HTC Pure (AT&T)
Manufacturer: HTC Part number: PUREBLKATT
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- The HTC Pure offers AT&T customers an affordable touch-screen smartphone that showcases a more intuitive Windows Mobile operating system and strikes a nice balance between work and play. That said, those looking for a handset that excels in multimedia and Web browsing should stick with the iPhone.
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CNET editors' review
HTC Pure (AT&T) price range: $149.99
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 10/06/2009
- Released on: 10/05/2009
The good: The HTC Pure for AT&T ships with Windows Mobile 6.5, which brings an easier-to-use interface, an improved browser, and new services. The compact smartphone also offers full wireless options and a 5-megapixel camera.
The bad: The Pure lacks a standard 3.5 millimeter headphone jack. Touch screen is resistive instead of capacitive. Windows Marketplace is a bit slow to load and Internet Explorer Mobile still falls behind the competition.
The bottom line: The HTC Pure offers AT&T customers an affordable touch-screen smartphone that showcases a more intuitive Windows Mobile operating system and strikes a nice balance between work and play. That said, those looking for a handset that excels in multimedia and Web browsing should stick with the iPhone.
The HTC Touch Pro2 has been making the rounds to all the major carriers with much fanfare, yet its keyboard-lacking sibling, the HTC Touch Diamond2, has thus-far stayed hidden in the shadows, which is a shame since we loved the unlocked model when we reviewed it earlier this year. Fortunately, things have changed and AT&T is now offering a version of the smartphone, called the HTC Pure, that ships with Windows Mobile 6.5 out of the box and carries an affordable price tag of $149.99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate.
With Windows Mobile 6.5, the Pure offers a better user experience than Windows Mobile phones of the past by presenting a friendlier and simpler interface and a mobile Web browser with more power and better navigation. In addition, Microsoft adds some useful services, such as its own application store and its My Phone backup service. That said, if you're after a smartphone for Web browsing and multimedia capabilities, we'd recommend sticking with the iPhone. If you want something that offers a good balance of business and entertainment features, the HTC Pure is a nice alternative and certainly bests the carrier's only other touch-screen smartphone, the LG Incite.
Design
Much like T-Mobile did to the HTC Touch Pro2, AT&T made some modifications to the original design of the HTC Touch Diamond2 to come up with the HTC Pure, and we can't say we're thrilled with the end result. It's not that the Pure is an ugly phone; it's just that it's ordinary. The Touch Diamond2 offered a bit more flash and wow factor with its ultraslim profile and brushed-metal finish, while the Pure kind of blends into the crowd, feeling a bit plasticky and slick. That said, the design is simple and clean, and the smartphone fits nicely in the palm of you hand and has no problems slipping into a pants pocket.
Fortunately, AT&T didn't mess with the display. The HTC Pure boasts a WVGA (400x800) resistive touch screen. Images and text pop with color and clarity, and though we would have preferred a capacitive screen since it doesn't require as much pressure or precision as resistive screens do, we found that the Pure's display worked just fine over our testing period. It also has a built-in accelerometer, which will automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape when you rotate the phone. We found it to be quite responsive, but do note that this doesn't work in all apps, though it does for Web pages, e-mail, photos, and video.
As for input methods, the Pure offers an onscreen QWERTY keyboard, including a landscape keyboard. Despite looks, both the portrait and landscape keyboards are pretty easy to use and, with some practice, we were able to type pretty quickly with minimal mistakes. The buttons provide haptic feedback when touched, so you'll feel a vibration to let you know the screen has registered the command. All that said, don't expect the Pure to be an e-mail machine. It's fine for checking messages and for quick e-mail replies and texts, but heavy e-mailers might want to consider something with a physical keyboard.
