MobileTechReview Forum, News and Reviews: Sprint to Offer Samsung ATIV S Neo Windows Phone 8 This Week

Sprint today announced the Samsung ATIV S Neo, the second Windows Phone 8 smartphone from Sprint will go on sale Friday, Aug. 16, in direct ship sales channels, including Sprint Stores, Business Sales, Web Sales and Telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1, for $149.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade, two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate via reward card. Here's more info:

The first Windows Phone 8 device from Sprint with international roaming capabilities, ATIV S Neo is the perfect balance of productivity and fun with a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 16GB memory, 1GB of RAM, microSD memory card slot supporting up to 64GB (microSD card sold separately) and removable 2,000mAh lithium-ion battery for up to 14 hours talk time.

Samsung ATIV S Neo Features:

-Windows Phone 8 offers the most personal smartphone experience with Live Tiles, Live Apps, and seamless integration with popular Microsoft consumer services, including Xbox, SkyDrive, Skype, and Bing
-Dual cameras: 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and video capture and 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera with external camera button that initiates the camera even if the phone is locked or sleeping
-Windows Phone Store features more than 170,000 apps and games available for download
-Built-in Kids Corner where parents can curate kid-friendly apps and games, while restricting access to the rest of their smartphone content
-Sprint TV and Movies with more than 15 channels of live sports, live breaking news and full episodes of the most popular daytime, primetime and kids entertainment
-Sprint Music Plus, a full-featured music store and player for music tracks, ringtones and ringback tones, including millions of DRM-free music tracks and tones updated daily
-3.5mm stereo headset jack
-Bluetooth 4.0 + LE

Productivity

-Sprint 4G LTE
-1.4GHz dual-core processor (Qualcomm MSM8930AA)
-3G/4G LTE mobile hotspot capability supporting up to eight
-Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
-Microsoft Office Hub gives you read/edit access to popular Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), plus Sharepoint for collaboration on the go and OneNote
-Corporate email (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync), personal (POP & IMAP) email and text messaging
-Full HTML Web browser with Bing Search
-Near Field Communication (NFC)
-ATIV Beam makes it easy to share photos/music/video with other devices through NFC and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
-International roaming - GSM: 850MHz, 900MHz, 1,800MHz and 1,900MHz; HSPA+/UMTS: 1,900MHz and -2,100MHz; Data roaming: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA+ and WCDMA

Specifications

Dimensions: 5.33 x 2.72 x 0.36 inches (135.4mm x 69.15mm x 9.25mm)
Weight: 5.08 ounces (144.02 grams)
Display: 4.8-inch HD 1,280x720 touchscreen display
Battery: Removable 2,000mAh lithium-ion battery for up to 14 hours talk time
Memory: 1GB RAM, 16GB memory and microSD(TM) card slot supporting up to 64GB memory card (microSD card sold separately)

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