Samsung announced the flagship ATIV SE on Windows Phone 8

Following its new Nokia smartphone running Microsoft 's mobile platform , and the

 company announced Samsung. As expected , the unit received a top South Korean manufacturer specifications , but to compete with the Lumia he probably will not succeed , especially given the fact that the device works on the previous version of the operating system .

Rumors about the upcoming launch of the Samsung ATIV SE web was enough, however, until the last moment some of its characteristics were questionable. 

Some sources indicated the approach of the announcement of the next budget models , others hinted at full output flagship, which will be able to compete with Nokia, HTC and other companies.

The announcement was made without fanfare or formal presentations as ATIV SE is a simple exclusive to the telecommunications company Verizon - outside the North American market launch sales not wait. Before turning to the characteristics of this model , it is worth noting one significant fact - a smartphone running Windows Phone 8. For whatever reason, the manufacturer was unable to start the machine with the new version of the system - remains a mystery .

Samsung ATIV SE now available on the official website of Verizon, where customers can pre-order . Beskontraktnaya price was $ 599 (about 21 000 ), with two years of use of the service telecommunications company - $ 199 (about 7000 rubles). Judging by the description of the machine , the basic rate , as before, is a premium design, high-end features and some multimedia features like photo sharing and use the device as a remote control.

Features Samsung ATIV SE:

5-inch Full HD AMOLED- display with a protective glass Corning ® Gorilla ® Glass 3 ;

quad-core processor with a frequency of 2.3 GHz;

2 GB of RAM ;

16 GB of internal memory expandable via MicroSD card up to 64GB ;

13 megapikselnoaya autofocus camera with LED flash , 2 megapixel front camera (1080p);

modules : Wi-Fi 802.11 (a / b / g / n / ac), Bluetooth 3.0 (A2DP), NFC, GPS (A-GPS);

battery capacity of 2600 mAh;

Dimensions : 137,7 x69, 9x8, 4 mm;

Weight: 135.8 grams.

Once again, the company Samsung has managed to demonstrate their ability to make relatively lightweight and slim smartphones with really powerful stuffing . Such a device would come to taste the many fans of Android, but in the segment of devices on Windows Phone 8, it is not enough . New items are clearly superior to a Nokia smartphone in its technical equipment , so in this case some of the struggle for the audience should not wait. It is possible that this will be an exclusive and international version , which will appear on the shelves of Russian . Do our readers who wish to purchase a smartphone ?