10-01-2007, 02:35 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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HTC's 3.5G Slider Released as the Touch Dual
"Delivering a revolutionary touch experience that will change the way you use your phone, forever. The HTC Touch Dual effortlessly combines an intuitive touch screen and keypad within a stunning design. Everything you need is at your fingertips. With the flick of your thumb, the touch screen slides to reveal a handy smart-sized keyboard. If you prefer to touch, then the revolutionary TouchFLO� interface allows you to quickly guide through emails, messages, music and images at the touch of a finger, making navigation a breeze. A single touch of the screen activates the HTC Home� screen, providing an instant view of email, calendar, messages, missed calls, dynamic weather updates and more. High speed, always on connectivity provides you with the ultimate internet experience - wherever you are."
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The upgraded version of the HTC Touch has landed as the HTC Touch Dual and it's a mixed bag as far as specs are concerned. Let's drill it down: Qualcomm MSM 7200 400MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM, a 2.6" QVGA TFT-LCD with TouchFLO technology, tri-band 900/1800/1900Mz GSM/GPRS/EDGE (ehm... no love for quad-band, HTC?) and 2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0, HTC ExtUSB (with support for the USB 2.0 specification), a primary 2.0MP CMOS camera, a secondary CIF CMOS camera for video telephony, a microSD slot, a slide-out 16-key or 20-key QWERTY keypad, and Windows Mobile 6 Professional. That's right - read and weep - there's no Wi-Fi. You can expect this one to be launched by Orange in the UK, France, Romania, Poland, and Switzerland very soon, although Orange's pricing is still a question mark. More pictures after the break.
Update: The Touch Dual is now available for pre-order for US$644.95 through our hardware partner, Expansys.
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10-02-2007, 03:16 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
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So close.... This device looked great right up to:
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10-02-2007, 11:05 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by MikeB
So close.... This device looked great right up to:
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That remains to be seen. The HTC Touch was marketed as tri-band only but it has been proven several times by multiple sources that it is truly quad-band. It would be interesting to read user reviews and see how this device fairs - particularly in the North American region.
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