The world's first 720p HDvideo recording on a mobile phone was top of our list of trend-settingfeatures revealed at this year's MWC in Barcelona. But even if you takeHD from the Samsungi8910 Omnia HD you will still have enough skill and guts to go around.It's Symbian-powered, it's touch-controlled, it's a monster of acameraphone. For all we know, a device like that is always worthanother look.

So, here's the deal. We're not just taking another look at theSamsung Omnia HD, we hope it's a closer, and more revealing look. Asecond preview is a rare honor but then, the Samsung Omnia HD is a rarepiece of technology.

The Omnia HD is getting closer to release and the new unit we haveis much different than the real early bird we checked out back inFebruary. It's been a while, so here's what Samsung have been up towith the Omnia HD.

Samsung i8910 Omnia HD

Samsung i8910 Omnia HD at a glance:General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/1900/2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 12, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps Form factor: Touchscreen barDimensions and weight: 123 x 58 x 12.9 mm, 144 gDisplay: 3.7-inch 16M color capacitive AMOLED touchscreen, 640 x 360 pixelsMemory: 8/16GB integrated memory, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 32GB)CPU:ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz processor; Graphics HW AcceleratorOS: Symbian S60 5th editionStill camera: 8 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, geo-tagging, face detection, smile shot, image stabilizer, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), ISO 1600Video recording: HD 720p@24fps, 720x480@30fps, QVGA time-lapse and slow-mo video recordingConnectivity: Wi-Fi with DLNA support, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, TV-out (SD content)Misc: Accelerometer for screen auto rotate andturn-to-mute, proximity sensor for auto screen turn-off, magnetometerfor digital compass, handwriting recognition, FM radio with RDS,DivX/XviD video support, subtitles support, virtual 5.1 channel Dolbysurround (on headphones), web browser with Flash video support, officedocument viewer, motion-based 3D gamesBattery: 1500 mAh battery

Samsung i8910 Omnia HD is getting closer and closer to its release

To get it straight, the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD (or just i8910 HD inselect markets as of lately) hasn't lost a bit of its HD magic. The720p video playback and recording are all intact and can be enjoyed in their full shine on the more mature device we're testing this time around.

The same goes for the 8-megapixel snapper that sports autofocus, digital imagestabilization, geo-tagging, beside face, smile and blink detection.Along come the enormous 3.7" capacitive AMOLED touchscreen and theother goodies that complete the Omnia HD. Like the touch-optimizedSymbian OS and TouchWiz 3D, WLAN support and built-in GPS.

Now, before you start wondering what the fuss is all about, we're focusing on the evolution of the Omnia HD.