Slowly but surely, the sim-free version of the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD is making its way across Europe. It has already appeared in Italy, the Netherlands and now it looks like it is shipping in Germany. gethandy.de has the Samsung i8910 HD in stock and shipping immediately for €545.

It does seem that the phone is selling for cheaper in mainland Europe, than it will in the UK. Some Italian shops are even selling it for as low as €499. In the UK, the cheapest is £489.99 from UnlockedMobiles.com who has a delivery date of 8th June. Let’s hope there’s not too long to wait in other regions too.

Thanks Chris N!

Whilst we have been focused on the sim-free i8910 Omnia HD release in the UK, it looks like it has already quietly launched in Italy. A few people have already managed to get hold of the 8GB i8910 with pricing around the €499 mark (cheaper than the UK, Play.com has it for £529.99). The phone should be available from a number of Italian retailers including Euronics, Monclick and MediaWorld.

One of the users of the HWUpgrade.it forum has posted some unboxing pictures of the sim-free version. The pictures are not the clearest having been taken on a mobile phone. Interestingly, there seems to be no key-ring stand that is included in the Orange i8910 HD. All of the pictures are attached after the break. If anything, hopefully this news means that the sim-free version should start to appear in other regions very soon. Read the rest of this entry »