Samsung has been introducing products to compete in the Android and Tablet PC segment. Now it is the turn of the Windows Phone segment, with its new Samsung Omnia 7. This is among the world’s first phones to be running on the new Windows Phone 7 series operating system. It is a well-known fact that Windows Mobile usually runs on phones, which have high levels of capabilities, both in terms of features and hardware. The Samsung Omnia 7 is no different.

Featuring one of the biggest screens to be fitted on a phone, the Samsung Omnia 7 is a delight to look at, with its sleek and stylish design. The phone has a 4 inch Super AMOLED touch screen, which is not just big, but it also rich and vibrant just like your HD TV. The phone has a 5 megapixel camera with a number of features like smile detecting, panorama, Beauty Shot and Lomo Mode. The camera has also HD video recording capabilities and it does so in 720p format, which can later be enjoyed on your HD TV. The camera also has an auto-focus feature to shoot great images very easily.

To run all the high-end applications that come with the Windows Phone 7 operating system, this phone has powerful 1 GHZ processor, which also ply’s its trade in most of the other high-end phones. It would be daft to give such a powerful phone with so many features and give a poor battery and hence Samsung has given this phone with a powerful battery too, which offers nearly 7 hours of talk time. The phone also has 512 MB of RAM to supplement the processor.

Being a Windows phone, this has all the features like Xbox connectivity and Zune media capabilities. Using the Xbox live connectivity, users can play all their favourite Xbox games with their friends and competitors right on their mobile itself. The Zune pass allows you to stream your favourite tunes right on the phone too. The phone has 8GB internal memory offering adequate memory to store your favourite movies and music.

Connectivity options include 5.76 Mbps HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth 2.1. Being a Windows phone, it has all the office applications like Microsoft Office to do business on the go. Bing Maps are provided with the phone offering easy navigation to any place you would like all over the world. Accelerometer, proximity sensor and ambient light come as a standard. A 3.5 mm jack and microUSB are also given as standard.

Samsung has announced that the phone will be launched in the UK very shortly. A number of service providers have already revealed their pricing plans. T-Mobile will be one of the very first to launch this phone in the UK and will be offering the phone with no additional cost for £35 per month on a two year contract. The Samsung Omnia 7 will also be offered through phone deals on Orange and Three networks.