HTC Touch Dual finally coming to Best Buy this weekend

Posted by Joshua Karp on May 23, 2008 1:55 pm 21 comments

Filed in AT&T, HSDPA, HTC, Handsets, Windows Mobile

The long wait is over. HTC and Best Buy are finally getting ready to make the North American version of the HTC Touch Dual available to U.S. customers. The handset will be on sale at Best Buy retail locations, on the Best Buy website, and through any specialized Best Buy Mobile store. The big news here is that the Touch Dual will come complete with Windows Mobile 6.1, making it one of the first handsets on the market to sport the revamped operating system. Other highlights include HSDPA, 2 megapixel camera, and HTC’s soon-to-be-obsolete TouchFLO interface. Expect to shell out $549 before tax.

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Tags: Best Buy, HSDPA, HTC, Touch, Touch Dual, TouchFLO

21 comment(s) for this post.

On May 23, 2008 @ 3:25 pm, Danny Said:

Sweet. I’m getting one; it will be worth the wait.

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On May 23, 2008 @ 3:49 pm, Samantha Said:

What carrier, fools?!?

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On May 23, 2008 @ 4:30 pm, The Fastest Commenter Alive Said:

I thought the Read link was for Best Buy’s web site. Now, time to get my grubby hands on a Touch Dual!

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On May 23, 2008 @ 5:45 pm, secretasianman Said:

Will it come with video drivers?

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On May 23, 2008 @ 6:26 pm, Re_Wipe Said:

Unlocked for all U.S. GSM cellphone service providers.

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On May 23, 2008 @ 8:02 pm, Ian Said:

I wonder if it has wifi?

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On May 23, 2008 @ 8:07 pm, win_mo Said:

will it have the front facing camera for video calls?!

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On May 23, 2008 @ 10:17 pm, james Said:

Too bad it’s at worstbuy!

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On May 23, 2008 @ 10:27 pm, wasubo Said:

about time the touch dual is released with att 3g…

to ian: no wifi included in this model it is the same as the european model except 850/1900 hsdpa/3g instead of 2100

to win_mo: yes it will have the front facing camera but no carrier offers video calling yet

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On May 24, 2008 @ 2:33 am, Jeff B. Said:

Shit $549? That’s almost as bad as xpansys want for the Diamond. ($919.95 before tax on pre-order)

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On May 24, 2008 @ 2:34 am, Jeff B. Said:

That was a terrible amount of spelling errors. Oh well, ’tis late.

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On May 24, 2008 @ 10:48 am, Bob Said:

Unlocked so…

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On May 25, 2008 @ 12:52 pm, zippy1901 Said:

Has anyone found the touch dual in stock anywhere? I ordered it off the website 11 days ago and it’s still on backorder. Thanks in advance for any help.

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On May 25, 2008 @ 8:29 pm, jcc_123 Said:

@ zippy1901

got mine at the bb in plymouth meeting PA saturday morning. they had at least 10 of them… but I had to gumt it down as its not out for show.

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On May 26, 2008 @ 8:40 am, zippy1901 Said:

jcc_123,

Thanks for the feedback. So how do you like it? I assume it was in the cellphone section? I called a store yesterday and they didn’t show it in stock @ customer service. The website still says it’s not in stock. I guess you have to go in the store and ask about it in person?

Thanks again.

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On May 26, 2008 @ 9:15 am, Abhi Y Said:

K’now whats weird? If you go to the BB site and go to the HTC Touch Dual’s page, and right near where it (still) says to pre-order, you see an “Estimate Shipment Date” thing. If you click on that, it says estimated shipping is 5/4/08-5/10/08 or something like that. Should we make more out of that or just leave it as a typo?

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On May 26, 2008 @ 9:15 am, Abhi Y Said:

Whoops, I meant Y’know.

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On May 27, 2008 @ 12:59 am, Drew Said:

Went to Best Buy in Chicago on Sunday and they didn’t have it in stock. I was told to check back on Wednesday.

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On May 27, 2008 @ 11:16 am, Gaines Said:

With the popularity of the original Touch, I expect this one to do even better with the slideout blackberry style keyboard.

http://www.HTCTouchDual.net

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On May 27, 2008 @ 3:00 pm, jcc_123 Said:

zippy1901 - I like it a lot. Its taking some getting used to the 20 ket setup it has, but its working out fine.

Yes I did get it in their phone section. Not all BB’s sell unlocked phones - so you need to ask. I was at one and asked if they would be getting it in and they told me this tidbit and which stores in the Philadelphia, PA area actually resell the unlocked phones. So one may not have it, because they never resell them.

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On Jun 18, 2008 @ 6:09 am, Salwa Said:

Yes it’s available in Egypt

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