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        Sprint's Windows Phone arrives with slide-out keyboard

        Jonathan Angel | Date: Feb 24, 2011 | Comments: 1


        Sprint says its first Windows Phone 7 device will be available on March 20 for approximately $200. The HTC Arrive will include a 3.6-inch capacitive touchscreen, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a five megapixel camera, 16GB of flash storage, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, according to the carrier.

        Windows Phone 7 handsets that can run on the CDMA networks employed by Sprint and Verizon were promised by Microsoft at January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and have since been glimpsed in FCC filings. As far as we're aware, however, Sprint's entry is the first to gain both a firm price and a release date.

        As expected following CES reports, Sprint's HTC Arrive is an localized version of the HTC 7 Pro that was launched in Europe in January. We presume -- though the carrier doesn't say -- that the Arrive not only adds CDMA, but also retains the 7 Pro's GSM calling abilities for word travelers.


        HTC's Arrive
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        In any case, the Arrive has been enhanced for U.S. consumption in that internal memory has been doubled from 8GB to 16GB. Specs are otherwise the same as the 7 Pro's, including a 3.6-inch capacitive touchscreen and the slide-out QWERTY keyboard pictured above.

        According to Sprint, the Arrive also features a five megapixel camera with flash, autofocus, and digital zoom, plus a 720p HD camcorder. An FM receiver, GPS, 802.11b/g/n wireless networking, and the same 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon used in other first-generation Windows Phone 7 devices are also part of the mix.

        Features and specifications provided by Sprint and or HTC for the Arrive include:

        • Processor -- 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon
        • Memory -- 16GB of flash storage (RAM n/s)
        • Display -- 3.6-inch capacitive touchscreen with 800 x 480 pixel resolution
        • Keyboard -- slide-out QWERTY keyboard
        • Camera -- five megapixel with flash, autofocus, digital zoom, and 720p HD camcorder
        • Wireless:
          • WWAN -- CDMA (GSM may also be present)
          • WLAN -- 802.11b/g/n
          • PAN -- Bluetooth 2.1
          • GPS receiver
          • FM receiver
        • Battery -- 1500mAh; up to six hours' talk time
        • Dimensions -- 4.63 x 2.32 inches x 0.61 inches
        • Weight -- 6.5 ounces
        Further information

        According to Sprint, the HTC Arrive will be available on March 20 for approximately $200, with the usual new two-year service agreement, and after a $100 mail-in rebate. An Arrive product page has not yet been posted, but information about the underlying hardware can be found on HTC's 7 Pro product page.

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