Sprint's HTC Pro 7 (Arrive?)

[AkumaX]

Looks to be coming tomorrow. What y'all think?

-- it 'arrived' lol - http://now.sprint.com/arrive/?ECID=vanity:arrive

preorder today, phone comes out March 20!

 

[SAWYER]

I havent seen it and I m on Sprint and wanting a win 7 phone bad. I had a Focus to toy with for awhile and it was awesome!

 

[drbrock]

I wonder how much it will cost after rebate.

 

[Deeko]

Looks to be a pretty nice phone. I really liked the hardware design of the Touch Pro2, and this is essentially an upgraded version of that. Has the potential to be the best WP7 device out there. Also, it should launch with the copy + paste update, which is cool in itself.

 

[AkumaX]

Totally looking forward to it. Got a Samsung Transform in Dec, disappointed with it ever since. Just going to take the hit and sell it and probably buy the HTC Pro 7 outright.

 

[her209]

Link?????? If this is true, it would be great news!

 

[AstroManLuca]

I want my next phone to be keyboard-less.

For now I'm happy with my Epic but I almost never use the keyboard. I could do without it, especially if it saves on bulk.

 

[AkumaX]

Link?????? If this is true, it would be great news!

http://www.slashgear.com/sprint-teases-new-phone-on-feb-24-cdma-htc-7-pro-finally-arriving-21134832/

http://www.sprint.com/arrive/

 

[Gooberlx2]

Better be 4G, considering the generally increased smartphone rates for Sprint.

 

[AkumaX]

doesn't look like it ...

 

[Gooberlx2]

doesn't look like it ...

Well that's lame....I'd probably still buy one though.

 

[Deeko]

Now that is a beautiful keyboard...manufacturers, take note: Properly spaced like a real keyboard, full number row, nice sized keys...

Hell, even HTC needs to take note. When they're capable of such nice keyboards, I don't understand why they put such a weak 4-rower on the G2. If I had any complaints about this one, it would be that the double-tall enter key could be normal height with another shift key over there...but still, a minor complaint.

 

[finbarqs]

damn it... I just want SUPER AMOLED + thin phone on WP7!!! or if we must have a keyboard, I want Venue Pro!

 

[her209]

damn it... I just want SUPER AMOLED + thin phone on WP7!!! or if we must have a keyboard, I want Venue Pro!

The Samsung Omnia 7 fits what you're looking for, except its not sold in the US.

 

[jae]

That's pretty much the same keyboard as the TP2 besides the "Backspace/DEL" key being next to "0" and the "enter" key being tall & skinny. I think the TP2 keyboard was perfect.

 

[Icepick]

damn it... I just want SUPER AMOLED + thin phone on WP7!!! or if we must have a keyboard, I want Venue Pro!

Exactly what I'm looking for. Unfortunately, this isn't shaping up to be enough of an upgrade to entice me to drop the TP2. I hope Sprint gets some compelling phones into their lineup soon.

 

[stlc8tr]

Better be 4G, considering the generally increased smartphone rates for Sprint.

I hope it isn't 4G. I would consider upgrading if it's only $40/month (SERO-P) but I doubt that I would pay $50/month.

 

[amdhunter]

Man, Sprint surely has a fetish with keyboards. I can't stand them.

 

[finbarqs]

last keyboard I enjoyed was on my palm pre. Last phone I enjoyed was on my palm pre. I have to say it: I'm not an Android fan. It just doesn't feel as polished as WP7, iOS, WebOS. But that's just me. Everyone has their own preferences and opinions

 

[AstroManLuca]

Funny, the keyboard on the Palm Pre was the main reason I got rid of it in favor of a Samsung Moment, even though I found the Pre's OS to be better. The Pre Plus (and all later versions) had much better keyboards, but the original Pre keyboard was terrible. Doesn't help that there's no on-screen keyboard.

I much prefer soft keyboards to physical ones.

 

[Deeko]

Funny, the keyboard on the Palm Pre was the main reason I got rid of it in favor of a Samsung Moment, even though I found the Pre's OS to be better. The Pre Plus (and all later versions) had much better keyboards, but the original Pre keyboard was terrible. Doesn't help that there's no on-screen keyboard.

I much prefer soft keyboards to physical ones.

I'm curious - if you prefer soft keyboards, why the Pre, Moment, and Epic?

 

[AstroManLuca]

I didn't start to really love software keyboards until some time after I got the Moment. Early on, I really wanted a hardware keyboard. Part of the reason I got the Pre. The Pre's keyboard sucked so I went to the Moment, which had a better one.

Then I discovered Swype. Used it a lot on the Moment, then upgraded to the Epic just because it was a better phone. My decision to get the Epic was based on other things, mainly the screen and the better processor than the Evo. But on my Epic I pretty much never use the keyboard except for emulated games. It's Swype all the way.

I might like my next phone to have no hard keyboard just to save on size/weight and complexity, but it's not really a dealbreaker. If the best phone available to me when I next upgrade has one, I guess I'll get it anyway. If anything it's nice for emulators.

 

[tonygeor]

More choices the better

 

[zerocool84]

Man, Sprint surely has a fetish with keyboards. I can't stand them.

Well their #1 selling phone, the Evo, doesn't have one but yea they have many phones with hardware keyboards.

 

[Trader05]

Is there anywhere online that has an interactive demo with Windows Phone 7? Im interested in it from the videos i've seen online. Im just curious how it works without actually buying the phone.