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Samsung ATIV Odyssey Review

(SCH-I930) Score: 63.7 / 100

Samsung ATIV Odyssey is a fascinating Windows Phone 8 cellphone launched many years ago, which counts with a great 1.5 gigahertz Dual-Core processing unit, a 4 inches touch-screen, and two cameras, a 5 megapixels back side camera and a 1.2 mega-pixels front-facing camera.

Samsung decided to build the Samsung ATIV Odyssey using a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 system chip, holding an extremely powerful 1.5 GHz Dual-Core processing unit and only 1 GB RAM which is a bit poor for such a powerful cellphone. To help with graphic rendering, this cellphone also has an Adreno 225 graphics processing unit ticking at 400 megahertz. A good feature of this phone is its 8 GB quite big internal storage memory and a slot for SD memory cards, allowing the user to install hundreds of applications and games without running out of space.

This phone doesn't feel very lightweight comparing to other devices , with a weight of 4.41 ounces. The Samsung ATIV Odyssey's thickness of 0.43" is a little far from today's standards, but it still feels quite right in the user's hand.

The Samsung ATIV Odyssey has two cameras, a 5 MP back camera and a 1.2 megapixels front side camera. It also captures Full HD 1920x1080 videos. In addition, this device's camera also has auto-focus and flash.

This phone includes a good looking 4-inches screen with a 800 x 480 resolution, which makes all photos and videos look colorful and brightful. This screen uses Super AMOLED capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch for gestures like pinch and zoom.

This cellphone comes with an amazing 2100 mAh Li-Ion battery, which isn't too much for a phone like this.

The Samsung ATIV Odyssey provides wifi connectivity (and it can share it with other devices acting as a wireless router), 4G LTE high performance internet connection and 3G fast connection type, using HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A and EDGE technologies. The Samsung ATIV Odyssey uses a SIM card to connect to GSM networks and it can connect to both GSM and CDMA.

This cellphone also features a handful of cool features such as NFC (to trigger actions, transfer data or make payments by holding your phone close to another NFC device or tag), Bluetooth (3.1) and GPS, and a few sensors likeLight Sensor, Proximity Sensor and Accelerometer.

The Samsung ATIV Odyssey costs about $ 249, not cheap for this type of cellphone. This phone is a good choice no matter if you want a cellphone mainly for internet broswing and social networks, will use it for gaming, are an amateur photographer or want this phone for work.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Samsung
Operating System (OS):Windows Phone 8
Product code:SCH-I930
Dimensions:4.82 x 2.51 x 0.43 inchesMetric12.24 x 6.38 x 1.09 cmImperial
Weight:4.41 ouncesMetric125.02 gImperial
Release date:2012-10-29
Price:$ 249.00

Display

Screen Type:Super AMOLED (16M colors)
Size:4 inchesMetric10.2 cmImperial
Resolution:480 x 800 pixels
Pixel density:233 pixels per inchMetric91.73 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Chipset:Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Processor:Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz)
RAM Memory:1 GB (500 MHz)
Graphics Processor:Adreno 225 (400 MHz)
Internal Memory:8 GB
SD Card Slot:microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB)

Battery

Battery type:Li-Ion
Removable:Yes
Capacity:2100 mAh
Stand-by Time:168 hours

Camera

Back camera:5 megapixels
    Flash:Yes
Front camera:1.2 megapixels
Max video resolution:1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
Camera features:Auto-Focus

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
    Mobile Hotspot:Yes
SIM Card Type:SIM
LTE (4G) Bands:700 (band 13)
UMTS Bands:2100
GSM Bands:850, 900, 1800, 1900
CDMA Bands:800, 1900
Technologies:LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 3.1
GPS:Yes
NFC (Near Field Communication):Yes
Sensors:Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor