HTC 7 Trophy in the flesh!

So we finally got some hands-on time with the HTC 7 Trophy, one of the Windows 7 Phone handsets by HTC to be released this December. See photos and video after the jump.

The HTC 7 Trophy comes in a 3.8â€³ display, 1GHz CPU, 8GB nternal storage, 576MB RAM, 512MB ROM, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, 3G/HSDPA and 5MP camera.

Below, the HTC 7 Trophy beside the HTC Desire. At the moment, all I can say is that I’m impressed. The interface is really Zune-y but there are a lot of little surprises here and there. There’s great attention to detail and a whole lot of eye-candy as well.

Here’s a YouTube clip of how the UI of Windows Phone 7 looks like:

The unit is not mine. It’s owned by MB TechNews which was lent to TJ Manotoc. For full review, watch out for it on Manila Bulletin this Monday. I’m still on the fence if I should get one myself when I go to Singapore next week.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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40 Comments

Negrita says:

14 years ago

A whole new user interface design, that’s innovation from Microsoft, Android was a copy-cat. go micro$oft..
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purple_banana says:

14 years ago

@yuga, will you let us know how much is it gonna be in singapore?
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wyldKard says:

14 years ago

any idea what the srp will be? drool! 1gz will make mobile dev’t fun!
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YuYu says:

14 years ago

i want this.

‘been holding out for so long w/ android, i’ve finally decided that i’m skipping it and will go w/ WP7 all the way!

hope its not too pricey!
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nexusboy says:

14 years ago

i LOVE it!
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slighmd says:

14 years ago

OMG i want a windows phone really badly! I’m ditching my nexus one. I hope it will be available in the gray market this month. Any idea on pricing here in the philippines re this phone or other windows phones?
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Niko says:

14 years ago

What are the reasons why you’ll prefer a W7 Phone vs and Android? (Both High end)
thanks! :)
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slighmd says:

14 years ago

One thing i dont like about android is fragmentation. Recieving Updates are also below average. Havibg a nexus one, i already got froyo when it was released. And it is only now that the galaxy s phones are recieving it, while the x10 will never get it, maybe.
What i like about wp7, xbox live is the main selling point for me. Then MS office, minimal fragmentation, interface is not a copy of ios, etc
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Harley says:

14 years ago

nice indeed!
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Caloy says:

14 years ago

is it true that Windows 7 for mobiles isn’t equipped to handle multitasking? And is it a dealbreaker? @YuYu I hear you, I’ve been holding off buying an Android for so long that I’m having trouble deciding between this and Android now that this phone is on the horizon.

@sir Yuga I know it’s been done to death but I’m sure some of us are looking for a perspective closer to home: How about a Windows 7 phone vs. Android 2.2 vs. IOS 4 showdown? Thanks!
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