The video is titled “Samsung B7610” but if you’re acquainted with OmniaPRO’s B7610 design, you’ll know the phone in the video is not the same. So which phone is it? The video claims it to be “Houdini” and if you remember correctly, the name first appeared in T-Mobile’s leaked Android roadmap in May. Surprisingly, the phone featured in the video runs on WinMo OS and not Android.

In addition to the design change, Houdini has an interesting spec sheet, akin to B7610. The specs sheet include 800MHz CPU, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, four-row sliding QWERTY keyboard, 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen with WVGA (800×480) resolution, TouchWiz UI, Wi-Fi, GPS, 500MB internal memory with support of expanding up to 32GB, 5MP auto focus camera with power flash, FM Radio with RDS, DivX support, DNSe support, 3.5mm earphone jack, Opera browser, TV-out and 1500mAh battery. The video says the phone runs WinMo 6.1 OS but the chances are it will come pre-installed with WinMo 6.5 OS.

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yesterday Samsung officially announced OmniaPRO B7330 and now we’ve got the first preview of the phone. Phone Arena gave the prototype a quick run and came back impressed. According to them, aesthetically the phone looks “quite appealing and its color scheme is an eye-catcher”.

Being a non-touchscreen device, it’s a bit difficult to exploit advantages of WinMo 6.5 but the site reckons Samsung has done a good job. The UI is tweaked to provide three customizable home screens that add functionality to the phone.

All in all, though it does not seem to be a Blackberry killer, the phone is expected to do much better in its segment, competing with the E71 and the likes.

Read the full preview here.

Samsung has officially stamped B7330 as the newest entrant in the Omnia series. The B7330 will join its siblings in the OmniaPRO series that is segregated for Omnia devices with QWERTY keyboard. Running Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, the OmniaPRO B7330 features a 2.63-inch display, 7.2Mbps HSDPA/2Mbps HSUPA, 3MP camera, FM Radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and microSD card slot. Samsung has not revealed the price but has set the release date for October.

In addition to unveiling the new phone, Samsung also announced to release a Windows Mobile 6.5 update for existing Omnia phones. The update will be released for Omnia II, OmniaPRO B7610, and OmniaPRO B7320 but unfortunately, does not include Omnia i900.

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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