HTC arrive the next sensation

On the same day that HTC announced its very first Windows Phone 7 business phone, in fact the company's QWERTY-packing 7 Pro has taken its sweet time to make it to American markets; while, it's gone through a name change and picked up the first big platform update from Microsoft. The business phone we now know as the Arrive is finally available from Sprint, becoming the first Windows Phone 7 device available on a CDMA network. Now , it's pretty unusual for an HTC business phone or a business phone on any American carrier, really, regardless of manufacturer  to take this long to make it to subscribers' hands after announcement, but right now, Sprint's was not able to do anything: Microsoft typically was not supporting CDMA business phones initially, which explains why both AT&T and T-Mobile have been enjoying a selection of models from Samsung, LG, Dell, and HTC alike while Sprint and Verizon have not been entertained.

The Arrive marks just the first of what should be several Redmond-powered business phones over the course of 2011. Is it a fitting first effort? And how does it fare against the GSM business phones that beat it to market.

The Arrive business phone comes boxed in very standard, ordinary Sprint packaging -- nothing special here. Service providers generally seem to be saving the stand-out package designs for flagship models, which should give you an idea of how Sprint's viewing and positioning this business phone (had they been able to sell this business phone five months ago alongside the first round of GSM devices, we suspect it could've been a different story). In the box you'll find a glossy black USB wall charger (the same one we've seen bundled with most recent HTCs), micro-USB cable, black stereo ear buds, and the usual bag of literature.