Samsung GT-I8350 Omnia W

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 19 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

10
Average:

3
Bad:

6

Pros:

Brilliant AMOLED display, Excellent UI, Seamless Social Networking Integration, Front camera, WiFi tethering, Powerful Office suite, Compact and lightweight, Includes Gorilla Glass protection.
Bright Super AMOLED display; zippy performance; fast camera.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, Great Social Network Integration, Super Amoled Screen is Gorgeous

Cons:

Lacks USB mass storage mode, Useless as a PMP, No Bluetooth file transfers, Nonexpandable memory, Strange bug with onscreen keypad
Storage not upgradable; plastic finish doesn't feel premium; clad in boring black.

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Last revision on October 8, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Brilliant AMOLED display, Excellent UI, Seamless Social Networking Integration, Front camera, WiFi tethering, Powerful Office suite, Compact and lightweight, Includes Gorilla Glass protection
Bright Super AMOLED display; zippy performance; fast camera
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, Great Social Network Integration, Super Amoled Screen is Gorgeous
Compact and lightweight, Silky smooth navigation, Very good incall audio quality

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lacks USB mass storage mode, Useless as a PMP, No Bluetooth file transfers, Nonexpandable memory, Strange bug with onscreen keypad
Storage not upgradable; plastic finish doesn't feel premium; clad in boring black
Poor Camera, Video Playback is Terrible, Depending on Zune for Transferring Content
Storage cannot be expanded, Somewhat underwhelming multimedia performance

Expert reviews and ratings

The OMNIA W's 1500 mAh battery lasts a day with judicious video and audio playback, in addition to some gaming and Wi-Fi usage — that too despite keeping the 3G radio switched on at all times. That means, you don't have to carry the...

By TechTree on June 27, 2012

The Samsung Omnia W is not going to attract the iPhone and Android masses and doesn't really offer anything new. However, this is a very good mid-range smartphone at a relatively competitive price. Slick performance, an excellent user experience and...

By Good Gear Guide on April 03, 2012

With the Omnia W, Samsung joins the likes of HTC, LG and Nokia in offering a Windows Phone 7 (WP7) smartphone in the New Zealand market.I’ve been a WP7 user since the platform launched locally in 2010, with the HTC 7 Trophy. The Trophy is a great...

By PCWorld New Zealand on March 19, 2012

The Samsung Omnia W is Samsung’s second Windows Phone based smartphone, and is more affordable than the 4-inch screened Omnia 7. It also has a faster processor than that other handset, with the addition of a front camera. With these elements in...

By itreviews.com on March 19, 2012

The Samsung Omnia W is a good enough handset on its own, but fails to match up quality wise compared with its competitors....

By CNET Asia on February 03, 2012

The Samsung Omnia W is attractively priced if you're looking for a SIM-free Windows Phone. The screen is large enough to deliver a decent web browsing (if you can live without Flash), mobile email and document production/editing experience, while...

By ZDNet UK on January 26, 2012

The Samsung Omnia W is a solid Windows Phone, as long you don't want to make use of its multimedia features, which aren't up to the same standard....

By DigitalVersus on December 15, 2011

Samsung Omnia W is the first phone in India to come with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update out-of-the-box....

By PCWorld India on December 07, 2011

The next Windows Phone 7 experience comes from Samsung in the form of their recently announced Omnia W I8530. With the likes of the Nokia’s Lumia 800 and the possible under Rs.20,000, Lumia 710, the competition is getting quite fierce. The Omnia...

By Tech2 on December 05, 2011

After weighing in all its positives and negatives, we can say that the Samsung Omnia W is one decent all-around smartphone, especially when we take its price point into account. Sure, it may not come bragging with a dual-core processor, tons of RAM,...

By Phone Arena on November 30, 2011

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