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They tried to improve this mastodon by offering shells that increased its convenience (remember, for example, the legendary HTC Touch) - but it was clear to everyone that the days Windows Mobile numbered.

HTC Mozart

However, even today some manufacturers are releasing something on WM 6.5 and are somehow trying to compete with modern systems- a move that defies logical explanation. Especially today, when there is already a ready Windows Phone 7.

Is the game worth the candle?

To understand this, let's first compare the general user ideology of Windows Phone 7.5 (which is installed in) with Android and iOS. In the two most popular mobile systems the ideology is basically the same: several mobile desktops with a number of permanent shortcuts and widgets and shortcuts to applications added there.

HTC Mozart vertical scrolling interface

WP7 used a different system. The desktop is presented in it in the form of a scrollable vertical column of squares (the so-called “hubs”), where each of them can carry one of many functions. It can be either a shortcut to a specific application, or a link to a person from your contact list, to a photo, to a web page or service. In general, the customization of the desktop has been done as needed, but within certain limits. The squares can be doubled, and for some pre-installed applications (for example, photo galleries) this is an excellent solution.

Among the most convenient advantages of such a system, it is necessary to mention that you can send separate page. If you like, say, reading Bashorg in the morning, then you can, without launching the browser or digging up a journal entry, go directly to the last page you read by clicking on its shortcut on the desktop. This desktop is definitely convenient, but, on the other hand, it will not be appreciated by those who like to decorate their desktop with various pictures, Tamagotchis, switches and other little things. Microsoft's desktop has finally turned into a good business tool, but not the most beautiful, but rather strict and ascetic.

The WP7 shell looks unusual on an HTC smartphone

The list of applications is located on the right, which can be accessed by swiping from right to left across the desktop. Applications are arranged from top to bottom in alphabetical order, regardless of whether they are pre-installed or added by the user. To the left of the application name is its miniature icon, and programs with names in Russian come first in this list. Again, this differs from the ideology of Android and iOS, when application squares are piled up on several screens because they don’t fit on one. For a convenient desktop, Microsoft gets a well-deserved A+.

The general style of switching apps between each other is like flipping pages, and it all happens almost instantly. The speed of work did not drop or increase after switching between one application or another, but it is known that there is no real multitasking in WP7 - one of the main disadvantages of the operating system. In general, this can explain everything.

By the way, the absence Flash support, which was written about last year, turned out to be untrue - there is not only support for it, but even a number of applications for watching YouTube. In addition, there is support for various mass accounts social networks and services: starting from Windows Live(in which you will definitely have to register - like in Gmail when using Android), Outlook, Yahoo, and ending with Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. There is no support for Skype as such - which is strange, given its new residence in Redmond - but you can install the well-known IM+ application and access Skype text messages through it (and not only Skype - but, for example, the VKontakte network) .

A Internet browser The Explorer was a bit of a disappointment. On the one hand, you can open more tabs in it than in the default browser in Android (six versus four), on the other hand, we see crude scaling that does not automatically adjust to the screen size - only if you turn the phone upside down.

Multimedia environment HTC Mozart

Functional

Outwardly, he looks great, and hardly anyone can argue with that. The body is made of a single piece of aluminum, and if you look at it from the back, you will see two neat curved plastic panels at the top and bottom - this is necessary for the antennas, so as not to interfere with the reception and transmission of signals. The solution makes the smartphone somewhat similar to, and to, and even to - such eclecticism actually looks very organic, especially since on all these devices the panel joints look different.

The front panel reveals a 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 480x800 dpi. The screen has multi-touch and auto-rotate, which, by the way, works very quickly.

The HTC Mozart smartphone does not set records for “thinness”, but it fully meets modern needs

Below the screen there are three buttons - “Back”, “Start” with the Windows logo and “Search”, which in any situation will invariably lead to the Bing search engine. The side ends are made slightly beveled, and this is a noticeable disadvantage - when blindly switching the volume using the swing on the left side, the finger constantly tries to slide somewhere into infinity. Although the swing is made quite wide. On the bottom right side there is a camera power/shoot button, and this button is made more convenient than the volume rocker.

