The new Windows Phone 7 operating system is pretty capable when it comes to web browsing, multimedia and email, although old Windows applications won't run on it. It's a slick and interesting interface, very different from the rival iPhone and Android operating systems, and it might well appeal to those who want a decent iPhone alternative.
All Windows Phone 7 devices are very similar in terms of hardware specifications and capabilities. The HTC Surround does manage to differentiate itself slightly with the slide-out speaker, but otherwise there is very little to choose between this and the two other phones (the LG Quantum and Samsung Focus) that will also be available on the AT&T network before the end of the year.
All Windows Phone 7 devices are very similar in terms of hardware specifications and capabilities. The HTC Surround does manage to differentiate itself slightly with the slide-out speaker, but otherwise there is very little to choose between this and the two other phones (the LG Quantum and Samsung Focus) that will also be available on the AT&T network before the end of the year.
One unique feature with the Surround is the slide-out speaker and kickstand, turning this into a useful standalone music player. Other than that, the Surround is a fairly standard Windows Phone 7 device.. and when you understand that all Windows Phone 7 handsets are top-of-the-range smart phones, then that's certainly no bad thing.
Based around a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a 3.8" 480 x 800 pixel touch screen, the Surround also packs 448 MB of RAM, a 1230 mAh battery capable of providing up to 4 hours talktime and 11 days standby time, plus support for 3.5G networks, WiFi and GPS. On the back is a 5 mega pixel camera with LED flash, capable of HD video recording.
Here is a comparison iPhone 4 vs HTC 7 Surround:
Manufacture | ||
Model | ||
Form factor | Block | Block |
Networks | 850/900/1900/2100 HSDPA 850/900/1800/2100 | 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
HSCSD | No | No |
GPRS | Yes | Yes |
EDGE | Yes | Yes |
UMTS | Yes | Yes |
HSDPA | Yes | Yes |
WLAN / Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
Weight | 137 | 165 |
Size (HxWxD) | 115 x 58 x 9mm | 120 x 61 x 13mm |
NA | 1230 mAh | |
Standbytime (h) | 300 | 275 |
Talktime (m) | 840 | 240 |
SMS | Yes | Yes |
MMS | Yes | Yes |
Email | Yes | Yes |
IrDA | No | No |
Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
USB Connectivity | Yes | Yes |
GPS | Yes | Yes |
Java | No | No |
FM Radio | No | Yes |
Camera | Yes | Yes |
Camera resolution | 5 megapixels, autofocus, geo-tagging | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
Camera Flash/Light | Yes | Yes |
Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | NA |
Video recording | Yes | Yes |
Colour display | Yes | Yes |
Number of colours | NA | 16,000,000 |
Display resolution (HxW) | 960 x 640 pixels | 800 x 480 pixels |
LCD size | 3.5 inch | 3.8 inch |
Second Display | NA | NA |
Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
Memory | NA | 448 MB. 16 GB storage |
Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV, Apple Lossless | MP3, WMA, M4A, M4B |
MP3 | Yes | Yes |
Games | NA | Yes |
Calendar | Yes | Yes |
Voicedialing | No | No |
Predictive text | Yes | Yes |
WAP version | WebKit | 2.0 XHTML, HTML |
RSS reader | No | NA |
Voicememo | Yes | Yes |
PC Synchronization | Yes | Yes |
SyncML | No | NA |
CPU | NA | 1 GHz |
Operating System | Other | Windows Phone 7 |
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