Samsung Odyssey and Samsung Marco. Those are the names, at least in code, of the first terminals with which the South Korean firm will get on the Windows Phone 8 bandwagon. The new Microsoft operating system for smart phones, or smartphones , will not only be present in the next generation of Nokia Lumia phones, and in fact, there are several manufacturers who want to participate in the third installment of this environment "" after Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 7.5 ””. In the case of Samsung, the information has come from the hand of the lawsuits that face the South Korean with Apple, which has required that a series of internal documents of the Asian company be exposed. Among those, these two devices have been seen.
There is no data on when these Samsung Odyssey and Samsung Marco would go on sale, although knowing that Microsoft's strategy involves a joint launch of the different versions of its new operating system ”” Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8, being this last one review of Windows Phone 7.5 with the newest flavor of those of Redmond "" could estimate would be between the months of October and November when the company stores carry these devices. In common, these Samsung Odyssey and Samsung Marco offer, in addition to the aforementioned platform, anew dual-core Qualcomm processor: this is the 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4.
In terms of performance, these Samsung Odyssey and Samsung Marco propose very different things. It could be understood that the Samsung Odyssey is the high-end of the couple, while the Samsung Marco is related to what we would define as a mid-range "" although remarkably vitaminized in terms of process, as we have indicated "". Let's look at the Odyssey first.
We are facing a mobile with a very generous screen. Are 4.65 inches HD Super AMOLED panel, which comes to 1,280 x 720 pixels. That said, it seems that refiriésemos to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, although the eight - megapixel camera built into the Samsung Odyssey invites you to think of specific loans from the native Google. It is not specified in the leaked document, but it seems more than likely that this mobile will record video with FullHD quality "" something that is not available in the current generation Windows Phone "". In connectivity, compatibility with LTE networks stands out"" That is, fourth generation mobile Internet "" and with NFC communication systems.
And now, let's move on to the Samsung Marco. The mid-range of the next Windows Phone mobile game seems to adapt features of the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy Nexus to the Microsoft ecosystem. Thus, we encounter a Super AMOLED four - inch screen that distribute a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The camera, now capture maximum results from five megapixels "" no news about video quality, although it is not unlikely it may be, also, FullHD "". However, he loses in connectivity compared to his older brother, and although it can access 3G networks, it will not be able to do so on LTE nor does it support NFC links.
