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Touch by HTC (Sprint)


(3 out of 5)

MSRP: $249


HTC and Sprint hope to get fingers tapping on something other than an iPhone.

Review date: Nov 12, 2007

Maybe it was a case of iOverkill, or iWant-something-new, but we were itching to check out how much fun we could have tapping and sliding on the Touch by HTC, a device whose 3G data speeds, large touchscreen, and unique user interface make it compelling on paper. While this phone offers a number of features beyond business apps, the Windows operating system isn't built to accommodate them, and HTC's efforts to give the OS a mini makeover fall short. Maybe the fact that the Touch still comes with a stylus should have been the first indication that HTC's premier touch device wasn't a worthy adversary.   HTC has kept up with the Joneses, and Jobses, by designing the Touch to look like a screen with a bit of phone surrounding it. Half an inch shorter than the iPhone

ProsCons
  • Sleek, compact design
  • Stereo Bluetooth
  • Multi-platform messaging
  • Poor speaker quality
  • Doesn’t let you choose which keyboard you want
  • Messaging is a challenge

Read Full Review @ LaptopMag.com by Graham Reed