Samsung Ativ Odyssey
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The ATIV Odyssey is a mid-range
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manufactured by
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. Like all products under the Ativ brand, the Odyssey is a Microsoft Windows-based device. It specifically shipped with the
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operating system. It was offered through
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and US Cellular. The device was sold by Verizon for $9.99 with a two-year contract. The Samsung Ativ Odyssey was first released in January 2013. It has a 4-inch
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display and runs on a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset. The standby battery can last up to 168 hours, and the talk time can last up to 19 hours. The camera has 5 MP, autofocus, and LED flash. It also features
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. After the product's release, the reception was mixed. Brian Bennett from CNET described it as: "Windows Phone 8 at a low price, but not much else". On the other hand, there are reviews that claimed it is a budget device that performs like a flagship phone.


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