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HTC 7 Pro

Taking care of business. View and edit the latest Office docs on your phone. Quickly and easily cut through the clutter to see only the unread, urgent, or flagged messages in your Outlook inbox. And use SharePoint®, when you need a little bit of help from your team to crack the latest project.

View and edit the latest Office docs

Everyone in one place

With the People Hub, all of your friends and contacts are in one place and they’re all up to date. So you can see all and know all about the people that matter most. What’s new — Stay on top of all the gossip and what’s going on with live feeds and photos pulled together from Facebook® and Windows Live®. Tell the world — There’s even a place where you can view and update your status in Facebook® and Windows Live® to broadcast your news. It’s called the Me Card.

Open a gallery

Tap on the Picture Hub and enter a gallery where you and your friends can show off your latest photo creations. And if you have a critic’s eye, you can easily post a comment on the pictures your friends have posted on Facebook® or Windows Live®. Capture and share instantly — You can go from pocket to picture in seconds — even if the phone is locked. And if you’re happy with the pic you’ve taken, post them instantly to Facebook® or share them with your friends via email or SMS. Moving pictures — Getting your pictures and videos to and from your phone is easy. When you charge your phone while on your home network, your pics and videos will automatically transfer to or from your PC wirelessly.

Slide, tilt, enjoy

The slide and tilt screen on the HTC 7 Pro angles perfectly to reveal a dedicated QWERTY keyboard. The keys are raised and nicely spaced for fast and comfortable typing. And because the screen tilts, the HTC 7 Pro is perfect for watching videos — hands free — when you have a brief moment to kick back and relax.

Screen angles perfectly to reveal a dedicated QWERTY keyboard

Never a dull moment

There’s never a dull moment with the Music + Videos Hub — your home of media and entertainment. Zune® — Browse and download your favorite music, movies and TV shows. You can also preview songs and whole albums before you buy them using your Zune Pass. Musical duo — Free yourself from wires with Zune PC companion. Your phone syncs with your music catalogue on your PC wirelessly and automatically, whenever you charge your phone while on your home network.

Down to business

The Office Hub offers a fresh new way to get stuff done on the go. View and edit the latest Office docs on your phone. And when you need a little help from your colleagues, collaborate on your projects using SharePoint®. One Note — OneNote® turns the phone into a powerful tool for organising ideas, voice notes, pictures, and text and then synchronising them to the cloud through Windows Live® or SharePoint®. Outline offers a quick view of any Microsoft® Office document, so you can quickly see what’s in the document and jump right to where you want. It’s great for looking through large documents right from your phone.

Bing and you’re there!

Who, what, why, when or where? Microsoft’s search engine not only finds the answer but helps make the decision. Bing search — There’s no search overload. Bing tries to understand the search you’re doing and organises the results putting the most relevant (not popular) at the top. It also features voice search, pulls out buried information and displays related searches. Bing Maps — Locate where you are and find the best route to where you want to be. Satellite images, street maps, 3D landmarks — Bing Maps can flow from a bird’s eye view high above, to a street level view for a more human perspective.

Keep an eye on your portfolio

Stay on top of the market with up—to—date finance information. The Stocks app lets you view stock prices and check indices. Define up to 30 stocks and track their progress. Rotate to view charts in full—screen detail. Stocks is just one of the HTC apps that helps you get the most from your phone. You’ll find more in the HTC Hub.

Stay on top of the market

Make your phone yours

Personalise your phone with apps, games and music from the Marketplace Hub — your one—stop shop. Apps — View feature apps and games or browse for what you’re after. You can also access reviews, ratings, screen shots and related content on the apps details page. Quick launch — Bring the stuff that matters to you to the surface. You can pin your favorite apps, contacts, even shortcuts to your favorite songs and more to the Start screen for one tap access.

Game on

The Windows® Phone 7 Games Hub delivers a new and exciting kind of gaming experience with hundreds of titles from Xbox LIVE®, Microsoft Game Studios and other leading game publishers. Xbox Live® — Put the power of Xbox LIVE® in the palm of your hand. Play with friends, share scores, and earn recognition for your achievements. Access your Xbox LIVE® profile and take your 3D Avatar and props with you on your phone. Choose your fun — Specifically selected from the top names in mobile, PC and console game development, the first wave of titles includes the likes of Assassins Creed, Deal or No Deal, Fruit Ninja, Guitar Hero 5, and Halo Waypoint. And there are still more set to come.

