First Look at the HTC Touch

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First Look at the HTC Touch
Advanced phone’s touch-based interface and Windows Mobile 6 OS are promising applications,
but the two don’t mix well.
Grace Aquino
Friday, June 29, 2007 02:00 PM PDT
HTC is on a hot streak. The company behind such smartphones as the T-Mobile Dash and the
Sprint Mogul has now released a device under its own brand called the HTC Touch. The device
is aptly named for its touch-based user interface and 2.8-inch touch screen. Though I like the
device’s general concept, a few kinks prevent the Touch from being a great phone.
Look and Feel
First, let’s review its handsome external design: The Touch has the look and feel of the Apple
iPhone; both units are fashionably thin and carry a large color touch screen. The Touch is about
the size of a typical men’s wallet–3.9 inches high, 2.3 inches wide, and 0.55 inch thick–and
weighs about 4 ounces. It’s flat on both sides, with the front side consisting of the touch screen, a
couple of (very tiny) phone send and end keys, and a square five-way navigation key. The back
accommodates a 2-megapixel camera…