HTC Schubert Windows Phone 7 handset spied again -- or is it the Mozart?

Fleshing out HTC's device codenames can be difficult even after they launch, seeing how the codenames rarely make the leap to retail branding -- and the company certainly isn't making it easy with its alleged first round of Windows Phone 7 gear, either. We're pretty sure this device we're looking at here -- clearly labeled Mozart -- is exactly the same as the Schubert we saw a few days back... physically, anyway, which leaves open the possibility that the radio (or some other aspect of the internals) is different on this one. After all, Microsoft is looking to launch WinPho 7 in a bunch of countries on a bunch of carriers with a bunch of manufacturers on day one, so a couple different tri-band 3G options (for the midrange devices, anyway) would make good sense. Either that, or... you know, one of these codenames is just flat-out wrong.

[silverdoe Posted Aug 12th 2010 3:51PM]

it may end up as HTC Chopin, or Beethoven, whatever! lol

[ranhalt Posted Aug 12th 2010 3:57PM]

Salieri!

[Critic2029 Posted Aug 12th 2010 4:03PM]

Looks like G1

[detection Posted Aug 12th 2010 4:03PM]

I like the back. Like the Nexus One, but cooler.

[EagleyeSmith Posted Aug 12th 2010 4:19PM]

I really can't wait to get some WP7 hardware/OS in my hands. I think that a lot of people are really sleeping on Microsoft w/this next release because every news article has been about either iOS or Android. I feel like BB OS 6 is okay they're really shooting themselves in the foot because of the hardware specs they're choosing. (i.e. BBTorch) But Microsoft already has hardware requirements so you know the phones are goin' to be fast, responsive, and the OS will be very nice from all the demo's we've been seeing. I wouldn't be surprised if this time next year WP7 isn't challenging iOS or Android as the "it" OS of now.

[Ivan006 Posted Aug 12th 2010 4:37PM]

Maybe its going to be the Mozart in Canada and the Schubert in the US. :-P Either way, the phone looks good.

[TareG Posted Aug 12th 2010 4:41PM]

PSP phone with Gingerbread
or
HTC Emerald with Gingerbread
....
...
..
.
or nothing, sorry WP7. You're a very decent attempt, but have not won me over.

[Nateap87 Posted Aug 12th 2010 5:26PM]

That's pretty ugly. I guess in their own way HTC is staying loyal to android by using all the nice handsets for android

[Glowstick Posted Aug 12th 2010 6:15PM]

With the Nexus One materials, the overall design looks better. The polished aluminium back of the Schubert variant looked strange.

[vietlyricinfo Posted Aug 12th 2010 7:19PM]

beautiful phone. i would love to have one.

[timotim Posted Aug 12th 2010 8:35PM]

The design is growing on me... no where near the Lighting but I can see its design winning over some people.

[TehBr00tlz Posted Aug 12th 2010 10:12PM]

how big is the screen? 3.7? I hope HTC comes out with a 4.3 droid or win7 phone

[bufbarnaby Posted Aug 12th 2010 11:32PM]

I must have.

[NikC Posted Aug 13th 2010 8:47AM]

Angry Phone Is Angry

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3492/15911881.jpg

[RedWave Posted Aug 13th 2010 2:36PM]

Well according to WMPowerUser & Pocketnow,

the HTC Mozart got a Xenon flash and is WP7
the HTC Schubert got a double led flash and is android

There are pictures of both phones out there

[ericsc2 Posted Aug 21st 2010 5:31AM]

Yet another crappy plastic iphone-clone for WP7.

Could anyone tell me why absolutely ALL the WP7 devices are that ugly??

I think it is really a shame. I am not ready to buy any of these cheap WP7 phones I've seen so far, and WP7 launch may possibly be a failure without at least ONE attractive WP7 phone on the market.

I'm seriously thinking that the manufacturers focuse on Android and want the failure of WP7. Otherwise why they release such kind of disgusting hardware?

Especially HTC should not be proud of itself based on the crappy devices they announced so far and the bad comments I've read. Sorry, I think I am loyal, but never I will buy an iphone-clone like the Schubert or the Mozart. Bye bye HTC, and maybe bye bye WP7