Samsung reportedly prepping Omnia Pro for a July release

By on Apr 26, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Rumor April 26, 2009

This one lies deep in the bowels of Rumorsville for the time being but we can’t say we’d hate for it to become a reality. According to Samsung – HD blog, Sammy will have a new addition to its Omnia lineup come July. Billed as the Omnia Pro — which, by the way, definitely detracts from the believability-factor of this rumor — the new handset will feature a full touchscreen sitting atop a QWERTY slider a la HTC’s Touch Pro and Pro2. Perhaps Sammy figured if it was going to bite the form factor it might as well bite the name, too? Reported specs for the Omnia Pro include a 3.5-inch 800 x 480 AMOLED touchscreen display, Windows Mobile 6.1 (which will be upgradable to 6.5 upon release) and a 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus, a flash and video recording capabilities. So if you’ve been eying the OmniaHD but aren’t a fan of S60 5h Edition or touchscreen-only handsets, keep your fingers crossed that this rumor ends up panning out. The image above, by the way, is a mock up created by the source.

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  • COCOViper

    @Nagrom

    Link?
    Here’s mine:
    http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/18/editorial-ten-reasons-why-windows-mobile-6-5-misses-the-mark/

    “6.5 supports resistive touchscreens. In fact, it only officially supports resistive touchscreens.”

  • mike

    i enjoy my omnia quite a bit but i would love an upgraded version with an actual qwerty. but this is a complete rumor as of yet, and it would obviously be on verizon wireless as they are the only carrier in the states with the omnia.

  • David A

    @joecurve

    because like we have been saying to you, the omnia was a GSM phone first. Maybe verizon will be the first carrier to pick it up, but with the name of omnia pro it makes me lean towards at&t where we have the Pantech Matrix Pro, and Samsung Propel Pro, which are two amped to dumbphones. now the omnia wasnt a dumbphone so dont try to shit down my throat for that comment, but im just saying and hoping its for at&t. before verizon can you know, slow it down a bit ;) lol HTC Touch PRO

  • dot_Zen

    You comment is moot.

    e.g. HTC TouchPro and TocuhPro II (also on verizon)

  • Jason

    wow nice smart phone, can’t wait to get it, I hope its for verizon wireless!!!

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