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Live photos of Samsung's Omnia II smartphone for Verizon

Gallery by Michael Oryl on Monday June 15, 2009.

Samsung Omnia II

While attending a Samsung press event in New York city, we had the chance to sit down for a spell with the new Samsung Omnia II, a Windows Mobile powered smartphone that is headed to Verizon's network here in the U.S.

The Omnia II features a 800 x 480 pixel AMOLED^(INFO) touchscreen display that sports the new TouchWiz 2.0 user interface. TouchWiz 2.0 on Windows Mobile replaces a lot of the stock Windows Mobile 6.1 user interface aspects with slicker looking Samsung developed controls. TouchWiz 2.0 features multiple desktops for widgets, and replaces both the Start menu and Settings menus. All in all, its a very good looking UI.

While the Omnia II will initially ship with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition, Samsung has assured us that it will be upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 when that becomes available.

Here are some live photos of the Omnia II from the event, and we have also included an HD video of the device at the bottom of this page. Also, check out our original Omnia II story for specs and other details.

Samsung Omnia II

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Juraj @ 11:48:45AM EDT on Tuesday June 16, 2009

Will have tv-out??

abcyes @ 5:35:48AM EDT on Friday September 4, 2009

I just had an online chat with a rep from Verizon (forgot to copy the text) Sad

I simply asked when she thought the Omnia II was going to be released. She looked into it and just said "soon". We talked a little more and I found that she herself was looking forward to the release of the Omnia II. After a little flattering Wink, she told me to hold on while she checked with someone at a "higher level". When she came back she said that I should definitely check back on Friday.

So, I'm thinking that at the very least(hopefully) on Friday we should have a date for the Verizon release. wait for updates at http://www.samsung-omnia.org

coolfx35 @ 9:37:56PM EDT on Sunday September 27, 2009

hi, I was wondering if there is anyway of locking certain folders and data on the Omnia II. i've been through the security options and i didnt see anything
Can anyone help me!! and how much does a custom ROM cost? by the way. Would ya'll reccomend it for the Omnia II?? I post the same question on http://www.samsung-omnia.org

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Michael is the Philadelphia based owner and editor-in-chief of MobileBurn.com. He also operates several other tech sites, including AndroidAuthority.com. You can follow him on Twitter as @MichaelOryl