Samsung Omnia 7 Windows 7 phone Samsung Omnia 7 unveiled in India

Smartphone Samsung's i8700 Omnia 7 has been unveiled in India at a price tag of Rs. 15,750. It was announced sometime back in October, 2010 and since then it has been centre of attraction for Samsung mobile phone lovers. Samsung smartphone, Samsung i8700 Omnia 7 has cool, unique and impressive features incorporated in it that are enough to amuse and allure its users and give tough competition to others in the league. This one that we refer to as Samsung’s I8700 Omnia 7 is a Windows Phone 7, it works on WP7 operating system and boasts 4-inches super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 400X800 pixels resolution.

Operating on both 2G/3G networks, it bears 122.4 x 64.2 x 10.99 mm physical dimensions. It makes use of 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon microprocessor for faster browsing and superior Internet surfing experience. This candybar phone that weighs 138.2 grams is a good looking phone and the handset display of it is so clear that one may view text messages, pictures and videos on it with utmost ease and feel delighted due to enriched quality.

The quality is great even in sunlight. There is a 5-megapixel autofocus camera in Omnia 7 which can make videos in HD format at 720p. For entertainment and amusement of users, Omnia I8700 has also integrated some interesting services such as Microsoft’s "Xbox LIVE Gaming" and Microsoft’s "Zune Player" in the smartphone. On the connectivity front, there is WiFi ( b/g/n) , Bluetooth 2.1, and USB 2.0 in the handset supported on triband UMTS/HSPA (900/1900/2100). It is also A-GPS enabled handset. The Omnia 7 boasts a FM radio and let users play console video games and download favourite music tracks.

There is no external memory expansion provision in the Omnia 7 and henceforth its internal memory has been taken to a massive 8/16GB capacity. The 1500mAh Li-ion battery of phone gives 520 minutes of talktime and 390 hours of standby time to users who love to talk more or whose work demands it. Samsung Omnia 7 will boom the handset market in the smartphone segment and is a good buy for smartphone lovers.

Sony Ericsson to bring Windows 7 phones by 2011

In a fascinating revelation, Sony Ericsson CEO, Bert Nordberg has announced that the world class handset maker will launch their Windows 7 based phones by next year i.e. 2011. Sony Ericsson Android operating system based handsets are already booming the market and counts for 19% market share. The company plans to take over the market with Microsoft’s new OS, WP7 as well before its too late. Companies such as HTC, Dell, Samsung and LG have already launched handsets based on WP7 in the Indian handset market.

To a name a few, these are LG Optimus 7 & Optimus 7Q, HTC HD7, HTC 7 Mozart and Samsung Omnia 7. Hopefully, the company will expand its profits via this venture as the smartphone market is on a high in India and the graph is going up only. The feature phones market is on a decline and Sony Ericsson's intentions are quite obvious that it wants to catch up with the latest trend. Windows 7 is being highly praised these days as it is quite contemporary and trendy. Some of the most wonderful features of Windows 7 OS are mentioned below.

It features access to popular entertainment services such as Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE Gaming and Microsoft’s Zune Player for music and video. The former lets users play console video games and the latter let them download and play favourite music tracks. There is an AR Application called as Scan Search which lets user gets real time information on almost every aspect such as people, news, entertainment, weather etc. etc. Some analysts argue that delaying the launch would be disadvantageous for Sony Ericsson and it should have been done as early as possible.

It might be that Sony comes up with some real spectacular handsets. The company, Sony Ericsson hopes to release their WP 7 based hand sets by 2011 in the market. As of now, though nothing is official but phones are expected to come out soon as per the company officials. Sony is sure to make huge profits with these Windows 7 phones manufacturing in the near future. Windows 7 phones are a craze among youth just as the Android based phones and will soon give tough competition to them.