So we know that the Windows Phone 7-powered HTC 7 Trophy will be coming to Verizon some time next year, but no one knows exactly when that'll be.  A short post over by Paul Thurrott at Windows Phone Secrets has changed that, though, and the potential launch date is quite a bit earlier than most of us imagined.  Thurrott has been told that the 7 Trophy will be the first WP7 device on Verizon and that it'll arrive in January, though a specific date wasn't mentioned.  Specs for the 7 Trophy include a 1GHz processor, 3.8-inch 800x480 display, 576MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, 8GB of internal storage, and a 5 megapixel camera capable of HD video capture.

A lot of people figured that we'd be seeing some CDMA Windows Phone 7 devices within the first few months of 2011, but January is even earlier than most expected.  If the 7 Trophy does end up coming in January, it could potentially be joining some LTE handsets and the iPhone, making Verizon's early 2011 lineup tough to beat. 

Via IntoMobile, Windows Phone Secrets