by Holly Shoemaker
After the
verdict in California, a Samsung attorney said the company had
already put plans in motion to differentiate its products from iPhones and
iPads. At the IFA trade show in Berlin today, Samsung did just that. In a move
that undercuts Nokia, Samsung announced that in Q4 2012, it will offer its
first Windows 8 Phone, the ATIV S. Nokia is expected to announce its new Lumia
Windows 8 smartphones on September 5, 2012 in New York.
Overview of ATIV S
While the ATIV S is not the first Windows-based phone, it is the first
Windows 8 one. It will feature a 4.8-inch HD display, HSPA+ support, a 1.9
megapixel front-facing camera and a 1.5 gigahertz dual-core processor. At this
time, the price has not been released and the phone lacks LTE connectivity,
which has analysts speculating that T-Mobile will become the first carrier to
sell the phone. In January, T-Mobile started
selling the Lumia 710.
Concluding Thoughts
While I discussed in June how the rumor
of Samsung buying Nokia lacked rationale, perhaps more news will
follow if Nokia fails to gain traction when its releases its Windows 8 phone.
One thing remains certain - Samsung shows no signs of losing its number one
spot as the world's largest handset manufacturer; the company dethroned Nokia
to gain that honor.
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