At the bottom there are two holes that can be mistaken for two microphones (for example, one is for talking and the second is for subtracting noise), but in fact there is only one microphone, and the second hole is for a lanyard that is attached inside the case when the bottom plastic door is opened. covers. At the top, traditionally for HTC devices, there is a power button and a 3.5mm mini-Jack headphone jack. On the back panel at the top we see a slightly protruding camera, next to it there is a large oblong flash, the height of which is not inferior to the diameter of the lens, and even to the right you can find a rather loud speaker.

Sound level adjustment is carried out using hardware buttons

Inside, the Qualcomm QSD8250 gigahertz processor with ARMv7 architecture lives comfortably. There is 576 MB of RAM (plus 512 MB ROM), which is adjacent to 8 GB internal memory(of which 7.20 GB are initially available to the user). Device dimensions – 119x60.2x11.9 mm, weight – 130 grams. In your hand it feels like a bar of soap due to its roundness.

At the presentation, one of the invited journalists noted that it is functionally no different from . This is not entirely true (or rather, not at all true). The devices are indeed very similar, and outwardly they can be mistaken for one another - but if you look closely, details begin to appear. For example, it has more rounded corners, the touch buttons are not the same, the camera is better (and the flash too), and the tactile sensations are completely different. And the new product works much faster than its predecessor.

Competitors of HTC Mozart

MS Windows Mobile Android 2.2 Android 2.3
Qualcomm QSD8250; 1000 MHz TI OMAP 3630; 1000 MHz 1400 MHz
576 MB RAM; 8 GB flash memory 512 MB RAM; 2 GB flash memory 4 GB flash memory
3.7"; 800x480 4.0"; 800x480 3.7"; 800x480
WiFi; Bluetooth; Email; GPRS WiFi; Bluetooth; Email; GPRS; MMS WiFi; Bluetooth; Email; WAP; GPRS; MMS
Camera 5 million pixels. Camera 5 million pixels. Camera 5 million pixels.
WxHxD 60.2x119x11.9 mm; Weight 130 g WxHxD 64x122x9.2 mm; Weight 109 g WxHxD 60x115.5x11.5 mm
RUB 15,300 RUB 13,600 12,000 rub.

But to tell the truth, specifications This phone was due to the strict position of Microsoft itself: the processor must have a frequency of at least 1 GHz, memory - at least 8 GB, camera at least 5 MP, and, I must say, it more than meets these characteristics.

Absence front camera does not allow video calls

In addition to the above, we have all currently relevant products in stock. wireless interfaces– Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS (with A-GPS). By the way, the latter uses English-language Bing Maps for navigation (far from complete), but if you don’t like them, you can already download them from the Marketplace free application gMaps, which is an improved version Google Maps, and navigate with it.

I left the battery positive impression. 1300 mAh allows you to work at full load (surfing, calls, SMS, checking mail, Wi-Fi, music) for about two days. If you often watch or shoot videos, this figure will be lower.

And two big disadvantages are the lack of a slot for a memory card and a front video camera. If you can somehow come to terms with the second (video calls would only be possible for now through full-fledged Skype, but it’s not even in the Marketplace), then the first causes sad tears of disappointment. Of course, everyone can immediately remember the iPhone with the same problem, but out of spite we will remember Android: most devices with this OS do not have such a problem. Therefore, the user will have to be content with eight gigabytes of built-in flash memory for life, unless they invent some kind of mobile card reader that connects via micro-USB or Wi-Fi in the “I’m not bothering anyone, I’m sitting here fixing the Primus” mode.

Camera

The five-megapixel photo and video camera is quite simple. In the settings, you can set the type of shooting (among others, there is night mode and macro photography), select one of four effects and resolution (from 0.3 MP to eight), set exposure, and adjust flicker and flash. This is where the settings end.

Test shots of HTC Mozart

The quality of the images itself is slightly above average - color rendition is correct, autofocus and the shooting process itself are quite fast, but artifacts and oversharpening are still noticeable - but only at a scale of 1:1 or larger. The disadvantage of the camera is that the process is only possible in 4:3 format. Unfortunately, there is no place for the now fashionable wide format 16:10/16:9 here. But shooting indoors does not frighten you with incorrect white balance.

