Archive for October, 2009

Omnia Pro B7610 reaches German customers.

Posted by chippy in Availability on October 6th, 2009

opatvodafone It feels like a very slow process but we can now add Germany to the list of countries that has the Omnia Pro in stock. It appears that Vodafone might have a little exclusive on the B7610 at the moment (no online stores appear to have it in stock) but it is confirmed that Vodafone Germany have been shipping the device. (see first review on Amazon.de) There’s still only 1GB internal memory shown in the specifications (mine shows 2GB) and the price is a little high  – 479 Euros. There’s one online retailer in Germany advertising a 399 Euro price which seems like an excellent deal for this phone.

So to summarize; we have Germany, Holland, Italy and Czech Republic as ‘in stock’ countries. In the UK, it appears that the availability is slipping. 

If you know of availability in your area, take a second to let us know details in the comments below. Thanks.

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Omnia Pro B7610 Web Browsing Demo

Posted by chippy in Testing, Video on October 2nd, 2009

Beware! I’m very critical of my mobile web browsing experiences.

Having said that, I think the browser quality and speed on the Omnia Pro B7610 is good for a smartphone when used for ‘consumption.’ It’s not up to the speed and quality of an iPhone 3GS but similar in speed to the iPhone 3G which many will be familiar with. Most people are going to be more than happy with this although (and here’s my fastidious nature creeping in) it’s far from a full web experience. Javascript-heavy pages are unusable (Full Google Reader and Meebo shown in the video) and if you want a smooth flash experience you’re out of luck. I’ve turned Flash Lite support off (more of a hindrance than a help) and am running the browser with no background applications.
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