Verizon Wireless Windows Phone 7 status (official release May 26th) - Page 17

eric12341 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-26-2011, 03:51 PM

3.6" and more devices are not "small screens"

**DavidinCT** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-26-2011, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eric12341

3.6" and more devices are not "small screens"

If Verizon gets the Arrive (AKA Pro7) and no SLCD, I might say no to it with a contract (Verizon only has 2 year or no contract, no more 1 year). If it's around $300 non contract I'll grab it.

After seening the Super AMOLED and Super LCD displays, My Touch Pro 2 (about the same screen as the Arrive) is no longer impressive and I hate it.

Does the Arrive have a 3.6" display ? At least the Trophy has a 3.8" with a SLCD display, it's about the only difference that might save it.

boe · #3 (**permalink**) 04-26-2011, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by eric12341

3.6" and more devices are not "small screens"

A 4.3" screen has about 1.5 times the area 3.6" screen. I'm about 6' tall I consider 4'10" tall ex girlfriend quite petite. I also consider a 40" plasma a small screen - depends on what you are used to working with I guess.

A 4.3" screen is about 1.3 times as large as a 3.8" screen.

WMFan85 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-26-2011, 11:07 PM

I'm pretty sure the Trophy won't be coming out on May 5th sense that is the last day for the Microsoft offer and Steve Sapp said that the phone can't be released when the offer is still available. I'm hoping for the following Thursday or even the weekend following the offer.

I have a Fathom right now with a 3.2" screen, so a 3.8" will be a nice change for me. I haven't ever held a 4.3" phone before, but I would imagine they would be bulky and cumbersome. It would be sure nice to watch movies though!

boe · #5 (**permalink**) 04-26-2011, 11:37 PM

[QUOTE=WMFan85;2091770]I haven't ever held a 4.3" phone before, but I would imagine they would be bulky and cumbersome. QUOTE]

I think it depends on the size of your hands. If you are an average caucasion male, I would imagine it could be even go to 5" without the screen being too large for one handed typing. Acer is about to release a 4.8" pdaphone. If you are a petite woman, it might be more difficult to type 1 handed.
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**DavidinCT** · #6 (**permalink**) 04-27-2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by WMFan85

I'm pretty sure the Trophy won't be coming out on May 5th sense that is the last day for the Microsoft offer and Steve Sapp said that the phone can't be released when the offer is still available. I'm hoping for the following Thursday or even the weekend following the offer.

I have a Fathom right now with a 3.2" screen, so a 3.8" will be a nice change for me. I haven't ever held a 4.3" phone before, but I would imagine they would be bulky and cumbersome. It would be sure nice to watch movies though!

We'll see on the May 5th thing. At least a solid press release with a release date would make me happy.

You have a Fathom ? Asurion offered me one and I said NO WAY, that 3.2" screen was just way too small. I have a Touch Pro 2 now (a 3.6" display, same size as the Arrive has), I have played with the HD7 (4.3" TMo) and the Evo 4G (4.3" Sprint) and I found it nice.

They are very slim line phones and at first It looked kind of big but, after handling it, I liked the larger screen much better. If you have bigger hands like me, you'll love it. I have tried to use onscreen keboards on a few phones in the 3.2-3.6" displays and always have problems, that is why I want a keyboard but, a 4.3" display would solve that problem

I really liked the HD7, I mean I love it but, T-Mo sucks in my area. AT&T is coming with the HD7s (HD7 with a Super LCD display) man that is tempting...

**deadwrong03** · #7 (**permalink**) 04-27-2011, 07:48 AM

Pocketnow is reporting that the long awaited Verizon HTC Trophy has showed up on Best Buy's website, though not available/in stock. Usually this would be an indication of a near-launch. When we looked though, we were unable to find the device on the site, meaning the URL may still be hidden (or we're consistently spelling 'Trophy' wrong).
The price, out of contract, is listed as $600, but that's probably just a placeholder figure and nothing official. In addition, the model number MWP6985 is also confirmed for Verizon's first Windows Phone, which is as mythical as the unicorn at this point.
So, does this mean Verizon folk will be able to pick up their phone shortly? With this device's track record, we're going with 'no'. Still, hope spring eternal that Verizon will someday launch this device and complete the Windows Phone presence in the U.S. Seriously Verizon, this looks just sad now.
Source: Best Buy; via Pocketnow

eric12341 · #8 (**permalink**) 04-28-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by deadwrong03

Still, hope spring eternal that Verizon will someday launch this device and complete the Windows Phone presence in the U.S. Seriously Verizon, this looks just sad now.

not quite still need US Cellular to get one as well as the smaller carriers such as metroPCS,and cricket. it also needs to get on some prepaid carriers like those android phones are which is one of the only reasons y android is currently #1 because every carrier imaginable has one now.

jaeskill · #9 (**permalink**) 04-27-2011, 12:10 PM

I think that May 5th or May 12th will be the date of release. Somebody mentioned early in this thread that VZW announces phones on Tuesdays and releases them on the following Thursdays; it just happened with the Incredible 2. If the rep was telling the truth about the pre-order promotion and the release of the phone not being able to coincide, we will not hear anything about the phone on the 5th... if anything we will hear about it on the Tuesday before the release. If there is no news about the phone before the 5th, I wouldn't be surprised if the day we have all been waiting for goes by without any mention of it. Thursday is release day at VZW, not announcement day.
I may be wrong though... VZW has been handling MS like a cheap prostitute so who knows. Maybe they have a different release schedule for WP7 devices and will announce them on Thursdays and release them on Sundays or some stupid shit like that. Even the iPhone was released on a Thursday... im sticking to my original theory. Fingers crossed for an announcement on the 3rd.

WMFan85 · #10 (**permalink**) 04-27-2011, 04:29 PM

I have a quick question, not to throw the thread off, but...

Will the Trophy be able to stream Netflix movies like the Focus? That's going to be a big deal for me and I really hope it can.

My guess is that the 12th will be when it's released. I just hope it's going to be sooner rather than later because this is really getting old. VZW really needs to grow up and stop playing games.