The camera is also capable of recording video in HD format with a resolution of 1280x720 and 24 frames per second, and even in poor lighting conditions the picture will not twitch or slow down. Still, this is a plus for the camera.

What everyone has been waiting for so long

If a journalist talks about a Microsoft product and does not scold it with a single word, he will immediately be suspected of bribery. Therefore, we will not give reasons. Because inconveniences and shortcomings are still present.

First, there's the Windows Marketplace. Applications are several times more expensive than in Android (but they are comparable to prices in the Apple Market), and there are still very few of them. We can say that practically none. Of course, in a year the situation should improve, especially since tools for developing applications for this operating system are freely available on the Microsoft website. Free programs there is, but, of course, abundance Android Market and Apple Market don't wait yet.

HTC camera Mozart allows you to take fairly high-quality pictures

Another (subjective) disadvantage is the lack of real multitasking. There is “a little” of it - that is, for example, you can simultaneously listen to music, chat and sometimes answer calls at the same time - but the paradox is that nothing more is needed. For example, in the same Android it was necessary to use task managers to rid memory of applications that do not want to leave the battlefield; in WP7 you don’t need to do this, because there is no field - and, we repeat, this doesn’t really interfere with life.

Microsoft Zune is the third global disadvantage of the system. A cumbersome media manager that requires installation to synchronize a WP7 device with a computer - similar to iTunes, which is cursed even by Apple itself. True, unlike the Apple product, here this monstrous mammoth is easy to bypass - just download the WP7 USB Storage Enabled program and run it once so that the gadget can be used Windows control Phone 7 felt detachable in your system hard drive and did not feel the urge to communicate with the Zune. But initially you will still have to create folders with pictures and music using the Zune, since when displayed in Explorer they have unique and unpronounceable names consisting of local idiomatic expressions of the operating system.

Case design HTC smartphones remains minimalistic and recognizable

Minor inconveniences are also observed during use: for example, to answer a call you need to make two movements, not one - the first to unlock, and the second to answer. Or let's say search system: Not everyone loves Bing, and the search button really gets in the way when surfing, because it accidentally falls under one of your fingers, leading you into the blue (however, Google on Android behaves no better, to be honest). I would also like to see broader settings - for example, so that the desktop would have some themes, and not just “dark” and “light” (black and White background respectively). The status bar at the top could also be used somehow more actively - like in Android, for example.

Swype, of course, is not enough when typing, but the dictionary and the keyboard itself are made perfectly - there are almost no errors when typing with dots, since the system memory even contains very rare words. But these are all minor flaws that may well be corrected in the next updates, if Microsoft agrees with all this.

Because there are no add-ons like Samsung TouchWiz or HTC Sense is not provided by this operating system in principle. There are applications from HTC itself and even a proprietary start screen with a clock and weather widget, but it exists as separate application HTC Hub and cannot be set as the start page.

Aluminium case HTC Mozart adds reliability

In general, I would like to end this paragraph on a positive note: surprisingly, over several days of active use of the new product, the system never crashed, hung, went crazy, crashed, or even quarreled about anything. A stable and convenient work– this is the main thing when using technology, no matter how you look at it.

It can be stated that Microsoft has finally made a successful and high-quality operating system, which, with a little modification with a file in Redmond, can really compete with both Android and iOS. True, except for the number of applications, but this is a fixable matter. General asceticism, even simplicity, and some restrictions in this case were only beneficial.

Results

I would like to summarize here with the following words. it was a success, Windows Phone 7 was a success - with the exception of a few inconveniences that would be nice to eliminate, but you can live like this, and quite happily. WP7 has absolutely nothing in common with Windows Mobile 6.5; it is an independent operating system, written from scratch (according to Microsoft), stable and with convenient functions. As for the hardware, the smartphone itself can also be called well-made, despite such disadvantages as the lack of a slot for memory cards and an inconvenient volume control.

The new product is definitely worth a try for enthusiasts who are already bored with Android and iOS, as well as for those who need a smartphone that works stably without dancing with a tambourine - which, however, can be customized, but within certain limits. costs about 13,000 rubles, it is more than worth the money, and we send it sailing with our best wishes.

