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HD2 definitely not upgradable to Windows Phone 7

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 1:06 PM

It’s not much of a surprise, but Microsoft confirmed that the HTC HD2 won’t be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 7 Series.

This could potentially sink any chances of success for the HD2 among the smartphone fanatics because there will be a shiny, new (and most likely better) operating system in just a few months. Microsoft said this is because the HD2 doesn’t fit the hardware requirements for WP7S. This gives Microsoft fans on T-Mobile a tough decision because the HD2 is a beast of a smartphone. It will rock a 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, high-resolution 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, microSD slot, Blockbuster On Demand integration, and it should be available at the end of the month. Windows Mobile will also still have a large catalog of apps and a devoted community of developers and hackers. So, anyone still tempted by the HD2.

[Via Engadget]

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Marin Perez has torture tested cell phones and smartphones for industry leaders like CNET and InformationWeek. He remembers when 4G was just a screen on PowerPoint presentations and is fascinated with the amount of innovation out there. Marin has spent a lot of time with BlackBerry and Android but he finally broke down a bought an iPhone to see what all the hype's about. He also has too many tablets.