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July 20, 2011

Samsung Galaxy S II On Windows Platform ?








Samsung Galaxy S II is easily one of the best Android smartphones out there right now. So you can imagine our excitement when we heard that Samsung might be working on a Windows Phone 7-version of the super-slim beast.
The Bluetooth SIG board, which tests new phones using the wireless specification before release, has seen the Samsung SGH-i937 pass through its labs, similar to the Samsung SGH-i927 (The Galaxy S II) and the Samsung SGH-i937 (also known as the Windows Phone 7-powered Focus).
Although it’s still a rumour, the possibility of a Galaxy S II/Windows Phone 7 mash-up is ground in reality, as it comes from a Bluetooth SIG listing.
But still,this new Windows Phone 7-powered handset’s specifications are rather elusive. Aside from the model number, there is no way to truly find out if this Window Phone handset comes with the same specifications of the Galaxy S II.
We can’t be alone in thinking that a Galaxy S II running Mango would be pretty amazing. Then again, the Nokia Sea Ray, at a glance, looks very much to be a Windows Phone 7’ed N9.
Should both these phones see the light of day, it’d make for an interesting comparison; both phones would have large Super AMOLED screens around the 4-inch mark (S II: 4.3-inches, N9: 3.9-inches) 8-megapixel cameras, 16GB of storage as standard.
Mango’s release is getting ever closer which means it won’t be long before manufacturers start to reveal their new hardware, so all our questions could soon be answered.

Nokia N8 - Media wall



Nokia N8 - official photos and video of the new smartphone



GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced2010, April
StatusAvailable. Released 2010, October
SIZEDimensions113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc
Weight135 g
DISPLAYTypeAMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes, check quality
MEMORYPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsDetailed, max 30 days
Internal16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
DATAGPRSClass 33
EDGEClass 33
3GHSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
BluetoothYes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared portNo
USBYes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
CAMERAPrimary12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash, check quality
Features1/1.83'' sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face detection
VideoYes, 720p@25fps, check quality
SecondaryVGA videocall camera
FEATURESOSSymbian^3 OS
CPU680 MHz ARM 11 processor, Broadcom BCM2727 GPU
MessagingSMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
BrowserWAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
RadioStereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
GamesYes + downloadable
ColorsDark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink
GPSYes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
JavaYes, MIDP 2.1
- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound
- Anodized aluminum casing
- Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video/photo editor
- Flash Lite v4.0
- Predictive text input
BATTERYStandard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-byUp to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Music playUp to 50 h
MISCSAR US1.09 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU1.02 W/kg (head)