The Touch is HTC's answer to Apple's iPhone. The Touch sports a large display featuring Touch FloTM technology providing the user with a clear, vibrant interface loaded with multimedia and communicaton tools. Other key features include Mobile 6 Professional, hand writing recognition, stereo bluetooth and 5 way navigation.
The new P3450 is the latest gadget from HTC and offers a new Touch technology never before seen on a Windows Mobile device. In competition with the iPhone, HTC has released their touch-technology called TouchFLO. Although both devices are similar, which is better phone? The Touch is smaller than the iPhone, weighs less and also comes SIM unlocked but does that make it better? What is the price difference between the Touch and iPhone? Will your service provider offer the Touch?
The Touch has a beautiful design, and is a lot smaller than it looks. The Touch weighs only 112 grams and measures 99x 58x 13.9 mm. To put in perspective the HTC TyTN also known as the Cingular 8525 weighs 176 grams and measures 113x 58x 22 mm. The phone’s material is the same as the one found on the HTC S620/ T-Mobile dash and has a “rubberized” feel to it.
Comparing the Touch to other HTC devices, there is not as many hardware buttons: it has only 4 buttons, excluding the volume slider; talk, end, camera and power button. Furthermore, the camera button is the only one that can be customized from the settings.
Unlike the iPhone, the Touch comes with a built in stylus. HTC has spent a lot of time developing the new TouchFLO software but has done nothing for the standard Windows Mobile on screen keyboard. The keyboard is a big factor; with a Touch-based device you should not have to use the stylus for typing. The on screen keyboard is the exact same as in past devices and when trying to type with your thumbs/finger tips you make far too many mistakes. The good news is that you can easily install third party keyboard software which makes a HUGE difference. My favorite is SPB Full Screen Keyboard which can be found here:
HTC has some sort of deal with SPB because of the GPRS Monitor that comes with many new HTC branded phones, so it would have been ideal that they included this keyboard app too!
A purported "internal Sprint document" is floating around the InterWeb, apparently originating from HowardForums. The image shows Sprint's supposed Q3 '08 New Product roadmap, and is highlighted by the mysterious "MP6950" by HTC, which could be a Touch Dual, Touch Diamond, or even a Touch Pro. The current HTC Touch for Sprint carries the MP6900 model number, so logic would dictate that the 6950 is some sort of successor - I'm guessing Diamond but hoping for Pro. A launch...
Hot off the UPS truck it's the HTC Touch, but in white, and running on Verizon. VZW launched the XV6900 at CTIA, and it's currently available only through the online store (should be in retail outlets April 30). So if you haven't had the chance to check one out yet, don't worry - we got ya covered.
Essentially the same device as the Touch that launched on Sprint last year, the XV900 is a slim touchscreen smartphone running Windows Mobile 6 professional topped off by HTC's handy...
IntroductionTo be fair, HTC was developing the Touch long before Apple's iPhone hit the market. But iPhone came to market first and quickly became the gold standard for a new breed of mobile devices marked by giant touchscreens and smartphone functionality combined with mainstream usability. As such, it's really impossible not to consider iPhone when using or reviewing Touch.
So I'll do my best to look at the Sprint-branded Touch both as a next-gen Windows Mobile smartphone built with a...
Touch is, in some ways, the most advanced Windows Mobile 6 smartphone on the market. I say this because the extensive functionality of WM6 Professional is added to by the utility of the TouchFlo interface and the addition of Sprint's multimedia offerings. Honestly, Touch would be all the more useful if it had a physical keypad of some sort for time when the touchscreen just doesn't cut it - primarily for text input. Word is a GSM variant - the Touch Dual - will soon address this issue with a...
Touch features a 2.8” touchscreen capable of 240 x 320 pixel resolution at 65,000 colors. The display has a hard plastic surface that's meant to be poked and swiped with fingers and styli alike - it's more scratch proof and durable than standard membrane-based touchscreens, if not quite on par with iPhone's hardened glass display surface.
Touch's display specs are pretty middle of the road by current smartphone standards, but I found the screen to be sharp with good color saturation and...
Messaging on Touch was a mixed bag. While the speed of Sprint’s EV-DO network made sending and receiving Email quick and easy, writing messages on Touch wasn't quite so quick or so easy. If you're looking for a device on which to regularly write emails and texts, you might want to wait for Touch Dual and it's slider keyboard to make it to the states. At the least, try Touch out for yourself and see how you like the virtual keyboard before you buy one.
