The HD7, by many accounts, is simply HTC’s HD2 phone (released last year with Windows Mobile 6.5) with newer software. It sports the same massive 4.3-inch screen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and 5MP camera — although this time around the device can also record 720p high-definition video at 24 frames-per-second. It will be available exclusively on T-Mobile at some point mid-November.
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T-Mobile will also be the exclusive carrier for the Venue Pro, but it won’t be sold in T-Mobile stores. Dell is instead hand-picking retailers to promote it. The company says the device will be available in time for the holidays.
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