Paul Martin
10-08-2008, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/htcs-touch-hd-gets-very-early-review-called-an-iphone-killer-i/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/...phone-killer-i/</a><br /><br /></div><p>"<em>Not even a fortnight after HTC's Touch HD went official in Germany, out pops a review from Deutschland calling it the best thing since sliced bread. Okay, so maybe our translation skills are a bit off, but one thing's for sure -- it was hailed as the first "iPhone killer to deserve that name." Right off the bat, reviewers praised the TouchFLO 3D interface for masking Windows Mobile, and of course, the expansive display was drooled upon numerous times. Additionally, critics praised the Opera browser while scolding Internet Explorer, and while it's hard to say for certain whether the battery life was remarkable, it definitely seemed to get their vote of approval</em>."</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/ppct/auto/1223469886.usr251.jpg" /></p><p> </p><p>Rubbing MORE salt in the wound, a few early reviews from Germany say the HTC Touch HD is nice, really really nice. <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.areamobile.de/tests/HTC_Touch_HD/teil_I.php&sl=de&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Areamobile.de</a> calls it the "first iphone-killer who deserves this name" and Magnus.de offers a <a href="http://tests.magnus.de/mobile/artikel/exklusiv-video-htc-touch-hd.html" target="_blank">hands-on video look</a>. After <a href="http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/f352/htc-usa-no-touch-hd-you-90867.html">Darius' post yesterday</a>, this feels a little like rubbing it in your face. But, if you live outside the US, perhaps the lovely "iphone killer" can make it's way to your doorstep. Sigh.</p>