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Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

By matthewmiller March 18, 2011, 12:17 AM PDT

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Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Sprint HTC Arrive retail box

Sprint HTC Arrive retail box

ntThe Sprint HTC Arrive comes in a solid compact box.

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ntCheck out my ZDNet Smartphone & Cell Phones blog for detailed thoughts and a video of the device in action.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Opening up the box reveals the HTC Arrive

Opening up the box reveals the HTC Arrive

ntWhen you open the lid of the box, you will find the Arrive sitting in a formed compartment.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Included box contents

Included box contents

ntThe included accessories consist of the charging cable and USB A/C adapter, wired stereo headset, and pamphlets.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

HTC Arrive in hand

HTC Arrive in hand

ntThe HTC Arrive is a rather compact Windows Phone 7 device with 3.6 inch display.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Back of the HTC Arrive

Back of the HTC Arrive

ntThe back of the HTC Arrive consists of a metal battery cover, speaker, 5 megapixel camera, and LED flash.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Upper back of the HTC Arrive

Upper back of the HTC Arrive

ntThe upper part of the HTC Arrive is very attractive and well built.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

HTC Arrive back screw

HTC Arrive back screw

ntThe screw on the back is not used to remove the cover like might thing and is more of a decoration than something you should mess with.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Lower left side of the HTC Arrive

Lower left side of the HTC Arrive

ntThe lower left side is where you will find the microUSB port.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Top of the HTC Arrive

Top of the HTC Arrive

ntThe 3.5mm headset jack and power button are found on the top. You can see part of the rear hinge on the left side of the top.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Front buttons of the HTC Arrive

Front buttons of the HTC Arrive

ntThe HTC Arrive has the same three touch sensitive buttons required on Windows Phone 7.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Full QWERTY keyboard on the HTC Arrive

Full QWERTY keyboard on the HTC Arrive

ntThe landscape QWERTY keyboard on the HTC Arrive is nearly the same as the HTC Touch Pro 2 and is the BEST QWERTY keyboard on any smartphone.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Landscape QWERTY keyboard

Landscape QWERTY keyboard

ntThe HTC Arrive landscape QWERTY keyboard is wonderful.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Left side of the HTC Arrive QWERTY keyboard

Left side of the HTC Arrive QWERTY keyboard

ntThe left side of the HTC Arrive shows you the available keys on the device, including the FN, emoticon, comma, shift, and other keys.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

HTC Touch Pro 2 and HTC Arrive keyboards

HTC Touch Pro 2 and HTC Arrive keyboards

ntThe HTC Touch Pro 2 keyboard closely matches the HTC Arrive as the best ever on a phone.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

HTC's best keyboards

HTC's best keyboards

ntHere you can see the keyboards head-to-head and note how good they are.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Comparing the five row keyboards

Comparing the five row keyboards

ntThe Touch Pro 2 and Arrive both have five rows of button goodness.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Hinge mechanism on the HTC Arrive

Hinge mechanism on the HTC Arrive

ntThe hinge is a bit unique with a couple large springs used to pop it up after it is extended.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Sliding open the HTC Arrive keyboard

Sliding open the HTC Arrive keyboard

ntThe keyboard first comes out flat before it pops up in place.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Lining up some great WP7 devices

Lining up some great WP7 devices

ntThe HTC HD7, HTC Arrive, and Dell Venue Pro match up as the best in Windows Phone 7.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

Stacking up Windows Phone 7

Stacking up Windows Phone 7

ntThe HTC Arrive is stacked in between the Dell Venue Pro and HD7.

Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

HTC Arrive gallery 1

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Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 is not ready for landscape keyboards

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