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HTC 7 Surround Windows Phone 7 video review

#170 | 7:50 |

Gadget TV

Wednesday November 3, 2010

Windows Phone 7 is kind of a big deal. The first Windows Mobile entry into a vastly changed smartphone landscape where Apple's iPhone holds a majority mind-share and is ever creeping upward in market share. The HTC 7 Surround is a perfect hardware match to the slick interface of Windows Phone 7 which is itself a huge leap forward from Windows Mobile 6, 6.1 and 6.5.

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Show Notes

HTC 7 Surround
$199.99 with 2-year contract

- =OS X support (beta) is available pre-release with Windows Phone 7 Connector (For Mac).

- 3.8-inch multi-touch screen.

- 480x800 WVGA screen.

- 5 MP camera.

- 720p HD video recording.

- Slide-out speaker grille with speaker switch button.

- Rear kickstand for watching movies, viewing photos etc.

- Three capacitive buttons below the screen: back, Windows and search.

- Tiled Start screen. Tap the arrow to see more apps / settings.

- Windows 7 Marketplace has about 450 apps in it at present.

- The major bases for "must have" Windows 7 Phone apps are covered. Also, Microsoft, HTC and partners have done a good job on the apps that are available.

- Expect to see app production ramp up as / if the Windows 7 Phone platforms catches on.

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