Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Samsung Omnia W vs Nokia Lumia 710

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Here is the comparison between 2 latest Windows Phone Mango devices, Samsung Omnia W and the Nokia Lumia 710. The Samsung Omnia W is the Samsung’s latest Windows Phone device that was announced in September and they launched it in India in October.

It packs in 1.4 GHz Processor and comes with a 3.7-inch WVGA(800X480 pixels ) Super AMOLED display. Nokia Lumia 710 is Nokia’s latest Windows Phone device that was announced in India in November. It comes with 3.7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) ClearBlack TFT display with Gorilla Glass and boasts 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Scorpion CPU and it also comes with swapable back covers. Let’s get into the specs comparison.


PhonesSamsung Omnia WNokia Lumia 710
Dimenstions115.97 x 58.8 x 10.9mm119 x 62 x 12.5 mm
Weight115.3g125.5
Display3.7 inch Super AMOLED3.7 inch TFT CBD Gorilla Glass
Display Resolution800 x 480 pixels800 x 480 pixels
Camera5 MP AF with LED Flash5 MP AF with LED Flash
Video Recording720p at 30fps720p at 30fps
Secondary CameraYes, VGANo
OSWindows Phone 7.5 (Mango)Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)
Processor1.4 GHz1.4 GHz
RAM512MB512MB
Internal Memory8GB8GB
External MemoryNoNo
FM RadioYes with RDSYes with RDS
3GDual Band, HSDPA 14.4 MbpsTri Band, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps
BluetoothYes, v2.1Yes, v2.1
USB 2.0YesYes
Wi-FiYesYes
GPSYes, aGPSYes, aGPS
Battery1,500mAh1300 mAh
Talk timeup to 420 minutesup to 456 minutes
Standbyupto 370 hoursup to 400 hours


Samsung Omnia W uses normal SIM while Nokia Lumia 710 uses a Micro SIM. Nokia Lumia 710 is a Tri-band (HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100) 3G phone while Omnia W has Dual-band (HSDPA 900 / 2100) 3G support only.

Nokia Lumia 710 comes with unique Nokia apps like Nokia Drive with 3D maps with turn by turn navigation voice guided navigation in 50 languages and dedicated in-car-user-interface, Nokia Music, Contact Transfer and App Highlights. Samsung Omnia W comes with apps like Now, RSS Times, Video Call(3G), Photo Studio, Mini Diary, All Share(DNLA), Fun Shot and Wireless Manager.

While looking at the specs, most of the features are similar but the Display and the battery differs. The display size is same but the Omnia W has AMOLED display and it is thinner at 10.7mm due to this while Lumia 710 comes with TFT display with Gorilla Glass and is 12.5mm thick. Omnia W comes with 1,500mAh and the Lumia 710 comes with 1300 mAh battery.

Both these phones has removable battery. Unlike other Samsung Omia W is now available for pre-order in India and is expected to be available this month. Nokia Lumia 710 started shipping in Asia and Russia last week and is expected to be available in India this month.


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