Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shows off nine handsets from the likes of Dell, HTC, Samsung, and LG at the launch of Windows Phone 7. Microsoft on Monday announced its initial arsenal of handsets built around the new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, in what many believe is the company's last ditch attempt to regain traction in the mobile handset arena that's fallen into the hands of rivals like Apple and Google.
As expected, Taiwanese manufacturer HTC officially presented its two new devices: HTC Desire HD and Desire Z. The first model is the successor to the flagship HTC Desire, the second similar to the recently announced U.S. T-Mobile G2.
They are united by a new version of the operating system Android 2.2. Smartphone HTC Desire HD is a monoblock with a large 4.3 inch touch SLCD display with a resolution presented WVGA Protsessor fresh chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8255 to 1 GHz .
The main specifications of the phone include support for wireless interfaces Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, GPS receiver, FM-radio, built in 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and video recording qualit. Among the obvious innovations of this model can not say about the audio system, Dolby Mobile and the new interface HTC Sense.
HTC Desire Z is the European version of the recently announced in the U.S. T-Mobile G2. The model is equipped with a 3.7 inch touch screen and SLCD QWERTY keyboard, which is pulled out under the screen gadget with the help of a special mechanism «Z hinge».
Built in memory, for example, our new items less, only 1.5 GB. In addition to the core operating system Android 2.2, Smartphone HTC Desire Z has a proprietary add HTC Sense, which is not the version of the T-Mobile. The emergence of smart phones on the European market is expected in October this year.
HTC Of wildfire is the simplified version of the model Of desire and differs from it in terms of 3.2 one inch screen with the indecent permission of 320[kh]240 of pixels, simpler processor and less capacious storage battery.
To however, distinguish them is easy and outwardly in Wildfire only apparatus key on the front panel, all the remaining sensory. But also the more elongated downward plate of screen, which makes it is optically more than it there is in reality.
The frequency of processor is reduced with 1 GHz to 528 MHz, and the volume of working storage to 384 mb.(with the retention by 512 mb. PZU). Five megapixel camera is equipped with auto focus and light emitting diode illumination, is microUSB the possibility of the connection of head sets. In sale HT[S] Of wildfire it is expected in 3 quarters.