HTC Surround is a 3G enabled Windows Phone 7 sliding out music-centric device available exclusively from AT&T. HTC Surround is also one of the the first smartphone integrated with Dolby Mobile and SRS surround sound speakers to give richer listening & viewing experience.
HTC Surround runs with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 processor on board as all other Windows Phone 7 devices, featuring 3.8 inch WVGA LCD touchscreen(480×800 pixels), 5 Megapixels camera(2592 x 1944 pixels) with LED flash & Auto focus, 720p HD video recording capability, 576 MB RAM/512 MB ROM, 3G, Wi-Fi, 16GB internal storage, Bluetooth 2.1, micro USB and GPS.
Right now we dont have accurate information about its having microSD card slot for memory expansion.HTC Surround also known as HTC 7 Surround, HTC Spark & HTC Mondrian.
This GPS-enabled phone can access the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions and it gives HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps speeds. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM frequencies as well as AT&T’s dual-band 3G network (850/1900 MHz; HSDPA/UMTS) and international 3G networks (2100 MHz).
Technical Specifications of HTC 7 Surround(aka HTC Mondrian/HTC Spark)
| Network | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1200 MHz |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Form Factor | Slider |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H | 119.5 x 61.5 x 12.97 mm |
| Weight | 165 g |
| Display | |
| Type | LCD Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 3.8 inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16M colors & 800×480 Pixels WVGA |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Multi Touch Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Proximity sensor for auto turn-off |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Windows Phone 7 |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor 448 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM |
| Memory Storage | |
| Memory | 16GB internal storage No slot for microSD cards |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, WAP 2.0/xHTML Predictive Text Input, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 5 Megapixels – 2592 x 1944 pixels – LED Flash, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, Face detection -Built-in scenes include candlelight, landscape, and portrait match the environment of your subject |
| Secondary | No |
| Video Recording Capability | 1280×720 (720p HD) |
| Connectivity | |
| DATA | EDGE, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA |
| Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP & v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | HSDPA Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed HSUPA Up to 2 Mbps upload speed |
| EDGE | Up to 560 kbps downloading |
| GPRS | Up to 114 kbps downloading |
| Radio | Yes |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | .m4a, .m4b, .mp3, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9) |
| Video Format | 3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m4v, .mbr., .wmv (Windows Media Video 9 and VC-1) |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1230 mAh Standard battery |
| Talk Time | Up to 250 mins (3G) Up to 240 mins (2G) |
| Standby Time | Up to 255 hours (3G) Up to 275 hours (2G) |
| Other Features | Slideout surround speakers and kickstand Xbox Live Bing Maps, Bing Search Zune Services, HTC Hub Dolby Mobile and SRS surround sound G-Sensor, Compass, Accelerometer Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live |
| Colors | Black |
HTC Surround has designed with a fold out kickstand for hands-free viewing. The ‘Sound Enhancer’ app delivers virtual surround sound and equalizer sound effects
HTC Surround comes with AT&T U-verse Mobile services & HTC hub and its Windows Phone 7 OS provides easy access to social networking, office apps, Xbox LIVE games, Zune services and more.
Price & Availability
The launching date of HTC Surround has been scheduled as November 8 on AT&T carriers and other retail stores with a price tag of $199.