Windows Phone 7 devices announced - Updated
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.