Front Camera, Skype Confirmed for WP7.5 Mango

[exfileme]

Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" supports front-facing cameras and eventually Skype integration for video chatting. However, the latter feature won't arrive until after Mango lands on consumer devices.

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[acadia11]

This is a start, windows 8, once it's here, and if they make a phone as good looking as the iphone 5, i'm gone.

 

[war2k9]

My last winmo phone was winmo 6.5, I upgrade to winmo 7 chances are I don't care about winmo 7.5.

 

[Guest]

When is it coming!? My Kin 2 m is very stupid, it keeps freezing and I want to buy a new phone, asap. If the Mango isn't promised by October, I'm getting the iPhone 4...

 

[ap3x]

I am really excited about this. With Samsung making a WM7 variant of the Galaxy S2 I am looking forward to getting this phone. Previous version of WM were utter crap but WM7 definitely has my attention and I knew that the Skype acquisition would bring this. Personally, although I very much like the IPhone, I feel like facetime leaves a bit to be desired. Skype has always been extremely reliable and their HD Voice codec that they use not to mention that transactions between the client are encrypted is just a solid solution overall. I am surprised they did not adopt the idea of licensing their technologies to everyone. Better yea, how about they just go create a Skype RFC.

 

[jldevoy]

wp7 isnt winmo as it existed on older phones.

 

[sunflier]

[citation][nom]maddiecollins11[/nom]When is it coming!? My Kin 2 m is very stupid, it keeps freezing and I want to buy a new phone, asap. If the Mango isn't promised by October, I'm getting the iPhone 4...[/citation]
I here ya!! One of these days I'm gonna 'Office Space' my Kin2. The ONLY reason I got it was cause it was Verizon's (at the time) only phone that had built in Wifi not requiring a data plan.

 

[Archean]

[citation][nom]acadia11[/nom]This is a start, windows 8, once it's here, and if they make a phone as good looking as the iphone 5, i'm gone.[/citation]

WP has the best looking interface, apart from shortcomings of OS (many of which were addressed in Mango), the biggest disappointment has been the quality of hardware, so I fully agree with your assertion they need to get some nice looking smartphones based on Mango out in the wild asap. I think sea ray looked very nice, and if the final product turns out to be as good as, I will happily send my SGS to dustbins of history

 

[ap3x]

[citation][nom]acadia11[/nom]This is a start, windows 8, once it's here, and if they make a phone as good looking as the iphone 5, i'm gone.[/citation]

I am with ya there. Nice to have some slick alternatives. They need to get their app count up but I believe this OS has some serious potential right with some well designed hardware behind it.

 

[CaedenV]

It is really a great OS for a first attempt; Mango will bring it up to speed, and then whatever comes next will be more innovative. Personally I think the thing that holds it back most is the fact that the only good phone (harware anyways) is the Dell Venue Pro. And as sweet of a phone as it is, there is simply better hardware elsewhere on the market.
Mango will make WP7 a good OS, they just need a good platform to launch from.

 

[eddieroolz]

I'd really like one now. With iOS's fenced-in ecosystem and Android's sluggishness/malware, WP7 is the only hope I have left.

 

[audiman67]

Been with android since day one owned g1, galaxy, and now g2x this phone is extremely fast and powerful but android is a flawed system as soon as windows gets there beast I'm switching I believe great things are about to come from windows.for every negative article you read about windows not making it just remember a couple of years ago when they said xbox36o wouldn't make it now its num.1 seller every month. So get ready pepole!!