HTC Touch: Look Out, iPhone...
HTC Touch news, information and links: learn about the HTC Touch phone's functions, capabilities, competencies, release date, entry price and more. Buy the HTC Touch at the best price!
Introduction to the HTC Touch Phone
HTC Touch is notoriously known as the competition for Apple's iPhone. Its sleek, simple interface allows its owner to flip through a myriad of contents by touch. Rotate through your menu items in an amusing "Touch Cube" menu...make calls, store videos, MP3s, phone numbers, check the local weather, send an instant message, store your appointments and reminders; all on a very familiar Microsoft-backed operating system.Does HTC have what it takes to be the #1 competitor of the iPhone? Take a look for yourself, and see how the answer just might be a confident "yes". Touch screen technology is quickly becoming the new wave in cell phone and mobile media consumer electronics, and HTC Touch has already made a milestone entry into this exciting new market.
Wireless giant Sprint announced its partnership with the HTC Touch during its entry campaign, as it presently offers its Sprint Mobile Broadband network service with the device. Strangely enough, the HTC Touch had virtually no advertising campaign whatsoever in the United States, before and its inception.
HTC Touch Release Date
- United Kingdom: June 5, 2007
- USA: November 15, 2007
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HTC Touch: Touch Cube Interface
Getting around by going around
The Touch Cube interface is the main screen GUI (graphical user interface) that greets you on the HTC Touch. By flicking upward on the lower/central logo, your title screen changes to menu mode. It can be best described as a "Rubik's Cube," where functions are displayed on separate "faces" of the "cube," which are easily accessible by flicking the screen up, down, left or right. Individual functions can then be accessed with a single tap. Of course, this can all be driven with a stylus, if you so choose to use one.The screen itself is 2.8" wide, utilizing the company's own "TouchFLO" technology. If you don't want to use the touch screen, simply navigate via the five-way navigation button, located under the screen. HTC also prides the Touch as being "smaller than a business card holder" at a super-thin 13.9mm thickness.
HTC Touch: Functions
Keeping things simple
Familiar interfaces such as the "address book" appear exactly as that of Microsoft Office - see each contact listed in column format, with all of the contact info you've inputted. Alternately, use the much more simple photo contact option, in which your caller's images can be selected, and the phone icon can be clicked for instant dialing. One call/end call button is found on the lower left (next to the navigation button). Take pictures with its built in 2.0 Mpx camera. HTC Touch: Internet Connectivity
Visit-and-drag interface
Using the internet is just as simple - once a page loads, use your finger much like the "hand tool" in Photoshop, and drag the website around. Use Live Messenger to check and receive new instant messages on the fly. E-mails are sent & received instantly, too.The hardware utilizes Wi-Fi (wireless) connectivity for Internet, within 100 meters of an access point. Additionally, the Touch can act as a modem to connect your notebook computer to the internet, as well!
HTC Touch Price
The HTC Touch market entry price was comparible to the iPhone, and set to an MSRP of about $500. It is generally seen from prices ranging from $400-450, although the best deals on unused, sealed HTC Touch phones can still be found on eBay: Find the HTC Touch on eBay today.
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HTC Touch: Technical Specifications
From the manufacturer:
Processor: TI's OMAP 850, 201 MHz
Operating System: Windows Mobile® 6 Professional
Memory: ROM: 128 MB; SDRAM: 64 MB DDR
Dimensions: 99.9mm (L) x 58mm (W) x 13.9mm (T)
Weight: 112g with battery
Display: 2.8" LCD touch screen with backlight
240 X 320 dots resolution with 65,536 colors
Network: GSM/GPRS/EDGE Tri-band: 900, 1800, 1900 (The device will operate on frequencies available from the cellular network.)
Device Control: HTC TouchFLO, 5-Way navigation control
Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0; Wi-Fi® IEEE 802.11 b/g; HTC ExtUSB%u2122 (11-pin mini-USB and audio jack in one)
Camera: 2.0 megapixel CMOS color camera
Audio: Built-in microphone and 3-in-1 speaker; Windows Media Player supported formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WMA, WAV, QCELP, MPEG4, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
Battery: Rechargeable Li-lon battery; Capacity: 1100 mAh; Standby time: Up to 200 hours; Talk time: Up to 5 hours
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter: Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz; DC output: 5V and 1A
Operating System: Windows Mobile® 6 Professional
Memory: ROM: 128 MB; SDRAM: 64 MB DDR
Dimensions: 99.9mm (L) x 58mm (W) x 13.9mm (T)
Weight: 112g with battery
Display: 2.8" LCD touch screen with backlight
240 X 320 dots resolution with 65,536 colors
Network: GSM/GPRS/EDGE Tri-band: 900, 1800, 1900 (The device will operate on frequencies available from the cellular network.)
Device Control: HTC TouchFLO, 5-Way navigation control
Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0; Wi-Fi® IEEE 802.11 b/g; HTC ExtUSB%u2122 (11-pin mini-USB and audio jack in one)
Camera: 2.0 megapixel CMOS color camera
Audio: Built-in microphone and 3-in-1 speaker; Windows Media Player supported formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WMA, WAV, QCELP, MPEG4, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
Battery: Rechargeable Li-lon battery; Capacity: 1100 mAh; Standby time: Up to 200 hours; Talk time: Up to 5 hours
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter: Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz; DC output: 5V and 1A
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Official HTC Touch Links
- Official Site of the HTC Touch
- HTC's own site offers a Flash-animated tour that gives the basic outline of this device.
- HTC Website
- The official HTC website for the Touch. It gives an overview and technical specs for the product.
- Sprint's HTC Touch press release
- Sprint's official announcement of its service contract with HTC Touch.
Buy the HTC Touch Today at Amazon.com
HTC Touch P3450 Unlocked Smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.0, 2 MP Camera, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Black)
* Unlocked for use with your existing GSM GSM 900 MHz, GSM 1800 MHz or GSM 1900 MHz service provider and SIM card. Note: This phone does not come with service or a SIM card.
* 2+ megapixel camera with video capture
* The groundbreaking HTC Touch offers a new and unique way of controlling touch screen-based devices by recognizing and responding to the sweep of a finger across the screen
* The new HTC-designed home screen provides one-touch access to emails, text messages, calendar appointments and contacts, as well as current weather conditions and forecasts for hundreds of cities around the world
* The HTC Touch is the first device to feature "TouchFLO," developed to simply sweep your finger up the display to launch an animated, three-dimensional interface comprising three screens: Contacts, Media and Applications
Release Date: 06/21/2007
Amazon Price: (as of 12/22/2009) 
List Price: $499.99
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HTC Touch: Reader Feedback
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- Zed300 Zed300 Feb 24, 2009 @ 2:48 am
- This is actually better than iPhone because it uses windows mobile. Easier to sync and to use because most people are already familiar with applications.
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- ayushd ayushd Sep 21, 2008 @ 12:35 am
- I recently bought an HTC Touch Diamond, it is an amazing piece. I paid just above 800 bucks for it.
Is this a good price, however, the piece is unmatchable. What I bought can be seen at HTC Touch Diamond
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- adarsh adarsh Jul 6, 2007 @ 5:02 am
- hi,
its a slim phone with great user interphase......
easy to operate .....and wi-fi enabled
a complete solution to heavy business requirement
