HTC Touch
Last update: HTC Touch by PC World (27 Feb’07)
The HTC Touch is a Tri-band 900/1800/1900 small and stylish mobile phone that ushers in an innovative new concept in intuitive touch screen navigation. The phone features 2.8″ LCD touch screen with backlight, 240 x 320 dots resolution with 65,536 colours, 2.0 mega-pixel CMOS colour camera, Windows Mobile 6® Professional, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth® 2.0. It measures 99.9mm (L) x 58mm (W) x 13.9mm (T), weighs 112g with battery and runs on Rechargeable Li-Ion battery with a capacity of 1100 mAh for up to 200 / Talk time: Up to 5 hours.
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HTC Touch Reviews
PC World reviews the HTC Touch for Sprint and writes;
“It’s a pleasure, however, to view Web pages on the Touch, thanks to the full HTML support available with the device’s Internet Explorer browser. In Gmail, I opened a Word attachment easily; you can view Excel, PowerPoint, and Acrobat files, too. The Touch is compatible with Outlook and Windows Live/Hotmail e-mail, and you can set up personal (POP3 and IMAP) e-mail accounts as well.”
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Geekzone reviews the HTC Touch for Sprint and writes;
“Very sturdy construction and built to really take the knocks. the entire casing holds on very well, is very rubbery and anti-slip and feels very tough. Also it does not fly to bits if dropped (unlike the Boss)..Overall, Superb device, Loving every minute of usage.”
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InfoSync reviews the HTC Touch for Sprint and writes;
“Pros: Small design. Good for multimedia; videos looked good, stereo Bluetooth for music. Might make a nice, small tethered modem for travelers. Cons: Screen is not sensitive enough, loses calibration easily. TouchFLO interface overlay suffers due to ineffective touch screen. Onscreen keyboards are difficult to use, inaccurate.”
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LaptopMag reviews the HTC Touch for Sprint and writes;
“Internet usage on Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. 0 network was good. The phone-as-modem loaded sites such as ABC News and Gawker in about three to five seconds, depending on the strength of the available cellular signal. Video content streamed on Windows Media Player or viewed on Sprint TV was fairly consistent..”
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HTC Touch (CDMA version) video review by PhoneScoop;
MobileBurn reviews the HTC Touch for Sprint and writes;
“HTC certainly has a lot more work to do with their TouchFlo system, but in its current state it is still overall useful and powerful enough to earn itself a “Highly Recommended” rating. ”
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Let’sGoMobile reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“Personally I find the HTC Touch a nice mobile phone with innovative features. The TouchFLO technology is a fantastic invention, it works fast and effectively…In short, the HTC Touch is recommendable for early adopters and consumers who are crazy about new technologies and do not mind the somewhat limited battery capacity. ”
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PCPro reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“The impression you’re left with is one of a job half done. The areas of the Touch that TouchFLO extends to are little short of brilliant and a great advertisement for a future where all phones might have stylus-free touchscreens, but the Windows Mobile 6 aspects are a distinct disappointment. Yes, there’s a stylus, which slots into the back of the phone, but that’s a far less pleasant experience.”
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BrightHand reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“There’s a lot to like about the HTC Touch. It’s small, sleek, and yet still powerful. It definitely a solid competitor for the iPhone. It’s not for everyone, though. If you write a lot of emails or text messages on your smartphone, you’d be better off with a model that includes a built-in keyboard.”
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ITReviews reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“HTC’s Touch is a beautifully neat piece of hardware. It has fairly average specifications, though, and the TouchFLO interface is something of a gimmick, albeit a clever one. ”
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InfoSync reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“Productivity – Mediocre. The HTC Touch isn’t lacking any of Windows Mobile 6’s excellent productivity tools, they simply aren’t as usable on the device without a keyboard. You get the full Office Mobile suite, but we can’t see using the device for creating, or even seriously editing, a document, though reading worked very well. For scheduling, you get the standard Outlook calendars, which pack robust features, but again, you probably won’t find yourself creating too many appointments on the Touch, thanks to its lack of keys. ”
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Pocket-Lint reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“So should you invest? Well if you really like the idea of the iPhone but either can’t wait or would prefer a Windows Mobile 6 interface instead, this is going to be the phone for you. However if like just you still want a keyboard, then the BlackBerry Curve is only slightly bigger and you get that full QWERTY keyboard.”
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Stuff.TV reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
We ‘re not quite where this phone is aimed. It’s obviously an impressive multimedia device with a first rate screen, and a highly capable smartphone, but the lack of a slid-out keyboard like the one on HTC’s P4350 makes it less than appealing as a serious business tool..”