On the left spine, there's a volume rocker, while the right side houses the speaker. The power button is located on top of the device, and there's a Mini-USB port/power connector/headset jack on the bottom. Yes, that's right; there's no 3.5 millimeter headphone jack. Instead, AT&T packages the HTC Pure with a 3.5 audio adapter as well as an AC adapter, a USB cable, an extra stylus, a 3.5 millimeter audio adapter, a software CD, and reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
User interface
As part of the Touch series, the smartphone uses HTC's TouchFlo 3D interface. You can choose to stick with the company's tried-and-true UI or you can give the new Windows Mobile 6.5 Today screen a try. To hide TouchFlo, simply go to the Start menu, Settings, and tap on Today. From there, go to the Items tab, deselect TouchFlo, and check Windows Default. Here you'll also be able to select other apps you want add to the Home screen, while switching to the Appearance tab will let you customize your device with different background images or one of six themes, including five designer themes from Diane von Furstenberg, Isaac Mizrahi, Rock and Republic, Ron Arad, and Vera Wang.
Back on the main page, you'll see the new layout, which is a bit Microsoft Zune-esque. A slide bar lets you scroll up and down through the various apps, which are noted in large, clear font. For certain items, such as messages and photos, you can swipe from left to right to see files or subcategories within that app. For example, in the Calendar section, you can do a sideways finger swipe to see upcoming appointments. It's certainly an improvement over the previous format, but we still preferred TouchFlo's UI, since it provides more information at a glance.
Another interface change you might have noticed when you went to change the Today screen is the new honeycomb layout of the Start menu. In an effort to make Windows Mobile more "touch friendly," Microsoft added more spacing between the repolished and more-eye-pleasing icons to reduce the chances of any mispresses. Microsoft also added new shortcuts for MSN Money, search, Windows Marketplace, and Microsoft MyPhone. You can move up and down the page to see all the apps with the swipe of your finger. In addition, you can rearrange the icons by doing a long press on one and then tapping "Move to top."
One other notable feature of Windows Mobile 6.5 is the new Lock screen. It shows upcoming appointments, missed calls, messages, and date and time right on the screen even if you've got your phone locked. If you've got multiple notifications (the number of notifications will appear next to the lock icon), you can touch the lock icon, which then presents a drop-down menu of sorts displaying how many of each--messages or missed calls--you have. Upcoming appointments are shown on the bottom third of the screen, along with the date and time. What's even better is that you can tap on each notification to go directly to the specific app (messages, phone, calendar) after unlocking the phone or entering your password or PIN (if you've set one up), rather than unlocking it, checking your notifications, and then launching the appropriate programs, so it cuts out a couple of steps.
Overall, the UI is certainly cleaner and looks sleeker than on the previous model. Windows Mobile 6.5 also adds more gesture support, such as being able to flick your finger on the screen to scroll through long lists, which is welcome, not to mention long overdue. How about multitouch next? The Lock screen is definitely useful, as well. However, is this all revolutionary? No. Microsoft still needs to play a massive game of catch up. Still, though, the interface enhancements, as small as they are, do make Windows Mobile a friendlier operating system for consumers and provide a better user experience, making the phone easier to navigate and understand.
Windows Mobile 6.5 highlights
In terms of features, Windows Mobile 6.5 brings three major additions: Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft's MyPhone backup service, and an improved Internet Explorer Mobile Web browser. Download.com has a more in-depth review of Windows Mobile 6.5, but we'll touch on them briefly here.
Joining its competitors (Apple, Palm, Google, and Symbian), Microsoft has created its own app store called Windows Marketplace for Mobile. It will ship on all devices running Windows Mobile 6.5 and will be made available to Windows Mobile 6.1 and 6.0 users, allowing you to search and download apps over the air right to your smartphone. Alternatively, you can buy apps online and then transfer them to your smartphone. The catalog offers free and paid apps in a range of categories, from business to lifestyle to entertainment to reference. The layout of the store is pretty plain, but it's easy to understand. From the main screen, there's a break out of apps by Showcase (featured programs for the day), Most popular, What's new, and Categories. Alternatively, you can find an app by entering a title in the search field at the top of the screen. The My Applications section allows you to manage the apps you have downloaded, check for updates, write reviews, or remove them.
Windows Marketplace is a little slow to load titles, but we were able to download several apps to the HTC Pure, including Facebook and Netflix Mobile, with no problem over AT&T's 3G network. New titles are added to your handset's Start page. Like the Android devices, your only option for installing apps seems to be on your phone's internal memory and not to a memory card. In the case of the HTC Pure, the smartphone offers 512MB ROM/288MB RAM. However, as we mentioned earlier, you can remove apps and Microsoft's MyPhone service backs up any purchased and downloaded apps, so you can reinstall them to your phone at a later time or if you lose your phone or buy a new device.
