Orlando,
Fla. – AT&T announced plans to expand its smartphone portfolio with a new
HTC-made Windows Phone 7 smartphone and the LG Thrill 4G, an Android smartphone
with a 3D display.
The Thrill, whose display doesn’t
require glasses to view video and games in 3D, is among 12 new Android
smartphones that AT&T will launch in 2011.
Both models
feature large 4.3-inch displays.
The HTC
HD7S is due in the coming weeks and will feature the largest display of any
Windows Phone 7 smartphone in the carrier’s portfolio. The LG Thrill 4G, unveiled
at the Mobile World Congress as the Optimus 3D, will be available in the coming
months as an AT&T exclusive.
The
Android 2.2-based Thrill, outfitted with HSPA+ cellular data technology, has a 4.3-inch display, dual-core 1GHz OMAP4
processor, and 5-megapixel dual-lens camera that enables users to capture
photos and videos in 720p 3D and 2D 1080p for viewing on its 4.3-inch WVGA
display. It’s said to offer four times more video decoders than competing
designs. Other features DLNA certification and HDMI 1.4 output to share 3D
content with 3D TVs.
User-captured 3D video can also be
shared on YouTube’s dedicated 3D channel (youtube.com/3D).
The LG Thrill 4G will also offer
3D content via an “LG 3D Space” that houses 3D games, YouTube 3D video clips
and images for quick, convenient access.
Users can navigate through the phone’s
interface via a 3D Hot Key that presents five 3D-dedicated UIs, including
Gallery, Camera, Game&Apps, YouTube 3D and 3D Guide.
Other
features include 8GB onboard memory, additional included 8GB MicroSD
card, 1,500mAh battery
1080p 2D MPEG-4/H.264 recording and playback,
3D 720p H.264 SEI recording and playback,
and the following audio and video codecs: H.264, H.263, DivX, MKV, WMV-9, ASF,
AVI, 3GP and MP4.
The HTC-made
features 4.3-inch
WVGA Super LCD display, 1GHz processor, and 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED
flash. It will include the latest version of Windows Phone software that offers
such new features as the ability to copy and paste text.
The HD7S is preloaded with
AT&T’s U-verse Mobile application, enabling qualifying AT&T U-verse TV
subscribers to download and watch TV shows on the Windows Phone.
Non-U-verse customers can subscribe to U-verse Mobile for $9.99 a month and
choose from a broad selection of programming to watch on the phone.
