The Samsung I900 Omnia has been causing waves since its announcement and judging by this video from CommunicAsia 2008 in Singapore it may well live up to the hype.

We used to accuse a phone of being an iPhone killer but when it comes to UI the question now is will the Samsung I900 be able to fend off interest in the HTC Diamond and Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1.

Is it a contender?

We all know the fact that cell phone applications are the hot cakes these days, and we also know that Google’s android success will be based on these developed applications. Mr Andy Rubi, the Senior Director of Google Android Mobile Platforms did not confirm how exactly application distribution exactly work, but he said the download ranking system would involve something similar to Youtube’s star rating system, and would also have other requirements such as number of downloads and number of uninstalls to determine the application’s ranking.

 

Web Browsing on Google Andoid

MONSTER MILKTRUCK on Android

If you weren’t already worried about cancer from overhead powerlines, aspartame and TV radiation at least be grateful that at any given time you are not surrounded by 4 Nokia phones and made entirely of corn kernel.

When it comes to UI its nearly impossible to capture the smooth, delicate nature of its genius in prose so that’s why we’re posting a video of the Garmin Nuvifone in action.

The phone features a very GPS friendly UI, QWERTY keyboard and dedicated icons that allow quick acceess to main function, and when the main features weren’t deliberately avoided the prospects look good. Apple iPhone 3G? Consider the gauntlent thrown.

Are you persuaded?