![]() ![]() ![]() Around the right side of the phone is a two step camera button and power / sleep button, up top is the headphone jack and MicroUSB port, and on the left side you'll find the volume rocker. On the front of the phone is that big 480 x 800 capacitive display with three capacitive buttons below (back, home, and search). In a way, its closest cousin is the Fascinate, which makes sense since the Focus and Omnia 7 are basically Galaxy S phones with Windows Phone 7 onboard. Compared to phones like the G2 or iPhone 4, it definitely comes off as somewhat chintzy. That lightness, coupled with the build materials here (pretty much all plastic) give the phone a slightly cheaper feel than its AT&T counterpart, the Surround. It's also surprisingly light, weighing in at just over 4 ounces. The device measures 4.9 inches by 2.53 inches, and is a svelte 0.39 inches in thickness. The Focus is the thinnest WP7 phone that exists right now, and it's kind of the first thing you notice. Check out our full review of Windows Phone 7 for our thoughts on the OS. This review is primarily of the Samsung Focus hardware. Update 2: We had the numbers wrong on the RAM / ROM. Update: Just a note, the HD7 will also be available (for T-Mobile) on November 8th and we've updated the above information to reflect that. But is it really worth your hard earned cash when there are so many other options in the market? Read on for the full Engadget review to find out! The device will soon go on sale in America for $199.99 on AT&T's network - in fact, it's the only Windows Phone 7 device you'll be able to buy on the network when they go public on November 8th. The device itself has a lot in common with its European brother, the Omnia 7, boasting the same 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 8GB of internal storage, 1GHz CPU, and 5 megapixel camera. ![]() We've taken a deep dive on the operating system itself, the Omnia 7, Optimus 7, Mozart, HD7, and Surround (phew!) - now it's time to focus on the, er. In the last few days, a flurry of new Microsoft-powered devices have hit the market, boasting slight differences, but all looking and acting largely the same. Even though we've seen a torrent of Windows Phone 7 devices, we couldn't leave you hanging on a review of the Samsung Focus. ![]()
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