The new Samsung Focus S is the top model among the Windows phone lineup of Korean company. It is the elder brother of the Samsung Focus Flash. It is bigger in size compared to Flash. Because of the strict hardware restrictions of Microsoft for their Windows phone line up, the line between budget gadget and a flagship is not very thick. So, the Focus S and Focus Flash share the same CPU and chipsets. Built-in memory, screen size and camera units are the differences between the two handsets.
Despite of being a new launch, The Samsung Focus S appears very familiar. In a moderately intelligent fashion, designers of Samsung have determined to shaped the handset as a twin to the most successful I9100 Galaxy S II, it is not a bad idea provided the fact that handset that is powered by Android is still selling like anything.
Key Features of Samsung Focus S: Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support, 1.4 GHz Scorpion CPU, 4.3” 16M color Super AMOLED Plus screen along with WVGA resolution, 8MP autofocus camera with geo tagging and LED flash, 16GB in-built storage, Wi-Fi b/g/n, FM radio with RDS, Standard micro USB port, standard 3.5mm audio jack, Windows Phone 7.5 OS, Office document editor, 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA, Bluetooth, In-built A-GPS receiver, voice-to-text functionality.
Some main disadvantages
1. No DivX/XviD video support
2. No silverlight or Flash support in the browser
3. Restricted third party apps
4. No USB mass storage mode
5. No system-wide file manager
6. Memory non extendable
7. Too much dependability on Zune software for file syncing and management.
