Three Chassis, One Mobile Platform
It is still a long way before we actually see the Windows Phone 7 series in an actual mobile phone and yet, news about the device is already getting plenty of circulation.
At the same time that the OS was showed off at the Mobile World Congress, it has been announced that the platform relies heavily on Qualcomm architecture. With the many animations and dynamic elements seen in WP7, it is quite likely that it will need a high speed processor like the Snapdragon –it may even be using the new dual core version of the CPU.
Recent reports have shown that Asus and Microsoft are currently working together in order to create the first Microsoft branded smart phone that uses the new WP7 operating system. No word yet on what the actual specs for the device will be, but we are expecting the phone to be made available sometime later this year (around October). In any case, Microsoft has promised that the device will be out by the holidays.
Now, according to a recent podcast from ZDnet, the new platform will be using three different chassis types.
The first chassis is called the type-1 and it uses a traditional touch screen smart phone layout. It’s the same look we have seen with the many WP7 user interface screenshots. While no word confirms that the phone in the image will be exactly how the new device will look, at least it gives us a pretty good idea of what to expect.
The other two chassis types remain to seen in images. The type 2 is a touch screen with slide out keyboard (which reminds us of the Motorola Milestone); the type 3 on the other hand is reported to be a candy bar phone format.
Get to know more about the WP7 chassis types at Stuff TV.
