HTC T8788 Windows Phone 7 Slider Smartphone Leaks, Shows Unusual Feature

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We’ve seen an explosion of Windows Phone 7 handsets lately and the whole buzz around these upcoming smartphones isn’t going to die down anytime soon. The first WP7 devices will be unveiled at some point in October in Europe and in November in the USA, so until then the main WP7 phone builders will try to convince the crowds to choose their creation instead of the competition’s.

Today we have one more HTC Windows Phone 7 handset for you, and HTC seems to be as determined to make great WP7 phones as it is to make Android machines. But the phone we’ve seen leak today doesn’t look like anything we’ve seen before when it comes to WP7 devices.

Codenamed the HTC T8788, and lacking an usual, catchy HTC smartphone name, the device in the picture above comes with a sliding mechanism that doesn’t reveal a full QWERTY keyboard as you would expect but rather a long speaker. Furthermore on the back of the device there’s a built-in stand, so it’s pretty clear that this particular Windows Phone 7 handset is made for entertainment purposes.

A while ago we showed you how the future Windows Phone 7 handsets are supposed to look like when it comes to specs and features, but also to the overall design. This HTC T8788 has a design we wouldn’t normally expect from a WP7 handset and it will be interesting to see what other WP7 phones will follow this trend.

The T8788 (that’s a Terminator’s name, isn’t it?) is going to head to AT&T in the USA according to the current rumors and it might hit European markets too, although we have no details to confirm any of that yet.

So what do you say, folks, do you like this HTC T8788 handset or would you rather get the Schubert, the Mozart or Mondrian instead?