Latest Mobile Samsung Focus Flash review
Samsung Focus Windows Phone 7.5 Mango has hit the market with much fanfare and a slew of new devices. The Samsung Focus Flash for AT&T is part of the aforementioned group.
The American sibling of the Samsung Omnia W, together with its upscale partner, the Focus S has the difficult task of swaying people away from the established players,
which Android and iOS devices are, by packing solid hardware, spanking new OS, and a budget price tag.
After a quick look at the phone’s metal clad, all black body, and Super AMOLED screen however, the term “budget” gets quickly pushed to the back of your mind. One might even argue, that the Focus Flash look more upscale than its bigger brother – the Focus S.
On the inside, the two Windows Phone siblings from Samsung have a lot in common. Both devices are featuring a 1.4GHz Scorpion CPU, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. This can be attributed to the stringent hardware requirements which Microsoft has toward the devices, running its mobile OS. In short – it is difficult to divide the Windows Phone handsets into budget and high-end. The Samsung Focus Flash surely doesn’t mind this.
Features
3.7" 16M-color Super AMOLED screen with WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels)
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
3G with HSDPA (14.4 Mbps) and HSUPA (5.76Mbps)
Windows Phone 7.5 operating system
Ability to uninstall wireless provider’s proprietary apps out of the box
1.4 GHz Scorpion CPU, 512MB RAM, Snapdragon chipset
5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and geo-tagging; 1.3MP front unit
720p video recording
A number of Samsung proprietary apps, including a capable photo editor
Bing Maps with free navigation
8GB of built-in storage
Standard 3.5mm audio jack
Standard microUSB port (charging)
Wi-Fi b/g/n; DLNA support; Wi-Fi hotspot capable
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
Accelerometer for screen auto rotation
Landscape on-screen QWERTY keyboard
FM radio with RDS
Office document editor
Built-in A-GPS receiver
Voice-to-text functionality
Main disadvantages
No system-wide file manager
Only 5.5GB of built-in memory available to the user and no option to expand it
No Bluetooth file transfers
No USB mass storage mode
Limited third-party apps availability
No Flash (nor Silverlight) support in the browser
Too dependent on Zune software for file management and syncing
No DivX/XviD video support (automatic transcoding provided by Zune software, but lowers quality)