Sprint's HTC Arrive Windows Phone Can Be Pre-ordered at a Special Price

The HTC Arrive is scheduled to debut next week, and those who are eager to get their hands on this smartphone can put in a pre-order now.

This will be Sprint's first device running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, plus it will have a QWERTY keyboard and a slide-and-tilt screen.

Sprint is going to release the Arrive on Sunday, March 20, and is already taking pre-orders at $200 with a two-year contract.

The online phone store Wirefly has just begun taking pre-orders at a price well below the standard one. Those who are not already Sprint customers and want to order this HTC model can get it for just $50 with contract, while the price for current subscribers is $150 with contract.

HTC Arrive Overview
This model is going to have a 3.6-inch, WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen that can slide aside (and tilt up) to reveal a landscape-oriented keyboard.

The Arrive will run Windows Phone 7 on a 1 GHz processor and have 576 MB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage.

As it will have Microsoft's new mobile OS, this smartphone will include a suite of communication, entertainment, and productivity software. This includes tie-ins to the Zune music store and Xbox Live. 

The HTC Arrive will also have 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, and a GPS receiver.

Other features are going to include a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera with LCD flash and a 1500 mAh battery.

Overall, this model is going to be 4.6 inches x 2.3 inches x 0.6 inches (118 x 59 x 16 mm). It will weigh 6.5 ounces (184 grams).

A CDMA First
The HTC Arrive will almost certainly be the first device running Windows Phone 7 to be released by a carrier that uses CDMA. That's because Microsoft is just now adding support for this cellular-wireless networking standard to its operating system.

As it stands now, only GSM-based carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile can offer WP7 models. 

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