Company HTC announced this smartphone in October 2010. It was one of the first smartphones on the operating system Windows Phone 7. True, it became relevant for our market only with the release Windows updates Phone Mango, because only then did the Russian language appear in it, which significantly simplified the use of the device in our area.
It is worth noting that the smartphone itself HTC Mozart Quite average in terms of characteristics. It is equipped with a processor with a frequency of 1 GHz, 8 GB of flash memory for data storage, an 8-megapixel camera with the ability to record HD video, a 3.7-inch display with a fairly standard resolution of 480x800 pixels and other functions that have already become standard for. Let's take a closer look...

Basic HTC specifications Mozart T8698 GSM:

Class: smartphone.
Form factor: monoblock.
Case materials: metal, plastic inserts, Gorilla Glass screen coating.
operating system: Windows Mobile 7(7.5 Mango).
Network: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100.
Processor: single-core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm QSD8250.
RAM: 576 MB.
Data storage memory: 8 GB.
Interfaces: Wi-Fi (b / g / n), Bluetooth 3.0 (A2DP), microUSB connector (USB 2.0) for charging / synchronization, 3.5 mm for headset.
Capacitive screen, Super LCD 3.7" with a resolution of 480×800 pixels (WVGA).
Camera: 8 MP with autofocus, video recorded in 720p, xenon flash.
Navigation: GPS (support A-GPS).
Additionally: accelerometer, proximity sensor, FM radio.
Battery: removable, lithium-ion (Li-Ion) with a capacity of 1300 mAh.
Dimensions: 119 x 60.2 x 11.9 mm.
Weight: 130 grams.

Equipment

— Phone HTC 7 Mozart
— Battery
— Charger
— Stereo headset
— USB cable
- User guide
— CD with software (optional for some countries)

Design, build quality, controls

IN HTC Mozart smartphone The main materials are metal and plastic, which is very pleasing, since today there are not many devices that use so much metal in the body structure. The frame of the device is made of metal; a similar design was used in other devices. The device lies solidly in the hand, the assembly is excellent, nothing creaks or plays. The back cover covering the battery is held tightly. The coolness from the metal part of the rear panel also adds a pleasant sensation. Also, the device itself is not easily soiled, the glass can be easily wiped even by hand. In general, to me, the design of the smartphone stands out among its competitors for the better.

On the front panel there is, of course, the display itself, and above it there is a speaker along a metal mesh. An indicator of missed events is located nearby, and a little lower is a proximity indicator. Below the screen there are three standard touch keys for this OS: “back”, “Win” and “search”. They are quite convenient to use. When you press the back button for a long time, a menu appears with all running programs.

On right side the smartphone body houses a two-position camera activation button (a rarity for today Android, and for Windows Phone - the rule), on the left there is a microUSB connector and, of course, a volume rocker key.

The 3.5" audio jack and the phone's on/off button are located on the top end, and the microphone is on the bottom.

On the back of the body there is a camera peephole and a xenon flash (which is also rare for modern devices) and a hole for the speakerphone.

Comparison of design and dimensions with other models

comparison of the design and dimensions of HTC Mozart and Sony smartphones Ericsson Xperia X10

comparison of the design and dimensions of smartphones HTC Mozart, SonyEricsson Xperia X10 and Samsung Galaxy Ace

I would like to note that in order to remove the SIM card you need to pull the bottom plastic insert, unclip the fasteners and get the battery.

Display
The smartphone is equipped with a 3.7-inch diagonal display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels. It is made using Super-LCD technology and displays up to 16 million shades of colors. Sensor type - capacitive, supports multi-touch (multi-touch), the display is covered with protective glass Gorilla Glass, protecting it from scratches (of course you can scratch it, but you have to try: J).

There is, of course, an accelerometer and a light sensor. The screen has high brightness, which can be adjusted either manually or with a light sensor. Although the display fades in the sun, you can read information from it.

It is worth noting that the brightness drops slightly when tilted, but in general the viewing angles of the display are great. The quality and brightness of the picture is significantly higher than in Sony Ericsson X10.

