- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Samsung Focus
- Windows Phone 7
- 3.5G
- 4"
- 1 GHz
Released November, 2010
Rated 100% by by R.-Garnett--SpriteGeek (Nov, 2010)Music is impressive through the built-in speaker, and better through headphones.
Conclusion Check out the Samsung Focus
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Samsung Focus
1 GHz
Windows Phone 7 3.5G
Rated 100% by by Robert (Mar, 2011)This phone is quick and responsive with a fantastic screen that is very accurate to the touch.
screen size
4"
3"
4.5"
screen resolution
memory
| 0 GB | 0.5 GB  | 1 GB |
processor
Focus by c|net (May, 2012)Microsoft says it's working on supporting multicore processors, but maintains that the way the Windows Phone OS was written, with fewer processing demands at once, a dual-core or quad-core processor would be overkill.
Focus by J.-Dueck (Apr, 2012)While the specs may seem under powered compared to your favorite iOS or Android device, the operating system is so light and efficient, there is no need for multiple cores.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 5 MP | 9 MP |
Focus by The Verge (Nov, 2011)Spend a few minutes with the 5 megapixel camera and you'll know exactly where Samsung cut corners to reach that price point.
Focus by c|net (May, 2012)Beyond the budget price is a nice 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1.4GHz processor, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera that captures 720p HD video, and a front-facing camera.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Focus
cpu speed
Focus by LocalIndian--vrmk (Jun, 2011)The processor speed + OS combination on this phone gives best of the class UI experience - extremely fast and smooth - beating iPhone and Android phones (not that I have see all the zillion models of Android phones out there).
Focus by Romulo-C.-Carvalho--ToyShopEven with the superior Hummingbird processor, and latest firmware, the Galaxy S lags a lot, even to simple tasks, like accessing your contacts.
browser benchmark
Focus by Pete-C (Jan, 2011)Internet Explorer is good and fast, but I prefer how Safari renders pages so far.
Focus by Wayne-Schulz--mas90-accounting-software-guru (Nov, 2010)The web browser is surprisingly bad - and by bad I don't mean it's slow - because it's just as fast as the iPhone or Android.
download speed
Focus by An-old-soldier (May, 2011)If your upload speed aint so hot, make sure your PST file is not too big, otherwise you're in for a "delay.
Focus by c|net (May, 2012)Speeds weren't exactly blazing-fast in San Francisco, where the app WP7 Bandwidth Test (Free Speed Test in the Marketplace) recorded HSPA+ and LTE speeds ranging between 2Mbps and 5Mbps down, and upload speeds that hovered around 1Mbps.
talk time
390 min
600 min
600 min
Focus by DaveI checked Wirefly and other online sellers, unfortunately they have the phone for $29 and require me to upgrade to 900 minutes of talk time for an extra.
Focus by Richard-A.-Hughes (Jan, 2011)& bluetooth, great media player, handles voice commands pretty accurately, thin, light weight for a rather large device, battery life seems decent.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
Windows Phone Marketplace (Windows Phone 7) -
Capacitive -
5 MP -
OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power -
115 g -
Listen to music and news from local radio stations -
10 mm
cons
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Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
120,000 apps (Windows Phone Marketplace) -
Can't share your phone's data plan with other devices -
3,114 ms -
None -
Single core -
Nov, 2010 -
Some newer payment by phone methods require NFC -
Only one app at a time can run -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks -
Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 295 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Alex (Mar, 2011) Rated 100% by by Lester-J.-Foreman--F0REM4N (Nov, 2010) Rated 100% by by Diego-Vega-Aguirre (Dec, 2011) |
Apps
Samsung Focus | Rated 80% by by Michael-SellersLater in '11, the phone will have multitasking, excel and word automatic sync, full-fledged hardware accelerated internet explorer 9 (capable of playing videos on webpages), and xbox gaming live with folks on their console (not turn by turn gaming but true real time gaming).
Samsung Focus | Rated 100% by by Daniel (Apr, 2011)I can see all about your social networks, link contacts, play xbox games, listen music, the camera 5mp is wonderful.
Samsung Focus | Rated 100% by by M.-Helgeson (Nov, 2010)Finally, the app store is suprisingly robust vs. what I was hearing before launch date, and the Zune music store/streaming functionality is really cool.
Operating system
Samsung Focus | Rated 100% by by Stipman--purchaser-of-goods (Oct, 2011)Brilliant screen, the OS makes it VERY easy to use and call quality has been great.
Samsung Focus | Rated 80% by by c|net (Oct, 2010)The iPhone is still the one to beat in terms of ease of use, but in a competition for simplicity between Android and Windows Phone, we'd say the latter would win.
Samsung Focus | Rated 100% by by Dave (Jul, 2011)Super fast and responsive, I am impressed that microsoft was able to create such a smooth OS on the launch.
Screen
Samsung Focus | Rated 80% by by Juan-Ramirez-Espinoza (Jan, 2012)I already have 2 weeks using this phone and the only thing I can say it's "amazing", very light weight and thin, the resolution/size of the AMOLED display is great, very very good camera, windows 7 mango in gorgeous and very intuitive (it's looks better than any android version that I have used and I haven't had any single "frozen" screen or software lag since I first started it), apps and games are high quality.
Samsung Focus | Rated 100% by by daniel_leavitt2000 (Dec, 2011)I love the screen for its crisp colors and visibility in direct sunlight.
Samsung Focus | Rated 60% by by cakemaker429 (Aug, 2011)It would be nice if you could customize your displays and layout a little better though.
Type
Samsung Focus | Rated 100% by by Lucky (Dec, 2010)It's conformity and tight integration across is an extremely nice feature that I find somewhat lacking in iOS and Android.
Samsung Focus | Rated 80% by by Blaxe (Jan, 2012)I think it's safe to say that this phone is a long term investment since many great apps on iOS and android aren't available yet.
Samsung Focus | Rated 100% by by Aaron (Nov, 2010)WP7 is an amazing operating system and my iPhone and Android friends have been very impressed with my phone.
Camera
Samsung Focus | Rated 80% by by M.-K. (Dec, 2010)The camera is great for quick capture moments, but no camera phone can replace a normal camera on vacations or nature shots ... yet.
Samsung Focus | Rated 60% by by Daniel-Peterson (Nov, 2010)Camera quality seems good, the LED flash helps out quite a bit in low light conditions.
Samsung Focus | Rated 80% by by Robert-L.-StinnettThe pictures were very clear and even low light pictures were bearable (not great, but bearable).
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Nokia Lumia 920 Most built-in storage Nokia Lumia 920 vs Samsung Focus |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy Y Zippy browser Galaxy Y vs Focus |
 | 4 | HTC Radar Fastest downloads on real networks HTC Radar vs Samsung Focus |
 | 5 | LG Optimus L7 Newer operating system LG Optimus L7 vs Samsung Focus |
 | 6 | Nokia Lumia 710 6-way tie: OS supports multitasking Nokia Lumia 710 vs Samsung Focus |
 | 7 | Nokia Lumia 610 Long standby time Nokia Lumia 610 vs Samsung Focus |
 | 8 | HTC Surround 7-way tie: Has a removable battery HTC Surround vs Samsung Focus |
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