Image of Verizon Omnia 2 - Page 4

**blazingwolf** · #31 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 09:21 PM

A lot of images of the Verizon Omnia 2 found here:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/s...mobile-6-1-on/

Confirmed to be 6.1.

JonV · #32 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 11:21 PM

We still do not have a date though, right? Best I hear is "early November" but not sure if that's store or online possible two weeks earlier.

I think samsung's demo site has been updated and the spec page now says 6.5! http://omnia.samsungmobile.com/omnia2/

"Official" facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SamsungOmnia2

nerdherd · #33 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 01:16 AM

Nice find blazingwolf! Those pics are making me want the phone even more!

It's hard to tell from those pictures, but did Verizon add chrome around the front edge of the phone? On the Samsung site it's all black plastic (which looks awesome), but it looks like Verizon "chromed" their phone a little. Maybe it's just strange reflections or bad lighting in those pictures. I sure hope it's all black...

JonV · #34 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by nerdherd

Nice find blazingwolf! Those pics are making me want the phone even more!

It's hard to tell from those pictures, but did Verizon add chrome around the front edge of the phone? On the Samsung site it's all black plastic (which looks awesome), but it looks like Verizon "chromed" their phone a little. Maybe it's just strange reflections or bad lighting in those pictures. I sure hope it's all black...

It is indeed chrome and it seems to be getting good buzz from those seeing it at the CTIA show yesterday. Here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O302ix312U0

nerdherd · #35 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 04:14 PM

As I was complaining in the other thread, even though Verizon has backed away from crippling their phones, they've still managed to mess a few things up on this one. The headphone jack and USB plug were moved from the top to the sides (headphone on the left, USB on the right) and that chrome doesn't look as good as the simple black plastic that the unlocked version has. That's disappointing, but doesn't make me want the phone any less

**blazingwolf** · #36 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nerdherd

As I was complaining in the other thread, even though Verizon has backed away from crippling their phones, they've still managed to mess a few things up on this one. The headphone jack and USB plug were moved from the top to the sides (headphone on the left, USB on the right) and that chrome doesn't look as good as the simple black plastic that the unlocked version has. That's disappointing, but doesn't make me want the phone any less

Here is a quote from the Engadget blog that I posted:

Quote:

the good news is that the phone's a darker, more reasonable shade in person than it was in that press shot we'd seen before

Don't make rush judgments from terrible photos and videos. You might be surprised.

nerdherd · #37 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by blazingwolf

Here is a quote from the Engadget blog that I posted:

Don't make rush judgments from terrible photos and videos. You might be surprised.

True, the color does look much better than the press shot. And I hope it's as close to black as possible. Still, the headphone jack repositioning is kind of annoying. But I guess the solution to that is to buy headphones that have a 90 degree plug. So, all in all this is still awesome! Now I just want to hear some kind of specific release date...

**GrandMasterB** · #38 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 12:08 AM

The cube was semi-ugly but the shield is completely unacceptable. That button is supposed to lauch the 'cube' so the cube shaped button made sense , not a shield. What are they thinking? I am sorely dissapointed

bornl33t · #39 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 02:39 AM

If every thing said here is true some thing doesn't jive...

vzw is releasing phones with 6.5 preloaded as of last week. IF the omnia is going to have 6.1 then samsung has got to be pissed? I mean why would the average joe buy a 6.1 when a 6.5 is out? Secondly if it is 6.1 then why isn't it out yet? If the answer to this is that the o2 needs to meet vzw's specs and it's taking samsung this long to make vzw happy then I feel it's safe to assume that 6.5 either won't happen or when it does then the o2 will be soon replaced by the next great phone. Look at the omnia, it took vzw until AFTER the news of the o2 coming to vzw to release the GPS fix....

Either way, VZW has taught me patience, I'll wait till it has 6.5 till I jump on the boat....That or I may just skip this one....

JClishe · #40 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 07:29 AM

I have it on extremely good authority that Omnia II will be shipping with 6.5.