STC will be launching, as an exclusive to its customers, the first Windows Phone 7 device in the Kingdom, the HTC HD7. The HTC HD7 comes with a 4.3 inch WVGA TFT capacitive touch screen, and is also equipped with a 5 mega pixel camera withdual LED flash with auto focus and HD video features. As for data transfer, the device is supported with 802.11 wifi, Bluetooth and an AGPS/GPS system. Windows Phone 7 was designed to deliver a mobile experience that has the phone working better for people, bringing together the things they care about most and helping them to get things done faster.
Windows Phone 7 breaks the current smartphone convention to help people quickly and easily find and consume data, information and services from the Web and applications. For instance, the customizable Start screen with Live Tiles is a personal experience, showing people their own content. The Live Tiles come to life with real-time updates from the Web such as news, appointments or the status of friends. New Live Tiles can be easily created from whatever content a user wants, such as applications, websites and music. Windows Phone 7 devices also come pre-loaded with Microsoft Office Mobile, One Note Mobile and SharePoint.
Jameel Al Molhem VP Personal Services at STC said: “STC has a pioneering role in the market in terms of smartphones whether providing them or launching value offers. He indicated that the partnership between STC and Microsoft is a strategic one to introduce advanced and pioneering solutions for customers by launching the latest editions of smartphones.”
Mohamed Kais Zribi, Regional Manager of HTC Middle East and North Africa said, “Windows Phone 7 is an entirely fresh mobile experience which HTC aims to capitalize on. By teaming up with STC for the launch of the HTC HD7 we believe we are well positioned to tap the tremendous market potential that Saudi Arabia offers, especially for cutting-edge technologies.”
Samir Noman, President Microsoft Saudi Arabia LLC said, “We have a beautiful lineup in this first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets, which were previewed for the first time in the Middle East at Gitex, and the HTC HD7 was the most popular amongst the exhibition visitors. Microsoft and its partners are delivering a different kind of mobile phone and experience — one that makes everyday tasks faster by getting more done in fewer steps and providing timely information in a ‘glance and go’ format.”
STC has been and continues to be in the forefront in launching smartphones demonstrating its capability to bring in the newest technology while at the same time availing it to customers. These programs emanate from the company’s customer centric strategy providing them with the best services with the lowest prices while at the same time assuring customers of the company’s continuous quest to provide the latest technology that has high quality and a global reach.
The new HTC HD7Windows Phone 7 from HTC will be available at STC sales outlets as of December 25th, at an introductory price of SR 3,299 inclusive of a “SAWA” card with a “Quick Net” package of 250 MB for 6 months.
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Source: http://www.stc.com.sa/cws/portal/en/stc?favouritLang=en
