Samsung introduces ATIV line of Windows Phone smart phone & tablet

Samsung has announced its ATIV Windows based product line up at IFA. The ATIV branding will be used across its new Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices. First up is the Samsung ATIV S smart phone which is a large Windows Phone device that features a 4.8″ HD Super AMOLED display, dual-core Qualcomm 1.5GHz processor and 1GB of RAM. The display is said to be 1280×720 and is toughen with Gorilla Glass 2. The ATIV S body has a aluminium brushed chassis that should provide a more upmarket feel than the usual polycarbonate plastics.

Over at the back it has a 8MP camera and there’s a front facing 1.9MP camera for video calls. The ATIV S comes with 16GB and 32GB storage options which is expandable via micro SD (SDXC supported). It uses a rather large 2,300mAh battery and weighs 135 grams with a thickness of just 8.7mm. In terms of connectivity, it supports HSPA+ up to 42Mbps and it even comes with NFC.

The next device is the Samsung ATIV Tab that runs on Windows RT. It comes with a 10.1″ display that does 1366×768 pixels resolution and it is powered with a dual core 1.5GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. There are 2 storage options of 32GB and 64GB which can be expanded with micro SD. Other features include a 5MP main camera, 1.9MP front facing camera, NFC, USB port and micro HDMI. It also packs up a rather huge 8,200mAh battery but it still maintains a very slim 8.9mm profile at 570grams.

Head after the break for more photos of Samsung ATIV S and Samsung ATIV Tab.

Samsung ATIV S

Samsung ATIV TAB