HTC Touch review

Introduced several months ago, the innovative HTC Touch is the device, after which the world of Windows Mobile will probably never be the same. Chic, smart and versatile, the HTC Touch brings together an array of communication, entertainment and business capabilities enabling mobile consumers to balance work and fun. HTC Touch initiates an intriguing line of smartphone devices to feature the innovative TouchFLO technology with finger sweep control, making full use of the HTC Home application add-on. One of the smallest Windows Mobile devices is up to every standard with the package including Wi-Fi, 2.8" touchscreen TFT display, 2 megapixel camera and rich business applications. Since Apple managed to move a cool one million iPhones in some two and a half months, HTC Touch strikes back with officially reported 800,000 units sold in Europe/Asia since the launch of the device on July 5th. The HTC management admits this result beats even their most positive forecasts

Key features

HTC TouchFLO technology allows smooth finger scrolling and panning
HTC Home application
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
2.8" 65K color touchscreen TFT display of QVGA resolution
2 megapixel camera
Sturdy build, quality casing and compact dimensions
Bluetooth v2.0
Large and comfortable D-pad
SIM card accessible without removing the battery

Main disadvantages

No 3G support
Inadequate 201 MHz processor and insufficient 128 MB ROM
No FM radio
Hard to clean casing

Leveraging the good functionality of Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the HTC Touch includes the Outlook Mobile and Office Mobile applications and extended compatibility with third-party applications. HTC Touch, a.k.a. HTC P3450, is based on the HTC Elf 100 platform. HTC Touch also goes by the MDA Touch alias for T-Mobile customers, as well as Vogue for Sprint customers.



HTC Touch all around

At this stage, there are three color versions of the device officially available - the elegant soft black, the alluring wasabi green, and the white version, which is due for Christmas