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Moving on from My Omnia Pro

Posted by chippy in News on January 18th, 2010

Unfortunately, due to other, more important work (I launched Carrypad.com and there’s a new baby on the way!) i’m going to have to stop work on MyOmniaPro. I’ve also stopped using my Omnia Pro too so as a non-user, I don’t feel I can continue with the website anyway. It’s a shame because the readers here were a fantastic bunch and very interactive. If there’s one thing I love about running a niche website, it’s the focused readers!

Why am I not using the Omnia Pro? There are a number of reasons:

Windows Mobile 6.5 was a let-down. Not, bad; just a disappointment. I was happy to forgive the WM6.1 issues related to user interface, connectivity (wifi/3G priorities) and the poor email app but when 6.5 didn’t really improve anything much, I lost some interest.
I played with the Motorola Milestone (EU version of Droid) and it highlighted the now relatively ‘weak’ processing platform on the Omnia Pro B7610. Cortex A8-based CPU’s are a must if you’re looking for a smartphone in 2010.
The Milestone also highlighted how, as a very heavy Google services user, Android should be my only OS choice. The integration is way beyond anything I’ve experienced before.
My wife needed a new phone. Her previous HTC Trinity was becoming unstable and the Omnia Pro fitted in perfectly. My wife is 100% happy and impressed with the OP and is using it extensively.

Have I bought a new phone? No! I’m back with the Nokia N82. I’m using an Archos 5 Android device at home and am taking my UMPC or netbook with me for productivity work. The N82 camera was another reason that I couldn’t settle with the Omnia Pro. Most of my phone images are at evening or indoor events. The Xenon flash is unbeatable for that and quite seriously, it’s a lock-in feature for me. I won’t take another phone until I can better the N82 camera experience. I’ve been looking at the Sony Ericsson Satio but I’m just not sure about that resistive touchscreen for day-to-day use. We’ll see!

I’ll be continuing the subject of high-end, productive and web-enabled phones, tablets and MIDs on Carrypad. Hope to see you over there.

I would love to see the MyOmniaPro blog continue so if any of you Omnia Pro fans out there want to continue the blog, I’m happy to continue to host and manage it. Let me know and we can talk.

Finally, apologies to all of you that were waiting for the full review. That’s not going to happen now.

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WVGA Smartphones – Your choice!

Posted by chippy in Competitors on November 4th, 2009

The choice in the high-end smartphone market is booming so if you’re still waiting for the Samsung Omnia Pro to arrive in your local online store you’ve got some thinking to do. Over at UMPCPortal I’ve published an article which looks at WVGA phones in both slider and slate format. I’ve also added a bunch of new devices to the database so take a look and see if there’s anything there that takes your fancy.

For those that are sick of waiting for the Omnia Pro I’d advise taking a look at the HTC Touch Pro 2 or, in the next couple of weeks, the Motorola Droid/Milestone (watch for poor reported camera quality) the Nokia N900 (at a price premium and without a big range of 3rd party software) and hopefully before the end of November, the Xperia X2.

I’m still waiting for Windows 6.5 before I do a full review of the Omnia Pro but at this stage, the Omnia Pro has proved its value. With the lowest prices here in Germany now at under 400 Euro, it’s looking like this will be a great value-for-money, high-end WM6.5 smartphone.