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PocketNow reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“If you’re looking for a phone that’s retains the power of Windows Mobile (sync with Exchange, push email, install 3rd party applications, etc.), adds some impressive 3D animation, doesn’t weigh down your pocket, and really doesn’t need a stylus, the HTC Touch is what you’ll want. If you’re a power user who needs GPS, HSDPA high speed internet, and a hardware keyboard, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Overall, I was much more impressed with the HTC Touch than I thought I would be. I can see it being very popular in the markets where it will be released.”
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TrustedReviews reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“The Touch is a terribly flawed attempt at a mainstream consumer product from HTC. There’s no denying that the TouchFLO interface works well, but all it does is take you to applications which then require traditional Windows Mobile stylus input. It may be the prettiest device that HTC has brought to market, but that’s really all it has going for it. Apple has absolutely nothing to worry about from a device that doesn’t even have a headphone socket!”
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MobileTechReview reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“The HTC Touch is a beautiful, very small PDA phone, something we just about never get to say. It’s the perfect phone for style conscious buyers who need a PDA’s features and advanced functions, but don’t want to carry an ugly brick. However, those who text or email frequently won’t be happy with the tiny on-screen keyboard and (very functional) handwriting recognition.”
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MobileBurn reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“For starters, its 2 megapixel fixed-focus camera takes nice photos in most situations with at least half decent lighting. The automatic white balance system it uses is pretty accurate, and the finger based user interface is very easy to use…The only case where this works is when shooting in the contact photo mode, which is supposed to be in portrait mode. You can easily edit, crop, and rotate an image with the Touch itself, but you shouldn’t have to. This is obviously a bug. Luckily recorded video clips don’t have the same problem. ”
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CrunchGear reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“Overall, the HTC Touch is one of the better Windows Mobile phones I’ve seen in awhile. The lack of a QWERTY keyboard can be overlooked after a few days of practicing using the on-screen keyboard. Plus the screen looks fantastic, the WiFi is fast, and the TouchFLO interface is pretty fun to use. On the other hand, no US release date, a terrible camera, and the fact that it’s still a Windows Mobile device make the Touch seem unappealing at times. I’d recommend getting it when it comes out here if you’re a T-Mobile customer and don’t want to switch or if you don’t want to shell out the big bucks the iPhone commends.”
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PCPro reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“The hardware itself is a beautiful piece of design. The Touch weighs just 112g and is only 14mm thick, which means you’ll hardly notice it in a pocket. And the screen is excellent too – the only time we had trouble was in direct sunlight. Flip it over and you’ll find a decent two megapixel camera. It might not be the last word in resolution, but it captures colours accurately, and holding the Touch sideways means you’ve got a lot of screen space to accurately frame a shot. ”
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PCMag reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“Although the Touch can play video in full-screen landscape mode, results syncing video were mixed: Some of my files synced over beautifully, while others were jaggy with frequent frame dropouts. That’s a problem we’ve had on other 200-MHz Windows Mobile devices, too…. Basically, the HTC Touch is a tease. It tempts you with a new interface that makes you feel like you’ll fly across the device. But with its slow response time and standard Windows Mobile software, it dumps you back on the ground at the end.”
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HTC Touch Preview by PhoneScoop
RegHardware reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“Call quality was good, so we’ve no complaints there. But the unit’s battery life was nothing to write home about. HTC quotes five hours’ talk time, but I’d say you’re looking at charging the handset up overnight every night if you want to get the most out of the phone… What a disappointment. HTC’s Touch is undeniably a smart-looking phone, but while it’s a stunner in pictures, in your hands it quickly becomes a fingerprint-plastered mess. Yes, it offers some neat touch-control improvements on the standard Windows Mobile 6 user interface, but for all the fancy visuals, it’s no iPhone.”
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HTC Touch (Elf) P3450 Review from Devicewire
CNET reviews the HTC Touch and writes;
“The good: The compact HTC Touch features an advanced touch screen that lets you operate the smart phone with your fingertips. The Windows Mobile 6 smart phone also has an updated interface, integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and a 2-megapixel camera. The bad: The Touch’s tiny onscreen keyboard makes it a pain to enter any text, and the TouchFLO feature doesn’t work in landscape mode. The SIM card and microSD slots are hard to access. Also, speakerphone quality was poor, and the device can be sluggish at times. The bottom line: The HTC Touch boasts an innovative touch screen and sleek interface, but the lack of a sizable keyboard really limits the usability of this device. And despite being impressed by the beautiful hardware, the Windows Mobile smart phone lags in performance and needs a bit more tweaking before we’re ready to snatch one up. ”
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HTC Touch Test Photos
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HTC Touch Specifications
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HTC Touch Press Release
HTC Corp., the world’s leading provider of Microsoft® Windows Mobile®-based smart devices, today announced the global launch of the HTC Touch™, a deceptively small and stylish mobile phone that ushers in an innovative new concept in intuitive touch screen navigation. The HTC Touch™ brings a new level of simplicity to the powerful and function-rich device experience that today’s mobile consumers demand.
