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

Samsung i8700 Gets Approved By the GCF, Headed To Europe

At this point we already know that the Samsung i8700 will be a Windows Phone 7 smartphone and it looks like it has just hit the GCF. The Unwired spotted this one this morning and this one's definitely going to be hitting Europe. This smartphone supports quad-band GSM connectivity (900/1900/2100 MHz bands) so that's good enough for 3G overseas. If you're looking to pick this one up then you better hope for the North American model in the next few weeks.

[WMPowerUser, The Unwired]