The breakneck competition in the market
has led to the launch of super smartphones which have I-can-do-it-all
potential, thanks to the plethora of features that they are laced
with. However, to steer off the impact of these wallet-busters,
handset manufacturers are also coming up with feature-specific phones
that emphasize on a particular area while keeping the other features
at average level. Though, HTC 7 Pro has a bundle of features to
offer, the company's emphasis on the keyboard hints that it is
primarily a messaging device.
At a Glance:
Size: 117.5
x 59 x 15.5 mm
Weight: 185 g
Display: 3.6 inch, Capacitive
touchscreen
Camera: 5 MP, with LED flash, No Secondary
Camera
Memory: 8/16 GB storage, 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, No card
slot
OS: Microsoft Windows Phone 7
Processor: 1 GHz processor
Data: GPRS, EDGE with Bluetooth and USB
3G: Yes
GPS:
Yes
Wi-Fi: Yes
3.5 mm Jack
Design:
The set boasts
quite an interesting design with a not so common frame and structure.
It boasts a slide out full QWERTY keypad that is angled with respect
to the display screen. The sliding mechanism may appear a bit awkward
initially but with practice it becomes quite smooth to handle. The
keys are quite big enough so that you can type easily on them without
any problem; the illuminated keys also ensure that you can type in
the dark. At 16 mm, the device is hardly sleek and the right mix of
chrome and metal battery cover feels good to hold in
hand.
Display:
The device boasts a 3.6 inch screen that
is a step down from the 4.3 inch screen of its older sibling HD 7.
There are Live tiles on the home screen, which help you access useful
information such as unread messages and missed calls information. You
can also go through the photo albums on your device with the help of
these tiles which act as a shortcut.
Camera:
The phone
is lacking the 8 MP camera that was present on its sibling the
Mozart. The company has certainly made sacrifice with the 5 MP on
board camera, though the compromise made in the pixel stuffing has
been compensated to some extent with the inclusion of Microsoft's
SkyDrive feature which helps you to upload your photos to a cloud
storage service. This particular feature is even more important
considering the fact that storage of the device is limited to
8GB.
Additional Features:
Being a Microsoft smartphone,
the HTC 7 Pro supports many of the Office document features. With
this device you can very easily manage your office documents such as
MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. If the need arises you can
create new office documents, and also edit documents. You can also
setup multiple email accounts such as Windows Live and Gmail with
considerable ease.
The slick Microsoft’s Metro UI offers
amazing experience to the users and the phone gives you silky smooth
and considerably fast performance thanks to its 1GHz processor. This
OS is certainly more posh in comparison to Android but does not
possess some of the useful features like multitasking for the apps
which are not already installed.
Conclusion:
HTC 7 Pro
is undoubtedly a great messaging device and that is what it is. The
set has a decent battery life and can go for long hours of talk-time
on a single charge. At the risk of being repetitive we would like to
re-emphasize the fact that keyboard is very easy to use. The display
of the set is sharp and quite responsive. In-spite of it being a
little heavy device, it is quite comfortable to hold in hand and is
undoubtedly, one of the best Windows Phone handsets available in the
market.
