For the past few weeks, LG has taken a great big step in the WP7 area with images of the new upcoming LG Panther. Now, it looks like Samsung gets to be the next big name to jump into the WP7 bandwagon with the announcement of a new Samsung device that will be running the new Microsoft mobile OS.
The device is going to be a touch screen, slate-type handset; it matches the previously announced type 1 chassis. The new Samsung smart phone will also come packed with a super AMOLED touch screen just like the one on the Samsung Wave Bada phone. The announcement comes as a bit of a surprise since many assumed that Samsung will be too busy working on their Bada operating system which just debuted last February.
The LG Panther on the other hand follows the type 2 chassis for Windows Phone 7 devices. According to leaked images of the handset, the device will have a slide out, QWERTY keyboard that people can use to type on.
The chassis types being used as hardware requirements by Microsoft will ensure that all WP7 devices meet the necessary hardware to be able to run the OS smoothly. As many are already aware, the new OS is pretty graphic intensive and Microsoft will not have it clunking down by forcing it on a slow device.
For those wondering what the hardware requirements for running WP7 are, the basics are simple: a capacitive touch screen with at least a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels, 256MB of RAM and a high speed processor (presumably a Snapdragon). 7 series devices are expected to come with a combination of a 5 mega pixel camera, A-GPS, accelerometer and other basic smart phone features.
Get to know more about the upcoming Samsung WP7 smart phone at Stuff TV.
Tags: Windows-Phone-7