built-in video editing tools such as trimming, audio dubbing, live dubbing, and subtitle addition. A notable advanced imaging function is the ActionShot panoramic photography capability.

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ActionShot panoramic image taken with Omnia II.

The pre-installed Smart Reader application enables digitization of business card information into contacts, performs optical character recognition on text documents, and translates text between English and French languages.

User interface and software capabilities

In contrast to its forerunner, the Samsung Omnia (i900), which offered three distinct proprietary home screen layouts, the Omnia II is equipped solely with the TouchWiz UI. This version of TouchWiz has been enhanced to feature three customizable home screens alongside a dedicated application drawer called the Main menu. Additionally, users can add or remove widgets on the home screens through the Widget Manager. New widgets are accessible via the "MORE Widget" icon.

Widgets serve as compact applications or shortcuts that reside in a tray until activated on the display. The selection includes options such as a digital clock, photo gallery, profile manager, news feed, personalized app shortcuts, and others.

Users can assign custom application shortcuts to both the home button and the function button—positioned adjacent to the camera shutter button—with separate actions for brief presses and long holds.

The device incorporates a three-dimensional cubic launcher interface, which integrates a 3D preview browser covering photos, music, videos, contacts, games, and bookmarked websites.

For multitasking, the task switcher offers two viewing modes: a grid layout and an overlapping style.

Among early adopters of Swype technology, this smartphone was utilized by Franklin Page on March 22, 2010, to set a world record for the fastest text message on a touchscreen. This achievement was leveraged in promotional efforts for the handset. The device also supports ClearType font rendering.

The phone application includes functionality for call recording.

Software components such as Touch Media Player, Touch Calendars, and an updated messaging application have been optimized for touch screen interaction. The handset comes preloaded with Opera 9.5—a touch-friendly mobile browser supporting Adobe Flash Lite, which was widely employed for multimedia content at that time—as well as Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile. When held horizontally, the Media Player activates a 3D album browsing feature.

Both HTTP and RTSP protocols are supported for streaming audio and video via the built-in Streaming Player app and the mobile version of Windows Media Player. Streaming using Server Message Block (SMB) is facilitated through the pre-installed Connected Home application.

The device includes several preloaded games such as Asphalt 4 from GameLoft, Crayon physics, a dice simulation game, bubble breaker, Block Breaker Deluxe 2, and a demo version of Tetris.

Pre-installed productivity tools encompass an email client, scientific calculator, unit converter, note-taking app (memorandum), calendar/planner with date-jumping capability, and mobile editions of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint.

Samsung showcased parts of this device’s features through a Flash-based simulator.

Other versions

In the United States, the Omnia II is marketed as the SCH-i920 through Verizon Wireless, featuring a distinct exterior design. This model offers 8 GB of internal storage and does not include a front-facing camera; it is equipped with a single LED flash on the rear camera instead. Additionally, the arrangement of buttons has been modified, and both the 3.5mm headphone jack and micro USB port have been relocated to the device's sides.

In the Korean market, it is available as the SCH-M710/715 T*Omnia II, which also presents a unique external design.

Within Australia, this device is branded as the Omnia Icon, differing from the original Omnia Icon model. Its outward appearance corresponds to the representation shown here.