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Samsung Ativ S review: A fresh start

30 October 2012 | Read the review | Post your comment
Samsung Ativ S review: A fresh start - read the full textTheir Ativ S was the first Windows Phone 8 flagship announced and, respectful of chronology, the first we're about to properly review. The Nokia Lumia 920, the HTC Windows Phone 8X and the Ativ S are often painted as allies - but that's mostly rhetoric...

 

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Still Nokia lumia 920 is in the lead with pureview an' pure HD + display
.no comparison with amoled screen

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  • 2012-11-01 07:40
  • rA}T

Samsung is so lazy. Wait for lumia 920 review..it has equalizer and other custom tweeks under it's sleeve. Let's see also what customizations HTC have.

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  • 2012-11-01 07:10
  • MriV
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great device specs n design and only if it wasnt for this wp os which i really dont like despite very agressive marketing, open-source os would be better like symbian belle/carla. that would be better option but as you know there is no agressive marketing for symbian (trojan horse elop)... just a sad sad story! :/

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  • 2012-11-01 03:13
  • 3ITb

After I read through the review, I realize that ATIV S is only phone that has aluminum body which many people and fanboys brag about all those years.

And ATIV S looks more conservative and professional than 920. I mean this is what Nokia used to stand for - being an adult among the crowd.

I mean, at this point, I cannot find any single reason to hate this phone.

This phone should been an window 8 reference phone.

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  • 2012-11-01 03:07
  • YPb1

My respects to Lumia 920

but Active S is for someone who prefers slimmer and lighter phone with sd card expansion slot + Lumia 920. What a sexy beast. It even looks better than S3.

I'm sorry but X8 just doesn't look good. HTC lost its plot lately...

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  • 2012-11-01 01:24
  • YPb1

Need a proper comparison with the galaxy s3 performance wise to see how the OS compares to android

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  • 2012-11-01 00:54
  • IvdW

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-10-31 17:03 from 0Us{ - click to readI guess it got your attention just can't keep your eyes off the great looks of wp

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  • 2012-11-01 00:50
  • IvdW

> In reply to alexvr @ 2012-10-31 17:49 from ajUc - click to readNo experienced phone user - as you claim to be - would stick to one single platform and call it a "real OS". I won't go as far as calling you a liar but you obviously were never a true user of any of those platforms, save for Android.
iOS for example has enough tricks up its sleeve to make you a fan if you have an iPhone for over 6 months. So does Windows Phone.

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  • 2012-10-31 22:03
  • nuXm

> In reply to Aata majhi satakli @ 2012-10-31 18:00 from 95at - click to readi used bada as well :P but i wasn t impressed

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  • 2012-10-31 20:38
  • ajTh

We need a battery test to define the platform ability

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  • 2012-10-31 19:43
  • AIAA

i dont like wp8 interface only android only sony

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  • 2012-10-31 18:43
  • HId2

> In reply to Ruce @ 2012-10-31 03:55 from LKpV - click to readA fellow kenyan?

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  • 2012-10-31 18:12
  • Nwu9

> In reply to alexvr @ 2012-10-31 17:49 from ajUc - click to readBada os is the best os in the world i love it

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  • 2012-10-31 18:00
  • 95at

No fm radio wtf? Ativs biggg fail

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  • 2012-10-31 17:57
  • 95at

> In reply to TheAgent @ 2012-10-31 16:53 from nuXm - click to readYep it was android and before that it was iphone and before that it was symbian and windos mobile. So u see....i tried them all and i ll stick to android. It s the best os i used so far.

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  • 2012-10-31 17:49
  • ajUc

when android os launched it has many disadvantages but now Android is good..same with windows phone 8 it will definetly succeed... It will get more appreciation than all OS .. WP8 will definetly win match...

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  • 2012-10-31 17:26
  • uuKQ

buying and selling windows 8 os of nokia this is more expensive than lumia 920 I think. no way to this phone. :)

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  • 2012-10-31 17:26
  • v0qx

OMG you WP fanboys! Can't you see that WP is a total mess in terms of UI? You simply can't understand anything from it. That many icons that you have the impression they will go on top of each other anytime. There's no sense of organization at all in WP. I understand a pc or a laptop with Win, but a small device like a smartphone? Never, that's why the only rivalry that exist on this market is between Android and iOS, and more important, between Android devices.

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  • 2012-10-31 17:03
  • 0Us{

> In reply to alexvr @ 2012-10-31 16:38 from ajTh - click to readI wonder what phone you had before the Radar. I suspect it was yet another Android, and you didn't like the Radar because it was different.
Can't be anything but that, when you call Android a "real" OS. When I say no one leaves Windows for Android, I am talking about unbiased users.

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  • 2012-10-31 16:53
  • nuXm

> In reply to TheAgent @ 2012-10-31 14:14 from nuXm - click to readI did! I used an htc radar, sold it and got myself a phone with a real os( android)

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  • 2012-10-31 16:38
  • ajTh
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