Samsung Omnia to land in Japan

One of Samsung’s numerous and most promising assaults on Apple’s iPhone the SGH-i900 a.k.a Omnia was noticed during Wireless Japan 2008 trade show at Samsung’s bigger than ever booth. The 3.2 inch touchscreen Windows Mobile machine with Samsung’s proprietary TouchWiz UI went through the localization demonstrating Japanese language menu and text input. While Omnia’s 5MP camera and some other specs are superior that of Apple’s 3G iPhone, Samsung realizes that in order to beat iPhone it needs to go that extra mile. In Japan it means adding one-seg TV functionality and contactless FeliCa chipset for mobile payments. Samsung is said to be considering the integration of these options into the device along with the new name for Japan’s Omnia campaing. Softank is most likely to carry this device in Japan.

Source: IT Media