Haptic AMOLED: A Peak of Omnia 2?

Samsung have just announced is new 3G, touchscreen phone called Haptic AMOLED. With a 3.5 inch AMOLED touch screen which dwarf competition with bigger display and more vivid color, the device is being promoted as the ‘Viewing Phone’ in Korea. While it has a relatively lower CPU speed, its compensated by the larger Screen and embodied DMB.

The Haptic AMOLED is not a Windows Mobile phone, the features and the appearance are however very similar to the Samsung Omnia 2. We may determine user’s response to the upcoming Omnia 2 from the Haptic AMOLED. Below is a screenshot of the device as released in the Korean market.

Samsung Haptic AMOLED

Specification	Omnia II	Haptic AMOLED	Samsung Jet
Code Name	I8000	W850	S8000
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Design	Full touch Candybar	Full touch Candybar	Full touch Candybar
Processor	800Mhz	600Mhz	800Mhz
Network	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSUPA 5.76Mbps EDGE GPRS 850/900/1800/1900MHz UMTS 900/1900/2100MHz	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps	GPRS/EDGE and, HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s
Display	65K WVGA AMOLED 3.7-inch, 480 x 800 (largest in phones)	16M color AMOLED 3.5-inch, 480 X 800	16M color AMOLED 3.1-inch, 480 X 800
Touch Screen	Advanced R-type Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
OS	Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (upgradeable to WM 6.5)	Samsung OS	Samsung OS
Camera	5-megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus and face-detection geotagging and photo editor	5-megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus and face-detection geotagging and photo editor	5-megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus and face-detection geotagging and photo editor
GPS	A-GPS with Navigation (3D Map) and LBS	A-GPS	A-GPS
UI	TouchWiz 2.0 UI with Mobile Widget/3D Media Gate	TouchWiz 2.0 UI with Mobile Widget/3D Media Gate	TouchWiz 2.0 UI with Mobile Widget/3D Media Gate
Communication	Bluetooth/Wifi	Bluetooth/Wifi	Bluetooth/Wifi
Internal Memory	2GB/8GB/16GB	N/A	2GB
Battery	1500mAh	1200mAh	1100mAh
Dimensions (in)	4.65 x 2.36 x 0.47	115.2(L) × 58.3(W) × 13.1(H) (mm)	4.29 x 2.11 x 0.47
3.5mm Jack	Yes	Yes	Yes
Carrier	Coming to Verizon	SK Telecom	Coming to Vodafone
Additional Info	Offers video recording in DVD quality	58 widgets AntiNoise system High quiality back speaker DMB Price: $700	Price: 450Euro

Haptic AMOLED sounds futuristic. We’re getting some really cool device from Samsung, hopefully these devices will live up to its hype when released.