Windows Mobile 7 is going to be the big turnaround for Microsoft’s mobile division after the big flop we all know as the WinMo 6.X OS.
The big news is that HTC will be bringing out a high end smart phone for the new operating system with specs that match even that of the Nexus One. The HTC Obsession will have a nice 5 mega pixel snapper, a fast 1GHz Snapdragon processor and even HD video recording capabilities (on top of the usual smart phone features –microSD card support, Bluetooth, AGPS and more). It’s a lot like the HTC Bravo actually, including the HD video capability.
With many experts predicting MS to formally announce WinMo 7’s launch at the upcoming Mobile World Congress this February, it makes sense that at least one WinMo device is ready for show. The other WinMo phone is the amazing LG Apollo. While the Apollo’s specs surpass that of the Obsession, it seems that LG is still busy with its GW990 and we will not see the Apollo until a much later date –as it is, even the Obsession is expected to arrive late this year.
Contesting these reports are analyses of the current images of the Obsession being distributed. Many point out that the screen on the Obsession currently displays the Android OS. With news that HTC is intentionally misleading the public by leaking out erroneous info, there is a reasonable degree of doubt for news regarding upcoming HTC devices.
On the other hand, it was previously leaked that HTC would be producing three new WinMo 6.5 devices (the Photon, Trophy and Tera). It would not be too much of an assumption that the Obsession is the fruit of the groundwork laid when those three phones were being planned.
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