Omnia vs. HD?

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Sorry if I post this in the wrong place but I just have to ask!

I also posted a similar thread over in the Touch Pro forum, but I want your opinions as well sense you are already using the HD!

I have today the Touch Pro, but I am considering to buy a new device becouse of the GPS lag and poor video performance!

I am tired of bringing several devices with me every time I want to go somewhere just becouse my EXPENCIVE HTC device cant do what it is supposed to do!

I am looking for a device that can play videos smoothly, no gps lag and of course I want to be able to take good pictures without having to worry about blured out photos as much as I do on my device!

Lets face it, I have had alot of HTC Devices over the years and it´s always something thats wrong with them!

I am keeping my TP in case something changes in the future, but for now I do feal that I have to get myself another device that is working properly!

Now my choice is betweek the HD and samsund Omnia!

Do you guys have any experience about the omnia vs HD?
Or do you reccoment another device that is in your opinion even better?

Thank you all in advance!

Well for video performance, as long as you install the right software then the Touch Pro, Omnia and HD will all do a great job. The Omnia and HD have the bigger screen so they'll be nicer to watch.

I personally can't confirm as my HD hasn't arrived yet but apparently there is still GPS lag in the HD as it uses the same CPU and GPS chip as the Touch Pro.

Does the Omnia have GPS? If so, try an Omnia forum and ask about lag there. It might be the one for you (with the nice 16Gb internal storage!)

Originally Posted by Oppressa

Well for video performance, as long as you install the right software then the Touch Pro, Omnia and HD will all do a great job. The Omnia and HD have the bigger screen so they'll be nicer to watch.

I personally can't confirm as my HD hasn't arrived yet but apparently there is still GPS lag in the HD as it uses the same CPU and GPS chip as the Touch Pro.

Does the Omnia have GPS? If so, try an Omnia forum and ask about lag there. It might be the one for you (with the nice 16Gb internal storage!)

Yes Omnia has GPS, but the question is where do I find an Omnia forum?

Thanks!

The QVGA and small screen puts me off.

However, I wish the Korean Omnia (T*Omnia) is available. It has the same resolution as Touch HD although still a small 3.3 inch screen. It has a television tuner, although I'm not sure if the tuner (T-DMB) works outside korea. It has flash for the camera too.

T*Omnia stirs my interest a lot. The question is whether and when Samsung will sell it outside Korea.

Someone mention he would try to get it from Korea, but I'm not sure if an English ROM is available.

It's 3.2 on the Omnia. Since when is 3.2 small? So 3.2 is small and I guess 3.8 is large?...

I have both and the HD outclasses the Omnia in virtually every respect ...other than the camera (and the Omnia's isn't that good) and the accelerometer (which has been disabled HTC in most applications out of the box). The HD is so slick that the faster processor in the Omnia isn't noticable and the mega-sensitive touch screen makes using the HD a comparative breeze (I've come from a Hermes so any other touch screen has to be an improvement), also the HD ships with an 8GB memory card.

Perhaps one other thing that the Omnia my have over the HD - the Omnia's got a lanyard hole!!

...gave the Omnia to my wife before you ask to buy it!

Originally Posted by JTHM

I have both and the HD outclasses the Omnia in virtually every respect ...other than the camera (and the Omnia's isn't that good) and the accelerometer (which has been disabled HTC in most applications out of the box). The HD is so slick that the faster processor in the Omnia isn't noticable and the mega-sensitive touch screen makes using the HD a comparative breeze (I've come from a Hermes so any other touch screen has to be an improvement), also the HD ships with an 8GB memory card.

Perhaps one other thing that the Omnia my have over the HD - the Omnia's got a lanyard hole!!

...gave the Omnia to my wife before you ask to buy it!

Okey so let me get this straight!

Does the Omnia also have the GPS lag, or are you saying that HD does not have the lag?

Also, I read in this forum that the video playback is a no go without conversion on HD, is it the same on Omnia or can it play videos smooth out of the box without conversion?

I am a little confused right now!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by branko.savic

Okey so let me get this straight!

Does the Omnia also have the GPS lag, or are you saying that HD does not have the lag?

Also, I read in this forum that the video playback is a no go without conversion on HD, is it the same on Omnia or can it play videos smooth out of the box without conversion?

I am a little confused right now!

Thanks!

Since omnia has intelxscale technology it is fully supported by coreplayer 1.2.5. I've been testing it thoroughly and I can assure you it plays videos smoothly like your pc. (180% 200% in coreplayer's test)

The only thing that made me sell my omnia was the smaller and lower resolution screen

3.2" WQVGA (240x400) vs 3.8" WVGA (480x800)

but in video performance, touch hd sucks with coreplayer due to no hardware support and be advices this issue hasn't been resolved with HTC for 2 years now (the same goes for other devices as well).

Originally Posted by mkMoSs

but in video performance, touch hd sucks with coreplayer due to no hardware support and be advices this issue hasn't been resolved with HTC for 2 years now (the same goes for other devices as well).

You must be using a different device to me mate. Video playback is smooth with core player and everyother player i've used! Infact its the best i've ever seen on a mobile device!!!!! This question Omnia v HD is sooooo simple. If you want a smaller screen then you need the omnia, other wise it has to be the HD, it is simply the best device on the market!!!

Originally Posted by donbronzi

You must be using a different device to me mate. Video playback is smooth with core player and everyother player i've used! Infact its the best i've ever seen on a mobile device!!!!! This question Omnia v HD is sooooo simple. If you want a smaller screen then you need the omnia, other wise it has to be the HD, it is simply the best device on the market!!!

I so agree with this... I've never been as blown away about video experience on a phone as with my HD... And note I say "experience" which is not just performance, but instead the whole picture. Huge screen, superb sharpness (which goes a long way in making all the difference between even the Korean Omnia and the HD) and any DivX I throw at it runs like a breeze.

Of course I don't use 4GB files to watch my movies, I am one of those old fashioned people who still think that 800MB files provide more than enough detail for a phone screen. If you are one of those people who think they can clearly discern between 800MB and 1,5GB files on a mobile device and feel that 800MB looks totally crappy, don't listen to me