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The Samsung Omnia is Verizon's latest offering in the touch-screen arena. Unlike other models from Samsung, however, the Omnia is a full-featured smartphone. Experts agree that there is a lot of power under the Omnia's hood. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, it boasts 8 GB of internal memory (expandable to 24 GB via microSD slot), Wi-Fi connectivity and the convenient Windows Office Mobile suite. Business users will appreciate how well Windows Mobile integrates with many applications found on your PC. The latest build of this operating system is not without its flaws, however. A few reviewers contend that it can be slow when responding to touch commands, and it is not nearly as slick as the Apple iPhone 3G. Samsung utilizes the same TouchWiz customizable interface here as it does on handsets for other carriers, like the Samsung Behold and Samsung Eternity, but reviewers say it is disappointing together with Windows Mobile. A built-in optical mouse and removable stylus are also included with the Omnia to provide navigation options.

Physically, the Samsung Omnia is described by PC World as "elegant." A 3.2-inch display is only slightly smaller than that of the iPhone 3G. This screen covers most of the handset, which measures 4.4 inches by 2.2 inches by 0.5 inches. Critics assert that one of the most pleasing aspects of the Omnia is the integrated Opera Mobile web browser. Opera displays most full HTML pages flawlessly, and users can tap on a section of a website to zoom in. A 5-megapixel camera helps to round out the Omnia's multimedia features. A variety of user options exist to fine tune photos such as autofocus and scene settings. For texting purposes, the Omnia performs adequately, but some find the virtual QWERTY keyboard to be cramped. A standard 3.5-mm headphone jack is unexpectedly missing from the Omnia. A special Samsung adapter must be used to listen to music with an ordinary set of headphones. Call quality is consistently rated as good, and Laptop Magazine is impressed with battery life as well.

Perhaps the most immediate comparison reviewers make is between the Samsung Omnia and RIM Blackberry Storm. Reviewers are unanimous that the Omnia outperforms the Storm as a result of a more pleasant user interface. The Omnia is thought of as more robust than Samsung's Instinct, Eternity, and Behold, and has some features the Apple iPhone 3G lacks.