No doubt the Samsung OmniaPRO B7330 is a phone of extremely smooth industrial design. I have had this phone for some time now – over nine months, and still love it.
The Samsung B7330 has a surprisingly large 2.6” 320x320 display fitted into its tiny frame and this sits above a nicely curved full QWERTY keyboard – almost feels like a shrunken down BlackBerry Bold.
With a thickness of under 11mm, the Samsung OmniaPRO B7330 is very compact and, despite the inevitable fingerprint marks, attractive – its ok if you mistake its black solid plastic covers as some kind of light metal.
The Samsung B7330 has a d-pad for navigation for its Windows Mobile 6.5 OS.
QWERTY Keypad
Around it you’ll find the send and end keys, home and back, and two soft keys for context sensitive functions. The keys are nicely bevelled and matt plastic like the keyboard and are easy to locate and press.
The keys are not spaced out as such, but are raised. My only criticism here is that I sometimes continually press the wrong button when typing and also often miss some letters - you have to press to type not just nudge. The Samsung OmniaPRO B7330 is not for those like me with larger thumbs - finger nail typing will suffice but slows down overall speed and accuracy.
The phone has a volume rocker and USB charge/data port on the left and a microSD slot and camera shortcut key on the right.
Audio, Photos and Video
I use the Samsung B7330 for recording voice at events, meetings and interviews – it records well in High, Medium or Low quality Mp3, AMR and WAV.
The phone also takes good quality photos and videos with its 3 mega-pixel camera. I have used the phone to record a few YouTube videos. Like every phone, just don’t rely on the phone’s video sound outdoors or at loud events.
I also hate that Samsung did not put a 3.5mm jack on the phone.
Productivity
I also use Samsung OmniaPRO B7330 to receive emails on the go.
I have found that I can quickly correct a Word, Excel or simple Powerpoint presentation on the move and later transfer it to my desktop at the office – does well with work productivity.
The only problem with office applications is you cannot create new documents on the phone. You need to save a blank Word or Excel template on the phone prior then you can edit that one and save a new document.
The other challenge is I still can’t access Windows marketplace from South Africa for some reason – so have to mostly download Java based apps from the internet.
The phone was released in 2009, so don’t expect it to run certain apps like Whatsapp for Windows…
Performance
Looking at speed on the phone, I found the Samsung B7330 generally quite responsive but it let itself down by unpredictable lagging and lock-ups. Clearly, these are the sort of issues which could be addressed by firmware upgrades.
Overly
Overall the Samsung OmniaPRO B7330 is solid, feels good in the hand, with a nicely balanced weight and doesn’t suffer from any creaks or undue flex. Despite the challenges said above, its general build quality is good – and won’tbe throwing it away anytime soon!
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