Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp unveiled India’s first Windows Phone 7 smartphone HTC HD7 with country’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel.
HD7, announced at the Windows Phone 7 event in New York City on October 11 is featured with 4.3” capacitative touch screen, 5Megapixel camera with flash capable of HD video recording at 720p, 7.2Mbps HSDPA & WiFi support for faster internet along with other fine adjustments like Bluetooth, microUSB, FM Radio, Multimedia playback, GPS and apps.
Home screen of the phone is designed around a set of animated Tiles, which can be pinned/unpinned,dragged around,swapped anywhere on the homescreen. The HD7 can connect to a plethora of online services, including Windows Marketplace, the cloud-based storage, SkyDrive, Windows Live, Xbox Live, Zune and he usual online Office docs and Hotmail. The phone includes HTC Hub for easy access to unique HTC applications.
HTC HD7 is available at all authorised HTC resellers in India at a price of Rs 29,990.Online reseller Flipkart.com is selling the smartphone at a discounted price of Rs.28999 with FREE Home Delivery.
Airtel customers can subscribe to exclusive data pack of 2GB per month for first six months at a special price of Rs.300. For details please visit your nearest Airtel Relationship Center.
Specs of HD7:
| Weight | 162 gm with battery |
| Dimensions | 122 x 68 x 11.2 mm |
| Display | capacitive touch screen with pinch-to-zoom capability, 4.3 inches, 480 x 800 WVGA |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 1 GHz |
| Operating System | Windows® Phone OS 7 |
| Storage | Internal storage: 16 GB, ROM: 512 MB, RAM: 576 MB |
| Camera | 5 MP, 2592?1944, Dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging, Video recording at 720p |
| Network | HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Connectivity | Standard micro-USB 2.0, WiFi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate & A2DP |
| Internet | GPRS/EDGE, 3G (HSDPA 7.2Mbps & HSUPA 2Mbps), Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML |
| Multimedia | MP3 / WAV / WMA / eAAC+ player; MP4 / WMV / H.264 / H.263 player; 3.5 mm audio jack; Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement; Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Sensors | G-Sensor, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor |
| Social Networking | Facebook® and Windows Live™; Share photos on Facebook® or Windows Live™ SkyDrive® |
| GPS | Internal GPS antenna; Bing™ Maps |
| Special Features | With kickstand; Customize your phone with live tiles which dynamically update all key information right on the Start screen; Choose from thousands of video titles and music tracks via integrated Zune® services; Play console-quality video games with XBox LIVE® integration |
| HTC Hub | Weather, Stocks, Converter, Photo Enhancer, Sound Enhancer, and more; Downloadable apps and games |
| Power & Battery | Rechargeable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery |
| Stand-by Time | Up to 310 h (2G), Up to 320 h (3G) |
| Talktime | Up to 380 min (2G), Up to 320 min (3G) |
Ganesh January 10, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Holy crap! This is way too pricey! I will consider HTC only when they reduce their prices atleast on par with Nokia’s phones with similar hardware!
som December 30, 2010 at 7:25 pm
too pricey.airtel should subsidise the cost.
Amjath December 30, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Looks like bit over priced… At 31K we are getting Samsung Galaxy Tab. Then why would one go for this?????
Gaurav December 29, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Absolutely right. I too agree with you.
Airtel is just giving GPRS with all latest handset like N8, C5-3, C7 etc.
All mobile companies should ask Airtel to give their mobile is subsidized rate so that there is more sale more people buy if bought with Airtel.
There should be some marketing done on subsidized rate if used with Airtel…
BK December 29, 2010 at 10:49 pm
simple iphone equation : In the US for 2 years you spend $99 phone + $99 phone bill= $2500 for 2 years . I India $700 phone+ even Rs 1500 bill pm ($30)= $1400. The indian on an iphone is saving $1000 every 2 years!!
BK December 29, 2010 at 10:44 pm
@alamgir
yes like the USA, but that would be Rs 10000 ($199) 0r even $99 for the phone and a two year contract with Rs 4000 ($69)per month for unlimited calling and Rs 750 ($15) for 200MB data 0r Rs 1250 for 2 GB ie Rs 5000 pm ie Rs 1.2 lakhs for 2 years. Is that better? And if you breach the contract you know what happens to your credit history and life in the USA….
alamgir December 29, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Why Airtel is putting its nose into, HTC’s business when it is not offering any subsidized price ? Contrary to what happens in the US and Europe
AmitS December 29, 2010 at 8:18 pm
airtel should consider only non Gprs handsets.
mark December 29, 2010 at 8:10 pm
well, most awaited mobile 4 me….but right now im stuck with nokia 5800XM …just few months old..and i can do my mails and facebook stuff ..and 3g also rocks…
Nitish December 29, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Mini computer with mobile facility …