Samsung B7300 Omnia Lite: A Flurry Of Features In A Small Package

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Smartphones are all the rage today, with more and more people realizing the utility of having multiple functions in a single mobile phone device. As such, mobile phone manufacturers are scrambling to put out units on the market that they feel provide consumers with the features they need and want. Besides the regular SMS (Short Message Service) and phone calls, smartphones also double up as digital organizers, portable devices for accessing the internet, and for many high end smartphones, even an essential business tool.

Samsung has naturally picked up on the trend, releasing several smartphones through the years/Samsung has naturally followed up the trend, releasing several smartphones through the years. The most noteworthy of them is the Samsung Omnia, which has become one of the best and highest quality smartphones on the market/One of the most noteworthy smartphones is the Samsung Omnia, which has been considered as one of the best and highest quality smartphones on the market. Fully touchscreen, the Omnia hosts a flurry of features designed to make it the ultimate all in one mobile phone.

However, not everyone ...
... can afford or are willing to part with a significant amount of money just to get one, and thus Samsung has responded by releasing the Samsung B7300 Omnia Lite, which can be, for simplicity's sake, be called the Omnia's little brother.

For one, its dimensions are a bit smaller, measuring a mere 107 x 51.8 x 12.9 mm against its older sibling, which stands at 117 x 59.8 x 13.4 mm, making the former smaller in height, width and thickness/measuring a mere 107 x 51.8 x 12.9 mm, it is a bit smaller than its sibling which stands at 117 x 59.8 x 13.4 mm. It's also a bit lighter though at 103g, which can be good news to people who do not like trudging around with a heavy phone in their bags or pockets.

Smaller does not necessarily mean that the Samsung B7300 Omnia Lite is bereft of features; on the contrary, the Onnia Lite is hardly that when it comes to what's under the hood. It naturally sports/has/comes with the same TFT resistive touchscreen with 65K colors, plus a high resolution, 400 x 240 pixel, 3-inch screen. Equipped with TouchWiz v2.0 UI and the Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, plus the Samsung ARM 1176 800MHz processor at its core, the Omnia Lite is a fast and high-performing smartphone/The Omnia Lite is a fast and high-performing smartphone, since it is furnished with TouchWiz v2.0 UI and the Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, as well as the Samsung ARM 1176 800MHz processor at its core.

Other significant features include the high onboard memory, which can be up to 250 MB. The phone naturally has expandable memory, which you can get up to a whopping 32 GB in microSD form/Other significant features include its 250 MB built-in memory which can be naturally extended up tp a whopping 32 GB via a microSD card. Plus, the phone is powered by Windows Mobile 6.5, and sports/comes with/supports a cameraphone with 3.15 megapixels plus a secondary VGA camera. There is also a stereo radio feature you can tap into, and you can also playback several media formats that are compatible with Windows Media Mobile. There is also the standard Pocket Office, which contains mobile versions for MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and a PDF viewer for good measure.

Connection wise, the Samsung B7300 Omnia Lite also has a good showing, with all primary connectivity options available, except infrared - namely 3G, WiFi, EDGE, GPRS, and Bluetooth. The phone is easily connected to a computer through the use of a micro USB connector/You can connect your mobile phone to a computer through a microUSB connection. Battery life more or less normal for a touchscreen smartphone with 650 hours on standby and 9 hours of talk time.

Naturally, the price is also much more affordable, and can be better justified buying, especially with all the features it comes packed with. While a smaller, less imposing phone design wise, the Samsung 7300 Omnia Lite is hardly that when it comes to the things that are under the hood.
Jerry Smith, the editor of http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk. An expert on mobile phone and an observer of UK telecommunication market. He writes reviews on latest mobile phones, and also suggests promotional deals and special offers from mobile phone retailers in UK.