Samsung OmniaHD hands-on, now with more TouchWiz

Its TouchWiz implementation is still a little raw -- first time they've done this on S60, so we'll cut them some slack -- but otherwise, we're seriously stoked by everything we've seen of the OmniaHD this week. The display simply has to be seen to be believed, clocking in at a breathtaking 3.7 inches -- and we noticed that it has a rather uncanny capability for washing out any other display within striking distance. Check out this Memoir here, held side-by-side for comparison: taken alone, the thing has a gorgeous display, but it pales in comparison to that glorious AMOLED alongside (also notice how the already-large Memoir gets dwarfed by the OmniaHD's massive package). Despite its size, the phone was comfortable in the hand -- and even in its rickety pre-beta state, the firmware was really flying through crazy 3D transitions, so we're hopeful that this is going to be one of the most desirable phones of the year when it hits. Follow the break for a video tour of the interface!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 17th 2009 12:07AM]

Whens it coming to the states!!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 17th 2009 12:30AM]

I hope this comes to Verizon.

[Inzain Posted Feb 17th 2009 1:15AM]

I want to put down a deposit for that phone right now!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 17th 2009 9:44AM]

Wow. He look like he had all kinds of problems with getting things to work properly. The UI looked clumsy and had to hit things multiple times to get things to activate. I wasn't impressed. The PRE looked 1000 times better. Although, that screen did look gorgeous. This thing looks like a beast, though! No thanks

[slamEVIL Posted Feb 17th 2009 1:15PM]

no he didn't, he just didn't know how to work it. it is very clear that he had to touch and hold the widget for a bit to move it which he figured out by the sixth try. and with the messages, he didn't know he had to double tap. other than that, he had no problems.

[rulli Posted Feb 18th 2009 2:45AM]

That guy was a noob. He didn't even know how to work the device.

Hoping for Verizon on this phone... If the pre comes to VZ too, that'll be an extremely tough choice...