My Phone backs up more than your apps, though; it also stores your phone's contacts, text messages, e-mail, and photos to a password-protected Microsoft Web site. To log into the My Phone Web site, you will need to sign in with your Windows Live ID and password (if you don't have one, it's free to sign up and you can do it right from the smartphone) and there you will find all your phone's data. The relevancy of information will depend on how often you have your phone set to sync information with the My Phone service. From there, you can manage all your data, sync it to a new phone, or share photos with friends and family or upload to a social networking site.
The other benefit of the MyPhone service is that if your phone gets lost or stolen, you can remotely lock or wipe the data from your handset, while still keeping all your information safe on My Phone's Web site.
The last major addition is the improved Internet Explorer Mobile Web browser. For years, Microsoft's mobile Web browser, along with the BlackBerry browser, has trailed behind the competition in terms of usability. It's still not at the level of the iPhone's or Palm Pre's browsers, but there have been steps made toward progress. First, you now get Flash Lite support, so you can view Flash content right from the browser. You can also choose between a desktop or mobile view of Web pages, as well as the ability to scroll and pan. Zooming in and out of pages is also easier with the added toolbar and sliding scale, though you can use HTC's own touch-sensitive zoom bar below the Pure's display as well. Web searches are also now powered by Bing Mobile.
Features
The productivity side of Windows Mobile doesn't change too much with the arrival of 6.5. The HTC Pure comes preloaded with the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite for editing native Word and Excel documents and viewing PowerPoint presentations. In addition, it offers Microsoft's Direct Push Technology for real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server and support for POP3 and IMAP accounts.
As a phone, the HTC Pure offers quad-band world roaming, as well as a speakerphone, speed dial, smart dialing, voice commands, three-way calling, and text and multimedia messaging. The address book is only limited by the available memory, and each entry can store multiple numbers, home and work addresses, e-mail, IM screen name, birthday, spouse's name, and more. For caller ID purposes, you can pair a contact with a photo, a caller group, or a custom ringtone. Also, like the HTC Touch Pro2, you can view your contacts' status updates, any messages or e-mails you've exchanged with the person, and call history from a contact page. Search, in general, is easier since there's a Search Phone widget that will search your phone and its various apps, including e-mail, calendar, contacts, messages, tasks, and Word documents, to find results.
Bluetooth 2.0 is also onboard for use with for mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits, object push, file transfer, personal area networking, dial-up networking, and more. The Pure is 3G-capable, though if you happen to be out of a coverage zone, the smartphone has built-in Wi-Fi to back you up and provides access to AT&T's Wi-Fi hot spots around the country.
Other AT&T services supported by the HTC Pure include AT&T Navigator, which you can use with the smartphone's built-in GPS to receive voice-guided navigation, AT&T Music, and AT&T Video. The carrier also throws in a number of extra apps, which you access from the dedicated AT&T Tab through HTC's TouchFlo interface. Such programs include MobiTV, The Weather Channel, and WikiMobile. The HTC Pure ships with plenty of standard personal information management tools as well, such as a Adobe Reader LE, Opera Web browser, a task list, a note pad, a voice recorder, and a calculator.
Finally, while the music and video capabilities pretty much remain the same as with the HTC Touch Diamond, the HTC Pure does get an upgrade in the camera department from 3.2 megapixels to 5 megapixels. As before, you get a wide range of camera settings and tools, including white balance and brightness controls, ISO settings, flicker adjustment, and various resolution and image-quality options. There's also a camcorder mode. Picture quality was good. We took several indoor and outdoor shots and were satisfied with the sharpness of images as well as the coloring. Bright sunlight did tend to blow out the picture a bit, and a flash would help for low-light situations. Video quality was acceptable, though clips could get a bit blurry.
Performance
We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) HTC Pure in San Diego using AT&T service, and call quality was fairly good. Like the HTC Touch2, we heard a minor background hiss during calls, which didn't interrupt conversation, since we could still hear our friend's voices over it, but it was definitely noticeable. Our callers didn't report any major problems, except when we had to raise our voice to compensate for some street noise and they said they heard a slight echo. Speakerphone quality was OK. There was some crackling every once in a while, and audio wasn't the richest, but we were able to carry on with calls and there was plenty of volume. We had no problems pairing the Pure with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset and the Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones.
