Wednesday, December 8, 2010
HTC HD7 - Ready to Take On the iPhone? Really!
Posted by Doug Raeburn in "HTC Windows Phones" @ 10:00 AM
Inbox
Figure 16: Big improvement in style over the previous Windows Mobile versions.
Figure 17: Viewing a message.
Figure 18: Tap on the ellipsis for access to additional commands.
The Inbox app has plenty of features and an attractive design. As I stated earlier, you can apply “unread” and “urgent” filters quickly by swiping left or right on the message list. Each account is managed individually, so if you’re a fan of integrated mailboxes such as the iPhone recently received, you won’t find them here. Overall, though, this is a nice design.
Messaging
Figure 19: Still functional but lots more fun than its predecessors.
A simple but effective design, with a listing of conversations and a corresponding page for the messages in each conversation.
Picture Hub
Figure 20: Not just a simple photo app due to its Facebook integration.
This app provides easy access to various sources of photos and display by date taken, which is an advantage over the similar iPhone app. It provides the traditional viewing and management of locally stored photos and videos with the ability to access photos and videos on Facebook and Windows Live. Local photos and videos can be shared on Facebook through this hub.