The Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 is one of the new media phones to hit the mid range of the price spectrum this year. It has both an excellent appearance as well as an good set of features to match it.

The Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 looks really good as it measures only 12.9 mm thick. This makes it one of the thinner models to hit the market, especially when you compare it to phones launched by other companies having the same features. This along with the fact that it weighs in at only 103 g, makes the phone very pocket friendly. You should have no problem slipping the phone into your pocket. The edges of the phone are also quite rounded which means that it can slide into the smallest space with ease.

The screen of the phone is a touch screen which allows up to 65000 colors to be displayed at a 240 x 400 pixels resolution. This screen measures 3 inches diagonally which is quite a good size, as the icons on it are well spaced. This means that you should have no problem typing out your emails. The screen is also easy to read as you can adjust the size of the text. The touch screen is powered by TouchWhiz software which is finger friendly and efficient.

The internal memory of 250 MB can store as many contacts as you want to store along with a few media clips as well. However, if you want to have an extensive media library onboard, make use of the microSD memory card slot to expand your memory up to 32 GB. The connectivity options of the Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 are really good as you have class 10 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA and Wi-Fi. Short range connectivity options include the inbuilt Bluetooth chip which allows small files to be transferred within seconds!

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The Samsung Omnia Lite is shaping up to be a pretty nifty little smartphone. Samsung have deliberately stripped some of the high-end features available in the other members of the Omnia family meaning the Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 lives up to its name – it’s very thin for a smartphone (just 13mm) and weighs in just over a hundred grams (impressive especially as it includes a 1500 mAh battery that will provide a reasonable amount of juice for all your needs.

Thanks to all this, the Lite B7300 is a bit of a looker – with brushed metal features, a distinctive cell-like pattern on the back, and a great curvy body that will feel great in the hand, this is a huge step in the right direction away from the somewhat brick-like Omnia phones we’ve seen so far.

The screen isn’t of the highest resolution (64k colours, compared to some similar phones that are hitting the 16million mark), the camera’s a paltry 3 megapixels and has no flash, but we think these are minor enough that what’s left will be more than adequate for all but the heaviest of users. Being Samsung, there’s also the great TouchWiz interface (designed specifically for all-touch handsets) and loads of interesting navigational features and apps to take advantage of the onboard GPS.

There’s also WiFi, 3.5G data connectivity, a maximum download speed on HSDPA of 3.6mbps and an FM radio, so we think you’ll find more than enough to keep your fingers happy for the length of your contract if you choose to buy it that way. It might not be about to break into any new territory or win any awards, but we think the Samsung Omnia Lite B7300’s going to do more than an adequate job for those of you out there who want a smartphone without having to worry about taking out a loan to afford it. Check out this full Samsung Omnia Lite review here for even more details. And look forward to a launch sometime around October (or even earlier if Samsung get their fingers out)