I have an Android toy that reboots itself when it’s heated up and I just find it too irritating. And since I consider myself the Chief Enjoyment Officer, why not spend some money on a new phone that allows me to entertain myself socially.

Everyone’s getting the iPhone 4S and talking to Siri like she completely gets what they’re saying. Whether the iPhone 4S is jailbreakable was part of my consideration when considering the new phone. Yes, the iPhone does look cool but the auto-correct was one of the factors why I decided not to get it. Finally, I looked around me, it’s indeed true that almost everyone is using an iPhone and I can just borrow one to play with it. That’s why the iPhone wasn’t my choice.

Moving on, the Android is solid, great UI but it does get laggy even with the latest machines. Just google for “Android laggy GPU” and you will see the number of people unhappy with their Android. I’m just one of those that cannot stand lag.

So I looked online and found this phone – the Samsung Omnia W i8350. Decent phone size, not as huge as the Samsung Galaxy S2, but I gotta be satisfied with the price I’m paying for it. Good processor, and so far the best mobile processor after my BlackBerry Bold 9780 and Apple iPad. As for storage, I’m pretty satisfied with 8GB since I don’t expect myself to be putting much stuff into the phone anyway! I don’t really mind the 5 megapixels camera since the number of pixels is just a figure. (Chill, I’m not going to start a megapixels discussion.) Decent talk time, blah blah. And you can read them all below. Best of all, I got it at a bargain of S$465, which is really affordable for a new phone!

Okay, give me a week, I will share with you my favourite apps and if I love the OS more than iOS and Android.

Here’s the technical specs of the phone:
Body Dimensions 115.6 x 58.8 x 10.9 mm
Weight 115.3 g
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Camera Primary (5-Megapixels, AutoFocus & LED) / Secondary (VGA Quality)
Features Geo-tagging, image stabilization
HD Video 720p@30fps
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
1.4 GHz ScorpionCPU
GPU Adreno 205
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Internet Explorer browser (Uhhhh?)
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Battery: Li-Ion 1500 mAh (Standby Up to 370 hrs/Talktime Up to 7hrs)

After reading this, will you buy a Windows Phone as well?