Telus Announces Their Second WP7 Handset, They're Getting the LG Optimus 7 Too

Telus has just announced their second WP7 device. The first one was announced yesterday, the HTC 7 Surround and the second one is what you see above. Yes, it's the LG Optimus 7. This smartphone features a 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 1GHz CPU, a 5MP camera with an LED flash and 720p HD video recording, 16GB of internal storage, Bluetooth 2.1 / WiFi support, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. I feel that this is LG's best smartphone to date and running WP7 will be a great new start for them. The release date is still unknown at this time but it should be available in the next couple of weeks. This is all happening while Bell still has none in the pipe.

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WP7-Based Samsung Omnia 7 (i8700) and LG Optimus 7 Get Official Early

I knew something like this was going to happen, that's why I decided to wake up a few hours before Microsoft's New York Windows Phone 7 event. Samsung has just made their first WP7-based smartphone official, the morning of the event. The Omnia 7 features a 1GHz Qualcomm QSD8250 CPU, a 4-inch Super AMOLED WVGA display, Bluetooth 2.1 / WiFi 802.11n support, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash and 720p HD video recording, 8GB of internal storage, an FM radio with RDS support, aGPS, and a 1,500mAh battery. These are definitely some great specs and you should expect all of the other WP7 handsets to follow (roughly) the same guideline.

LG has also made one of their Windows Phone 7 devices official - and then they quickly pulled the information. Their first handset is the Optimus 7 (E900) which features a 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash and 720p HD video recording capabilities, 16GB of internal storage, Bluetooth 2.1 / WiFi, GPS, a digital compass, an ambient light sensor, and a 1,500mAh battery.

Price and release dates for either smartphone haven't been announced yet but we should find out soon.

Samsung Omnia 7 (i8700) Gets Official: Samsung Hub
LG Optimus 7 Gets Official: Slash Gear