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At the launch of Windows Mobile 7 operating system by Microsoft, most major manufacturers of smartphones has renewed their offer. And perhaps most models have come from HTC, five in number: HD7, Trophy, 7 Pro, 7 Surround and 7 Mozart.
The differences between them are minimal, in part imposed by Microsoft, but HTC wanted a powerful launch. Let me count the ways.
The strongest terminal, as we expected, is the HD7. This is a copy of the old HD2 slightly redesigned, this time HTC managed to get some more elegance. It is equipped with a capacitive display of 4.3 inch (10.9 cm), 16M colors and 800x480 pixels. At least it is a SLCD.
Inside we find the same Qualcomm Snapdragon processor QSD8250 at 1 GHz and 576 MB of RAM. And the internal memory of 512 MB is dedicated to the operating system, plus other 8 or 16 GB to user discretion. Unfortunately there is no microSD slot, belonging to the fault of Microsoft (who had not wanted this advantage over the iPhone's OS).
5 megapixel autofocus camera that shoots at 720p and has a dual LED flash. We have FM radio, media player with SRS sound Dolby Mobile, GPS and A-Bing Maps. Connectivity is "limited" to the quad-band GSM, dual band HSDPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, microUSB 2.0 and 3.5 mm audio jack.
The 1230 mAh Li-Ion battery is enough for 6.3 hours of talk or 13.3 days of standby. HD7 measures 122x68x11.2 mm and weighs 162 grams. The starting price is $750 (the 8 GB version).
We now move to 7 Pro model with slide out keyboard and two variants: GSM and CDMA. It is somewhat smaller but thicker, measuring 118x59x15.5 mm and weighs 185 grams. Capacitive display is only 3.6 inch (9.1 cm), but has the same resolution of 800x480 pixels and 16M colors.
Hardware is dominated by the same processor running at 1 GHz (Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250), but the RAM is lowered to 448 MB. And the storage is 512 MB, 8 or 16 GB. Otherwise things are virtually identical to the HD7. Except LED flash, which is double, and the absence of a vertical support.
The battery was changed, 7 Pro is equipped with a 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery, with autonomy for 7 hours of talk or 17.5 days of standby. HTC Pro 7 was not yet launched, will be introduced later this year until 2010. But the phones can already be preordered for $700.
7 Trophy HTC's younger brother HD7 is for those who want maximum power, but in a little smaller size, similar to the first Touch HD. The screen is 3.8 inch (9.7 cm) SLCD 800x480 pixels and 16M colors. This reduce the size of 119x62x12 mm and weighs only 140 grams.
Other than that, the facilities, connectivity and hardware are the same of the HD7 (Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz CPU, 576 MB RAM, 512 MB 8 GB internal). 5 megapixel camera has a simple LED flash, and Li-Ion battery has a capacity of 1300 mAh, which reached to 6.75 hours of talk, or 18.1 days of standby. And the price of $600 is a clear advantage over the HD7.
HTC 7 Mozart is a very interesting model, because it brings an 8 MP camera accompanied by a Xenon flash. A little smaller display, SLCD 3.7 inch (9.4 cm) but still 800x480 pixels and 16M colors.
But otherwise we have an exact copy of 7 Trophy. Even the 1300 mAh battery offers similar autonomy. Dimensions change slightly, reaching 119x60x11.9 mm and 130 grams. And at a price of $650 is probably the most interesting device featuring Windows Mobile 7.
And finally, the HTC 7 Surround, a model somewhat strange. Because it has slide out box, which simulates surround sound. The screen has the same specs (resolution 800x480 pixels and 16M colors), we find everything the same inside (QSD8250 Snapdragon processor at 1 GHz), but only 448 MB of RAM, 16 GB and 512 MB of internal memory.
5 MP camera on the back and has a back support for vertical positioning. But is having extra connectivity tri band HSDPA. Li-Ion Battery 1230 mAh which is limited to 4.16 hours of talk time or 11.5 days of standby. In some places the HTC 7 Surround can be purchased for only $550.
