Windows 7 running on the Galaxy S II - Could become a reality
Samsung's first Windows Phone Mango handset gets official
Richard Goodwin
Samsung is reported to be readying its first Windows Phone Mango handset. Expect Samsung Galaxy S2-like hardware, looks and appeal
Published on Jul 6, 2011
Samsung is reportedly prepping its first Windows Phone Mango handset, which is expected to look and feel a lot like the Samsung Galaxy S2.
At present the device currently goes under the SGH-i917 moniker, but we'd expect to hear something slightly more official on this handset very soon. Windows Phone Mango handsets are, after all, landing towards the end of the summer.
The news of the Samsung Windows Phone handset comes via WMPowerUser, which reports that the Samsung SGH-i937 is now showing up on the Bluetooth SIG.
The report continues: We know this is a Windows Phone 7 Mango handset for two reasons- 1) it has the exact same Bluetooth profile as the Mango Windows Phone 7 stack and 2) the device has shown up on Occasional Gamers list of Windows Phone 7 handsets running its games.
At present, that's pretty much all we know about the Samsung Windows Phone Mango handset. But if current reports are to be believed and the SGH-i917 is similar to the Galaxy S2, Samsung will definitely be leading the Windows Phone 7.5 pack come Q4 of 2011 the Galaxy S2, after all, is selling like hotcakes.
Nonetheless, we'd definitely expect some changes, possibly bumped-up hardware and some new features.
Why? Simple: Samsung, despite how good the Galaxy S2 is, couldn't get away with simply flashing the device with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
Samsung's growing brand will also make life difficult for Nokia's up-and-coming Windows Phone Mango drive as well.
Granted a lot of people will be interested in Nokia's efforts, but when you look at just how popular the Galaxy S2 now is, it's difficult to see how Nokia, let alone Dell, HTC and LG will compete with the power Samsung now weilds over mobile phone users across the globe.
The Samsung Galaxy S II has been selling at a rate of 1 every 1.5 seconds and the Korean based manufacturer recently celebrated the 3 millionth unit sold (even without a U.S. launch)-a feat that took all of 55 days. So you can imagine what the conversation was like in the Samsung boardroom when someone came up with the idea of making a version of the device that runs on Windows Phone 7 instead of Android.
Richard Goodwin
Samsung is reported to be readying its first Windows Phone Mango handset. Expect Samsung Galaxy S2-like hardware, looks and appeal
Published on Jul 6, 2011
Samsung is reportedly prepping its first Windows Phone Mango handset, which is expected to look and feel a lot like the Samsung Galaxy S2.
At present the device currently goes under the SGH-i917 moniker, but we'd expect to hear something slightly more official on this handset very soon. Windows Phone Mango handsets are, after all, landing towards the end of the summer.
The news of the Samsung Windows Phone handset comes via WMPowerUser, which reports that the Samsung SGH-i937 is now showing up on the Bluetooth SIG.
The report continues: We know this is a Windows Phone 7 Mango handset for two reasons- 1) it has the exact same Bluetooth profile as the Mango Windows Phone 7 stack and 2) the device has shown up on Occasional Gamers list of Windows Phone 7 handsets running its games.
At present, that's pretty much all we know about the Samsung Windows Phone Mango handset. But if current reports are to be believed and the SGH-i917 is similar to the Galaxy S2, Samsung will definitely be leading the Windows Phone 7.5 pack come Q4 of 2011 the Galaxy S2, after all, is selling like hotcakes.
Nonetheless, we'd definitely expect some changes, possibly bumped-up hardware and some new features.
Why? Simple: Samsung, despite how good the Galaxy S2 is, couldn't get away with simply flashing the device with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
Samsung's growing brand will also make life difficult for Nokia's up-and-coming Windows Phone Mango drive as well.
Granted a lot of people will be interested in Nokia's efforts, but when you look at just how popular the Galaxy S2 now is, it's difficult to see how Nokia, let alone Dell, HTC and LG will compete with the power Samsung now weilds over mobile phone users across the globe.
The Samsung Galaxy S II has been selling at a rate of 1 every 1.5 seconds and the Korean based manufacturer recently celebrated the 3 millionth unit sold (even without a U.S. launch)-a feat that took all of 55 days. So you can imagine what the conversation was like in the Samsung boardroom when someone came up with the idea of making a version of the device that runs on Windows Phone 7 instead of Android.
