HTC Touch HD review
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The HTC Touch HD is a sophisticated looking mobile phone that is jam packed full of superb features and functions as well as technologies. The Touch HD comprises a huge 3.8 inch LCD WVGA touch sensitive screen displaying up to 65k colours with high screen resolutions of 480 x 800 pixels for amazing clear and colourful viewing. The Touch also features a TouchFLO interface which will allow the user to make menu selections either by a gesture or by finger controls and the Auto Rotate feature will enable the user to view images either in horizontal or vertical mode depending on the selected image. The overall size of the HTC Touch HD mobile phone measures 115mm x 62.8mm x 12mm and weighs 147g which is no surprise considering what has been packed into this very stylish and sophisticated mobile phone. Once fully charge the user can expect to gain up to 8 hours of GSM talk time on their Touch HD along with 440 hours of GSM standby time or 2 hours of video call time.
HTC Touch HD - Internet & Connectivity
The user can enjoy surfing the internet as the HTC Touch HD mobile phone supports HTML web browsing technology and the user make full use of the Google search and YouTube applications. The HD handset offers speedy transfers and high speed connections with the EDGE, GPRS, 3G HSDPA and Wi-Fi built-in technologies all of which offer a superb quality of service to the user. The HTC Touch HD operates on a Tri-band network and covers GSM-900/1800/1900 & HSDPA-2100 which enables the user to fully use their mobile phone with the roaming facility while abroad. Connecting the Touch HD to other compatible devices it simple and straightforward as the handset supports Bluetooth and Mini USB technologies.
HTC Touch HD - Music Entertainment
The user can chill out and listen to their favourite tunes or even their favourite radio station as the HTC Touch HD supports a built-in music player system. The music player supports AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR NB. AMR WB, WMA, WAV and MP3 music file formats. The built-in FM Radio comes with RDS technology. Other features include a speaker-phone and a microphone along with the 3.5mm Audio Jack. The user can make their HTC Touch HD mobile phone sound unique with their own choice ring-tone and can choose from a selection of tones that the Touch HD has to offer which include MIDI and Polyphonic ring-tones. The |Touch HD comes with 512 mega-bytes of ROM memory as well as 288 mega-bytes of RAM memory with the inclusion of a MicroSD memory card.
HTC Touch HD - Camera & Imagery
The Touch HD presents a fantastic built-in 5 mega-pixel camera feature with Auto Focus, Slide Show and a Photo Album feature. There is a dedicated camera key enabling the user to operate and manage the camera with ease. The user can record video footage on their Touch HD and view their footage on the huge LCD WVGA display screen. There is a second VGA CMOS camera which will enable the user to participate in 3G video calling with the users with this capability.
HTC Touch HD - Messaging Services
The user can send messages in various ways as the HTC Touch HD mobile phone comes available with SMS, MMS (multi-media messaging), Instant Messaging and the Emailing service with file attachments.
HTC Touch HD - Applications Tools & Gaming
Application tools are a great source of assistance to the user for many various reason and the Touch HD comes with a superb selection of applications some of which include, GPS & AGPS Navigation, Handwriting Recognition, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, Qualcomm MSM Processor, HTC Weather, Document Viewer plus many many more.
For another form of entertainment the user can enjoy the gaming facilities that come supplied on the HTC Touch HD mobile phone which include Downloadable games. This service enables the user to download a variety of games but please do check before doing so as there may be a cost involved.
HTC Touch HD - Summary
The HTC Touch HD is a stylish and elegant mobile phone packed full of superb technologies and features. As well as the conventional uses a mobile phone has to offer the HTC Touch HD also presents entertainment values to keep the user amused any time of the day. This really is a phone to be proud of and show.
HTC Touch HD specification
- 5 Mega-pixel camera with Autofocus, Slide show, Photo album & Dedicated camera key
- Video recorder & Video player
- Additional VGA CMOS Camera
- 3G video calling
- 3.8 inch WVGA LCD touch sensitive display with 65k colours & 800 x 480 pixels
- Music player supports MP3, WMA, eAAC+, AAC+, AAC, WAV, AMR NB & AMR NB formats
- RDS FM Radio
- MIDI & Polyphonic Ringtones
- Microphone Speaker & 3.5mm Audio Jack
- SMS, MMS & Instant messaging
- Email with attachments
- Downloadable games
- Personal organiser with Phonebook, Clock, Alarm clock, Call log & Calendar
- AGPS & GPS Navigation
- Built-in Speakerphone
- Document viewer, HTC weather & Qualcomm® MSM Processor
- Handwriting recognition, Auto Rotate Screen, 3D Control & TouchFLO™
- OS Professional® 6.1
- 288 Megabytes of RAM, 516 Megabytes of ROM with MicroSD™ Memory card support
- Bluetooth®, Mini USB, 3G HSDPA & Wi Fi Connectivity
- GPRS & EDGE Technology
- Tri-Band 1900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 900 GSM & HSDPA 2100 Networks
- HTML Web browser, Google search & YouTube™ Compatible
- GSM Talk time 8hrs
- WCDMA Talk time 7hrs
- GSM Standby 440hrs
- WCDMA Standby 680hrs
- Video Call time 2hrs
- Size 12 x 62.8 x 115m
- Weight 147 grams
HTC Touch HD consumer reviews
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I WANT ONE!! 
After owning the N96 for a week, I decided to read and watch all the reviews I could find for the next phone I buy so that I don't get stuck with something as horrible as the N96.
And so I ended up buying the HTC Touch HD. And all reviews aside, this is what I personally have to say about it:
1) Using the beautiful interface is as natural as getting up and walking. Bravo! BRAVO INDEED! Beauty, simplicity, and function in one package. Audi wouldn't have done a better job.
2) I have a collection of over 200 e-books in various formats which I can now read on the HD when I go to bed. After massaging my wife, of course...
3) I had to do do an inventory recently and typing the data in Excel using the flawless qwerty touch keyboard was certainly a pleasure. Just make sure you buy the screen protector so you don't end up scratching it up.
4) I also had to take pictures during the inventory and the camera is...well...as long as you have a lot of day light or a secondary source of light you're good. But no xenon flash means low quality pics indoors or at night. This is one if not the only negative this phone's got.
5) My father owns an iPhone. And when the new iphone comes out in a year or two, it will be better then the Touch HD is now. But by then 1Ghz+ processors in the next generation phones like Touch HD or Xperia will be a standard. And so, the only thing that the iPhone has or will have on the Touch HD is HYPE.
6) Windows Mobile 6.1...it works. From opinions and reviews I've read, it works a bit faster and smoother on the Touch HD then on the Xperia.
SOOOOOOOOO.....Overall, this is a miniature computer for professional business people, or a great toy for gadget freaks like me.
I give the N96 0 out of 10....I own it, and hate it
I give the iPhone 8 out if 10. Seen and used it.
As for the TouchHD... 9.6 out of 10.
The HD and Xperia are in a PROFESSIONAL class of their own...
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