Ah, a scorned fan. We’ve all been there, but this one decided to keep a
cool head and sat down to write a report on the problem at hand. Instead
of, you know, venting in an Internet forum and calling people (and
companies) names. And what a report it is.
The report is authored by Panashe Michael Ngwerume and is titled
“Samsung i8910 OmniaHD Report – Problems and suggested solutions for the
Samsung i8910/Omnia HD from the users”. At first sight it’s very
impressive, seeming almost professionally made.
Seriously, this thing starts with an abstract and everything. Then
the report proceeds with a lengthy table of contents despite the report
being only 25 pages long. Uh, 25 (!) pages… From the table of contents
it becomes clear that the report covers everything from the current
problems of the Samsung i8910 OmniaHD to proposed solutions and new features.
When someone writes a report, you know they mean business
But when you read through it, you can sense the feelings of a
disappointed fan seep through. There are quite a few “it would be
awesome if…” paragraphs and even some mistakes – like stating the “Nokia
is dropping Symbian rumor”, which has been denied.
Still, the list of problems is quite comprehensive and it’s not just
tilting at windmills – for some of the problems the author mentions the
efforts of hackers, which have managed to improve things like tweaking
the settings to get better still images, showing that it’s possible.
The report is a good read, despite the small amounts of fanboyism and
(at times naive) wishful thinking that show through at times. And at
least it should let Samsung i8910 OmniaHD owners know they’re not alone
in their disappointment with some of the downfalls of the handset.
Friday, 12 September 2014
