Samsung unveiled the first Windows Phone 8 device, ATIV S at IFA Berlin in August but didn’t reveal the availability or the pricing at that time. Now, UK’s online retailer Clove has announced that it is now availalble for pre-order with them and would ship at the end of this month. The Samsung ATIV S packs in a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
It has a 8MP camera with LED Flash at the back and a 1.9 Megapixel front-facing camera. It has 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD, The connectivity features include 3G (HSPA+42Mbps), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Channel Bonding, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS / Glonass. It comes with a 2300mAh battery.
The Samsung ATIV S is now available for pre-order from Clove at 369 GBP (~US$590) (442.80 GBP inc. VAT). The first stocks are expected late October, which is earlier than the HTC 8X and the Nokia Lumia 920 that are expected in November.