Looks like some loose hands delivered this document to Gizmodo revealing the full holiday lineup for Verizon. A total of 12 phones are expected to arrive on the big red and interestingly, two phones from Samsung. The Omnia II is not a surprise since we already knew it but there’s a mention of Saga 2, which we’re short of details. Saga 2 understandably will take over from its predecessor (SCH-i770) and if we go by the same design, the second iteration will have a QWERTY keyboard with Windows Mobile 6.5 onboard.

PS: Samsung has a press conference today at the CTIA so we might see one of them (or maybe both) getting official.

Good news for Samsung fans in Singapore. Samsung has unveiled the pricing and availability date for the much awaited i8910 Omnia HD and WinMo powered Omnia II. Omnia II will make to the retail shelves as early as this weekend, from July 18 at a recommended price of S$898 (US$615) without contract. Since the phone is coming out early, it will run WinMo 6.1 OS which could be later upgraded to WinMo 6.5.

But if HD video recording is your only concern, you’ll be able to pick the i8910 HD from August 1 at S$1098 (US$750).

To know more about these devices, click here (Omnia II) and here (Omnia HD).

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No Omnia II launch in sight for the next few months or so? Well, Samsung has implemented a way for those who are eager to try out the phone now albeit digitally. You can click, surf through different settings, menus and of course have a look at the Cube.

Omnia II Emulator

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We knew Omnia II was upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 but it seems Austria will be the first country to get Omnia II loaded with Windows Mobile 6.5, out of the box. The phone will be released on Austria’s A1 network by the end of September.

Omnia II was unveiled at the Communicasia last month that boasts a pretty 3.7-inch AMOLED resistive touchscreen, TouchWiz 2.0 UI, Media Gate Cubic interface, Wi-Fi, HSDPA and 32GB internal memory.

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Phonearena has posted a picture of white Omnia II, which for the record looks better than black. However, it’s not the color choice that is important but the fact that they have something else to share to the US readers – the availability. According to their tipster, Omnia II will mostly land on Verizon in July at an undisclosed price. But if you see the current pricing trend as well as the Omnia phone price, it shouldn’t go above the $199 mark with a 2-year contract.

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Before we begin, let me tell you this rumor is still unconfirmed so don’t get your hopes high. Apparently, someone with the knowledge of the release dates claim Samsung’s M8920 Monaco will start shipping in late Q3 2009. M8920 was caught in the wild recently showing off its 12MP sensor along with a 3X optical zoom.

The source also spewed Omnia 2’s release timeframe which he said will be in October. However, this contradicts with the retailer’s expected release that claimed a Q3 release.

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Just when we thought Samsung had only a couple of Cubic button phones under its sleeve, one more slips through suggesting that the Cubic range is bigger than we expected. Thanks to a Lithuanian retailer, I8000 or Omnia 2 has shown its face along with the full specifications.

As with the Omnia, Omnia 2 will also be Windows Mobile powered, v6.1 to be precise but a free upgrade to 6.5 is plausible. It supports quad-band GSM and has a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 3G, TouchWiz UI, Wi-Fi, DLNA certified, Bluetooth, GPS, 150MB internal memory and microSD slot (up to 32GB), 8.1MP camera sensor with dual LED flash and a Qualcomm MSM6290 HSUPA chipset and Samsung’s S3C6410 mobile processor.

The phone is expected to launch in Q3 2009 and makes us ask the same question again, is this the Unpacked phone to be announced on June 15?

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PS: Samsung’s S8000, another Cubic phone got a preview this weekend. Video below.

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