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Mango newbie

Tech talk looks at the Samsung Focus S

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Mango newbie
24 Nov 2011

The deluge of Mango devices isn't over yet. Hot on the heels of the Lumia 800, the Titan, Radar and the wallet-friendly Focus Flash comes the Samsung Focus S. There's not a whole lot of mystery to Sammy's flagship Windows Phone 7.5 handset.

It's not terribly different from many of its cousins packing Microsoft's mobile OS and, other than size, there doesn't seem to be anything separating it from its little brother, the Flash.

What, then - aside from a few Galaxy S design touches - does Focus S offer your high-end smartphone dollar? If you've ever held a Galaxy S II you should immediately feel at home with the Focus S. Underneath the hood of the Focus S is the same 1.4GHz, single-core Snapdragon and 512MB of RAM found in the Focus Flash and Nokia's Lumia 800 - so don't expect any performance miracles.

The main camera on the Focus S is an 8 megapixel joint with a lone LED performing flash duties. Saying that any phone takes acceptable photos outside in the daylight should be a forgone conclusion at this point, but Sammy's shooter is just a bit above average. On the software front it's a Mango device with the same minimally intrusive selection of uninstallable carrier and manufacturer apps we saw on the Focus Flash.

Will you go for it?

Source: engadget.com

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