Hah! Got you excited?! No, not in Malaysia…yet. Sorry for bursting your bubble. It was launched in India today, in Mumbai (aka Bombay), specifically. And the price is rather reasonable – Rs. (Indian rupees) 33,990, approximately RM 2,496, for the 16Gb model, a price that the site that I got the information from claims is the same as the price for the Nokia N97 and the Apple iPhone3GS. Smart pricing move, I say. Also released today was the Omnia Pro B7320, which I highlighted here in this post. The B7320 is almost similar in form factor to the Nokia E71 and the Blackberry Curve, except that the B7320 runs Windows Mobile Standard edition (ie. the non-touch edition). The B7320 will sell for Rs. 16,500, approximately RM 1,211. Another good price, if you ask me!
And check out the blurry picture of the i8910 HD’s specifications below, it states that the processor is a 1GHz one, whereas most, if not all, known specifications out there put the processor speed at 600MHz. I hope that’s not an error – it would be great if the processor somehow mysteriously got upgraded to 1GHz!
hmmm… i just get the printing yesterday at Pringin Mall, Penang. It shown 1Ghz processor as well. if samsung not print wrong, then i think it will be the fastest processor ever have in S60. Pray~ lol
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 10:15 am
@Poiuy, could you scan the brochure and send it to admin@mytechnews.info or upload it somewhere like http://imageshack.us if you have the time? I’ll credit you for the picture! Thanks!
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Poiuy Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
sended to mail.
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omg! nowadays a lot rumours saying is 1Ghz! hopefully it’s true!! if it’s true then the wait wait wait wait wait n wait is damn worth it!!
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 10:16 am
@Anonymous, see comment below.
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Actually if you read the specs of the Cortex A8, then you’ll realize that they are correct in their specs. The A8 is scalable from 600mhz to 1ghz, so no way to fault them.
http://www.arm.com/products/CPUs/ARM_Cortex-A8.html
Most probably they realized that continuing to state that it could only run at 600mhz would be detrimental to sales. Whether it actually runs at 1ghz at any point is moot…it’s kinda similar to the megapixels myth race.
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
@Ken, actually if the processor has been limited to 600MHz, it should say so in an honest manner. Otherwise it’s misleading. Like the Atom processor – one can tweak it to run at up to 1.9GHz, but no one sells it that way! Same as those supercars on sale in Europe – they’re capable of going oh, maybe 300 km/h but is limited to run up to maybe 200km/h only as a safety measure. If Samsung continues to advertise this way, I’d be most disappointed, as it is a case of misleading customers. The 600MHz is already fast enough, faster than some of its competitors, so there’s really no need for this!
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ken Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Depends on if the OS really has the ability to scale the CPU to demand.
The simple fact is that the CPU is 1Ghz capable. That means their advertising is true already. Whether or not apps really do take that extra power is the point of contention here.
You gotta realize that this isn’t exactly the same as overclocking (i.e. your example)….the A8 is MADE to scale officially, it’s just a matter of whether the OS does that or not.
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
@ken, I see your point. But I wonder why the sudden change? It has always been marketed as a 600MHz device, so why are we suddenly being told that it is now 1GHz? Does this mean that the underlying OS now supports 1GHz in the new firmware? If so, then all is well. If this is just a marketing ploy, then I’m afraid to say that I am rather disappointed that Samsung has decided to stoop this low to sell a handset. Such a move is unnecessary when the existing specifications sell the device on their own! So, until it is confirmed that the OS is designed to take full advantage of the speed, then I will stay disappointed!
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Poiuy Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
if is true i rather Samsung jus say so is 600Mhz which i will still be satisfied. better then i now in quiet confusing n like in heaven drop bac to land. = =! disappointed… cos i really thought Samsung use the new 1Ghz self manufacture (which declare just last month) in the 1st place.
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ken Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
There’s another POV that says they got the 1ghz by combining the 600mhz with the 430MHz C64x+ to get 1ghz.
Possible, but still defeats the purpose heheh….
