HTC Trophy
Now onto the phone.  How does this phone function as a telephone?  Well, it is a CDMA phone (since it's on Verizon) but it is a "world phone" so it does sport a GSM SIM pre-installed for when traveling abroad.  It is still only a 3G phone, so data speeds are on par with normal Verizon 3G connection speeds.  I really do like Verion's network, and it works very well where I live.  Call quality is excellent.  Once you become used to the Metro UI it is easy to locate contacts in the phone book and dial them.
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Hardware wise, the machine is "standard".  There is nothing overly special about it.  In testing, it appears that the apps that need to connect to cellular data are a little slower to load than the apps on my iPhone 4.  Connecting to wifi does not seem to improve matters either.  If this was your first smart phone or you didn't just jump into this phone from another faster phone, you would never know the difference; however it is something that I noticed right away.
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There is no physical keyboard with this phone, so everything is done on-screen.  Predictive text appears to be accurate and the dictionary will learn as you type.  Because the screen is a little bit larger at 3.8" than the iPhone 4, I do believe it is a little bit easier to type on than on my iPhone.  The screen does not have the same pixel density as the iPhone 4, which means it does not have a Retina display like the iPhone 4.  Yes, you can tell the difference.  I have yet to see a display on a phone that rivals the iPhone in quality.  The camera appears to take good pictures, but not great pictures, and there is an integrated flash so you can see in the dark.  Definitely a plus.
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In real world design it appears to be close to the same size as the iPhone, but it is definitely thicker than the iPhone.  I like the rubbery back to the Trophy and do not feel like I am going to break the phone everytime I use it unlike the iPhone which I am scared to use if it's not in a case.
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garfi3ld replied the topic: #21208 30 Nov 2011 18:41
chad takes a look at the windows phone 7 OS and the HTC trophy
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L0rdG1gabyt3 replied the topic: #21217 30 Nov 2011 21:35
Great review. I have been using the HTC HD7 on T-Mobile since Feb. and I really like it. My wife recently picked up a 2nd gen device and she is sporting the HTC Radar 4G. Even though the processors in our phones are the same clock speed, hers is actually faster in most day to day operations because it is a newer generation of proc.

The new flagship phones actually have faster processors, 1.4GHz vs. the standard 1GHz, and larger megapixel cameras, 8MP vs 5MP. Reviews of the 2nd gen flagship phones, HTC Titan, Samsung Focus S, and Nokia Lumia 900 have all stated that they are "very" fast.

With the next update codename Tango, support for higer resolutions is expected, and with Windows Phone 8, codename Apollo, dual core CPUs are expected.

Chad, you should update your handset to Mango. I felt that my experience was enhanced with deeper integration of social networks, adding Linkedin, and it also seemed like mine performed better. There was an overhaul of the Xbox Live hub, and the ability to stream music through Skydrive was added as well.
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L0rdG1gabyt3 replied the topic: #21224 30 Nov 2011 23:24
If any of you Android or iOS users would like to try out the Metro UI, Microsoft has an interactive web demo that you can load up in the browser on your phone and try it out.

From what I understand, it does everything but launch apps.

m.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/demo/

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