Manufacturer Samsung Electronics Successor Samsung ATIV SE | Series Samsung ATIV | |
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Compatible networks 1700 MHz LTE (SGH-T899M); 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850, 900, 1,800, 1,900 MHz; HSPA – 700, 800, 1,700, 1,900, 2,100 MHz Predecessor Samsung Focus S
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The Samsung ATIV S is a touchscreen, slate smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics running the Windows Phone 8 operating system, upgradeable to Windows Phone 8.1. The ATIV S is Samsung's first Windows Phone 8 device, and one of the first devices under its ATIV series of Microsoft Windows-based products. It was shown at the IFA 2012 in Berlin and was the first Windows Phone 8 device to be officially unveiled, ahead of the Nokia Lumia 920.
There are three variants of the ATIV S. All feature a 4.8″ 1280 by 720 HD Super AMOLED display with a pixel density of 306ppi, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, near field communications, and support for HSPA+ networks. Specific variants include:
The ATIV S is available with 16 or 32 GB of internal storage with micro SDXC expansion for up to an additional 128 GB or more. It further features a 2300mAh removable battery and a brushed-metal look of the battery door. Overall, the hardware is very similar to the Android-based Galaxy S III.
A variant of the Samsung ATIV S, called the Samsung ATIV S Neo, was announced by Sprint on June 26, 2013 for a summer 2013 release, alongside the HTC 8XT. This phone's appearance is similar to the ATIV S, though has notable differences spec-wise, having 1.4 GHz processor speed, a 2000mAh battery, TFT LCD screen, and LTE connectivity.