Starting later next week, Verizon Wireless will become the third large carrier selling its first Windows Phone 7, next to AT&T and T-Mobile. The HTC Trophy will be on sale the 26th of May for a price of $149.99 which is the total after a mail-in rebate. The HTC Trophy is one model that is described as “global ready” and can connect with voice and data in about 200 countries. The new Windows Phone 7 model will have some tough competition, but with the right features and the right network, the phone can become more popular.
Features of the new HTC Trophy include a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.8-inch, 800×600 resolution, touch screen display and 16GB of storage space. The speed and size of the screen are a little smaller than average on newer smartphones, like the iPhone or Droid X2. The 5MP camera, with LED flash, can collect video in 720p HD and works well with all the storage space. Verizon will have the Trophy on the 3G CDMA network and not the LTE network like other smartphone models. The new Trophy will also feature SRS WOW HD surround sound, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 and 802.11 Wi-Fi.
The new version of Windows OS is due out soon, which was named the “Mango” update and many think that Windows Phone 7 users might be waiting until that comes around before looking into buying the HTC Trophy. Another factor that will keep customers holding out is that Microsoft and Nokia have teamed up, but have yet to release any smartphone. As soon as that happens, there will be more of a chance of sales for Windows Phone 7.
The HTC Trophy is something unique when compared to other smartphones. The Windows Phone 7 interface is new and the phone has access to all Windows programs like Office, Zune and Xbox Live arcade games. With only a little over 1.6 million phones sold in the first quarter, Microsoft needs all the help they can get in order to gain the much valuable mobile market share. Getting that from Apple and Google is not going to be an easy task, but getting more products out on the market is going to increase the visibility to some degree.
