Verizon Wireless has started taking pre-orders for Samsung’s exclusive Windows Phone 8 handset for the US carrier. The ATIV SE has been strongly influenced by Galaxy S4’s design, specs and features, with Windows Phone 8 pre-loaded on the device. As a premium smartphone the Ativ S is going to compete with Nokia’s top-end devices such as Lumia 930, Icon and Lumia 1520. It has the usual Windows Phone hardware buttons up front, 5-inch 1080p screen with three mid-sized tiles on the start screen. Other key specs include a Snapdragon 800 processor running at 2.3 GHz, backed by 2 GB of RAM. Users will also have 16 GB of inbuilt storage and a microSD slot at their disposal. The phone is powered by a 2600 mAh battery and is compatible with Verizon’s 4G network.