Windows Phone 7 Series (Windows Mobile 7) Features, Pictures & Video[MWC 2010: Windows Phone 7 Series, A True iPhone 4G & Android Competitor]

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Windows Mobile 7 or Windows Phone 7 Series, as they like to call it, is the talk of the town in Spain at the MWC 2010 right now. The new OS launched by Microsoft is something we’ve been waiting for ages already (well only for a couple of years to be exact) and it finally landed. We’ve seen the signs earlier on today, and we already talked about this weird and unnecessary long OS name and its most important features. It’s time now to take a look at Windows Phone 7 Series in action as we have some very official photos and videos for you.

First of all we’ll notice how the rumors before MWC 2010 were all correct. A Windows Phone or a Zune Phone did arrive at the MWC only it’s not what we’re expecting. Microsoft did not launch its own phones yet, maybe it’s waiting for the CTIA next month to do that (remember those Project Pink phones from the FCC?), but it certainly did launch a platform which will power a lot of Windows Phones 7. And every one of those phones will be a Zune HD player, and a portable Xbox gaming machine, so we could say that we’ll have plenty of Zune Phones in stores in the not-so-near future. Only most of them, if not all of them will be made by other manufacturers.

Who is going to make and sell the actual phones? AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange, SFR, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telstra, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, Dell, Garmin-Asus, HTC, HP, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Qualcomm are just some of the official partners named during the official keynote. We expect even more companies to become interested in the new platform later this year and we could find out more details at the CTIA next month.

So, in a nutshell, here’s what we can expect from Windows Phone 7 Series in terms of features:

High resolution, capacitive, multitouch display with gestures that are similar to those in Windows 7 PC operating system

Each handset will have the same three dedicated buttons: start, Bing search, back button

UI is touch-friendly throughout the entire OS, no stylus is needed

Personal and business information is integrated on the handset, emphasis on the dual function of the handset as a personal and business device

New scrolling, tile based interface for the start screen that dynamically displays updated content and can be customized to display the tiles relevant to each user

Phone/address auto-detection that links to dialer and map application

Application bar at the bottom of each application that gives the user quick access to the most used functions within an application

Bing search with geolocation to provide local results, directions, and business/restaurant reviews

Focus on efficiency that minimizes the number of touches to perform actions

Web browser is based upon desktop Internet Explorer code with improved text rendering technology to make web browsing easier

Focus on the phone as an integrated device with different experiences organized into seven core hubs (see gallery below) including:

people (social networking integration)

pictures (view/share pictures between phone, desktop, and social networks)

games (Xbox live games and service)

music + video (Zune)

marketplace (application store)

office/productivity (Sharepoint/Exchange support)

Tighter control over the phones with a minimum hardware definition for handsets to provide a consistent design experience for the user while allowing manufacturers and operators some flexibility to customize the handsets without changing the underlying core

Windows Live service integration

No Adobe Flash support in version 1 of the OS

Close partnership with AT&T and Orange

So there you have it folks, that’s basically all you need to know about Windows Mobile 7 a brand new OS that has been revealed in all its glory today. Are you impressed already, or what? It looks like Windows Phone 7 Series has what it takes to become a true iPhone OS killer. And it certainly can compete well against Google’s Android platform in the following years.

It’s still too early to make a choice, but what would you rather get? The iPhone 4G or a Windows Phone 7 Series smartphone?