HTC 7 Trophy To Be First Windows Phone 7 Device On Verizon

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Last month, a leaked sales flyer advertised to Microsoft employees a special deal for them, allowing them to be first in line to pre-order the WP7 HTC 7 Trophy on Verizon. If that wasn’t enough confirmation for you, Windows journalist and insider Paul Thurrott has now confirmed that rumor, saying that he’s hearing the same thing.

In a sort post on his Windows Phone blog, Thurrott wrote:

I’m told this is the Windows Phone model that will appear first on Verizon, in January.

Thurrott then linked to an HTC page detailing the HTC 7 Trophy as well as showing an image of the device.

That sales flyer from November was pushing a special deal for Microsoft employees that would let them pre-order the HTC 7 Trophy on Verizon in order to get it before anybody else. Remember that Microsoft is giving a Windows Phone 7 to every employee. With CDMA carriers not getting the phone at launch, I believe Microsoft told employees that they would be getting back to them regarding getting them phones on all carriers.

Here are the specs from the HTC 7 Trophy. Doesn’t look too bad.

• 3.8-inch display
• 1GHz processor
• 448MB RAM
• 16GB storage (via non-user accessible microSD card)
• Slider keyboard
• Windows Phone 7 (duh)

All of the first-run Windows Phone 7 devices are so similar, and this one seems to be about run of the mill. The sliding keyboard is obviously a standout feature. The screen isn’t as big as the Samsung Focus or the HTC HD7, and it isn’t OLED like on the Focus, but it’s still pretty decent, we think.