Samsung Ativ S Finally Unveiled

Samsung Ativ S Finally Unveiled

Samsung’s First Windows 8 Phone

Not to be stunned with the recent ruling of the California court district for patent issues lobbied against them by Apple, Samsung unveiled at IFA’s annual trade show in Berlin, the latest and so far the only Windows Phone 8 in the world, Ativ S.

Ativ S: Slim with Super HD AMOLED

Ativ S running on the Windows Phone 8 operating system comes with a dual core processor of 1.5 GHz But another thing that you and consumers would be excited about is its slim design and a display that is 4.8 inches in size and uses the Super HD AMOLED technology. The screen also has 306ppi (pixel per inch) density similar to that of Galaxy S III. Although this is not better than the pixel densities of HTC One X Carbon and iPhone 4s at 312 and 326 ppi respectively, one would hardly notice the difference. The mobile device’s dimension is 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm and weighs 135 grams. In addition, the touch screen is coated with the breakage and scratch resistant Gorilla 2.

VIdeo and Audio Codecs Supported by Ativ S

The smartphone also has a main and a sub camera. The main or the rear-facing camera is 8 megapixels that features autofocus and LED flash. While the sub or front-facing camera is 1.9 megapixels. Another entertainment feature of Ativ S that’s worth looking forward is the full HD 1080p video playback and recording capabilities. The video feature supports most standard video codecs WMV, MP4, MOV, H.263 and .264 and M4V. As for the audio playback and recording, it supports audio file formats .aac, .mp3, .wma, .m4a and .mp4. The audio jack of the Ativ S is a standard 3.55mm.

Ativ S’s Tap-to-Share and GPS Features

Ativ S uses the old school Bluetooth technology for file sharing as well as the latest Tap to Share with NFC. And, if locating someone or something is another feature that you give high priority for, then both Microsoft and Samsung made sure that Ativ S would feature both A-GPS and the Russian counterpart of the U.S. GPS, Glonass. In relation to GPS and sharing, Ativ S is built with the standard industry sensors Proximity, Gyroscope, Ambient Light, Geomagnetic and Accelerometer.

Samsung’s closest competition to Nokia’s Lumia has a 1G of RAM and would introduce storage sizes at a minimum of 16GB and 32GB while supporting microSD at the SDXC or extended capacity level. Ativ S also has a standard Li-ion 2300mAh battery that promises the phone to function for longer periods before you recharge it.

Ativ S Supports HSPA Network Speed

The Korean manufacturer also made sure that it would make a mark in the mobile networking capabilities area by making Ativ S compatible with HSPA+ 42Mbps. Of course, the regular EDGE and GPRS capabilities cannot be entirely set aside. Both networking capabilities are in 850/900/1900/2100 Mhz. Connectivity features on the other hand, include a USB 2.0 slot, NFC, Bluetooth’s 3.0 version, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/g/b/n at 2.4 and 5GHz; and Wi-Fi channel bonding.

Ativ S comes with the usual Samsung applications Family Story, the mobile communication service ChatOn, the Music Hub and the Media Hub exclusively available in the U.S. Since this phone is a product partnership with Windows, there would be a Samsung Zone when the Windows Phone Marketplace application is accessed. Other on-the-side contents that you may find useful would be the photo editor, the Now Daily Briefing and the mini diary. Some other features that are yet to be confirmed on its release date set around October would be a backup system that would enable the user to restore and retrieve in its original state loss, SMS messages. It is also said to include a built-in Skype and a data monitoring application to help the user manage and control the amount of data he is using. You may also want to have more options to customize the color and the sizes of the tiles on the screen and Ativ S may probably deliver come October.

The Next Nokia Lumia VS. Samsung’s Ativ S

With the unveiling of the Ativ S, people cannot help but largely anticipate on how Nokia’s new Lumia would respond head-to-head. It is suspected that it may somehow look similar to the current Lumia but would internally follow suit with Ativ S’s extended memory capabilities, Tap-to-Share feature, a top-of-the-line microprocessor and an HD AMOLED display. Other techies are hoping that Nokia would improve the standard Lumia camera lens from 8 megapixels to that of its 41 megapixel sensor used in N808 Pureview, if it wants to upstage Ativ S. On network capabilities, Ativ S and its being compatible with HSPA may limit themselves to T-Mobile subscriptions while the next Lumia is more likely to support the 4G or LTE (Long Term Evolution) network speed.

It looks like Samsung had, in terms of timing, contradicted itself when it stated that the recent court decision favoring Apple would limit innovations. But it’s good to know that, in some way, that it’s business as usual for these smartphone manufacturers.

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