Samsung's battleplan for 2009 - Omnia HD and Tocco Ultra
It seems that Samsung have their hearts set on beating everyone not just on their phone interfaces, but on cool features, too. Let's check out two phones that exemplify that more than any others.
Samsung Tocco Ultra - trading on its looks?
Touch interfaces are all the rage this year, and the Samsung Tocco Ultra has one of the nicest. Based on their TouchWiz UI (which has previously seen the light of day in phones like the original Tocco), the Tocco Ultra puts that interface into a body that's clearly been inspired by their Ultra Edition series of slim, sexy phones. Even the name Tocco Ultra hints at that dual heritage, with the phone being designed to look good both inside and out.
However, good looks aren't the only thing the Tocco Ultra is trading on some cool features, too. Quite apart form the sleek, finger-friendly interface, it's also equipped with a beautiful 8 megapixel camera (much like the Samsung Pixon that it will be sold alongside), and HSDPA internet access. As well as that, though, the Tocco Ultra adds a whole level of usability, but having a proper, slide-out keyboard.
In other words, anyone who wants a touch interface, but prefers texting, or dialling numbers, on an old school keypad, is going to right at home with the Tocco Ultra.
Samsung Omnia HD - the ultimate video phone?
As nice as the Tocco Ultra is, however, it's overshadowed by its 'big brother', the Samsung Omnia HD. There's a very good reason for that. Whilst it, like the Tocco Ultra and Samsung Pixon, has an 8 megapixel camera, the Samsung Omnia HD is also the first phone to record true 720p HD video. Never before has a phone been able to capture video at that massive high resolution, and coincidentally (or is it coincidence? Maybe not...), the Samsung Omnia HD captures high-def video at the exact quality that Youtube display high-def videos at. It's very possible that the Samsung Omnia HD was designed with its main feature being the ability to get yourself on Youtube, in high-definition. Combine that with the sumptuous 3.7 inch screen, and a huge 8Gb of internal memory, and it's very clear that the Samsung Omnia HD deserves to be one of the phones of the year!
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