Energy saving
HTC Mozart is equipped with a lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery with a capacity of 1300 mAh. Model - BB96100. According to the manufacturer, the device operates in standby mode for up to 430 hours and talk time - up to five and a half hours.

IN real life- the figures are slightly lower. Under heavy load, the operating time of the device will be a day. But if you want, you can spend 3:00 listening to music, talking for half an hour, working on the Internet for two or three hours and playing games for up to an hour.

You can charge the device either from USB (1.5 hours) or from the network (about 1 hour).

It was strange for me that the low battery indicator is constantly displayed in the menu. In order to find out the real charge, you need to swipe your finger from top to bottom - this is not Android. 🙂

Camera
The device has a good 8 megapixel camera with automatic focusing and xenon flash. This type of flash has the advantage that pictures in the dark will look better than when using LED flashes. The disadvantage of this type of flash is that it can be used as a flashlight.

The maximum photo size is 3264x2448 pixels. Video The smartphone shoots in resolution - HD720p 1280x720 pixels at 24 frames per second.

Photos with HTC Mozart they turn out to be of quite high quality. This camera is enough for you to take everyday photos. It’s bad that you won’t be able to shoot video in the dark - this is through the use of a flash type that cannot work continuously. When shooting video, autofocus works, focusing speed is up to 2 seconds. The video is of fairly normal quality.
You can launch the camera either from the dedicated camera button or from the phone menu.

Performance
HTC Mozart built on a Snapdragon chip, processor - Qualcomm QSD8250. It has ARMv7 architecture, clock frequency 1000 MHz, technological process - 65 nm. Many other smartphones running Windows Phone 7 are equipped with the same processor. The device has 576 MB of RAM and 8 GB of flash memory for data storage (we had a copy for the Orange operator, which has 16 GB memory). There is no slot for a memory card, but it is possible to increase the amount of memory at home, because the phone has a built-in regular memory card, the user simply does not have access to it - the phone needs to be disassembled.

According to personal feelings, the device works quickly, at a level that uses more powerful processors. We did not notice any slowdowns when working with the smartphone.

Interfaces
The device supports GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and UMTS (900/2100) networks, and also supports EDGE (class 32) and HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbit) data transfer standards.

The device also supports:
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n;
Bluetooth version 2.1 with A2DP (AVRCP, HFP, HSP, PBAP)
MicroUSB 2.0.

It is worth noting that when you connect HTC Mozart to a PC, the system will automatically prompt you to install special software for data synchronization - “Zune”. Without this program, the smartphone is not even detected as a USB-Flash. To transfer data from your phone to your computer and back, you need to synchronize. Photos and videos are saved in the folder “My Documents” - “Image” - “From HTC 7 Mozart T8698 Player”.

Navigation
HTC Mozart is equipped with a GPS module (7th generation gpsONE). To work with navigation, the “Maps” application (Bing Maps) is provided. The “cold” start time is about a minute, the “hot” start is up to 5 seconds.


Multimedia
Music
The music player is located in the “music + video” item. In it you can already go to the following sections: music, video, podcasts, radio.
The second menu contains thumbnails of the media content that you launched. If you scroll further to the right, thumbnails of newly downloaded songs and videos are displayed. By launching Music and scrolling from left to right, you can organize your music by artist, album, track, playlist, and genre. When playing a song, control buttons, a small album cover, the album name and the title of the song appear on the screen. You can control the player in the background (to do this, press the volume rocker key) or through the lock screen.

The volume in the headphones is enough to spare, and the sound quality itself is high level, better than in Android devices or somewhere on par. The player supports the following music formats: M4a, M4b, Mp3, Wma ( Windows Media Audio 9).

Video
This section displays only those video file formats that are recognized. When synchronizing a WP7 smartphone with Zune, the application understands which format will be “read” and which will not.

The interface is very simple: player controls and a button to expand the video to full screen. The video player supports 3gp, .3 g2,. Mp4,. M4v,. Mbr. Wmv (Windows Media Video 9 and VC-1), as well as AVI. The maximum resolution is up to 720p and bitrate up to 10,000 Kbps. Videos start instantly and scroll without delay. We didn't have any problems working with video.

