I don't think VZW will be picking up the HD anytime soon. If you like WM your out of luck as well, the HD is a Symbian phone. Take a look at this review:
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/a...p?a=254&p=1886
Samsung announced a number of high-end devices running its new TouchWiz platform at Mobile World Congress. They are all powerful phones with a distinct set of media capabilities.
Omnia HD
The Omnia HD is flat-out ridiculous. It has a huge 3.7-inch AMOLED display that is quite literally one of the best displays I've ever seen on a mobile phone. It is insanely bright, very sharp, and graphics and icons look superb. Really, I could go on and on about how amazing the display is, but I'll spare you. Suffice it to say, it'll knock your socks off.
The Omnia HD is all about video. Because of the large screen, the phone itself is huge. It is quite a formidible piece of hardware to carry around in your pocket. The camera rates 8 megapixels and the Omnia HD can record video in 720p resolution at 24 frames per second. This makes it a killer imaging device. The hardware was good all around. A bit on the simple side, but all the buttons - few of them though they are - worked well and had good travel and feedback.
The Omnia HD runs the new version of TouchWiz. It is very much like the original version, but has added some 3D screen transitions, the ability to have more than one home screen, and the ability to multi-task with multiple applications running at a time. It runs S60 5th Edition, which is geared towards touch input. The UI was very responsive and snappy. This was perhaps the best rendition of a resisitve touch screen I've seen from Samsung.
Perhaps my favorite feature of the Omnia is what it doesn't have. Samsung has ditched its proprietary data port for a microUSB data port and it has added a full 3.5mm headset jack for regular headphones. This is a welcome change.
The camera software is the same that appears on Samsung's stand-alone cameras. It is very feature-rich and allows you to manipulate the camera's settings heavily. It is well integrated into the touch user interface.
The Omnia, however, will not be seen on U.S. shores. It will only support 900/2100 3G networks.
Especially that last line!! I don't doubt a US version of this will be out eventually (hopefully using WM), but I would be greatly surprised if it is within the next year or two.
Enjoy the Omnia, I am sure a lot of us will be keeping pretty close track of the next-gen!!!