WP7 HTC T8788 Headed To At&t
The folks over at Engadget have leaked another Windows Phone 7 device, this time from HTC and heading to At&t. Its the HTC T8788. While its a slider phone, it slides open to reveal a speaker, not the usual keyboard. Like the Evo, this one also features a kickstand in back, making it great for a multimedia experience.
This is one slick looking phone, but hopefully there's still a speaker around back. I'm not sure if I would want to be sliding it open every time I wanted to use a speaker.
Source: Engadget
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ehh
that is seriously the dumbest idea i’ve ever heard of. A slide out speaker? Who would want that?
probably for watching movies without a headset
will work great with the netflix streaming application for wp7
How much do you want to bet that Steve Balmer is going to have a heart attack after the crappy sales numbers for their debut? Stock is going to tank and Android will leave everyone in the dust. Steve Jobs is already probably on his way to a heart attack.
@edufur – Wow Fandriod! Android’s leaving nobody in the dust, I hope MS have success with WP7, I love competition.
This is a great idea. I hope that slide out speaker have some good sound to em’ and that the phone will have Sense 3. I would buy it.
I really hope the other side slides out to reveal a querty keyboard. Now that would be sweet! slide right for multimedia, slide left for keyboard
This might be the most retarded design I’ve ever seen, though I’m sure I’m forgetting a couple gems right now. Add weight and thickness unecessarily for a buffed up speaker? Really??? HTC went full retard.
@Aleki – I hope that is the case too.
Am I the only one that thinks its stupid that none of these devices have D-pads? A trackball would be perfect actually. Seriously, you can’t do EVERYTHING with touch. Especially gaming. I don’t want to have to use my finger to scroll an email because then I have to take my eyes off the text. Bleh
And seriously, the other side better have a keyboard. Otherwise what’s the point of all that bulk?
And chrome? Really? When was the last time crappy plastic chrome didn’t chip/fall off within months? How about something solid like brushed aluminum?
/rant
@edufur – nothing like a nice fanboy every now and then, Android is too open and will soon be plagued with viruses and applications that suck battery life
You know i have seen phones come and go in my time. I have NEVER seen a dumber design than this right here. At first i thought it was a touch sensitive keyboard, then i read its a speaker and i almost pissed my pants. I am not sure of there marketing idea behind this. The only time i have time to use my phone for multimedia is on the bus after after i drive to school. Most times i drive so i dont even use it for that. When i’m in my truck i use my truck stereo because it sounds good, i got 2 8″ woofers and infinity the whole way round. At my house i have a 47″ led tv and the most kickbutt 5.1 stereo you will ever hear. Windows phone 7 is shifting their market to younger people, I just would like to see peoples reaction with the slid out speaker thing. Stupid HTC, the evo was good, what happened?
NEVER go Full Retard!!
Whether you like this phone or not, don’t confuse the hardware manufacturer’s(HTC) design with the operating system (Windows phone 7). HTC is just trying to put out a phone that is “different”, in the hopes of catching a certain percentage of the cell population that wants this feature. It could just as well been an Android device.
Looks like TP2 with a slide out speaker. SLIDE OUT SPEAKER???? WTF.. WIN SUCKS HTC is dumb for this. Most of the time you use headset for movies music etc. I can’t think of a use for this.
i think the phone looks great and the sliding speaker is kool for me
the design is pretty pathetic!!!!
@eric12341 actually, not possible. It is almost impossible for anything bad to happen to an android. Each app is designed to operate in its own bubble and cannot access any other app. There are safeguards in this phone that none other comes even close to. I used to stand by WinMo phones… for years. But, sorry, they are waaaaay behind the curve now. Just play with an Android for one day, and believe me, you will be hooked. I used to have to reset my WinMo phones DAILY. I never have to reset my Android.
@WorldWide Obviously you haven’t looked at market share numbers. Android has finally surpassed Apple for market share and has a ways to go to surpass RIM… but it will happen. WinMo is pretty much dead last.
@CarlL I am betting MS had a LOT to do with this design. They want Windows Phone 7 to emphasize zune. This is the best way to showcase that. I still think it will flop. People want a phone first, and music as a distant 10th. MS users already have MP3 players. If they wanted a built in iPod, they would have gone with iPhone4.
not sure what everyone is moaning about – i think its one hell of a slick looking device and slide out speaker is a newest gimmick that might hit big with audio fans(if the speaker is good enough that is). Think of this device as of home theater on the go. No more plugging little shitty speakers into the phone while camping out!
Also to add to my comment above(since cant edit) two points:
1) I as many always welcome new ideas, getting bit tired of the same formfactors used over and over.
2) To the guy that said that music is distant 10th(when compared to phone 1st) – you should meet a new generation of music fans(i am talking about 7-16year olds) i have witnessed first hand that in that category phone and music go hand in hand, and a kid i know almost never uses his ipod but plays music from the phone constantly
Forward facing slide out speakers? Big deal! It’s going to sound tinny no matter what because the speakers are small. No bass. If the young kids like that, they must have already ruined their ears from too much LOUD ipod playing through the headset.
