Even though Microsoft's big MIX event is still days away, the Windows Phone 7 Series development platform is already pretty well defined. It's also clear that Microsoft wants to keep things tidy for developers by requiring all WP7 phones to meet a certain base-level spec. Now, thanks to a post from Microsoft's Shawn Hargreaves, we know the display resolution for the first batch of Microsoft's next generation phones: 480 x 800 (WVGA) pixels at launch, with a future update that will introduce a 320 x 480 (HVGA) native resolution. Dedicated hardware will ensure image scaling across all those pixels without taxing the GPU. That allows game developers, for example, to write to a lower resolution (requiring less horsepower) and then scale up as required while remaining compatible to a variety of screen resolutions. http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/first-microsoft-windows-phone-7-series-devices-to-boast-480-x-80/

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_e90-1857.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n900-2917.php

not impressive really :p

The purpose behind the thread is to state that WinMo 7 phones will have upscaler chips to help out the GPU. This is just a bare bone minimum spec. Any phone manufaturer can build beyond these specs.

Those phones that you linked are pretty unimpressive, Xoj, thanks for sharing that.

6 by 10..

no thank you.

How is this related to the new Win7 phones?

It's not, but he can't restrain to post negative comment.

These standards are going to be good for developers. Especially since MS is not the one manufacturing the phones.

I have WVGA on my HTC Diamond 2 which is like a year old (sporting Windows Mobile 6.5.x), it's todays standart, higher res than IPhone and pretty much the highest reasonable on mobile sized devices. It's so crips that there isn't room for more details, since the human eye would not be able to recognize it.

Scaling up is a bit worrying tho, from the tech demos on the last mobile conference (where WM7 was announced) were said to be quiete unimpressive (as of now).

there is absolutely nothing to 'boast' about having 480X800 resolution on a phone.

Ther is also no point to push higher ress anymore, 640*480 had 15'' inch monitors then years back, now you have more on 3 inch screens.