Anyway, what’s all the big hoohah over the speed? Isn’t it just fine if the device performs speedily enough? The Toshiba TGS01 has a 1ghz Snapdragon but still run like molasses due to Winmo 6.1. Isn’t the speedy performance of the i8910 good enough without harping on the processor speed? After all, it is still the fastest S60 device on the market so far.
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Poiuy Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
heehee my bad ^^. but always got the feel if more fast will more good. cos really feel annoying when lagging. yup agree your part of the total performance. thx for all the explanation, i get learn more from all of this. ^^
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@DAD,
Is it launched in MY yet? I saw a big billboard of this i8910 at NKVE heading towards Bkt Raja, somewhere near Shah Alam..
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 13th, 2009 at 10:19 am
@DonVito44, short answer – NO. Long answer – Sigh…sigh…sigh…more sighs…you don’t want to know…
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omg! just got an update from LYN that one user posted the pic of his new Samsung Omnia HD 8GB purchased at Plaza Low Yat at Rm2700 warranty by Samsung Msia and the phone comes with the new IG2 firmware!!
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Ken Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 1:43 am
Sadly, latest firmware is IG3 already.
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Anonymous Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 2:17 am
wah! wat’s the update on IG3? please share
at least not like SG still using the old bad audio firmware. hehe
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Anonymous Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 10:47 am
add on the link for you guys to see the Samsung Msia warranty card. http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/930381/+480
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 10:51 am
@Anonymous, thanks for the link! Do consider leaving a nickname or name next time la, so we know who you are!
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J Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 11:05 am
hehe.. welcome welcome~ bcz i always visit your site and i’m the only “Anonymous” here.. so can consider “Anonymous” as my nickname
nx time i’ll put my nick name. hehe
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more updates!! referring to the LYN link i provided! more FMG Original set start selling tomorrow!! Rm2600 8GB Original FMG set with free pouch!!
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
@J, thanks again for the update! Mighty nice of you. RM 2,600 for 8Gb is still mighty expensive though, but not as expensive as RM 2,700 I guess. So now everyone can own one, just like everyone can fly with AirAsia! Have you got yours yet?
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J Reply:
August 15th, 2009 at 12:50 am
hehe.. goin to check out tomorrow. The seller stated the shop name as well.. seller said the free pouch comes free by FMG only worth Rm90 so rm2600 still worth it i guess.
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 16th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
@J, got yours yet? How much?
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J Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 9:23 am
aigh.. that day rushing outstation.. so no time go hunt for Omnia HD alrdy.. will get mine today at rm2600!! whole set pic is available here as i’m buying from the same seller as well.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/930381/+540 one user posted the whole set image. I’m going to buy this same set too.. the free pouch look very nice!
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
@J, alright! Let us know how you find it, OK?
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jz called Samsung before i go out now to check out the Omnia HD at Low Yat n the LYN seller shop.. what did Samsung say? lauching next month.. fed up!
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 16th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
@J, ouch. Haha…did it surprise you though?
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J Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 9:24 am
errr.. basically used to it already.. Samsung staff doesn’t seems to know about their products.. everytime i call will get different kind of answer so no surprise.
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
@J, I know what you mean!
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got my Omnia HD alrdy!! woo hooo!! brilliant screen!! used for like half day on calls n sms.. so far so good.. still don’t have time to play with it.. sighh.. by the way when check *#0000# it shows “Software version” I8910DXIG2 and also “Custom version” I8910XMEIG3. Seem Msia FMG set has the latest firmware.
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 2:04 am
@J, excellent! Congratulations! I wish I had the money to buy one too! ;-(
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J Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 7:46 am
@DAD, you got one.. depends whether u wan to spend on it or not only.. hehe.
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 11:46 am
@J, no la, no money to buy anything at the moment! ;-(
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J Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
@DAD, is good to keep and save $$.. don’t be like me T_T bankrupt already!
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
@J, haha, you may be bankrupt (which I doubt) but you have the sexiest phone in the Symbian world right now!
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@DAD, sighh.. not at all.. u should read this 1st.. bad Samsung! very very bad! OMG!! http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/930381/+680
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
@J, wow, that sounds worrying indeed! Hope it’s not a widespread problem!
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