Radio
The radio operates in the range 85 - 108 MHz. The volume is slightly lower than in the player, but the sound is of fairly good quality. The radio only works with connected headphones. It is possible to play the radio through a loudspeaker.

Photo gallery
The photo gallery is organized intelligently. Everything is intuitive and clear.

Software platform
HTC Mozart runs an operating system Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

What can you note when working with this OS? First of all, it should be noted that the smartphone turns on quite quickly. I'm glad that the update includes multitasking. It works as follows: to collapse running program you need to press the “Win” key, and to add wikis you need to hold down the “Back” key again. It is worth noting that not all data sets yet support many tasks.

Unfortunately, there is no interface in Ukrainian; there is only a Russian interface. The Russian menu interface is translated with high quality, I am glad that it is possible to enter information in Ukrainian.

Windows Phone Mango now integrates built-in accounts with Facebook, Google and Windows Live, Linkedin and Twitter. After you activate your Twitter account, its hub will begin to appear on the main screen. You can read and respond to tweets in the “contacts” section. The “Battery Saver” function is available, where you can set certain parameters for saving battery power.

Competitors
The Windows Phone 7 platform is not yet as widely represented in the world as Android. There are almost no real competitors to HTC Mozart on the Windows Phone OS yet, so for now we will only consider solutions based on other OSes that are similar in price, mainly based on the Android OS.

Sony Ericsson Xperia RAY
If the operating system is not important for you, then one of best alternatives The HTC Mozart smartphone is a Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray. It is more compact, lighter, prettier (although this is subjective). The camera in it is also quite good, and the screen has a similar resolution, but at the same time a smaller diagonal.
During battery life HTC Mozart and Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray are almost equal, but the operating system interface in the latter is slower, this is obvious.

LG Optimus Black
Another Android competitor to HTC Mozart was released by LG. It came out much earlier than Mozart reached our region, and it costs about the same money.
LG Optimus Black has a larger and better screen, a different (albeit comparable in performance) hardware platform. But at the same time, the camera is worse and the design is not so nice.

Nokia N8
For those who are still comfortable with Symbian in general (and Symbian^3 in particular) there is the Nokia N8. This device features an all-metal body, good screen, excellent built-in camera.

However, subjectively, it loses to HTC Mozart in terms of beauty and user-friendliness of the interface. In my opinion, buying HTC Mozart will be more promising. So it’s worth taking a closer look if you are interested in buying a smartphone for a long time - two or three years.

Conclusion
While using the smartphone, there were no problems with communication. The call itself is loud and can be clearly heard under various external noise conditions. The vibration alert is average in strength. Pleases good quality sound through headphones. A good 8 MP camera and xenon lens make it also a camera phone.

On my own HTC Mozart evoked positive feelings, it pleases with its high-quality assembly, high-quality materials of the case, its solidity and pleasant design. In terms of hardware, Mozart belongs to the middle class devices.

Regarding the operating system, it should be noted that with the release Windows Phone Mango the situation has improved significantly, with more than 500 innovations introduced. In the Windows Phone OS itself, the speed and smoothness of the interface. The disadvantages include the lag in the development of this OS from its main competitors - iOS and Android. And of course, the set of programs is much more modest.

Battery capacity: 1300 mAh Battery type: Li-Ion Talk time: 6.8 h Standby time: 435 h

General characteristics

Type: smartphone Weight: 130 g Case material: aluminum Operating system: MS Windows Phone 7.5 Case type: classic Number of SIM cards: 1 Dimensions (WxHxT): 60x119x12 mm SIM card type: regular

Screen

Screen type: color Super LCD, touch type touch screen: multi-touch, capacitive Diagonal: 3.7 inches. Image size: 800x480 Pixels per inch (PPI): 252 Automatic screen rotation: yes

Multimedia capabilities

Camera: 8 million pixels, xenon flash Camera functions: autofocus Video recording: yes (MP4) Max. video resolution: 1280x720 Audio: MP3, AAC, WMA, FM radio Headphone jack: 3.5 mm Recognition: face

Connection

Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, USB Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G Satellite navigation: GPS

Memory and processor

Processor: Qualcomm QSD8250, 1000 MHz Number of processor cores: 1 Built-in memory: 8 GB Volume random access memory: 576 MB Video processor: Adreno 200 Memory card slot: absent

Other features

Control: voice dialing, voice control Sensors: light, proximity, compass Flight mode: yes A2DP profile: yes

HTC 7 Mozart is one of three WP7 smartphones released by the Taiwanese company, providing surround sound when watching videos and listening to music.

