If you ever doubted HTC’s resolve about Windows Phone 7, their portfolio of devices during the platform’s official unveiling should be enough to leave you convinced. Not only did the Taiwanese company show up with a new phone running Redmond’s latest mobile OS, they came in with five of them.
We’ve already covered the HTC HD7 yesterday. This time, let us introduce you to the rest of the roster:
HTC 7 Surround. A multimedia-centric smartphone, the Surround features a slide-out speaker and kickstand, making it an ideal phone for tabletop movie-viewing on a small screen. Details include a 3.8-inch capacitive touchscreen (480 x 800 resolution), a 1GHz processor, 512MB of ROM, 448MB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera module (with 720p video recording), aGPS, WiFi, 3G with HSPA, stereo Bluetooth, 16GB of onboard storage and a 1,230 mAh battery. It boasts both Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW HDTM, delivering high-fidelity audio and virtual surround sound.
HTC 7 Mozart. Another multimedia powerhouse, the Mozart boasts the same high-fidelity audio as the Surround. A sleek, anodized aluminum unibody houses a hefty hardware suite that includes a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen (480 x 800 resolution), a 1GHz processor, 512MB of ROM, 576MB of RAM, an 8-megapixel camera module (with Xenon flash and 720p video recording), aGPS, WiFi, 3G with HSPA, stereo Bluetooth, 8GB of onboard storage and a 1,300 mAh battery.
HTC 7 Trophy. This one’s targeted at the younger gaming crowd, although it really doesn’t bring anything that the other smartphones don’t deliver. Details include a 3.8-inch capacitive touchscreen (480 x 800 resolution), a 1GHz processor, 512MB of ROM, 576MB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera module (with 720p video recording), aGPS, WiFi, 3G with HSPA, stereo Bluetooth, 8GB of onboard storage and a 1,300 mAh battery.
HTC 7 Pro. The business-minded of the bunch, the Pro features a tilt-slide mechanism that reveals a full QWERTY keyboard, which should work beautifully with the platform’s strong business capabilities and HTC’s own business apps. Details include a 3.6-inch capacitive touchscreen (480 x 800 resolution), a 1GHz processor, 512MB of ROM, 448MB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera module (with 720p video recording), aGPS, WiFi, 3G with HSPA, stereo Bluetooth, 8GB of onboard storage and a 1,500 mAh battery.
The phones will begin showing up in various markets towards the end of October. US customers can get the HTC 7 Surround from AT&T, the HTC 7 Pro from Sprint and the HTC HD7 from T-Mobile.