Samsung Electronics launched the multimedia Omnia series handsets in the Indian market which are equipped with a wide range of features.

Omnia i8910 HD: a full-touch handset with an integrated 8 megapixel camera and HD video recording with 720p @ 30fps ability. It has a huge 3.7” AMOLED screen with a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels. The phone also runs Samsungs proprietary TouchWiz UI and has been priced at Rs 33990.

Omnia Pro B7320: a nice business phone with a full QWERTY pad powered by Windows Mobile 6.1. Integrated 3 megapixel camera with QVGA screen. Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE or plain vanilla GPRS included the handset has 70 MB of internal storage space which is expandable to 16GB with the help of a microSD card. It has been priced at Rs16,500.

"Samsung Omnia HD exemplifies our vision of providing premium phones for consumers who desire functionality, style, usability and entertainment in one innovative device. Samsung Omnia series keeps the consumers at the forefront of work and play, staying connected, anytime, anywhere,” remarked Samsung India country head for the mobile business, Mr. Sunil Dutt during the launch of the handsets.

The Omnia series comes as a tough contender for the recently launched smartphones in the market such as Blackberry Curve and Nokia N97.