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Samsung Launches Windows Phone Omnia M
With Samsung taking off where it left off after the launching of its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S3, it has now added a Windows Phone device to its portfolio. It looks like this latest phone that Samsung will begin rolling out to European countries first is set to take on the likes of the Lumia range of Windows Phones by Nokia. As opposed to its similar predecessor, the Omnia 7, the M doesn’t have a physical Windows home button but a capacitive one. The Samsung Omnia M Windows Phone will ship with a 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800, a 1.5GHz processor, 5MP rear-facing camera with LED flash with a VGA front facing camera for video chatting, 384MB of RAM, 4GB of built-in storage and a 1,500mAh battery.
As for its connectivity options, it will support 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, a GPS / Bing Map and USB 2.0. The phone will be pre-loaded with several applications such as ChatOn Messenger, Samsung AllShare that allows users to play movies, games or any other media directly to a TV, Music Hub, Windows Phone People Hub that has built-in social networking services like Windows Live, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. For your added storage needs, the Omnia M will apparently ship with free 2GB of cloud-based storage for free from Microsoft’s own SkyDrive. For now, there has been no official announcement for either the phones release date or its pricing, but as mentioned above, it will go out to countries in Europe before proceeding on its way to other countries.
So, there is a new Samsung smartphone that is about to be released – big surprise, that, and I say this with full a sarcasm. Still, those who want something that looks to hang out on the high end side of things in terms of design and form factor, and yet having a mid-range performer within, can always settle for the Samsung Galaxy A9.
The handset has already appeared on the FCC database, which means it has been approved, and listed as the Samsung Galaxy A9. With the green light given, it is but a matter of time before it hits the market. While very little detail has been released so far, it should not be too long now before an official announcement is made. All that one can do now is to sit tight and wait. [FCC Page]
If you would like to fancy your chances with an upcoming mid-range device that seems to hover more on the higher end scheme of things, then the Samsung Galaxy A9 would certainly fit you to a ‘t’, so to speak. After all, accessory manufacturer ITSKINS has shared more details concerning this device, with the Galaxy A9 touted to be a wee bit more compact as opposed to the Galaxy S7 Plus, never mind that both handsets will come with 6.0″ screens.
Measurements of the Galaxy A9 include 161.9mm x 81.3mm x 7.34mm, where it would be slightly taller than the Galaxy Note5, while sporting a metal and glass design, a fingerprint reader that should be able to handle mobile payments, a Full HD Super AMOLED display, and a Snapdragon 620 chipset, among others.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 will no doubt be a smartphone that many people would look forward to picking up when it is ready, taking into consideration how flagship devices are always in demand. Well, the Galaxy S7 has been said to target an early 2016 release, and some photos of the alleged device has already been snapped, although one should take into consideration that the original Weibo post is no longer there.
Of course, do take this particular leak with a pinch of salt, since it could be one of the numerous smartphones from various manufacturers that could roll out a similar looking handset. In the leaked photos, you can see a wrap-around metal border design, which seems to be the in thing at least for the next couple of years. All that we can do now is to sit tight and wait for the real deal to surface.