Pictured above is not the latest phone from HTC. Microsoft is currently working on their upcoming phones to compete the emerging smartphone dominance of its rivals Apple and Google. The phone is targeted to those who heavily use social networking sites and is scheduled to enter the market in July on Verizon, the largest mobile phone operator in the USA.

The two phones with the codename Pink and Pure are believed to be manufactured by Sharp. The news emerged last month after Microsoft launched their latest mobile operating system which caught the attention from technology experts.

I personally think this is one of Microsoft’s plan to attract both business and personal users. They have been the leader in smartphone industry for quite sometimes but has lost its position with Apple’s iPhone, Blackberry as well as Android’s based phones.