The Pure is equipped with a 528MHz MSM7201A processor and we didn't run into major delays or problems during our testing period. The smartphone was quite responsive and chugged along smoothly with some just some occasional moments of sluggishness, mostly with the browser. Using AT&T's 3G network, it took CNET's site 35 seconds to fully load, while CNN's and ESPN's sites came up in 9 seconds and 10 seconds, respectively. The revamped Internet Explorer Mobile is, indeed, a real improvement over previous versions. The new toolbar along the bottom provides easier access to tools. Navigation is much better, with the choice of views, pan support, and sliding zoom bar, though we still hand it to the iPhone and Palm Pre for ease of use. We also like Opera's browser for tabbed viewing. That said, it's nice to have the Flash Lite support, and we were able to play YouTube videos right from the browser.
The videos took a while to buffer, as did clips from AT&T Video. Picture quality was murky and the video would often have to rebuffer. Despite the annoyance of having to use the clunky audio adapter, we plugged in our Bose On-Ear headphones and enjoyed smooth music playback.
The HTC Pure features a 1100mAh lithium ion battery with a rated talk time of 5.6 hours (GSM)/5 hours (3G) and up to 15 days (GSM)/20 days (3G). Unfortunately, the Pure fell short of the promised talk time, lasting only 3 hours and 40 minutes in our battery drain tests. According to FCC radiation tests, the Pure has a digital SAR rating of 1.27 watts per kilogram.
User reviews
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GREAT NEW RELEASE BY HTC and AT&T
by ImNotDead_1993 on October 7, 2009
Pros: Sleek design
High Resolution screen and Camera
HTC Functionality
AT&T ServiceCons: No physical keyboard
Windows Mobile can be slow in rendering and loading pages
Battery life could be better
Touch Screen isn't near iPhone or G1Summary: Recently I got my hands on the HTC Pure from a business contact at AT&T who has been trying to convert me from my iPhone recently to check ...
Summary: Recently I got my hands on the HTC Pure from a business contact at AT&T who has been trying to convert me from my iPhone recently to check out more business centric devices such as the HTC Fuze, TouchPro 2, and the new HTC Pure.
Whoa shoot, sorry, everyone, I said in the review that the Tilt 2 (AT&T's version of the TouchPro2) has a 3.2 Megapixel camera, just looked up the specs and it's fully loaded with a 5 Megapixel too, and works just as well! Have a good one
The HTC Pure's design is excellent and unlike some other HTC phones is not bulky and fits in a pocket/briefcase rather well. The size of the screen is .1 inches larger than the iPhones though the difference is hardly noticable. The first thing I noticed when I took a look at the HTC Pure's general interface is that the WM Home Screen has been changed up a bit to really bring out its features and functionality. My biggest problem with WM in the past (I had an HTC Tilt prior to the iPhone) was that to access everything you needed you were constantly changing between applications and menus and inboxes which (if you're a Windows Mobile User) can really slow the phone down.
The HTC Pure solves this problem by placing everything you need right where you want it and the level of customization is incredible on this handset (for a business device). Your Home Screen and HTC's TouchFlo 3D UI brings out the functionality and productivity you want and the entertainment and personal contacts you need. The one drawback however to me was the lack of a phsyical keyboard on the HTC Pure. The iPhone doesn't have a phsyical keybord either and I'm sure people will call me hypocritical for saying this. The iPhone's keyboard however works well and excels when it comes to typing and entering numeric figures and symbols. The HTC's screen in terms of responsiveness and use is better than say a Samsung but not as good as the iPhone or G1's glass resistive screen. Since this phone is like the TouchPro2 from HTC I would personally suggest getting the TouchPro2 because of the keyboard. Keep in mind that (and like the iPhone) if you have to use a virtual on screen keyboard while say you're web browsing the amount of screen taken up is about 4/5 of the whole display whereas if you have a phsyical keyboard your whole screen is there for you to use.
