Monday, January 10, 2011

HTC 7 Trophy smartphone review

Overview: This amazing touch screen Smartphone is known as the HTC 7 Trophy, & what a trophy it is! It has a similar style touch screen form casing as its family member the HTC 7 Mozart & both handsets support an outstanding Windows phone 7 operating system. The 7 Trophy is an outstanding looking Smartphone which deserves its high status name & it comes with a selection of technologies, imaging features & media features which will amazing its user in day to day use.

Appearance & Size

Its sleek & slim designed casing measures 1.2cm deep, 11.8cm high by 6.2cm wide & it weighs one hundred & forty grams with its battery fitted. The HTC 7 Trophy has a stylish black coloured casing & this handset supports a smooth bodied casing which feels good to hold in the user's hand. On the back of the casing is a camera lens fitted into the smooth coated casing & on the front of the casing is a good sized WVGA touch screen which measures 3.8 inches diagonally. Although this Smartphone has a sharp edge designed casing, the casing does come with subtle curves around the edge of the casing which gives it a more comfortable shape when in held & in use. The HTC 7 Trophy comes with an intuitive touch screen which supports a user friendly user interface & the user can customise their live tile home screen display. The touch screen support a touch screen keypad & keyboard, an automatic screen rotation feature which means the screens viewing angle will respond the handset position & the user can enjoy using pinch to zoom touch controls.

Imaging, Media & Entertainment

This Smartphone supports outstanding sound capabilities which include Dolby Mobile sound & SRS surround sound. Music can be playback using the integrated music player which supports many formats of music including MP3, WMA, M4A & M4B formats. This handset comes with Xbox LIVE® integration which provides a lively & realistic game playing experience for the user to play along with others, & the user can record their scores using Xbox LIVE®. The user can record high quality video recording using the built 5 megapixel digital camera lens, or capture beautifully clear photos using this lens along with a range of imaging settings & functions to gain the best photo possible. High quality video recording & video playback can be enjoyed which allows the user to enjoy these video features for entertainment. Sharing photo can be fun using the HTC 7 Trophy which supports a built in Facebook® application, Windows Live® service & supports SkyDrive®.

Communication & Messaging

Accessing popular social network Websites such as Facebook® is easy via the integrated feature. A call log stores a record of recent calls made on the Smartphone including missed calls, dialled numbers & calls received. A built in microphone & speaker allows the user to enjoy a speaker style call for a loud call experience. The 7 Trophy supports easy to access & use messaging services including a multimedia picture & video messaging service, email service, text message service & an instant message service which allows online communication between compatible users. The 7 Trophy comes with a variety of applications available via the HTC Hub which includes a photo enhancer, stocks, sound enhancer application, weather & much more.

Technology & Internet

This Smartphone supports GSM & 3G HSDPA network connectivity allowing the user to use their handset over GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, 3G HSDPA 900 & 3G HSDPA 2100 networks. Wi-Fi® connectivity means the user can connect their handset to a close wireless hub, LAN or hotspot therefore providing an Internet connection without the use of cables or wires when the user is on their travels with their stylish new Smartphone. A navigation system complete with Bing™ maps supports provides the user with step by step directions to the users desired location. Eight gigabytes on internal memory plus ROM & RAM memory is built into the HTC 7 Trophy which provides the user with a vast amount of storage available for storing information such as contact details, photos, music, movies & messages. Depending on the features being used, the user can expect to gain up to 6.6 hours of talk time when the handset is used over a GSM network or up to 3.5 hours of 3G talk time from a full battery. High speed transfer speeds can be enjoyed when the user is transferring data between their 7 Trophy & other connected devices as this Smartphone supports EDGE technology, plus the connectivity options include Bluetooth® or USB connectivity.

HTC 7 Trophy Specifications & Features

Screen

3.8 Inch Widescreen WVGA Touch Screen (800 x 480 Pixels)

Imaging

5 Megapixel Camera

Auto Focus

Flash

Face Detection

Scenes (Landscape, Portrait & Candlelight)

Picture Geo Tagging

Photo Hub

Photo Sharing (Facebook®, Windows Live® & SkyDrive®)

Video Recording (MPEG4)

Video Player (MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2, WMV9 & WMV)

Messaging

SMS (Text Messaging)

MMS (Multimedia Messaging)

Email

Instant Messaging

Sound

Music Player (MP3, WMA, M4A & M4B)

Zune® Music Hub

MP3 & WAV Ringtones

SRS Surround Sound

Dolby Mobile

Entertainment

Downloadable Games

Xbox LIVE® Integration

Organiser

Contacts

Calendar

Alarm Clock

Call Log

Speaker Phone

A GPS Navigation

Bing™ Maps

Facebook® & Windows Live™ Integration

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 OS

HTC Hub Apps (Stocks, Photo Enhancer, Sound Enhancer, Weather etc)

Customisable Live Tile Home Screen

Pinch to Zoom Controls

Auto Rotate Touch Screen

Ambient Light Sensor

Connectivity

3G HSDPA

Bluetooth® A2DP

Micro USB

GPRS

EDGE

WiFi®

Network

Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

HSDPA 900 & 2100

Internet

HTML Browser

YouTube™ Compatible

Memory & Talk Time

512MB ROM, 576MB RAM & 8GB Internal Memory

6.6 Hours GSM Talk Time

3.5 Hours 3G Talk Time

360 Hours GSM Standby Time

435 Hours 3G Standby Time

Weight & Size

140 g

118.5 x 61.5 x 11.96 mm

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HTC 7 Trophy