This is the first look at the next Samsung Windows Phone. Boasting 4G in the US, the Ativ Odyssey looks set to be a more pocket-friendly phone than the one it's already unveiled.
The first Windows 8 Phone from Samsung is the Ativ S, a giant 4.8-inch beast of a phone. Judging by this picture, shown off by Evleaks, the Ativ Odyssey is much smaller.
The leaked photo shows the phone plastered with branding for Verizon, the US phone network. There's still no word on whether it'll come over here, or which networks it will be available from.
The Odyssey also bears a 4G logo. That doesn't mean it'll be 4G over here, however. Verizon's 4G LTE network runs on the 800 and 1,900MHz frequencies. Here in the UK the first 4G network, EE, runs on 1,800MHz, while future networks will use 800 and 2,600MHz. Still, the Nokia Lumia 920 is 4G here on EE, so fingers crossed.
Ativ is the rather unappealing name for Samsung's Windows devices, whether tablets boasting Windows RT, laptops and computers with full-size Windows 8, or phones with Windows Phone 8.
The Ativ S and Odyssey face stiff competition from the gorgeous Nokia Lumia range, as well as HTC's Windows Phones -- not to mention the iPhone and the vast range of Android phones to suit all pocket and wallet sizes.
Can Samsung be as successful with Windows Phone as it has been with Android? Is the Odyssey the next S3? Tell me your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.
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CaptainPicard 12 November, 2012 16:32
The problem with Windows Phones is the price. Why price these phones running an unpopular OS, above the price of the most successful Android phone, and near the iPhone 5. The right price would be below 400 pounds- But now the LG Nexus 4 has been revealed, so essentially all phones are overpriced.
anonymous 12 November, 2012 16:56
also cnet if this is the first windows phone from Samsung could you explain what the omnia m and the focus phones are!
anonymous 13 November, 2012 00:21
@anonymous 12 November, 2012 16:56
The article didn't say this was the first Windows phone from Samsung.
It says that this phone is the next Windows phone from Samsung.
However the article says that the larger Ativ S is the first Windows Phone from Samsung.
What it should have said is that the Ativ S is the first Windows 8 Phone from Samsung.
anonymous 13 November, 2012 01:30
@anonymous 00:21 it does say ' the first windows phone from Samsung is the Aviv s a giant 4.8 inch....
Rich Trenholm 13 November, 2012 10:38
Well spotted chaps - I missed out the 8
anonymous 13 November, 2012 12:07
@anonymous 13 November, 2012 01:30 said....
"@anonymous 00:21 it does say ' the first windows phone from Samsung is the Aviv s a giant 4.8 inch...."
That's not the phone that is the subject of this article though. Go back and read the article and then read the post (was that you?) that says "....also cnet if this is the first windows phone from Samsung...."
anonymous 13 November, 2012 13:00
@anonymous 12:07 honestly now what are you going on about Rich has acknowledged he missed out the 8, just making yourself look a bit stupid now
anonymous 13 November, 2012 15:06
Well, if you wanted to be pedantic, you could say that it's Windows Phone 8, not Windows 8 Phone... Not important, but really, after the first mistake in the article, you'd think journalist would check they use the correct name when making a correction...
-AlanUK78