LG Apollo Brings 720p Multitouch Display to Windows Mobile 7!

It looks like Windows Mobile 7 may in fact support HD decoding on the device after all--well, we certainly hope so despite previous rumors to the contrary. The LG Apollo is rumored to be a Windows Mobile 7 device with a WXGA resolution, bringing the display to 1280 x 720! Among other features, the Apollo will also support a 10-megapixel camera, CDMA/GSM/EVDO/HSPA hybrid world phone making it destined for Sprint and/or Verizon Wireless, and a multi-touch AMOLED 3.8-inch display. The device will also use a single-core Snapdragon processor, clocking in at 1.3 GHz rather than the 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon design froM Qualcomm.

For comparison, the 3.8-inch AMOLED WXGA display is the same size as the HTC Touch HD; however, the Touch HD only has a display resolution of 480 X 800 (WVGA). The larger-screend 4.3-inch touchscreen on the HTC HD2 also supports only a WVGA display. The increased number of pixels on the LG Apollo at WXGA, if rumors are true, should make for a crisp viewing experience of videos, photos, texts, and content. Web browsing should be joyful and the enhanced multi-touch support should give users more control--zooming in and panning around content should make for an enhanced experience on Windows Mobile.

One concern with the high resolution display is that we hope things--icons, pictures, and text--will be crisper, and not smaller on that massive netbook-like display that's been crammed into a small smartphone form factor.

Here are the more specs from WMPU:

-Launching: August/September 2010

-CPU: Qualcomm QSD8650; 1.3GHz

-CDMA + GSM (aka a World Phone); EvDO + HSDPA

-Device Size: 115 x 57.5 x 11.2 mm

-Memory (RAM/ROM): 1GB/1GB

-External Storage: MicroSD (up to 32GB)

-Screen Size/Type: 3.8-inch capacitive AMOLED “Multitouch Supported”

-Screen Resolution: WXGA 1280 x 720 px

-Camera: 10-megapixel with flash and autofocus; HD 720p video@ 30fps

-Video Support: Windows Media Video (WMV), MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) H.264, DVR-MS4; Audio Support: Windows Media Audio (WMA), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC-LC), FairPlay DRM, MP3

-Battery: Removable 1400 mAh

-Talk Time: Up to 7.5 hours; Standby Time: 288 hours; Internet Use: 4.5 hours (3G), 6.5 hours (WiFi)

-Video Playback: 10 hours; Audio Playback: 30 hours

Could this be the wow factor that Windows Mobile 7 is needing? With HD video support, we certainly hope that some TV-out capabilities are included, preferably some HDMI outputs so video playback can be possible on a larger-screened HDTV.

(via: WMExperts)