Samsung's Ativ SE Windows Phone Available for Pre-order

After multiple leaks, the Samsung Ativ SE is now official and it is availabele for pre-order from Verizon. The Windows Phone 8 smartphone has a 5-inch 1080p display, a 13-megapixel camera, and a 2.3GHz quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM. It also has a 2,600mAh battery, 16GB of storage, and microSD card expansion.

It will also come with an infra-red blaster, which when paired with a remote control app allows you to control your TV, and "Ativ Beam" software for sharing files with other Samsung devices via NFC.

Verizon is accepting Ativ SE pre-orders now, with shippings sceduled to start by April 12th. It is priced at $199.99 with a two-year agreement or $599.99 without contract.

Specifications

Use the ATIV SE and the WatchON app to interact with a compatible TV. Start a movie on the smartphone and continue it on an HDTV. Receive personalized show recommendations and more.
Share content across multiple devices (such as a smartphone, tablet and PC) with Samsung Link.
Crop your photos and add special effects with the intuitive Photo Editor.
Share music, photos, video and documents with Android devices that support Near Field Communication using the ATIV Beam app. You can also share files with other Samsung devices that run on Windows Phone.
Live Tiles are dynamic, providing you the news, flight info, sports scores and more with a glance at your Start screen.
Office Hub lets you start a Word document or Excel spreadsheet on your PC, sync it to the cloud as you leave and make edits from the smartphone.
Windows Phone has Xbox LIVE built in.
13MP AF with Flash Rear Facing Camera, and 1080P Camcorder
2MP Full HD Recording Front Facing Camera
Camera Modes: Auto, Continuous, Beauty HDR, and Panorama
Advanced camera features: Video Trimmer, MangaCamera, Paper Artist
Image Formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP

Video Formats:WMV/ASF, and MP4/3GP

Create and Manage playlists
Music Player
Music /Audio Formats Supported: MP3, AAC, WMA, AMR, M4A, QCP
Headset: 3.5mm Audio Jack

Bluetooth Profiles Supported: HFP, A2DP, AVRCP, OPP, PBAP, GAVDP, AVDTP, AVCTP
Samsung Preloaded Apps: App Folder, ATIV Beam, Live Wallpaper, Manga Camera, Mini Diary, Paper Artist , Photo Editor, Share Box, Samsung Link, Shooting Modes, Video Trimmer, WatchON
Microsoft Preloaded Apps: Alarms, Bing Finance, Bing News, Bing Sports, Bing Weather, Calculator, Calendar, Camera, Data Sense, Games, Help+Tips, Internet Explorer, Maps, Messaging, Music + Videos, Office, OneDrive, OneNote, People, Phone, Photos, Outlook, Settings, Store, Wallet
Global
Mobile Hotspot – Connect up to 8 Wi–Fi enabled devices in 4G or 3G
Wi–Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz/5GHz
Device Software Update – over the air updates supported
Verizon.net, MS Exchange, Yahoo, AOL, Windows Live Hotmail, POP3/IMAP, Gmail
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10

5.42” (H) x 2.75” (W) x .33” (D)
Weight: 4.79 oz.
LTE Band 13/4 (700/1700 MHz), CDMA/1xEVDO Rev. A (800/1900 MHz)
Global Network: EDGE/GSM (850/900/1800/1900), HSPA/UMTS(850/900/1900/2100)