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HTC 7 Pro GoldThe keys are raised and nicely spaced for fast and comfortable typing. View and edit the latest Office docs on your phone plus share and collaborate with SharePoint.The slide and tilt screen on the HTC 7 Pro angles perfectly to reveal a dedicated QWERTY keyboard. The keys are raised and nicely spaced for fast and comfortable typing. And because the screen tilts the HTC 7 Pro is perfect for watching videos — hands free — when you have a brief moment to kick back and relax.FeaturesOperating SystemWindows Phone OS 7 LCD Screen Size3.6 touch screen

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful

Top product 1 Mar 2011

By A. Wilson

I bought this HTC 7 Pro to replace my damaged Palm Pre and it has to be said it is head and shoulders above Palms Web oS.

Put simply, Web oS 'tiles' system is a stroke of genius, however compared to the WP7 oS as installed on the HTC 7 Pro it is slow and unreliable. WP7 is quite simply much faster and thus far, very reliable.

Moving onto the phone itself, HTC really do know how to build a quality product and this is phone is beautifully crafted. OK, it's a tiny bit bigger than other phones in this sector, but you do get a generously sized Qwerty keyboard.

Battery life so far has been unexpectedly good for a smart phone, with WiFi used up to 30 minutes a day, but switched off when not in use, the blue tooth permanently on, MS exchange connected and syncing in real time, and two other PoP3 email accounts syncing every 30 minutes, the battery is lasting between 2 and 3 days before it requires charging!

Verdict: Well crafted phone, for business use - worth every penny

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Something different 13 May 2011

By pielover

I bought this phone after my i-phone 3G died after 18 months use. I thought I would hold off writing a knee-jerk review of this handset and thought I would use it for a while to give a balanced review. So, three months after purchase here we go:

The main reason for purchasing this handset was the keyboard. I couldn't get on with the on-screen keyboard of the i-phone (and other phones). The keyboard itself is sturdy and easy to use. It has a backlight, which is useful. I don't understand the need for a dedicated 'smiley' key, but it's there if that sort of thing floats your boat. The hinge on the keyboard feels a bit iffy at first, but 3 months of 'robust' use and no problems.

The handset looks chunky, but it's only 3mm thicker than my iPhone 3Gs. It is significantly heavier though. Suffice to say it's not a 'pocket phone'. One for a coat pocket or a bag really.

The display is crisp and bright, I haven't experienced any of the 'washed out' effect on the screen that other reviews report.

Battery life is one of the downsides of a generally good phone, you'll be lucky to see a day out of a full charge with a bit of browsing (say 1 hour) and a few calls. Playing some games seems to thrash the CPU, which reduces the battery life as well. For example, I played Pro Evo on the phone for an hour and kissed goodbye to about half a full charge.

I'm not going to write a review of Windows Phone 7, because this review is supposed to be about the handset. All I will say is that now that it's had a few updates, it's right up there with iOS now. Some of the Facebook/MSN integration with contacts is really nice. The Marketplace is nowhere near as good as the app store though (in terms of application quality). I'm sure this will come with time though.

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Brilliant 13 Mar 2011

By yfbc

Coming from a Nokia N900 I am amazed at the speed and level of polish in WP7, I'm convinced that WP7 has the best UI out there at this moment in time. I've had devices running on Symbian, IOS, Android and Maemo so when I say I enjoy using my HTC 7 pro more than any other phone it's coming from a broad comparison. WP7 is still in its infancy and I believe that with the regular updates promised by MS you will see this OS flourish and become great.

I chose the HTC 7 pro over other WP7 device because of the keyboard, after some extensive use I've found the keyboard to be one of the best I've used on a phone and much better than my previous phone (N900); I am actually typing this review from my 7 pro. Only having 8GB of storage is disappointing but the Zune software will compress your music before transfer if you would like to fit more songs on and don't mind sacrificing bitrate. The Zune software itself is surprisingly good considering all the bad reviews I had read, it is simple to use and very intuitive; I like the fact that I can just drag media onto my device and it will sync. I must admit though that I would still prefer to be able to use mass storage mode or access via SSH. The screen is bright, responsive and at 3.6 inches I find no issue viewing any sites.

There are features I miss from my old devices that slightly annoy me but many of these issues have been addressed by MS and marked for future updates so if you don't mind a small wait for these I would definitely recommend this device to you.