HTC Trophy

HTC Trophy Review

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HTC Trophy Review

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As a handset, the HTC 7 Trophy is nicely made and sensibly styled as an attractive modern smartphone. It can be quite speedy in use. Running Windows Phone 7, it often has a slick and fluid interface that can trump Android phones. But we also encountered various issues of indivdual app and complete OS failures – likely to be related to the choice of smartphone operating system, or perhaps just to its integration with this hardware. However we cannot find anything compelling in this handset or its software platform to make a recommendation. In fact a potential buyer should be prepared to take on an immature product with relatively little developer support to usher in useful new apps. There are far better and more stable phones available for the money.

It’s not the prettiest, nor is it the most feature-packed Windows Phone 7 handset out there, but what the HTC 7 Trophy offers is a cheap entry point into the new Microsoft eco-system. In the UK, the HTC 7 Trophy is free with a £25-a-month contract. That’s HTC Legend territory, making this an affordable smartphone without you having to break the bank either in the initial purchase or the on-going monthly costs.

Thanks to a neat design and relatively low cost, this is definitely one of the choice Windows Phone 7 handsets out there. However, we're still not entirely convinced that Windows Phone 7 is in fact the best choice of mobile OS, so it's not a phone we'd out and out recommend. We recommend reading our in-depth look at Windows Phone 7 so you can see for yourself whether it's for you.