Samsung Ativ S


Microsoft’s Marketing Firing across all mediums with Windows 8  hence all lights are now set on Handset Manufacturers for demonstration of fire power. Following some warning shot from Nokia and HTC, Samsung is ready to fire. Samsung Ativ S is the first Windows Phone 8 Announced. WP8 is a consistent cross-device platform that will keep Apps Developers interested. Multicore-Chipset and Screen Resolution support will help Microsoft-powered devices stand Strong next to Android and iOS OEMs on the other hand are also giving potential users a good enough reason to be excited. Just look at what the Ativ S is offering to those who are willing to go with Samsung.  



Key features:
        ·         Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE Support
·         Quad-band 3G with 42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.7 Mbps HSUPA support
·         4.8″ 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of 720 x 1280 pixel resolution
·         Scratch resistant Gorilla Glass 2 display
·         8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recording
·         1.9MP front camera
·         Windows Phone 8 OS
·         1.5GHz dual-core Krait CPU, Adreno 225 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset, 1GB of RAM
·         Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
·         GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS support
·         Digital compass
·         16/32GB of on-board storage
·         microSD slot
·         Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
·         Built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor
·         Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
·         microUSB port
·         Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and EDR, file transfers
·         Impressively deep and coherent SNS integration throughout the interface
·         Xbox Live integration and Xbox management
·         Data Sense
·         Class-leading JavaScript performance
·         NFC support
·         Samsung exclusive apps: Music hub, Chat on, Photo editor
·         App catalog falls short of Android and iOS

Disadvantages to talk about before buying this phone are as follows:-

·         Cost more than the Galaxy S III SIM-free
·         No FM 
·         No system-wide file manager
·         No voice-guided navigation
·         No music equalizers
·         No Screen Lock Shortcuts

So here we are. The Ativ S is running an OS that has just had its potential unlocked by a major update. The hardware inspired by no other but Samsung’s Android flagship, Galaxy S III. I Understand, it’s a different chipset, and a couple of CPU cores short, but most of the rest is there – from the HD Super AMOLED screen to the 8MP camera.


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