Andre Yoskowitz
24 Feb 2011 17:37
Sprint has introduced its debut smartphone running on the Windows Phone 7 OS, the HTC Arrive, the first WP7 device with CDMA technology.
With the introduction, Verizon is now the only major American carrier without a WP7 device.
The Arrive will go on sale on March 20th for $200 with contract, although you will need to send in a rebate to get that price.
Featuring a 3.6-inch capacitive touch screen, the Arrive also has a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 16 GB of internal memory and a 5-megapixel camera with flash, autofocus, digital zoom and a 720p camcorder.
Sprint notes that the physical camera button will be able to take pictures even when the device is locked.
Microsoft has made headlines in this week with WP7, as the recent firmware update managed to brick a number of phones, rendering them useless while Microsoft "investigates" and fixes the software issue.