Overview
Windows Phone 7 is the most awaited mobile phone by Microsoft, it was launched on November 8 of 2010 in USA and will possibly enter the Asian market by 2011. The user interface is very good along with an excellent Facebook integration. Unlike tiny icons in the previous phones this phone has touch friendly tiles for finger ease.
It also features Xbox live and office live along with zune music storage. There is a search map but it is sluggish and is not customizable.
Metro Design Language
Metro is the new design language made for Windows phone interface. It is a unique design language that include Swiss influenced packages and prints that are simple and graphics found in Microsoft software like zune, office lab and games with powerful focus. Along with the third party applications the new design language is impressive for user interface.
Features
The user interface is very smooth which comes with the newly introduced Metro. Status bar is at the top which is very user friendly at times as it is auto-hidden. The features include many good applications like the office integration and the bing search functions. There is a QWERTY keyboard and also features easy setups for social networking. The camera software is quite good as the images captured by the camera appears in the same slide which makes it easy to reside on any photo.
Specifications for a phone with windows 7
Processor
1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 200
RAM
256 MB
Flash storage
8 GB
Screen resolution
800 × 480
Touch
Capacitive multi touch with at least four contact points
Cellular connectivity
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA (HSPA+ optional)
Wireless
802.11b/g (802.11n optional), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, FM radio
Hardware buttons
Start, search, back, volume, power, and camera (with half-press focus)
Camera
5 MP, dedicated flash
Sensors
A-GPS, accelerometer, compass, proximity, light
Ports
Micro-USB, 3.5mm TRS headphone jack
Bottom line
Windows Phone 7 is an excellent phone with solid built in quality and fully loaded features. It works totally on Microsoft platform and the one who is familiar with Windows should definitely try this once. The applications used are user friendly and are way good than its competitors. This phone is available at an affordable price tag for what it offers. Windows Phone 7 is an impressive handset and the OS used in it is quite unique.