The Camera on the Pure however is better by far than an iPhone camera and better than the HTC TouchPro2 (5.0Mega vs. 3.2Mega). The Pure also seems to have better integration of media (music, vids, and pics) and it seemed like I was moving faster with the Pure than the TP2. This could be just because of what else was running on the phone at the time so it will most likely vary for different users.
Call quality in the Los Angeles area was pretty good and voices sounded better on the Pure than they did through my iPhone and I was pleasantly surprised to find that if someone was playing music in the background I could tell what song it was (with the iPhone if a caller was playing music it came through garbled and often times made the call unpleasant. The HTC Pure deffinitely delivers in this area and I hope future HTC models will also have such good marks.
I did notice however that my battery was being drained faster than I would like. I'm used to my iPhone's battery lasting about a day with 3G on and Push active for my mail (with location services turned off), and with the same running on the Pure my battery lasted only about 12 hours (from 5:30AM to about 6:00PM) and was perturbed that my phone died during dinner when I was out with my friend. There goes trying to take down some hot chick's number! XD...Although most people could probably hook up a charger at their office or somewhere during the day so I wouldn't worry too much although I wouldn't advise depending on it if you're going to be running around all day. AND A NOTE: Wi-Fi was turned off (because I was pulling in a strong 3G connection) so turning ON wifi will decrease battery life even further.
Email setup and contact syncing works wonders with the Pure and I liked the SMS and MMS capabilities. (Since iPhone just added this).
Performance as aforementioned was excellent with the Pure, although web browsing and some phone tasks could have been snappier but so far no crashes, no unexpected shutdowns, and I'm sure HTC will be working on updates that will help improve performance.
Personally if I could return my iPhone I would pick up an iPod Touch and get either the Pure or the TOuch PRo 2, both of which are great devices.
If you're eligible for an upgrade go for it, my friend, or if you're a new AT&T customer check out both before deciding which is best for you. Business men and women of the world, this isn't for you if you're tapping out emails and editing documents. It's a great upgrade for those with a Samsung BlackJack however, so check it out, see what YOU think, remember you're the one that the phone needs to satisfy. Have at it, have fun!
Updated on Oct 7, 20093 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Stylish & Fancy, with tons of fun apps!
by mesamoon on November 25, 2009
Pros: Texting with this phone its made easy, it has a lot of different, keyboard inputs. Great 5MP camera! The music player is innovative. It comes with a lot of great games! Full! Not trial, or demo. Speaker is loud.
Cons: Sometimes it freezes, and I have to restart it, accessing messaging options and changing the background is very tricky.
Summary: This is an excellent phone, it looks very nice, and it can easily compete with the iPhone. This HTC phone comes with Touchflo 3D, which is great, and very finger ...
Summary: This is an excellent phone, it looks very nice, and it can easily compete with the iPhone. This HTC phone comes with Touchflo 3D, which is great, and very finger friendly. This is a great Windows Mobile phone, its 6.5, which is the latest, and its great. The browser that works best with this phone is "Skyfire". The "people" application is really fun to use, because you get to pick 15, of your favorite people, and they have a special place on your phone. Hope this review helped.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Nice Phone for the price
by msharar on November 21, 2009
Pros: Bright screen, Touch flo is awsome, 5 megapixel camera, easy to read mms, great pic quality, wi-fi, arrangment of info, great call quality,
Cons: Camera only takes good pics with lots of light, no lock for the time (easy to accidentally change it), speaker phone not that loud
Summary: I up-graded from a very bad experience with the LG Incite, this phone is nice, sleek, and has lots of apps to play with. The internet does seem to run ...
Summary: I up-graded from a very bad experience with the LG Incite, this phone is nice, sleek, and has lots of apps to play with. The internet does seem to run slow even when using Wi-fi, love being able to flip through contacts and choosing who I want to contact, it takes awhile to figure out how to work the phone if your new to touch screens and some of the applications. I've been very satisfied with the phone and have been using it for about a month now.
See my reply, but there are software issues with the HTC Pure.
Updated on Dec 8, 20091 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Nice WinMo touchscreen phone, Great price.
by bigdawggs on November 19, 2009
Pros: Sleek, compact. Great UI! Vibrant, responsive screen. Great call quality. Battery life is outstanding. Price.
Cons: Finger print smudges easy. Difficult to remove batter cover. IE mobile not a good mobile browser.
