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Samsung Focus S, Focus Splash Win 7.5 Phones Are Here

By TechTaffy Desk

The Samsung Focus is here, and so is the Samsung Focus Splash. The phones will be available in the United States with AT&T.

The Focus S features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.4GHz processor, 4G-capable speeds and a thin profile at 8.55 millimeters at its thinnest point. It includes front facing 1.3-megapixel and a rear facing 8-megapixel cameras.

The Samsung Focus Flash’s 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen will both fit in pockets and be light on pocketbooks with the full power of Windows Phone 7.5 inside, says Samsung.The Focus Flash runs a 1.4 GHz processor and a 5-megapixel camera plus front facing camera.

More details are yet to be announced.

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