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(More customer reviews)The HTC touch is almost everything I would want in a pda phone. The goods- The size, this is tiny and flat. Not alot bigger than a credit card (3.9 inches by 2.8 inches by 1/2 inch thick and weighs just 3.98 ounces). You can put it anywhere and it disappears. It's also very light for a pda phone- for a phone in general. The case is a matte black almost rubberized plastic, it doesn't fingerprint and grips in your hand easily. FYI the green model I was told is a smooth pearl plastic- I haven't seen it in person. It runs Window Mobile 6.0- which is great if you are using the Office applications. The processor is fast enough and does graphics fine. It also tells you when you have too many applications (usually graphic) open- easy to click off from the process manager on the top bar. The battery life isn't drained by the bluetooth like on most other phones. Nor does the wi-fi drain it as much as I expected. The battery should be bigger but since the touch is efficient you break even. I still have to plug it in every night but it's also new, so once I'm not constantly playing with it, maybe it will last longer anyway. I'm personally holding out for an extra capacity battery to appear in the next 6 months. The "touch" part is great- especially switching applications and moving around the screen. The interface is elegant and simple- not gimmicky. All the applications are literally at your fingertips. It has a 2.0 megapixal camera with video and sound (normal and MMS)- no flash but all but my very dark indoor shots come out well, especially with all the light and shooting modes.
I did consider the iphone but the lack of a video camera, blue tooth, and stylus killed it for me. With the 1GB removable mini scan disc- (it can handle storage higher as well) it can do just as well as a mp3 player- at least for me- and I can listen on my stereo BLUETOOTH head phones.
Next the bads- no 3G. Annoying for a new model but Edge is fast enough for regular surfing. Wi-fi is also getting so common it's not really an issue. Besides it has PUSH email so it's not like you are hanging out waiting for it.
I would also like to address the complaints I see about this phone- namely the lack of separate keyboard/small onscreen keyboard. This phone is really tiny- it would be impossible to keep the big screen AND have a keyboard, adding a pull out key board would bulk it up too much. I don't think the online keyboard is meant to be used as a 'regular' keyboard either. I can type (with my nails)- but why? That's what the transcriber is for. Using the stylus I write on the screen and it types it out. Not letters (there is that option) but whole sentences. It's pretty accurate and about perfect, especially if you practice a bit and input your personal style. I do use the keyboard for passwords, number strings, etc. Anyone buying this should keep that in mind- it's not for someone who is insistant on a keyboard. The other is the speaker. It's okay for music and video but do wish it were louder, you certainly can't sit across a desk and have a phone conversation, maybe it's because the speaker is on the back. Pda speakers in general don't have a good track record and my hp messenger was especially terrible. This is at least 2x as loud and is fine for car navigation. The call quality is clear and is loud when used as a regular phone. I also use my blue tooth head set all the time. (no I'm not walking around like the secret service- it's just what I reach for when the phone rings.) The range is good, and I think most pda people will probably be moving that way anyhow. (I have the little Motorola H700 which you open to answer and uses the same charger.)
I would highly recommend this phone to anyone who uses a pda with the exception of those who just can't give up their keyboard. But with tablet PCs coming up- I think it's only a matter of time until you'll need to consider a transcriber anyway. (Just for the record- I would much rather type on my computer than write free hand, but the transcriber is a good alternative when you want small and fast.)
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Let your fingers guide you with the HTC Touch?, the world's first phone to feature intuitive touch screen technology. Surf the web with Internet Explorer, send and receive email from accounts like Hotmail and Yahoo!. Chat on Messenger and send photos to your own web space through Windows Live?. Optimised for entertainment, the HTC Touch lets you enjoy your favourite music and movie clips through the integrated media suite. You also have the versatility to upload, store and share your media files with microSD? removable memory. With Windows Mobile 6, the HTC Touch also provides instant access to your Outlook email and the most popular Microsoft Office applications. Feel the difference with intuitive TouchFLO? screen technology for finger and stylus input. Simple user interface for quick dialing, navigation and launching applications. Surf the web with ease on the large 2.8" touch screen with Internet Explorer. Enjoy music and movie clips with HTC's Audio Manager and Windows Media Player. Chat on Messenger, send and receive Hotmail and send photos to Windows Live? Spaces.
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