I just played with the Omnia II (i8000) today at J&R Computer World in downtown Manhattan. First let me start by saying J&R has all the unlocked imports (GSM primarily) months before their US siblings are ever released. I recall playing with the original Omnia i900 in July 08 there and it wasnt released by Verizon til Dec 08.

So back to the Omnia II. Yes its not the Verizon version and yes it has the cube button, but other than that, there only a few software differences speced out for the Verizon version.

Now for the review: The AMOLED screen is incredibly awesome. Its bright, sharp, and rich in colors. I placed it side by side with the HTC counterparts and it blew away HTC's screen hands down. With the HTC, the screen appeared flat a...
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