Microsoft has unveiled nine handsets that will be available this holiday season in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

The handsets will be available from the likes of Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung and global mobile operators include América Móvil, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Movistar, O2, Orange, SFR, SingTel, Telstra, Telus, T-Mobile USA and Vodafone.

“We have a beautiful lineup in this first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets,” said Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer. “Microsoft and its partners are delivering a different kind of mobile phone and experience — one that makes everyday tasks faster by getting more done in fewer steps and providing timely information in a ‘glance and go’ format.”

All W7 phones will include the Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm and Microsoft says that a “broad selection” of phones will begin shipping in holiday 2010 with more arriving in 2011.

The second wave will include phones from Sprint and Verizon Wireless. Select models will also be available at Microsoft Store locations and from Amazon.

We’re still waiting for Microsoft New Zealand to give us specifics. Surprisingly the words ‘New Zealand’ didn’t feature at all in this global partner announcement.

The following devices are due out “in the holiday 2010 timeframe”:

Asia Pacific

SingTel

HTC HD 7, Singapore

LG Optimus 7, Singapore

Telstra

HTC 7 Mozart, Australia

LG Optimus 7Q, Australia

Vodafone

HTC 7 Trophy, including Australia

North America

AT&T

HTC Surround, United States

Samsung Focus, United States

LG Quantum, United States

T-Mobile USA

HTC HD7, United States

Dell Venue Pro, United States

TELUS

HTC 7 Surround, Canada

LG Optimus 7, Canada

América Móvil

LG Optimus 7, Mexico

Europe

O2

HTC HD7, United Kingdom, Germany

Orange

HTC 7 Mozart, including France, United Kingdom

Samsung OMNIA 7, including France, United Kingdom

SFR

HTC 7 Trophy, France

Samsung OMNIA 7, France

Movistar

LG Optimus 7, Spain

HTC HD7, Spain

Samsung OMNIA 7, Spain

Deutsche Telekom AG

HTC 7 Mozart, Germany

Samsung OMNIA 7, Germany

Vodafone

HTC 7 Trophy, including Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

LG Optimus 7, including Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

Update: Microsoft has announced that Vodafone will be the official W7P launch partner in New Zealand when the phones go on sale in late October.