What’s in a name? That which we call a Samsung OmniaHD, by any other name would look just as sweet. That’s a good thing for Samsung, because the OmniaHD is gettin’ a name change.
Well, we should say, a name drop. It has always been alternatively known by its model number, the i8910 – but now they’re dropping the OmniaHD moniker all together. From here on out, it’ll be simply the Samsung i8910. That’s the only thing changing, as far as we know, so that big ol’ AMOLED screen, 8 megapixel camera, crazy loud speakers, and the 720p video recording are still right where they belong.
So why are they abandoning the catchier name for a string of characters which would seem random to nearly everyone?
Samsung’s response:
To avoid confusion between the original Omnia, which is Windows Mobile, and OmniaHD, which is Symbian, Samsung is deferring to the model number.
If Samsung’s working to keep the Omnia name associated with Windows Mobile, it’s probably safe to guess we’ll see more WinMo phones given the Omnia name in the future.
Are you serious, OmniaHD sounds pretty cool.
I think DOMIN8 will suite this monster-device!
An original Omnia (i900) owner buying the OmniaHD (i8910) thinking that it’s running WM and being pleasantly surprised with a much less confusing and easier OS/UI wouldn’t be a bad thing at all. It’ll still be the OmniaHD to me.
le nom restera omnia i8910. il est beau et promis à un brillant avenir. en tous cas j’espere bien l’accquérir. j(aimerai qu(il arrive vite sur le marché.
merci à samsung
le fameux OMNIA HD n’a plus grand chose a voir avec l omnia.. ils reprennent les avantages et enlevent les defauts… n’hesitez pas a voir le test en vrai du telephone a partir du 5 mai 2009 (enfin si j’arrive a le trouver avant)
Bonjour,
Pouvez-vous me donner le lien où je pourrai lire le test du téléphone à partir du 05 05 2009?
je vous en remercie par avance.
It’s a great multimedia phone, rivals the iPhone. But is it smarter than the iPhone? Not really.
Plus it’s tough to launch an iPhone competitor without an equally catchy name. i8910 isn’t cutting it.
What’s wrong with just… a new name? That would “avoid confusion” even better. Hmm…
Going from a catchy name, to a basic name.. I guess if their sole purpose is to clear up confusion this is not a bad move. I don’t believe its the correct move, I guess we will have to wait to see the sales figures over time.
Stef- I like the name you came up with. Definitely clever!