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The Samsung Ativ Odyssey arrives (pictures)

Samsung's first U.S. Windows Phone handset, the Ativ Odyssey, runs on Verizon's network and sports the classic Galaxy aesthetic.

Lynn La
Lynn La covers mobile reviews and news. She previously wrote for The Sacramento Bee, Macworld and The Global Post.
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Tell me, O Samsung Ativ Odyssey

LAS VEGAS--Announced earlier this fall at Microsoft's official Windows Phone 8 launch, the Samsung Ativ Odyssey basically looks like the WP8 version of the Galaxy S3.
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Flipping through apps

Multitasking on the Odyssey. The device has a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen with a 800x480-pixel resolution.
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Camera for shutterbugs

The Odyssey sports a 5-megapixel camera on the back and is equipped with a physical shortcut camera key on the right spine.
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Hamming it up for the cam

Say cheese! Our own CNET TV producer poses for the handset's camera, which is capable of shooting 1080p HD video. On the front is a 1.2-megapixel camera
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Not quite Siri

The limited voice command features that are included in Windows Phone 8.
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An expandable memory

Rat packs would be relieved to know that the Odyssey has a microSD card slot. In addition, the 4G LTE device has a little over 8GB of onboard storage and 1GB of RAM.
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Underneath its hood

Powering the handset is a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and a 2,100mAH battery.

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