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HTC Touch

By Luke Anderson, CNET.com.au on 30 July 2007 04:46 PM

Tags: email, htc, mms, pda, sms, usb, touch

Manufacturer: HTC

Battery Life

  • Talktime
  • 5 hours
  • Standby time
  • 200 hours

Camera

  • Camera resolution
  • 2-megapixel

Connectivity

  • Network(s)
  • GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
  • Wireless technology
  • Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
  • Data Services
  • GPRS, EDGE
  • USB
  • Yes

Display

  • Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 pixels
  • Number of colours
  • 65K

Entertainment

  • Games
  • Yes
  • Video player
  • Yes

Functionality

  • Input method
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • Ringtone options
  • Polyphonic, MP3
  • Digital camera
  • Yes
  • Operating system
  • Windows Mobile
  • Supported audio file formats
  • AAC, AAC+, MIDI, MP3
  • Supported video file formats
  • MPEG-4
  • Web browser
  • Yes
  • Voice recorder
  • Yes

General

  • Dimensions (W x D x H)
  • 58 x 13.9 x 99.9 mm
  • Weight
  • 112 g
  • Processor
  • TI OMAP
  • Processor speed
  • 850, 201 MHz
  • RAM
  • 64 MB
  • ROM
  • 128 MB

Memory

  • Expansion slot
  • microSD

Messaging

  • Messaging capabilities
  • SMS, MMS, E-mail, Instant Messaging
  • Email protocols
  • POP3, IMAP4, SMTP

Other

  • Phone type
  • Smartphone
  • Form factor
  • Touchscreen
  • Included accessories
  • Manual, Charger, USB cable

Talkback 12 comments

    Have used it for a few weeks n ...Art Trog -- 22/07/07

    Have used it for a few weeks now. Design and appearance and size all excellent, weather feature is lovely but limited to Melbourne and Sydney,

    The good: Very fast connectivity to bluetooth and wifi, handy interface, touchflo works well once you are used to it. Brilliant battery life. Windows Mobile 6 is good but there are still some apps which won't work with it.

    The bad: Generally a little slow, also limited on RAM - uses available ram up soon if a few extra programs are added. No native Voip but Fring works well. Bluetooth bonding takes a little patience to work out.

    I Like the interface and size Garry Sweet -- 20/12/07

    I Like the interface and size

    The good: Has a good bunch of software applications. Has numerous input methods - with and without stylus.

    The bad: Occasionally it seems to pause after a command but this is common for this type of device.

    Nice size, love it so far. annonymous -- 11/01/08

    Nice size, love it so far.

    The good: Very nice features, great size, amazing battery. I only have to charge mine twice a week.

    The bad: Not great for texting. For example, might not be that great for teens. It makes it difficult because of the size of the screen (touch pad)

    The phone on face value is goo ...Anon . -- 07/05/08

    The phone on face value is good.

    The good: I cannot think of anything positive about this phone.

    The bad: The battery life is terrible, needs to be charged everyday, with less than normal usage. Text messaging is very difficult on the move.

    I have owned my HTC Touch for ...Loki -- 09/05/08

    I have owned my HTC Touch for three months now but only got to use it for a month before it died and was required to be sent away

    The good: Touch flow

    The bad: I thought it was a bit slow after using an I Mate until it died.Back up and support is nil this phone has now been away for repair for 7 weeks with no answer as to the proposed date of repair and return

    bought it 1 week ago, died on ...Anonymous -- 21/06/08

    bought it 1 week ago, died on me now....

    The good: Sleek, big screen, price is one of the lowest for pda phones, having said that, this model has been around for some time already.

    The bad: difficult to message, especially while on the move.

    don't even go there got mine ...Anonymous -- 05/12/08

    don't even go there
    got mine just under a year ago

    The good: it looks coolish and the clock is big

    The bad: really slow at times once it froze altogether and woldn't start for a day another time i had to take the battery out cuz it froze

    Dont like it at all! Mo -- 11/12/08

    Dont like it at all!

    The good: big clock... solitare..

    The bad: Battery life sucks, texting sucks, not a good phone! I even put a card in for extra storage and it cant even read any card!!! SUCKS!!!

    Had the phone for 5 days now. ...Greg Phelan -- 02/02/09

    Had the phone for 5 days now. Second day froze up needed to take out battery to reboot. Battery life terrible, takes ages to recharge through PC. Volume gone on ringer and speaker. Alarm function painful to use. Every function seems to be overcomplicated. I can't believe you can't forward an SMS. Touch screen is random.

    The good: Hasn't electrocuted me yet. Seriously I can't think of anything.

    The bad: You can use it to make phone calls.

    I have only had this phone for ...Amanda Clark -- 09/03/09

    I have only had this phone for 5 months. My calls are frequently dropped. Its hard to hear the person unless you use the headset. The phone freezes up at least once a day and I have to remove the battery to get it to work. Over the last few weeks its gotten increasingly slow, and now the touch screen wont work at all... So I cnat dial out, write msgs or anything at all. No matter how many times I restart it, the problem wont go away.

    The good: You get a really neat looking (albiet expensive) paperweight.

    The bad: A great idea with terrible execution and sub par software that cant keep up. DONT GET THIS PHONE IF YOU WILL BE RELYING ON IT!

    Hey got this phone yesterday . ...jon -- 11/06/09

    Hey got this phone yesterday .and love it . I hope to God it does not start playing up though !

    The good: great size , awesome screen res , wi fi

    The bad: could have more programs ...but easy to download new ones

    The first windows mobile phone ...Manoj -- 21/06/09

    The first windows mobile phone I ever used and I guess it will be last. For caller ID display, HTC support says there is a bug and do not know when it will be fixed.

    The good: Only touch screen

    The bad: Atleast four steps to make call from directory. Only entry can be name and number in SIM contact. Not user friendly. Difficult to message. Not user friendly like other OS phones. If there is country code in contact, caller name will not be displayed.

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The good:
  • Lightweight and thin
  • Windows Mobile 6
  • Good battery life
  • TouchFLO provides quick access to common tasks
  • 1GB micro SD card included
  • Represents good value
The bad:
  • TouchFLO only suitable for limited functions
  • No 3G support
  • No headphone jack
The bottomline:

While not a iPhone killer, the HTC Touch represents good value for money. If you can do without 3G support or a high-res camera, then the Touch will offer most features you'd require from a smartphone.

Editors’ rating:

7.4/10

RRP: AU$699.00

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