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Which is better??Nokia 701 or Samsung Omnia W??

14 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/which-is-better-nokia-701-or-samsung-omnia-w.156298/

pratyush997
pratyush997 Original post #1
Apr 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Hi folks,
I am soon going to buy a Smartphone and want to get the best one under 16k-18k. I've narrowed to Nokia 701 and Samsung Omnia W!
The mobile phone should be Future proof for somewhat 2 years!
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vaibhav #2
Apr 30, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Omnia W as it has a better screen (super amoled) and a front camera. And most probably you wont like to use any of them till two years as none of the current devices can upgrade to wp8 due to a major kernel change and all of them already use dated hardware. Even a galaxy s with ics scores more in browser benchmarks.
Sujeet
Sujeet #3
Apr 30, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Omnia W.Period.
R
Apr 30, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Lumia 710.
T
Apr 30, 2012 at 12:17 PM
dont go by specifications alone . nokia 701 (not lumia 710) have extremely vibrant and bright screen. its one of the best screen under direct sunlight and remains perfectly legible . also this phone is quite fast, camera is crazy fast , have great multimedia capability.

that said ,IMO the best phone in that budget will be HTC one V. both Omnia W and 701 have OS that will be outdated in 6-12 months. omnia W wont get windows phone 8 and 701 dont have very good app supports . go with One V , i'm pretty sure it'll be good for 1-2 years atleast , until Andriod jelly bean catches up.
aroraanant
Apr 30, 2012 at 12:18 PM
If you want t o get a windows phone then get Omnia otherwise I would suggest you to get android phone, you have a got a lot of options in your budget like Incredible S, Desire S, Neo V and One V
Sujeet
Sujeet #7
Apr 30, 2012 at 12:19 PM
701 is pathetic with Symbian OS.
pratyush997
Apr 30, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Is omniaw better than nokia 701 in terms of gaming performance?
ssk_the_gr8
Apr 30, 2012 at 2:52 PM
For games , omniaw
Go for Omnia w overall
thetechfreak
Apr 30, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Samsung Omnia W is obviously the better choice :wink:
pratyush997
Apr 30, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Is there any way to jailbreak omnia w
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subushady #12
Apr 30, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Samsung Omnia W. Recently my friend got it and I checked it out. Awesome display and very smooth OS. Also the windows marketplace is growing at a fast pace and MS will surely pump enough money into this.

Thanks,
Subu.
AndroidFan
Apr 30, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Is omniaw better than nokia 701 in terms of gaming performance?

Omnia W has a better OS... better than Symbian, not Android...

There are a few games, but not really on par with Android or iOS. I have a Samsung Focus. Need for Speed on that phone runs very smoothly, but graphics leave much to be desired...

You have Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and a few other famous games...

As for jailbreaking, I have interop unlocked my Samsung Focus. Don't know if that same method might work for Omnia W...
pratyush997
Apr 30, 2012 at 7:16 PM
Thanks all for clearing my doubts