Samsung Omnia PRO B7320 Arrives In India

Along with the Omnia HD that was announced yesterday, Samsung had also introduced another Omnia branded handset, the Pro B7320, in India. It was just that the announcement of the feature packed and shall we say, better endowed Omnia i8910 HD took the limelight off the PRO. And rightly so.
Considering the features the i8910 HD packs in, this was bound to happen. Let's now take a closer look at the Omnia PRO, which mind you, is quite a capable handset in its own right. The Pro is a full QWERTY laden, Windows Mobile powered device that makes for a nice entry-level business device. At a price of Rs.16,500 in India, it falls in the same price range as the just launched BlackBerry Curve 8520. The E71 from Nokia is just slightly more expensive than this one. We guess the E63, thanks to its cheaper price tag, STILL remains one of the best "office" phones in this range.

As for the features the Pro B7320 has to offer you, it's powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and is upgradeable to the version 6.5 scheduled to appear soon. So, yes, this one is almost future proof. The screen is a nice QVGA (which has now started to look dated) 320 x 240 pixels one, offering 2.4 inches of real estate. For your imaging needs, Samsung has thrown in a decent 3-megapixel camera with autofocus. On the connectivity side of things, almost everything is covered including Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE or plain vanilla GPRS. Lest we forget, the phone is USB 2.0 compatible as well.

The number crunching part is handled by a Qualcomm MSM 7201A processor that runs at 528 MHz. That's pretty decent for a Windows Mobile powered device. There is 70 MB of internal storage space which is expandable to 16GB with the help of a microSD card. The phone should offer you a decent battery life with a powerful Li-Ion 1480 mAh battery. The device is now on sale in India at the aforementioned price, Rs. 16,500. So, if you have been inching towards buying the BlackBerry 8250 or the E71, you now have a wider choice spanning three different OS platforms!