Samsung has officially introduced two phones for the Indian market – the already available Champ (C3303) and WinMo 6.5 powered Omnia Lite (B7300). Champ as we all know, gives the full touchscreen experience at a very affordable price. Samsung Champ goes for just Rs. 4,500 and brings along with it a 2.4-inch touchscreen display, TouchWiz Lite UI, Stylus input, VGA camera, Wireless FM Radio, Sound Alive 3D effects, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0, SNS support, 30MB internal memory and microSD card slot up to 8GB.

The surprising announcement from Samsung is Omnia Lite, which is a year-old device. However, the Indian version of Omnia Lite comes loaded with Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro OS and features TouchWiz UI 2.0, push-email support, 3G, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, 3MP camera, DivX/Xvid support, 3D photo album, 250MB internal memory, up to 32GB microSD card slot and 1500mAh battery giving up to 10 hours of talk time.

It will retail for Rs. 17,560.

As promised, Samsung has now initiated to expand its Apps Store to other countries. Beginning this month, the Samsung Apps Store will be available to Omnia II (I8000) and OmniaLITE (B7300, I329) users in Singapore, Germany, Brazil & China. Users with respective devices can download the apps client on the phone and can download various apps over GPRS/EDGE, 3G or Wi-Fi connections.

Additionally, from mid-February Samsung will preload the Samsung Apps client in phones sold in Singapore and Germany or users can download Kies, a software suite to download apps on PC and install them whenever the phone is synced.

The Samsung Apps Store was previously available UK, France, Italy and South Korea.

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From the Omnia range, it’s the previously leaked Omnia II (I8000) that gets the official treatment. It has a vivid 3.7-inch AMOLED WVGA display that is equipped with Advanced R(esistive) Touch to initiate a faster and an accurate touch response. It runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro OS with TouchWiz 2.0 UI overlay and Media Gate, a six sided Cubic UI, pretty much like the Jet. Other features include DVD-like playback and recording, Wi-Fi, HSDPA/HSUPA (7.2/5.76Mbps), 32GB internal memory and microSD slot supporting up to 16GB.

Next up is OmniaLITE (B7300) that goes a bit light in features and presumably, the price tag. It has a TouchWiz 2.0 UI, push-email support, pre-installed MS Office Suite, Wi-Fi, Opera browser, HSDPA, multi-codec support, A-GPS and 3MP camera.

We already know about the OmniaPRO range but this time it is supported with few more specs. The OmniaPRO B7610 includes 3.5-inch AMOLED screen, MS Office Suite, Opera 9.5 browser, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, 5MP camera and A-GPS.

Finally it’s the OmniaPRO B7320 that comes with push-email support, quick access to IM services and social networking sites, FM Radio with RDS, Wi-Fi and 3MP camera.

All the phones will receive an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5, when it is available.

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B7300 which showed its face in March has added few more details to its name. Destined to come on China Mobile, this quad-band GSM phone does not support 3G or Wi-Fi. It operates on Windows Mobile 6.1 and has a touchscreen display (320×400) with TouchWiz UI. The phone is also expected to reach the European market in the coming months.

Specifications:

Network: Quad-band GSM
Size: 107.9×51.8×13 mm
Weight: 100 grams
OS: Windows Mobile 6.1
Display: Touch-sensitive display (320×400 pixel) with TouchWiz
GPS: Yes
Camera: 3MP
FM Radio
Bluetooth 2.0
microSD card slot

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One more touchscreen phone from Samsung has been spotted in the wild. Thanks to the same source, we got to know Samsung’s new WinMo offering confirmed for China Mobile. The B7300 is powered by WinMo 6.1 and features TouchWiz UI. Good thing about this phone is that Samsung has left its proprietary USB connector in lieu of mini USB. There’s also a 3MP camera, microSD card slot, dedicated camera button and 4 way center button.

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