The second Windows Phone 7 smartphone (after HTC HD7) just landed in our shores, thanks to Celcom. It’s LG Optimus 7 , the phone that you do not expect to be here this fast. Nevertheless, you got another choice of Windows Phone 7, especially those that’s not fancy to HTC phone. And this is the phone that comes with free premium application worth of USD30 every 60 days!!
Not only that, the first 150 customers who register online will be able to purchase the phone at RM777, about a third of the retail price, RM2099. Comes with the phone is the new Celcom Exec plan which is quite tempting and affordable than before. The plan started from RM78, which consist of RM50 worth of voice/sms plan and data worth of RM28, limited only to 300MB of data), followed by RM88, RM118 and RM250. The registration ends on 30th November.
This unexpected news from APC is going to make HTC HD2 users broken heart. After long rumored that HTC HD2 will be the only Windows Mobile device that will receive update to Windows Phone 7 Series, a Microsoft general manager broke the news that Windows Mobile 6.X will not receive the update.
Curious why? It simply, because current WinMo devices including HTC HD2 has 5 button instead of 3 buttons that Windows Phone 7 Series suppose to have. Sounds ridiculous to many, but it is probably has something to do with the functionaly of the OS itself. If this is real, it still wiser for Microsoft to let existing HTC HD2 users to receive the update, although that means the extra 2 button will malfunction, instead of facing the backlash from them.
The news could pose another blow to already troubling Windows Mobile phone. Expect the sale of Windows Mobile smart phone going to dive in the span of 8 months until the Windows Phone 7 Series finally reaching the market. Who would ever wants smartphone that cannot be upgraded, when the new and more powerful will be coming soon?
With it’s impressive spec, HC HD2 is almost confirmed as the most powerful soon to be called Windows Phone Classic, the re-branding of Windows Mobile, once the Windows Phone 7 series out to the market by end of this year. And that’s because of the extra button..
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