Summary: I had the Tilt before upgrading to my Pure and it has been a great experience thus far. I thought I would miss a physical keyboard but after a couple ...
Summary: I had the Tilt before upgrading to my Pure and it has been a great experience thus far. I thought I would miss a physical keyboard but after a couple of days I don't even think about it. In fact I'd just about forgotten that the 4 dedicated keys on the bottom even existed. Opera 9.7 is a great responsive browser for the specs on this phone, works really well. For the price ($149.00 with two year contract) this is an excellent touchscreen phone.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Feels amazing in my hand and it always works!
by GiiMmELuB on November 12, 2009
Pros: Great form factor. Amazing screen. GREAT call quality and reception. Extremely customizable. Takes fantastic photos (in good light).
Cons: Slippery! AT&T puts too much junk in it. No 3.5mm jack but not such a big deal since they provide the dongle. Speaker phone is atrocious! Low light photos are impossible.
Summary: Feels amazing in my hand and it always works!
Great form factor. Amazing screen. GREAT call quality and reception. Extremely customizable. Takes fantastic photos (in good light).
Slippery! AT&...Summary: Feels amazing in my hand and it always works!
Great form factor. Amazing screen. GREAT call quality and reception. Extremely customizable. Takes fantastic photos (in good light).
Slippery! AT&T puts too much junk in it. No 3.5mm jack but not such a big deal since they provide the dongle. Speaker phone is atrocious! Low light photos are impossible.
I've wanted an HTC phone since forever and this one does not disappoint. I love their UI that they put over WinMo; the graphics are amazing and the UI is very intuitive. All around gorgeousness!
WinMo's interface, however, could use some serious polishing when it comes to a few features, but they're getting there. Some people don't like the staggered Start menu but I rather like it. WinMo 6.5.1 is pretty nice and feels better for a touch phone, and you can rearrange the Start screen better. As far as I understood, WinMo7 will not be compatible with this phone due to hardware constricitons.
Since I got this phone a few weeks ago, I've dumped AT&Ts ROM and reflashed with custom ROMS from xda-developers and I highly recommend you do the same. By removing all the AT&T junk, it speeds the phone up by a lot. Be advised though that by doing this, you will void your warranty and AT&T will not fix a phone that they no longer recognize unless you put it back the way you got it (as of today 11/12/09, that's still be worked on over at xda-developers; it's coming though). I think it's worth it and I love my non-blue themed, no longer bloated Pure so much more now. If you plan on embarking on the customizing route (so fun!), the phone is known as a "TOPAZ" over at xda-developers.
You can also flash to a different radio which may provide better reception. I did and hallelujah, I can make a cell phone call in my house without the call being dropped or having to hang out of a window! HSDPA is great!!! (I live near a debilitating mountain range.)
Oh, before I forget to mention... the phone is very slippery!! Just the other day I dropped it and scarred it pretty bad. A case or a ZAGG cover is a must!!!
The touch screen is very responsive and I love the haptic(?) feedback. Browsing the web is great and very, very user friendly. Skyfire is a must have! "Heavy" sites may lag but again, HSDPA really helps with that.
Having Windows Office Mobile has proved to be very useful for me, specifically as a study tool for school. Having a PowerPoint study guide in my pocket is great.
The HTC mp3 player is pretty good and is very nice looking. Windows Player Mobile works just fine as well. The speaker on the phone is rather bright and I much prefer listening through headphones. Make sure you have a quality pair of headphones to fully appreciate the sound quality because it is AWESOME!!! I was very pleasantly surprised!
The camera takes GREAT daytime pictures but seriously lacks in the low light category. Video is a little less than what I expected. I haven't tried playing a movie or anything yet but I'm sure it's absolutely beautiful. I wish they would cover these poor camera lenses too.
I love the weather tab, it's my favorite!
Texting and email is a breeze with the full QWERTY touch keyboard. The XT9 with spell correction is great. My last phone was touch screen only as well so I don't miss not having a physical keyboard. Don't text and drive.
The form factor is very sexy and it fits my hand very well. Go pick one up and you'll see what I mean ;)
Call quality is soooooo darn good! I can hear people very well and very clear and they hear me just as good. The phone makes a great, uhhh, PHONE!!
