Samsung announces OmniaPRO B7330, WinMo 6.5 upgrade plans

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In the run up to the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5, manufacturers and carriers are trying to tantalize fan bases with new and exciting products. Unfortunately there really hasn’t been anything we would deem “wow worthy” up to this point (announced officially, that is), though Samsung seems to think its short-term strategy is all that. First off, Sammy finally got around to announcing the OmniaPRO B7330, a low-end full-QWERTY number with a 320×320 display, 3 megapixel camera, FM tuner and 7.2Mbps HSDPA/2Mbps HSUPA connectivity. Second, it announced that the OmniaLITE B7300 will ship with WinMo 6.5 as with all Omnia models shipped after 6.5 goes live. Third and lastly, Samsung announced that later on in the year at a time not specified, Samsung will release WinMo 6.5 upgrades for the Omnia II i800, OmniaPRO B7320, and OmniaPRO B7610 alongside “a set of customized strategies to differentiate and expand sales of each model by appealing to a broad spectrum of user groups.” We haven’t a clue what Samsung has in mind in terms of customization, but we do have this nagging feeling that it won’t exactly knock anyone’s socks off.

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8 Comments
  • Pooch

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  • Pooch

    Now, you all need to stop playing and tell me when the Omnia 2 is coming to Verizon.

    Pooch

  • Andrien Wang

    Ironic that it is called the Omnia “PRO” B7330, and yet it appears to be running Windows Mobile *Standard* (non-touch screen? with physical “soft keys”)

  • K

    Any chance B7610 is coming to Verizon Wireless any time soon at a relatively affordable price?

  • me

    You know what would fix all of the world’s problems, an iPhone on verzion.

    Give it to us already!

  • autoexec.bat

    This could be a real nice replacement for my Q. Love me some portrait qwerty action.

  • Brak

    @Andrien:
    I assume that “Pro” is akin to “Professional” as in enterprise (ie BB). “Pro” and “Enterprise” doesn’t necessarily equate to touchscreen. While touchscreen business phones are cool, they’re not quite as effective as a non-touch BB.

    The part i dont understand is that the article states: “announcing the OmniaPRO B7330, a low-end full-QWERTY number”
    LOW-END? PRO? same sentence?… thats where im confused

  • Beddaman

    I don’t get how are we talking upgrades & the phone “Omnia II” has noooo release date.I have been waiting to use my upgrade for that. But it seem the storm 2 might be out first.

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