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Does the Touch work with the Phraze-It Keyboard for typing on-screen with your fingers?
I bought the Touch about a month ago and have just one comment relevant to most of the reviews I’ve seen: The stylus isn’t needed as often as many of the reviews suggest -that is once you become accustomed to using both TouchFlo and the D-pad together. Most functions -launching switching, selecting and opening a new document- can be performed with your thumb with a combination of tapping the soft-key menu button, scrolling with the d-pad, and then selecting with the D-pad button. What remains completely true is that writing messages almost always requires use of the stylus. In short, the OS is far from perfect, but not as stylus-dependent as originally thought.
More generally, while the Touch’s processor is relatively slow, and I wouldn’t mind a bit larger screen, the Touch perfoms almost all of its functions reliably in a small form factor. Overclocking software and other typical tweaking software can address many of the concerns. But in the end, I think the Touch strikes a solid balance for those (like me) who want high geek funcitonality, but don’t necessarily want to look like one. I give it 3.5 stars and patiently await the second coming…
I recently purchased the Touch in the US—through Sprint and sprint was not ready for it’s release. Windows mobile 6 is a nice featuer but all of it’s componets don’t work properly on the phone. It is difficult to text message, but that is only until you get used to it. I have actually adapted to not having a full keyboard and their are several options which include writing your text out. Good: The phone is sleek, fast and sexy. It has nice picture quality when in good lighting and is easy to use. I love Windows Live and the Stylus. Bad: Ringtones and Settings are not easy to use…you cannoot assig ringers to text messages or contacts in your phone book unless you download a $25.00 program and even then it still doesn’t work. The phone freezes up constantly I have had to hard reset twice. It also doesn’t have Sprint Navigation. Sprint cannot offer solutions to the phone and their suggestion is to return it to the store. Overall: I like the idea, but not the follow through.
You do not have to purchase a separate application to assign a ringtone to a specific contact. You edit the contact, and there’s a field in there to assign a ringtone to that specific contact.
What about downloadabble ringers that I want to assign to my contacts. I tried and it did not work. Do you know how to do that?
If only Palm could come up with a slimmer 755p device with a good
bluetooth connection. I prefer palm OS to Windows Mobile. I will be
returning my HTC Touch. Hands are too big, and I need a qwerty keyboard.
Had this phone for about a month now and really, I have had no freeze ups, and discover new things this phone can do each and every day. Seems to me that several are making judgments on this phone before learning how to use it. Get used to the phone, read up on the many tips and tricks you can do with it, not to mention how to use it to do the ordinary every day things, and I’d just bet you’ll have different opinions. I know I reversed my opinion after about the 3rd day, when I decided that if I was going to spend this much money on a phone, then I’d better educate myself on how to use it.
Does anyone know when they are going to be supporting Sprint Navigation with this?
They claim that the phone already does support it, but I had to search for about a week on my own to find that it doesn’t. I have spoken to and emailed them several times for help and no one know a thing. I don’t know when it will be supported, but hopefully sometime soon since I am paying for the application.
I’ve loved it, and tried to stay loving it. My provider tells me it is such a smart phone, and that I am really using a mini computer. But it isn’t smart enough to dumb down the 2.0 megapixel images so that they can be sent MMS without a 3rd party downloaded fix — which my provider has blocked.
The battery life isn’t adequate for what it has available. Six months of gentle use, TouchFlo gets easily confused, and the the touch screen is not as responsive. I am going back to Palm OS Treo Centro asap.
To the person that says people should get to know it before criticizing. . . A device should serve the owner, not be a setup for the owner to feel overwhelmed troubleshooting and trying to learn it —- the term “USER FRIENDLY” is still the desired outcome.
I had this phone and it was such a disappointment. The keyboard is cramped. The battery-life is very low. I had the phone for about 6 months before switching to a new phone. The battery wouldn’t even last a full day. Also there were lots of glitches. I had to exchange my first Touch within the first week. The second Touch I had froze up and wouldn’t receive phone calls. I called Sprint and a rep said this phone has to be reset often because it is more of a computer. She said I would have to turn off the phone and remove the battery when I noticed I wasn’t receiving calls. Sounds like Sprint needs to get the kinks worked out before it tries to compete with the iPhone. Overall, I was very disappointed, and I don’t recommed this phone at all.
I have a HTC touch elf200 (Ted Baker Needle) with Windows 6.0. The past 4 days it has “frozen” a few times where I cannot turn the unit on or off (it gets stuck on the “windows mobile” page. At first, a soft reset worked fine. Now, that reset does not work. I have removed and reinserted the battery and tried several soft resets. I cannot sync with my computer to save the data since the unit will not turn on; so I am trying to avoid the hard reset where I will lose all my data. I would really appreciate any suggestions or help.