On August 29, 2012, Samsung released the world's first WP8 mobile phone, Ativ S. With its launch, it also indicates that the Windows Phone platform has entered a new stage. The Ativ S is released together with Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note II, and there are many Android phones in the appearance of the Ativ S.

From the front, the Ativ S looks very similar to the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, both of which are "cobblestones". It is highly recognizable, and it seems that it is made by Samsung at a glance

Handset design is the same as Galaxy Note II

The bottom key is similar to the Galaxy S III, but the entity home key is engraved with a Windows Phone logo, which is very shiny. The return key is set to the left and the search key is set to the right due to the hard regulations of WP8

The back design is very distinctive. If it looks like this, it is easy to mistake it for a metal wire drawing process. The rear camera is also very Samsung style

Camera close-up, rear 8 megapixel back lit camera, aperture F2.6, with LED fill light

In fact, only the leftmost part of the horn hole at the bottom works

When you take apart the back cover, you can see that it is also made of plastic. Samsung has always been committed to designing plastic into metal texture

The battery is a detachable 2300mAh milliampere, which is a good capacity for a 4.8 inch mobile phone. This is also the only WP8 phone with removable battery

Close up of card slot, supporting microSD card expansion

Close up of loudspeaker

3.5mm connector and noise reducing microphone on the top

At the bottom are micro USB and microphone

The body is only 8.7mm thick. This thickness control is excellent for a mobile phone with replaceable batteries. On the right side of the fuselage are the On key and the Photo key

Close up of key switch. There is also a slot on the side for opening the rear cover

The left side of the fuselage is the volume key

Compared with Galaxy Note II, Ativ S and Galaxy Note II have similar "design languages"

The structure of the rear cover is similar, but the materials of the two are different

As WP8 mobile phones, Lumia 920 and Ativ S have different styles