Is there an Android OEM that is NOT coming out with a Windows phone? Cause "IF" a given OEM is doing great guns with Android and has to pay MS at least something in a licencing fee to supply a Windows phone then those two seem to point to good reasons NOT to do Windows phones and yet here they are putting out Windows phones? Odd?
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Microsoft’s Phone President Andy Lees showed off three AT&T-branded Windows Phone 7 (Mango) phones at the All Things Digital Asia conference in Hong Kong this morning.
While you may be able to recite the features of Mango by heart, you probably couldn’t tell these WP7 handsets apart, especially when they’re all displaying the same ‘Metro’ home screen (see right). Well, consider this as your cheat sheet to AT&T’s upcoming WP7 offerings: the HTC Titan (left), Samsung Focus S (center) and Samsung Focus Flash (right).
- AT&T’s HTC Titan with WP7. Image from Windows Phone Blog
HTC Titan
True to its name, the HTC Titan from AT&T has the biggest display of the bunch at 4.7 inches, which beats yesterday’s largest phone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, by 0.05-inch. According to the Window Phone Blog, it has a 9.9-mm profile, a 1.5 GHz processor under the hood, an 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash (plus a front cam), and offers a brushed aluminum back with the curves (and build) that HTC phones are known for.
- AT&T’s Samsung Focus S with WP7. Image from Windows Phone Blog
Samsung Focus S
The Samsung Focus S may be the middle child in AT&T’s WP7 portfolio but there is nothing middling about the phone. It serves up Samsung’s specialty: a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, powered by a 1.4 GHz CPU that is capable of 4G speeds, along with a 8-megapixel rear and 1.3-megapixel front camera, in a svelte 8.55-millimeters package. What’s not to like about these specs?
- AT&T’s Samsung Focus Flash with WP7. Image from Windows Phone Blog
Samsung Focus Flash
It’s easier to differentiate the Samsung Focus S from the Focus Flash as the latter has a more modest 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, sharper lines and a slightly slower 1.4 GHz processor under the display. It’ll likely be the most budget-friendly WP7 from AT&T so bargain hunters should keep their eye out on the Focus Flash rather than its flashier brothers.
AT&T has yet to announce a ship date or pricing for these phones so no need to lineup at your local store for now. There’s still plenty of time until the holiday.
[Source: Windows Phone Blog and here]
Related:
- Samsung Focus S, Focus Flash (photos)
- HTC Titan hands-on (photos)
- AT&T announces three new Windows Phone Mango devices, upgrade for all existing
- HTC talks up Windows Phone, diversification
- Windows Phone Mango users reporting disappearing keyboards
- HTC Radar 4G is T-Mobile’s first 4G Windows Phone 7 phone
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the new ‘Google Phone’ (video)
- CNET: AT&T intros Windows Phone Mango devices from Samsung, HTC
- CNET Review: HTC Titan (AT&T)
