When you look for the more compact Windows Phone handset, then you may want to check out the Samsung Focus 2. This is basically the improved version of the original model and it comes with sleeker design along with the equivalent technical specs with other Windows Phone-based smartphone for instance HTC Titan 2 and Nokia Lumia 900. Therefore, let’s take a look at the following specs overview of this smartphone for your own personal consideration.
Design
You will see that there are no significant changes in terms of the design since it still sports the typical bar touchscreen style. The device measures 121.7 x 62.7 x 11 mm and weighs 122 grams which makes it smaller but weightier than the original Samsung Focus. The overall body has been made of good quality plastic material so that it won’t be a good magnet for smudges and also fingerprints. The white body color, rounded curves and silver accent make this handset looks very good. The display measures 4 inches WVGA Super AMOLED with 480x800 pixels with the 233 ppi pixel density. This screen resolution is very identical with Titan 2 and Lumia 900 but apparently this device has the higher pixel density which can deliver the much better image viewing as well as video watching.
General Performance
In terms of hardware specs, Samsung Focus 2 comes equipped with the single 1.4 Ghz Qualcoom processor combined with the 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB built-in storage. For the operating system, the company has pre-loaded this device with Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). Technically, this handset may provide the smooth and stable overall performance especially when performing multi-task, hefty apps and 3D games.
Camera
There will be the 5 megapixels camera in the back and the VGA camera in the front for video calls. With this camera, users can capture image with the maximum resolution of 2592x1944 pixels along with the 4x digital zoom, auto-focus, single-LED flash, geo-tagging and image stabilization feature. The primary camera can also be functioned as the HD camcorder video with the 720p quality at 30 frames per second (fps).
Connectivity
This smartphone runs on GPRS and EDGE class 12, tri-band HSPA+ 21, and single-band LTE (700MHz) to access the 4G network (50 Mbps UL and 100 Mbps DL). When accessing the 3G network, you will get the internet speed of up to 21 Mbps via HSDPA and up to 5.76 Mbps via HSUPA. The device also comes with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP+EDR) and micro USB 2.0 for the PC sync necessity. Unfortunately, the phone has not been packed with the Near Field Communication (NFC) feature.
Battery
The company claimed that the battery of Lithium-ion 1750 mAh will provide the stand-by time of up to 10.4 Days (3G) and up to 6.5 days (4G LTE). The battery will also deliver up to 6 hours of talk-time while the average talk-time of others is about 8 hours.
Price, Pros and Cons
The Samsung Focus 2 is available to purchase at the price of $49.99 with two-year contract from AT&T. The advantages of having this smartphone are the compact design, good construction, high pixel density, fast processor and 4G LTE supports. On the downsides, this handset comes packed with the mediocre camera and it lacks microSD card slot and NFC feature. [IS]