Windows Mobile 6 provides support...
By: Richard Kennedy on Monday, May 12, 2008 From: Lewis, KS (United States) Experience: 30 Days
Pros: Excellent package and options. Easy to use. Very user friendlyCons: Battery life only fair. Speaker phone not greatSummary: I am a Financial Director and was looking for a phone to use for work with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. This phone has proven to be a winner for me. I love the main screen which shows me calendar events, messages, and weather instantly. I also love the cube options with my favorite phone #'s with picture capability of the person I need to call. The camera is very good at 2 megpixal. If there is any down side to the phone that I have found it might be the speaker phone. I have used it twice in the office and it cut out and in with static. It could be the office building I am not sure but the ear piece had not static. Also the battery has not lasted to my expectations when the phone is used considerably during the day. It will still certainly last a full day or more but not what I was expecting. All in all I love this phone. I was debating between this and the Blackberry Curve. I stayed away from the Blackberry because of no Office, Messenger, Word, Excel, and Outlook. I highly recommend this phone to anyone. You will love it. The 400hz processor is adequate.
By: Gina Schild on Saturday, May 03, 2008 From: Houston, TX (United States) Experience: 7 Days
Pros: Amall, light weight, compact, LOUD ring, excellent cqll quality & soundCons: Only touch screen, hard to use when textingSummary: Seems to be a good phone. Call quality is amazing, ring tone can be VERY loud which I like. It is hard to get used to the touch only screen but I am trying to adjust. Windows on it is amazing and much easier to set uo than I expected (email). Phone is really user friendly which surprised me. Screen's brightness is adjustable you just have to look for it in settings. It is bright enough to be viewed outside. ringer is loud, call sound is loud and screen print is large. The phone is compact but slick - I would recommend a skin of some kind. So far (1 week) I say thumbs up!
By: Fernando Chamorro on Thursday, April 17, 2008 From: Miami, FL (United States) Experience: 1 Years
Pros: Sound, design,screen, and the windows mobile 6 Pro the best phone for the money.Cons: The keyboard a little hard to use.Summary: I'll recomend the phone is very handy and easy to use.
By: Kara B on Thursday, February 07, 2008 From: Barrie , Ontario (Canada) Experience: 45 Days
Pros: Sound-Phone Very Clear Sound-Music Clear better with headset or bluetooth though Can edit "all" documents unlike blackberry Camera photo quality GREAT SMS-MMS Email easy to use It has everything you could possibly want-video capability too! Speaker/hands free plus so much more Cons: Haven't figured out how to sync with Vista yet! Need special download file Summary: Has everything anyone could ask for-from a Professional business person to a student . . . it's great !
Lg Dare is the best phone I've ever used, in spite of it's quirky touchscreen and just ok browser...Learning to control the touch screen is still fun and the browser is adequate enough to not get in
I'm in the process of upgrading with Verizon, I initially upgraded to a Voyager, it's an awesome phone, however when attempting to scroll through my contacts on the front touch pad .... Let's
i've been a LONG time waiting for touchscreen technology to come about (on phones and other devices) and so I was quite excited by the iPhone when it first launched (but was NOT about to get one due
Hey, so i am up north in Canada and am on the Telus network.
I currently own the HTC S720 and LOVE it! I am torn between the new HTC Diamond or Samsung instinct.
I can't find anything on the
hehe i am EE major student and i am just blown away by so many latest phones.. specially the compitation with APPLe Iphone . LG, Nokia and others are just fighting to get the 1st after
I am trying to decide which phone to purchase. It's come down to the new Instinct or the Blackberry Curve 8330. I like the touch screen but also like buttons. Will I be able to
While I'm not 100% sure on the whole "Pocket Quicken", I can safely point you towards the HTC Mogul.
It may not be a real name-brand phone company, but from hands-on experience (I have a
How about the new HTC Touch Pro?
I have the HTC Tilt and unfortunately the processor is just a little too slow and you are not able to multi-task (ie more than one browser open at a time)
Does the
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The new P3450 is the latest gadget from HTC and offers a new Touch technology never before seen on a Windows Mobile device. In competition with the 
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