Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/11/samsung_announces_omnia_m_budget_windows_phone/
Samsung sheds light on low-cost WinPho blower
Tile be back
Posted in Phones, 11th May 2012 14:20 GMT
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Samsung announced its latest offering based on the Windows Phone platform today, the Omnia M, a low-end alternative for those who want Microsoft's tile UI, but don't fancy one of Nokia's budget Lumia.
The Samsung Omnia M features a 1GHz processor and just 384MB of Ram. That actually means it's less powerful than the Lumia 710 [1], not even matching the limited brawn of HTC's Radar [2].
Still, there is a generously-sized 4in OLED display, a 5Mp rear-facing camera and a 0.3Mp webcam so users can jump on the company's ChatOn communication service.
There's 4GB of internal storage, with the firm touting additional space through Microsoft's SkyDrive sync'n'store service [3], which offers 25GB of free cloud capacity.
Other multimedia features include the Samsung AllShare for flinging content to a telly, a Photo Studio for image editing and the Music Hub, which will create playlists to suit your mood. How exhilarating.
The Samsung Omnia M [4] hits Europe sometime soon although exact pricing and availability have yet to be revealed. ®
Links
- http://www.reghardware.com/2012/02/01/review_nokia_lumia_710_windows_7_mango_smartphone_review/
- http://www.reghardware.com/2011/10/24/review_htc_radar_winpho_7_5_mango_smartphone/
- http://www.reghardware.com/2012/05/10/app_of_the_week_ios_microsoft_skydrive/
- http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=14354