@pesok -
dont worry guys, it wont be the only design htc will make for wp7. relax! its something for the media guys.
I’m thinking people are forgetting that AT&T is advertising their TV application now……The slide out speaker would, if common sense was used, compliment their products.
“Oh no, the phone has a slide out speaker……MS SUCKS!!” Really? I mean when did the OS have anything to do with the hardware? If Android was put on this phone, would there be the same comments? Probably not. People are already bashing WinMo 7 before they have even gotten their hands on it….
It’s different, but no one knows how it will work once it’s released……
I’m not too sure about the slide out speaker, but I am super excited for WP7. I have an EVO, had a Pre and an iPhone, but as a long time fan of windows mobile I will certainly be trying this out whenever Sprint releases a WP7 phone, preferrably by HTC.
Humm let’s make the phone thicker to give it a slide out speaker, instead of rear facing the speaker similar to the TP2Pro.. That’s just weird.
Agree with clockcycle. I use my phone for media constantly. YouTube, music, movies, etc. I’ve never had the desire for a boombox speaker 99.9% of the time I have on headphones/Bluetooth connection.
However everyone’s needs are different I just don’t get it
Ohh I get it. HTC put out this crappy phone to see how well it would be received before they invested money in a super cool wp7 device that people would actually use. Lol, htc….I tell ya’, those guys……always a step ahead FAIL!
As a longtime Palm OS and then WM OS user who just came to Android In July, I don’t see WP7 selling many phones. I left Palm at the right time after the Treo 700p for the HTC Mogul and I left the TP2 for the EVO. WP7 will probably go the same unfortunate route as Web OS…SMH
@edufur – I would rather reset my WinMo phone 10 times a day than to use an Android device. Any time I forget mine at home and we have to rely on my wife’s Android phone for something it’s a total headache. Like today we had to use navigation in a pinch, and after waiting for the nav on the Android device to figure out what it wanted to do, I had already pulled out the WinMo device and plotted the route in while Android was still thinking… And all the “apps” for Android seem like pretty pointless ones to me. Not really trying to flame Android or it’s users, after all my wife is one. Just don’t think Android is really a “work” phone, but a play thing.
this looks like the Droid2
funny how people argue over variables.
Terrible IDEA… a total waste …a keyboard would had been better.. MusicFanBoys fail to realize that this thing is gonna suck more battery to power the speaker so Batt life…. My hopes for the next MS phone mobile OS are going down more each day… oct first comes and I will be in the Android wagon.
MS could stand to diversify as well. I would agree that “all eggs in one basket” might not be such a good idea. Would be nice to see them come out with more than just one style of OS, and build on and improve the basic concept of Windows Mobile as it exists now. Sometimes “Change Everything” will kill a concept. And of course, they need to hurry to market with a very, very, very polished and powerful operating system. I noticed when in Sprint the other day, that there are very few WinMo devices there. They are starting to fall the way of Palm, which all but died because of the lack of “fresh” ideas.
@veedubguru
Are you kidding me?? I usually don’t post on these but after reading your comment about using android nav to figure out what it wanted to do and you had time to pull out your win-mo phone and do it quicker even with the android getting a head-start is a load of bullsh*t. I don’t know if your wife didn’t know what she was doing but it honestly takes me less than 30sec to wake my phone(moto droid) up and have nav route to my destination. On the other hand when I owned an HTC touch and diamond they would take that long just to try and pull up maps….then it took another 1-3min for gps lock….then after that we could start to type in the destination(no voice keyboard/recognition)…..so I understand your loyalty to the platform you choose but don’t go making up tall tales about how your win-mo phone can do things with such ease more-so than android….especially navigation
slide out speaker?!? Who the hell thought of that?!
Should be interesting to see, but I can’t see myself buying it.
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I want so badly for it to slide up to reveal the speaker and slide down to reveal a keyboard. That would actually be pretty awesome. If not, it seems like a total waste of space. Fingers crossed…
i think its pretty sweet.. as long as the speakers arent crappy..hopefully they sound sweet
slide out keyboard yes, slide out speakers freakin stupid
@eric12341 – You realized that never stopped Windows from taking over the pc world right? lol, android will take over especially when you consider Android is the only mobile OS that generate profit from everyday user functions like searching the net or using an app by inserting ads…if you’re using froyo you’ve probably noticed cleverly placed ads in some apps…it’s all apart of how carriers make money off android and if carriers keep making Ad money like they are now, almost every phone in America will be Android based within 10 – 15 years.
Steve Jobs tried to do for the cell phone what Microsoft did for the PC.
Steve Jobs failed
Google is succeeding
WP7 is a huge joke