HTC Touch Pro hands on!
If you’re a big fan of Windows Mobile, there’s no doubt you’ve been looking at the HTC Touch Pro. It’s the finest Windows Mobile device to come out of HTC so far, we’d even say it’s better than the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. In terms of hard specs, this is a beast! Here’s a recap of them in case you were wondering:
- Qualcomm® MSM7201A™ 528 MHz
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera
- 288MB RAM
- 2.8″ LCD with 480×640 VGA resolution
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (900MHz/2100MHz or 850MHz/1900MHz)
- GPS
- Bluetooth
While the HTC Touch Diamond is nice, slide-out QWERTYs definitely rank higher in our book. We’ve only spent a little bit of time with the Touch Pro, but as mentioned earlier, this is probably our favorite touch-screen Windows Mobile device. The QWERTY keyboard is comfortable enough without being overly large, the screen is vibrant and crisp, and you get the same TouchFLO 3D experience that you get on the Touch Diamond. The 1350mAh battery provides enough juice to handle your beatings for around a day, and voice quality was great when talking on the phone. Check out some of pics for now, and look forward to the review!
Thanks, Stan!
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Its better than the x1 because the keyboard is better and it has touchflo 3d and an accelerometer.
I have the diamond, after rom updates I was able to get it to work on att, but it was just to small in my hands. Today my touch pro came. WOW. its only edge right now, but it dont matter, this phone is hot. word is that when the att version comes,the radio might b able to b hacked to make it 3g,but it dont matter,I LOVE IT.I might get the dream for tmob, but other than that i think im done for awhile.
thanks stan
http://www.egadgetdepot.com/
It never ceases to amaze me the number of people who WHINE that such a device is too big.
Either:
A) they aren’t serious users.
or
B) They will whine that they can’t read the display, that the battery life is too short and that the keyboard is too difficult to type on.
Get real people and stop putting BAD ideas in the marketing droids ears. In order for a device like this to mature, it needs to be a little bit larger NOT smaller. People need to be able to get more legible information on the display to more closely emulate a typical web browser experience. The battery MUST last long enough to be a day out in the field. The keyboard must allow someone to be able to type with minimal frustration.
I personally welcome a keyboard with a familiar layout. If AT&T is going to be marketing this with the keyboard I have seen pictures of, well, they are showing great lack of intelligence, as who wants to hunt for keys that they know the location of on their familiar desktop keyboard?
If you say it’s too big for your pocket, either stick with a SIMPLE phone, or get a holster or a purse, and let those of us who need a reasonable laptop supplement get something we can use and enjoy.
Cheers, Steve
unfortunately folks, it won’t work on T-Mobile’s 3G, so don’t spend your money on it if you were thinking about it for that purpose. They are going to 1700 UMTS, and the Touch Pro is 1900
I have decided I am waiting for the Dream…
That thing is way too thick! Thats what she said! But for real, why cant HTC make anything thinner? If you can get devices like the Q9 that are thin, why cant this be thinner? Makes the new Palm Pro look pretty nice!
does anyone know if the texting format will be a wall to wall idea like the iphone and blackberry or just the traditional inbox and outbox?
According to the spec on HTC’s website, the Touch Pro has WiFi.
Has anyone heard if Telus will follow up the Diamond with this one? I’d love to get my hands on this, and I think it would be worth waiting a couple months for…but I haven’t heard anything about whether or not Telus is bringing it in!
Where’s the complete hands on BGR???
Okay, now 2 weeks later, hows it working out for you
My initial thoughts are that the Touch Pro is an extremely nice device, the screen seems to be more sensitive than the Touch Diamond and it looks like HTC have spent the extra time with the Pro refining a few things. The TouchFlo3D interface seems more fluid and that QWERTY keyboard it great. It’s a little bit bigger than I had anticipated and looks almost twice as thick as the Diamond plus the additional 50 grams may not sound like a lot but make it close to 50% heavier. Also, that TV-out feature that everyone has been talking about requires a special cable that you have to buy separately!
http://www.AllTouchPro.com is all about the Touch Pro.