Windows Phone 7 handsets start to emerge

Ahead of the official announcements scheduled for later today, some OEMs have jumped the gun and lifted the lid on their offerings.

First, LG's Optimus 7.

Here's the spec:

• 125 x 59.8 x 11.5mm
• 3.8" capacitive touchscreen
• 1500mAh battery
• 5Mp camera with LED Flash
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 3.5mm headphone socket
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient Light sensor
• Digital Compass

Then there's the Samsung Omnia 7.

Spec:

• Network: HSUPA 5.76 MB / sec. / HSDPA 7,2 Mb / sec. (900 / 1 900 / 2 100 MHz) EDGE / GPRS (850 / 900 / 1 800 / 1 900MHz)
• Dimensions: 122 x 64 x10 mm
• Weight: 138g
• Display: 4-inch SUPER AMOLED, WVGA (800x480)
• Operating System: Windows Phone OS 7
• Processor: Qualcomm QSD8250 1GHz
• Battery: Standard: Li-ion, a 500mA / h
• Talk time: 2G / 520 minutes, 3G / 370 minutes
• Standby Time: 2G / 390 hours, 3G / 330 hours
• Communications: BlueTooth 2.1, USB 2.0, WiFi b / g / n
• Memory: 8GB
• Camera: 5MP, autofocus
• Video: HD-quality recording (720p) @ 25fps H.264, H.263, MPEG4, WMV
• Music: MP3 / AAC / AAC + / eAAC + / WMA / AMR-NB / AMR-WB / MIDI FM-radio with RDS
• Ext. Features: Metro UI, A-GPS, Bing Map, Bing Search

Expect more announcements today.