The smartphone is equipped with a 3.7-inch WVGA screen, an 8-megapixel camera with a xenon flash and the ability to record 720p HD video, as well as 3G and Wi-Fi modules for high-speed web browsing.


Most WP7 smartphones are not much different - Microsoft has strictly set the requirements for software and hardware specifications. But what makes the HTC 7 Mozart stand out from other HTC smartphones, such as the HD7 and Trophy? The fact is that HTC 7 Mozart pays special attention to sound quality. It uses SRS WOW HD virtual surround sound - the sound panorama is increased even in headphones, the bass sounds more realistic and more small details are heard.

The HTC 7 Mozart is slightly smaller in size than the HTC 7 Trophy and HTC HD7, and has a better camera (8 MP versus 5 MP).

The phone has 8 gigabytes of built-in memory, it cannot be increased - memory cards are not supported.

There is a lot on the back panel: a camera lens, a xenon flash, a small external speaker (often mistaken for a micro-USD port for charger), logos of Orange, HTC and Windows Phone, as well as stylistic elements of HTC - triangular rubberized segments at the top and bottom, the body itself is made of aluminum.


The front panel contains familiar hardware buttons: return, menu and search. Very strict and serious.


In addition to these buttons, along the edges there are: camera shutter, volume controls, and on top there is a lock and power button. There is also a 3.5 mm headphone output.


HTC 7 Mozart is a fairly thin and light device. But in the hand it lies firmly and confidently. The aluminum body makes its presence felt.

3.7-inch WVGA screen (even though it's not as big as the HTC HD7 or Super AMOLED like the Samsung Omnia 7) very bright and clear.


The camera of the HTC 7 Mozart is very good - 8 megapixels - the most best camera among all WP7 smartphones. The interface is exactly the same as that of HTC HD7 and HTC 7 Trophy.

It’s a little disappointing that the camera focuses only on the center of the picture; on the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, focusing occurs in the place where you point your finger.


Colors are vibrant and the separation of shadows and reds is well done.


In the upper left corner the brightness is slightly reduced, the leaves on the tree completely merge.


It is impossible to shoot without blur in this mode. This is the most optimal distance at which you can shoot. It's all about the lack of a stabilizer, a shutter button on the screen and the design of the shutter button.




The camera has a 6x zoom. Full zoom, as you would expect, produces a very pixelated image. The slightest movement blurs the picture, making it very difficult to take a high-quality photo.


Other effects are standard. Monochrome photography is not bad, but a little overexposed.


Sepia effect - the picture is too orange.


The negative effect works well - autumn trees look like they were photographed in spring.


One of the most questionable effects. The HTC 7 Mozart camera copes with it quite well.


The flash is very bright, and even too bright for portrait photography. Due to the dual flash, the camera takes pictures very slowly - first the camera shutter sounds, and only then the flash fires. Every now and then a photograph was taken at a moment when the moment had already passed.

The xenon flash slows down the shooting, but there's no denying the fact that it's very good. The problem is that you have to hold the camera for too long without moving, and at the slightest movement the photo turns out to be blurry.


Without flash and in low light, the picture is very dark, without details.


Several professional features have been added to the camera: a brightness check, which helps determine how much light a photo needs; reducing flicker from monitors and TVs. The benefits of these things are rather doubtful, the difference with or without them is imperceptible. But it’s nice that the camera even has such little things.


It’s useless to use the sports mode with a flash - you simply won’t have time to take the right shot. Without a flash you will be able to take it, but the photo will be too blurry, like in this photo.


