Samsung i8910 (Omnia HD) now available on Orange in the UK
Published by Rafe Blandford at 11:32 UTC, May 19th 2009
The 8GB variant of the Samsung i8910 HD (also known as the Omnia HD) is now available to buy on the UK operator Orange. The handset costs £97.50 on a new 18 month - £35 contract. Once the phone is available through Orange's retail partners this price will likely fall, but at the moment the i8910 is only available direct from Orange retail (limited stock) or its online store.
The i8910 HD is Samsung's first S60 5th Edition phone and its headline specification is HD recording and playback. Orange are also highlighting the 8GB of internal memory and 3.7" touchscreen.
Orange is referring to the phone as the Samsung i8910 HD, presumably to avoid confusion with the Samsung Omnia (a Windows Mobile device), which it is still selling. In some markets, and possibly on other UK operators the phone will be referred to as the Samsung Omnia HD.
We'll be bringing you some detailed coverage of the Omnia HD / i8910 HD shortly, but for the time being, check out our earlier coverage, including our in-depth preview of this technology-leading handset.
See Also
Samsung i8910 HD Preview:
In part 1 of the preview we cover the Omnia HD's hardware and general design.
In part 2 of the preview we cover the multimedia elements of the Omnia HD, including the camera and HD video recording.
and
Steve's first impressions of the Omnia HD
Samsung Omnia HD photo gallery from MWC
Samsung Omnia HD news announcement
Categories: Hardware, Links of Interest
Platforms: S60 5th Edition
News Discussion
http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phon...equestid=14653
It goes up in price from there...
and yep mobiles.co.uk have alternatives buying options.
Well Orange have IMO quite sensibly changed thier prices for this as intially i found them to expensive IMO and the best deal to be found was from Orange resellers with the phone free on a 18 month £35pm contract.
I actually just bought mine on Friday with this deal,
Your phone is FREE with this plan
Dolphin 45 18 months @£39.14pm instead of £44.04
1200 anytime minutes, 500texts, unlimited landline calls
500MB anytime mobile internet browsing
and itemised billing, Answer Phone and dedicated Customer Service.
Which i found to be much better than the £35pm deals and having to add the Data pack to it @£5pm.
Marc