HTC goes all in with 7 Surround, HD7, 7 Trophy, and 7 Mozart

HTC was the biggest player in the Windows Mobile game and they plan on staying at top in the age of Windows Phone too. The Taiwanese company announced no less than 4 WP7 devices today, all of which will be available in time for the holiday season.

HTC HD7

Probably the most interesting of the bunch is the HTC HD7, which leaked earlier today. Coming with a 4.3" WVGA screen and a 1GHz CPU, it's basically an HD2 with a different OS. The rest of its key features include a 5-megapixel camera, capable of 720p video recording, 16GB of internal storage and a kickstand on the back.

HTC HD7

The available RAM stands at the very impressive 576 MB, while the connectivity options include anything from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi 820.11 n. Even the hefty weight of 162 grams can't turn us off the HTC HD7.

The HTC HD7 will be available thought T-Mobile in the US, while in Europe O2 and Movistar should get it. SingTel should be the first Asian carrier to get the phone.

HTC 7 Surround

Moving on to the HTC 7 Surround, we see a funky sliding out speaker and another 5 MP shooter, capable of doing 720 video. Come to think of it, the only thing that sets the HTC 7 Surround apart from the HD7 is the smaller (but definitely not small) 3.8" display. Not that we could have expected great variation given the insanely high minimum requirements of WP7.

HTC 7 Surround

The HTC 7 Surround will come to AT&T in the US for 200 bucks on a contract, while Telus will distribute it in Canada at an yet unspecified price. No word on European availability yet.

HTC 7 Mozart

The HTC 7 Mozart comes with the best snapper of the WP7 gang. It is able to capture 8 megapixel stills, HD video and has a xenon flash to assist its low-light capabilities. The 7 Mozart also packs an exquisite aluminum unibody, which will potentially attract a lot of customers.

HTC 7 Mozart

A 3.7" WVGA LCD screen and a slim 11.9mm waistline are the other key features of the 7 Mozart. Its internal storage is limited to 8GB, though.

The HTC 7 Mozart will hit Europe though Orange and Deutsche Telecom, while Telestra should offer it down under.

HTC 7 Trophy

The final HTC announcement for today is the 7 Trophy. It should be the most affordable of the bunch, though the Taiwanese company hasn't revealed any details just yet. Its WVGA LCD touchscreen measures 3.8", while its camera does 720p videos and 5 megapixel stills.

HTC 7 Trophy

The HTC 7 Trophy will arrive to SFR and Vodafone in Europe and Australia.

HTC also has plans of releasing a fifth WP7 phone - the hardware QWERTY-rocking HTC 7 Pro. Unfortunately that will only come in CDMA flavor and won't see daylight until next year.

LG unveils the Optimus 7 and the QWERTY-fied Optimus 7Q

If you happen to have missed that, today is the Windows Phone 7 day. And the first new phones have already started surfacing in their full glory. Now, meet the LG Optimus 7 and the Optimus 7Q, the company's first WP7-driven smartphones.

This isn't the first time we see the Optimus 7, but now we can finally get the answers of all questions concerning the upcoming phone. The LG Optimus 7Q on the other hand shows up for the first time.

Underneath the Windows Phone 7 platform you'll find some LG-specific features including the DLNA-based Play To, Voice-to-Text and Augmented Reality. All of them can be easily accessed through integrated Hubs or as Live Tiles on the homescreen.

LG Optimus 7 official photos

Play To is nothing more than DLNA-based sharing of multimedia content accessible for compatible devices. The Voice-to-Text feature lets you write emails, messages, notes or Facebook and Twitter updates by only using your voice where speech is automatically transcribed to text.

As for the Augmented Reality, it makes its way to the Optimus 7 through the Scansearch application, which allows users to get real-time information on diverse matters such as shopping, entertainment, banking, weather, etc.

On top of that the LG Optimus 7 packs a 3.8" capacitive WVGA touchscreen while the Optimus 7Q comes with a hardware QWERTY keyboard and a 3.5” capacitive WVGA display. Both of the also come with 5MP autofocus sharpshooters with Panoramic Mode for 360-degree shots as well as 720p HD video recording and standard 3.5mm audio jacks.