There was no real beach to test this mode, so the picture was taken in the trees. I want to believe that these are beach trees. Brightness is reduced for balance. In general, you probably shouldn’t take your phones to the beach—sand and water can damage them.]


Candlelight mode adds blue to balance out the warm candlelight. There's even too much blue.

Video

HTC 7 Mozart shoots HD video at 720p. The shooting quality is exactly the same as HTC Desire HD, Sony Ericsson Vivaz and Nokia N8. (By the way, RIM promises that their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will shoot Full HD 1080p.)

As you can see in this clip, the video recorder constantly monitors the light level and autofocus, but it is slightly delayed, so the brightness is sometimes too high, overexposed, and the focus floats.

Sound

The phone's built-in speaker reproduces sound fairly well; even without SRS or Dolby enabled, the sound is very different from cheaper phones. When turned on via pre-installed application HTC Sound Enhancer for the Dolby Mobile effect, the sound becomes approximately the same as on a dual-speaker iPhone 4. The only negative is that when listening to music through an external speaker, the phone must be placed sideways or with the back cover up.

More about strangely located elements. The volume controls on the HTC 7 Mozart are extremely inconvenient to use, since they are located on the inside of the curved end. Changing the volume or launching the playback widget with one hand is unlikely to be possible.
Another annoyance is the pauses between tracks, even if you listen to the songs from the album in order. And the only random play option is to shuffle all the songs on the phone.

Headphones are used not only for listening to music files, but also as an antenna for FM radio. Unfortunately, there is no normal application for listening to the radio on your phone. Autoscan could not find a single station, so you have to search manually, and this is very tedious. Adding stations to your favorites is very simple - with one click.

When it comes to video playback, this is where SRS virtual surround sound comes into its own. When watching movies for a full experience sound effect It is best to use headphones: the sounds of explosions, gunshots and others surround you from all sides - the sensation is unique. The SRS effect is even better than Dolby Mobile.

Picture quality on the WVGA screen is quite good (though it is smaller than the HTC HD7 phone - only 3.7 inches rather than 4.3), especially when viewed vertically.


If you're used to a high-contrast Super AMOLED screen Samsung phone Galaxy S, the HTC 7 Mozart screen will disappoint you. Even despite a fairly fast video processor, the video manages to freeze, and color reproduction is not always correct.
Screen brightness can only be adjusted three positions- weak, medium and high.

Supported audio formats:

  • M4A, M4B, MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio 9)

Supported video formats:

  • Playback: 3GP, 3G2, MP4, M4V, MBR, WMV (Windows Media Video 9 and VC-1)
  • Entry: MP4

Battery

The HTC 7 Mozart has a Lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 1300 mAh, which, according to the manufacturer, will provide the phone with 330 minutes of talk time or 435 hours of standby time. Don't put too much faith in these numbers. At first the battery began to discharge very quickly, then it began to discharge more slowly. But you are unlikely to get 5.5 hours of talk time on a single charge.

Don't expect the phone to last 18 days on standby mode. If you use it less intensively, you have to charge it every day. For intensive use - every 5 hours.

Capacity: 1300 mAh

In conversation mode:

  • WCDMA: Up to 330 minutes
  • GSM: Up to 405 minutes

In standby:

  • WCDMA: Up to 435 hours
  • GSM: Up to 360 hours

Conclusion

HTC 7 Mozart is one of the most best phones on Windows platform Phone 7 is a system with an amazingly beautiful design, a new approach to home page in the form of live tiles and filling the interface design with your own content.

pros

  • Very good sound thanks to the use of SRS virtual sound, especially when watching movies.
  • Very light, with rubberized elements, the HTC 7 Mozart will serve you faithfully until it becomes completely obsolete.
  • The camera takes great pictures, albeit slowly (especially with flash).

Minuses

  • The black body does not quite suit this phone; the volume controls are not very conveniently located.

Verdict

HTC 7 Mozart - great phone on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Everything in it is thought out to the smallest detail, HTC is a reliable manufacturer, you don’t have to worry about the quality of the device.

The phone has a very good music part and The address book. But even with its 1-Hz processor and 576 megabytes of RAM, it sometimes manages to freeze on the simplest tasks.