The Samsung Ativ S will hit the UK tomorrow, Ativ Tab on friday

12 December, 2012

The Samsung Ativ S will be available and in stock in the UK starting tomorrow, December 13, while the Windows RT-running Ativ Tab could be bought on Friday.

The Ativ S became available in Austria yesterday and will soon come to Sweden as well.

Clove UK has priced the Ativ S at £442.80 with VAT included and the Ativ Tab at£538.80.

You can get the WP8 smartphone for less from Unlocked-Mobiles, where it costs £424.98 SIM-free. Currently, the phone can be pre-ordered but stock is expected to arrive tomorrow.

Finally, Phones4U has the Ativ S listed for pre-order with a Vodafone or O2 contract which lets you get the smartphone for £30 or even free. Expected delivery there is December 21.

The Samsung Ativ S shares the 4.8" Super AMOLED HD display, 8 MP camera, general apearance, etc. of the Galaxy S III but runs on a dual-core Krait processor. The Ativ Tab is a direct Surface RT competitor and runs Windows RT, features a 10.1" 1366 x 768 display and a dual-core Krait processor.


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Reader comments

  • Anonymous
  • 13 Dec 2012
  • mjP

not my "fancy" Nokia - I wish:) and my tears are of laughter while yours describing the "pros" of android are more of sadness. I talked about WP8 not windows mobile which never got to be promoted the way android, ios or even wp8 a...

  • AnonD-65676
  • 13 Dec 2012
  • Pnc

There, there. No need to cry about your "fancy" Nokia anymore. C'mon! Windows mobile is there since immemorial times and only now with WP 8 they have a decent os and ecosystem. The major flaws of Android are the need of more computing po...

  • Erick
  • 13 Dec 2012
  • dTS

This device will prove to be a major strategic issue for Samsung with wider ramifications that its humble launch glosses over. Put simply, if this device sells very well, which is very possible given its excellent hardware configuration underpinning ...

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