The wait is over. Samsung has officially announced its HD video recording phone Omnia HD in India. For a decent price of Rs. 33,990 and the rich feature set, I think it’s going to be tough for Nokia to justify N97’s price. Anyways, back to Omnia HD, the phone as we know boasts a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, TouchWiz UI, 8MP camera with 720p video recording, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, DLNA, HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.7Mbps16GB internal memory with expandable up to 48GB via microSD card, accelerometer, GPS navigation and maps from NAVTEQ and 3D games. Another interesting tidbit is the processor. As per previous reports, it has a 600MHz ARM Cortex A8 but this one is claimed to have a Gigahertz of clockspeed. The proof is in the gallery albeit a blurry one.

Omnia PRO B7320 was also announced today. It’s a smartphone targeted at business-class users. The phone runs on WinMo 6.1 Standard edition but will be upgradeable to WinMo 6.5 later on, 528MHz processor, 256MB ROM and RAM, 3G, 3MPcamera, GPS, Wi-Fi, Office Suite, microSD slot (up to 16GB) and 1480mAh battery. It will go for Rs. 16,500.

Looks like Indians are in for a treat these two months. Samsung India’s Country Head, Guru Dutt has confirmed that they’ll bring about 7 new phones by July, including an Android phone. Their aim is to capture about 20 percent of the market by the end of this year and with the powerpacked list to support their cause, there is a chance they might achieve it.

June:
Samsung Jet in the last week for Rs. 24,150.

July:
This is the golden month. Three phones from the Omnia range, one an entry level rugged phone, 12MP Pixon and an Android phone.

Omnia HD – Rs. 36,000
OmniaPRO 7610 – Rs. 27,000
Omnia PRO 7320 – Rs. 17,500
Pixon12 – Rs. 34,000
B2100 and Galaxy (I7500) – Price unknown

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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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UPDATE: Specs have come in for the B7610. It has a 3.5-inch AMOLED screen with 800×480 resolution, 5.1MP camera, 1gig of internal memory, Wi-Fi, GPS, TV-Out and FM Tuner. [Via]

Samsung has revealed its showcase lineup for the CommunicAsia which also includes the much rumored Louvre from the Omnia Pro Series. The Omnia Pro Series has two phones – B7610 and B7320, first is the sliding QWERTY while the other one also has a QWERTY keyboard with a candybar design. Both the phones run on Windows Mobile overlaid with TouchWiz UI.

Samsung will also be showcasing Pixon12 as well as Galaxy (I7500) Android phone.

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