Starting today, T-Mobile customers will be able to get their hands on the long-awaited HTC Touch Pro 2 smart phone.Shipping with Windows Mobile 6.1 from Microsoft and HTC's Touch Flo 3D interface, the Touch Pro 2 is the most powerful Windows Mobile phone available from T-Mobile. The device will be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 later on this year, which will add many more finger-friendly features and enhance the overall user experience.
The device weighs in at 6.6 ounces, offers up to 8.5 hours of talk time and 20 days of standby time, and features a spacious 5 row QWERTY keyboard layout, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G data connection, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, an accelerometer, along with a Micro SD memory slot.
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CNET have already had the chance to review the device and have given it an "excellent" 4 star rating, however there were a few things that they didn't like. "The smart phone is heavy and bulky. Onboard memory is slow, and we would have liked an upgraded camera. It's a bit pricey", claims CNET's Bonnie Cha. T-Mobile's specifications do not list the amount of onboard RAM in the device, however CNET have been able to confirm that it comes with 288MB.
The Touch Pro 2 currently retails for $549.99 USD, however it is available for $349.99 thanks an instant discount of $200. It includes a charger, a stereo hands-free headset, USB cable, and a carrying case. You can order one online through T-Mobile's website now, or pick one up in-store.
Thanks to Neowin member andrewbares for the news tip!
android is coming along quite nicely, looking to get a htc hero. Can't wait to test it out.
android is coming along quite nicely, looking to get a htc hero. Can't wait to test it out.
I have a HERO and it's excellent. Reviews say otherwise though; for reasons I cannot replicate on my device, yet they'll happily review a winmo device as "excellent". o_O
I could care less about Android.
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I like Windows Mobile
If this device shows any level of performance like my HTC Tytn II I can't wait to get my hands on one, unfortunately Vodafone currently only ship this under business plans which mean you have to be registered as a business with VAT reg, over here in the UK.
I'm not giving up yet though and am still hassling them for this device. Gutted that it's only a 3.2 mega pixel cam though
You mean the Windows Mobile market right? 'Cause it's getting tough out there in the mobile market...
Your kidding me right? Windows Mobile is far more superior then the iPhone OS and Google's Android. It's intuitive, open to everyone and has a wide variety of apps, both free and paid for. Before you harp on me about touch friendliness, sure the standard WM interface is horrible to use but that's easily fixed with 3rd party apps and is further improved in 6.5.
Besides, the phones powered by Windows Mobile are sleek and sexy compared to the Android and the iPhone depending on which phones you compare. In my opinion they all look good.
Features and specs wise you cant knock the Touch Pro 2, The only downside is the complete lack of a D-Pad which is a dealbraker for me .
Besides, the phones powered by Windows Mobile are sleek and sexy compared to the Android and the iPhone depending on which phones you compare. In my opinion they all look good.
wow, how can you still have this opinion of WinMo. It ruled once, but it's now dead and being dressed up like some kind of corpse facelift. Under the flimsy gui it's still that crazy pointer driven single touch 90's retro PDA experience.
WinMo has a lot of catching up to do. Personally, I think they've completely missed the boat and will always be playing catchup. I used to be a die hard winmo fan, i'll never go back to be honest.
You seriously need to re-evaluate android. It's leaps and bounds ahead of WinMo. The iPhone dominates currently due to the gap that developed in the market post winmo. Apple's closed dictatorship "phone for idiots" will soon be driven out by an army of cheaper/more functional androids. The iPhone is the good looking rich kid from school that got all the girls. As soon as people grow up and want something more than looks, they go elsewhere..Winmo devices are the disfunctional kids with an identity crisis
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By this sentence I think you may be misunderstanding half the point of WinMo. I'd rather have the option of fine stylus control than be forced to always use fingers, especially if I'm working on something business oriented.
Wait what? Did you just call WinMo intuitive? Are we talking about the same thing here?
Besides, the phones powered by Windows Mobile are sleek and sexy compared to the Android and the iPhone depending on which phones you compare. In my opinion they all look good.
If anyone is kidding, it must be you. Look, I like a lot of Microsoft's products, I develop in Microsoft's languages, but windows mobile, in its current form, is crap. It's not "intuitive", it's slow, and the apps available pale compared to offerings from Google Market. If there is such a "wide variety of apps", then why did Microsoft copy the model of a mobile marketplace? The iPhone defines sleek and sexy (I can't stand Apple, but still) and HTC's Hero is gorgeous. Who wants to buy a phone and immediately download a cover-all for their OS because it sucks the way it is?
for kids they might be slightly better with more useless crap on them. as far as business phones are concerned nothing beats winmo
That is too high, that is more than the iphone, including the 32GB version.
Not sure why T-Mobile would think this thing will sell
You can get Crackberries for anywhere between $99-200. I don't think any of the BlackBerrys are over $300 on contract, subsidized
Crackberries don't have 288 MB of RAM, do they?
only gripe is one Usb port, they should have given two if they wont going to give a 3.5mm jack... Thoug another version of the phone coming out shortly does have the 3.5mm jack...
Find out for yourself. I think the development is just getting started on this puppy.
wow. that's a dealbreaker right there, like thats some rad functionality, maaan o_O
Impressive... were we in '06.
So it can do what the android did for 2 years?
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http://www.htc.com/uk/product/touchpro2/overview.html
But when you do go to buy yours, remind them that you're a loyal customer, and you might get a discount! I'm going to try that, I've been with them for 3 years. Quite loyal, I'd say.
http://market.yandex.ru/model-prices.xml?m...3&hid=91015
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