Samsung ATIV S – Video Review

Samsung was the first manufacturer that announced a Windows Phone 8 handset, the ATIV S. Check the video review of the ATIV S after the break.


The ATIV S features a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display, 1.5GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of storage (expandable via microSD card) 8-megapixel back camera, a 1.9-megapixel front facing camera and 2,300 mAh removable battery.

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