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While the actual specs for the upcoming WP7 phone have yet to be compared, getting to know the different chassis to be used for the mobile platform proves to be a very telling event.
For one thing, we already know that Asus will be working closely with Microsoft on creating the MS branded device. While we are still confused as to whether the device is actually launching in October or by early 2011, we do know that the core chipset to be used by Windows Phone 7 would be Qualcomm. With the amount of onscreen animation and transition effects, it is likely that the Snapdragon 1GHz CPU will be used to run the device.
Anyway, it appears that WP7 will have three different chassis that will be coming out.
The first chassis is being called the type 1. This is basically the basic touch screen smart phone look with buttons below the screen. If you have seen any images of the WP7 user interface then this would be the phone it is slapped on. From the initial images, there will be “back”, “home” and another button.
The second chassis, called the type 2 is expected to have a slide out QWERTY keyboard hinting at a messaging-centric version of the WP7 device. Details on the type 3 chassis are still not available.
For those who missed the big news, WP7 is made around the motto “the phone is not a PC” which led to the reinvention of the traditional mobile phone operating system into a new dynamic user interface never seen before. Those who saw the new OS would agree that WP7 features more animations that the Apple iPhone OS and Android mobile platform.
Get to know more about the different chassis types for the Windows Phone 7 series at Softpedia.
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