TELUS quickly followed in Bell’s footsteps and launched the Samsung Omnia today. In fact, where it is still coming soon at Bell, TELUS is already offering it.
The Samsung Omnia hails the arrival of the next generation smartphone with its innovative design and elegant refinement. Fly through Windows Mobile 6.1 with the introduction of widget shortcuts and a large 3.2″ touchscreen.
Specifications are the same as those of the Bell model. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and the TouchWiz user interface, it comes with dual-band (800/1900MHz) CDMA/EV-DO rev.A connectivity, a 3.2-inch wide QVGA (240×400) touchscreen display with haptic feedback and an accelerometer to control screen orientation, a tiny trackpad, 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM, an additional 8GB of internal memory, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, an FM radio with RDS, a 5MP camera with flash and auto-focus, and a microSDHC expansion slot. On the software side, it also includes a full on-screen QWERTY keyboard and the Opera 9.5 browser.
TELUS is offering the Samsung Omnia for CA$129.99 with a three-year contract (until May 4th), CA$349.99 with a two-year contract, CA$449.99 with a one-year contract, or CA$499.99 without a contract. All contracts require a voice and data plan of CA$40 per month or more.