With only a few months remaining until the expected launch of the new Windows Phone 7 mobile platform from Microsoft, the companies that are going to be coming up with new handsets for the MS OS is already getting ready as well. According to reports, various handsets will be offered when Microsoft’s new mobile operating system is available and several big name smart phone makers are on the list.
Leading the lineup is none other than Korean based LG. The company has already shown off their LG Panther smart phone earlier this year and it is one of the most complete devices that will run WP7. The device is a type 2 chassis WP7 handset which means that it will have a touch screen display and a physical QWERTY keyboard as well. This is one of the few devices that will have a keyboard which will give it a definite niche in Microsoft’s new market.
Taiwan based HTC is also on the lineup. So far, rumors of their HTC Mondrian and HTC Mozart are keeping people guessing which smart phone they will be launching (though some speculate that both devices are coming out at the same time). It has also been rumored that the HTC Gold might actually be the same device as the Mondrian. Expect to get more clarification about these in the later weeks.
Not surprisingly, Dell, Asus and Samsung are also on the list. Though it has reported that Samsung’s handset may not be available until January of next year, it seems that Dell and Asus already seem to have devices already set to launch.
According to recent updates, the new Windows Phone 7 OS will be delivering one of the most visually dynamic user interfaces ever seen in smart phones and will be the main OS used by Microsoft in the coming years.