Samsung ATIV S is the first Windows Phone 8 device: IFA 2012

At the IFA 2012 event, Samsung has shown the world the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone called the ATIV S.

Some of the key specs of the Samsung ATIV S are:

• 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels
• 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Krait (MSM8960) processor
• 1GB of RAM
• GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, NFC
• GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB v2.0
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• 8 MP AF, LED flash with full HD video recording, 1.9MP front facing camera
• 16GB, 32GB versions with expandable support up to 32GB via MicroSD card
• 2300 mAh battery

As for when this handset will be launched, there is no word yet available but with Microsoft expected to launch its latest operating system by the end of October, we can speculate that the handsets will be announced at around that time.