LG Optimus 7Q official photos

The two devices are powered by fast Snapdragon processors and 1500mAh batteries. Also on board there is 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 16GB of on-board storage and support for HSPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Of course, the newly announced LG Optimus 7 and Optimus 7Q will also grant you access to services such as Xbox LIVE and Zune as well as to all applications made for the new Windows Phone 7 OS.

The happy couple is expected to start selling in more than 35 countries across Europe and Asia on 21 October 2010 but there is no word from LG on their prices.

Confirmed: HTC Schubert is HD7, first press photo emerges

There are only a few hours left before Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 announcement and the WP7 phones are already flying from all sides. One of these is the HTC HD7 with its first official press photo.

HTC HD7 or Schubert has been previously known as HD3 and whatnot and it looks exactly how we saw it on the live shots three weeks ago. The device has a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen and packs 1GHz Qualcomm processor, 576MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and 720p video recording, all-round connectivity and 8GB internal storage. The T-Mobile version of HD7 is expected to double the on-board memory to 16GB.

HTC HD7/Schubert is expected to be announced very soon, perhaps today, and is rumored to hit the T-Mobile network for 200 US dollars on two-year contract.

Sony Ericsson LiveView to come in November for 69 euro

We’ve got some good news for those of you waiting for the Sony Ericsson LiveView. Apparently the device will come as early as next month and will be priced at the very reasonable 69 euro (96 US dollars).

The tiny accessory that can be worn as watch was announced a couple of weeks ago but those important details weren’t mentioned at the time. Now you can rest assured that it will neither take too long to appear, nor cost an arm and a leg. There are even rumors that its price will be as low as 59 euro, which translates to 82 dollars.

We guess this is all good news for the XPERIA owners too. Since the LiveView is only compatible with handsets running Android 2.0 or later, so Sony Ericsson should have pushed the Éclair update to their Android lineup by November or customers will have to get a competitor’s phone to use it.

Samsung S7230E Wave 723

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, August
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, September

Size	Dimensions	109.5 x 53.9 x 11.8 mm
Size	Weight	-

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches
		- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - TouchWiz UI 3.0 - Multi-touch support

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes
		- 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory	Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
	Call records	Yes
	Internal	90 MB
	Card slot	microSD, up to 16GB

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Smile detection, geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, QVGA
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Bada OS
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, RSS
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM recording
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Various
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		- Leather flip cover - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.263/H.264 player - Organizer - Image editor - Voice memo - T9

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh

Samsung S7230E Wave 723 - user opinions and reviews

Anonymous

why would anyone shell out so muh money forf a qvga screen i wonder... makes no sense to me really. waiting for n8 over here

dev

am ok with 12 k ..let me kn if that suits u

Anonymous

Disregarding the dumb part of your comment, i forgot to mention that this has nothing to do with video recording. Its only about taking pictures. S8500's video recording is way better than 723's

Samsung S8530 Wave II

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, October
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, November

Size	Dimensions	123.9 x 59.8 x 11.8 mm
Size	Weight	135 g

Display	Type	Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
		- Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Multi-touch input method - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - TouchWiz UI 3.0 - Handwriting recognition - Smart unlock

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes
		- 3.5 mm audio jack - DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)

Memory	Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
	Call records	Yes
	Internal	1.5 GB system storage, 390 MB user available storage
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, image stablilization, touch focus
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
	Secondary	Yes

Features	OS	Bada OS 1.2
	CPU	ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, Palringo IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Ebony Gray
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		- Digital compass - TV-Out - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - MP4/MKV/H.263/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX video player - Organizer - Music recognition - Picsel document viewer - Image editor - Voice memo - T9

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Acer Liquid Metal

Unofficial preliminary specifications

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	Not officially announced yet
	Status	Rumored. Exp. release 2010, Q4

Size	Dimensions	-
Size	Weight	-

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.6 inches
		- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, Polyphonic(64), MP3 ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes
		- 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA, HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	Yes, autofocus, LED flash
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
	CPU	Qualcomm MSM 7230 800 MHz processor
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Silver
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.264/H.263 player - Facebook and Flickr integration - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Voice memo - T9

BlackBerry Storm3