<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
SGH-i917	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Cetus	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
slate	O
smartphone	B-Application
which	O
runs	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
1GHz	O
Qualcomm®	O
Snapdragon™	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
4.0-inch	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
8GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
(	O
expandable	O
to	O
40GB	O
with	O
a	O
32GB	O
microSD	O
card	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
4th	O
lightest	O
and	O
thinnest	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
behind	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
Flash	I-Application
,	O
HTC	B-Application
Titan	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
a	O
more	O
high-end	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Focus	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Surround	I-Application
on	O
AT&T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
to	O
feature	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Focus	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
on	O
Rogers	O
Wireless	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
Rogers	O
handsets	O
differ	O
in	O
appearance	O
as	O
they	O
lack	O
carrier	O
branding	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
logo	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
where	O
the	O
AT&T	O
logo	O
would	O
normally	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
on	O
Rogers	O
Wireless	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Focus	O
is	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
larger	O
4.3inch	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
Plus	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
Flash	I-Application
is	O
also	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
;	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Omnia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
features	O
a	O
Corning	O
Gorilla	O
glass	O
,	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
like	O
its	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
cousins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
is	O
much	O
brighter	O
than	O
LCDs	B-Device
and	O
reduces	O
power	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	B-Device
can	O
cause	O
some	O
issues	O
as	O
some	O
have	O
noted	O
placing	O
the	O
phone	O
on	O
a	O
plush	O
surface	O
will	O
make	O
the	O
display	O
very	O
unresponsive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
AT&T	O
Navigator	O
,	O
AT&T	O
Radio	O
,	O
AT&T	O
myWireless	O
and	O
AT&T	O
Uverse	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
uninstalled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Now	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
,	O
"	O
Daily	O
Briefing	O
"	O
application	O
which	O
displays	O
weather	O
,	O
news	O
,	O
and	O
stocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
upgrading	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7.5	O
(	O
Mango	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7.5	O
update	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Korean	O
to	O
both	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
rating	O
from	O
Engadget	B-Application
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Focus	O
is	O
kind	O
of	O
the	O
everyman	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
gave	O
the	O
phone	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Anyone	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	O
,	O
but	O
who	O
wants	O
better	O
multimedia	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
organized	O
user	O
interface	O
than	O
Android	O
offers	O
,	O
should	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
...	O
which	O
has	O
all	O
that	O
plus	O
solid	O
performance	O
and	O
a	O
sleek	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SlashGear	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Focus	O
"	O
might	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
device	O
in	O
the	O
(	O
North	O
American	O
)	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
is	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
phones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
annual	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
2011	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
the	O
highest	O
overall	O
score	O
among	O
AT&T	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
besting	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Focus	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
that	O
has	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
but	O
many	O
users	O
found	O
that	O
installation	O
can	O
be	O
tricky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SD	O
card	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
must	O
meet	O
certain	O
performance	O
requirements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
random	O
read	O
and	O
write	O
speeds	O
,	O
which	O
cannot	O
be	O
determined	O
with	O
the	O
speed	O
class	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
inserting	O
a	O
new	O
SD	O
card	O
into	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
,	O
the	O
phone	O
must	O
be	O
reformatted	O
and	O
reset	O
to	O
factory	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
has	O
informed	O
customers	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
"	O
Samsung	B-Application
Focus	I-Application
approved	O
"	O
microSD	O
card	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
