Windows Phone Kin One and Kin Two

Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two phones are now available.The Kin One packs a 2.6″ QVGA touchscreen, GPS, 3G, Wi-Fi, a 5 megapixel camera with flash, and 4 GB of internal storage, while the Kin Two kicks things up a notch with an HVGA display, 8 megapixel camera, and 8 GB of storage. A cloud service is available on both that backs up and shares your pictures instantly, which is especially great since it will keep the full-sized pictures off your phone, so you’ll have plenty of room to play around with. If you have a Zune Pass, you can get access to your tunes on the Kin handsets as well – likely the first of much future integration in Windows Phone 7. The two main distinctionctive features of the Windows Phone-based OS is The Loop, a home screen which shows a slightly-delayed look at your friends’ updates on various social networkers, and The Spot, which is the little green thing at the bottom that lets you quickly and easily share a variety of content. Check out Kin One and Kin Two hands-on videos for a closer look at the custom social networking-focussed operating system.

Sharp Microsoft KIN One

Key Features

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  GPS support
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  5.0MP Camera
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  2.0
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  WiFi support

The Microsoft KIN One is the smaller, lower-end of the two new KIN phones released by Microsoft. They are made by Sharp and are aimed at "sociologist" consumers that don't need smartphone functionality, but want powerful features to keep their friends updated on all their activities and status updates. The KIN One has a 5-megapixel camera, GPS, QWERTY keyboard.

Sharp Microsoft KIN Two

Key Features

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  GPS support
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  QWERTY Keyboard
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  8.0MP Camera
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  2.0
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  WiFi support

The Microsoft KIN Two is the larger of the two KIN phones. It has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard with keys that are reminiscent of the Hiptop/Sidekick keyboard. It sports a large capacitive touchscreen display (480 x 320), an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, 3.5mm headphone jack and an FM radio. The Loop homescreen draws status updates from your friends and news from your feeds. You can use the Spot feature to easily share content with your friends and social networks.

The KIN Two is basically a feature-phone with smartphone-like functionality. Unfortunately, it's missing a calendar feature and doesn't support any app store.