I would and have recommended this phone to friends. Hopefully I've given you a pretty good idea of what to expect, but the best thing you can do for yourself is to go out and test drive it yourself and see if it's a good fit for YOU =) GL!1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Cool Device to have
by ArchiEngineer on October 16, 2009
Pros: Light Weight. Faster than previous versions of Windows Mobile. Good camera and camcorder. Better start menu. I started liking upgraded Internet Explorer.
Cons: Resistive Touch instead of Capacitive. No TV Out. Stylus usage in 21st Century. Great for finger print catching.
Summary: HTC, everyone knows Windows Mobile 6.x supports TV Out, why don't you make TVOut as default on your Windows Mobile Devices. Windows Mobile supports Capacitive Touch, they should ...
Summary: HTC, everyone knows Windows Mobile 6.x supports TV Out, why don't you make TVOut as default on your Windows Mobile Devices. Windows Mobile supports Capacitive Touch, they should have made diamond series as capacitive instead of resistive and offered a different device for it. I know Camcorder is decent, but it would be nice to have a HD capable Camcorder. Having a Compass capability would make it even more better.
HTC make sure you add Flash as default to your phone cameras at least the Diamond lines. This light weight phone definitely needs a flash, the backlight addition would suffice to some extent but having a full fledged flash would be a great idea.
Microsoft think of having Bing Search integration on the start page like Google Search on Android. If EU tries to scare tell them to go to Google and ask them to get rid of the Google Search bar from Android first. ;-)
Updated on Oct 16, 20091 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Totally Satisfied!
by jivesters on October 12, 2009
Pros: HTC Touch Flow adds the finger functionality that WinMo 6.5 still lacks. The phone is fast, has all the bells and whistles that one would wish for (nice browser -Opera-, great integration of contacts and communication styles, GPS, Wireless,).
Cons: no dedicated 3.5mm jack...that's it!
Summary: Great phone that feels like a phone, and is as easy as a phone, but has the capability of a mini computer. I have Garmin GPS working great on it. ...
Summary: Great phone that feels like a phone, and is as easy as a phone, but has the capability of a mini computer. I have Garmin GPS working great on it. My contacts are synced with GMAIL, and facebook giving me more detail (pics) and back up than i've ever had in one place. Calendar is synced with Google. The rest of my data is backed up online with MS myphone. Really, couldn't ask for much more!
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Disappointing, disappointing, disappointing.
by delifitz on December 3, 2009
Pros: Phone desigin is nice. The way that the programs SHOULD work is good.
Cons: Nothing works. I don't know if the problem is the phone or Windows Mobile 6.5. The freezes are maddening. I also find that I turn the ringer off accidentily during calls because of the location of the volume controls.
Summary: This phone has proven olmost deadly. My husband collapsed at home one morning and when I tried to dial 911, the phone froze. I had to dig my husband's ...
Summary: This phone has proven olmost deadly. My husband collapsed at home one morning and when I tried to dial 911, the phone froze. I had to dig my husband's phone out of his pocket (NOT an HTC) to call emergency services. The AT&T service techs keep telling me to uninstall any applications that I've installed. Which I do - sometimes that helps, sometimes it doesn't. Bottom line is that I'm SUPPOSED to be able to load software. Why would there be a feature to install applications if they know it will break the phone? I know that Windows Mobile 6.5 is new so I figure there might be updates out there. Problem is that I've invested hours in trying to find where to initiate windows updates with no success. I called AT&T and they couldn't find it either. Excellent :/ Bottom line is that, while the phone is sleek and has great features, none of them work reliably. I would not recommend this to anyone. In fact, this phone could prove deadly to its owner or someone you love.
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iPhone convert I love this Phone.....HTC Great Job!
by spyceedc on October 11, 2009
Pros: Windows Mobile
Battery Life
Size
USBCons: Sluggish OS at Times (Could be ATT Bloatware)
No Good Cases YetSummary: I was on my 2nd iPhone and moved over to this device once it was available. My main reason was for battery life and size. So far I like this ...
Summary: I was on my 2nd iPhone and moved over to this device once it was available. My main reason was for battery life and size. So far I like this phone very much.
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not good do not wast your money
by dougdharris on October 10, 2009
Pros: nice display
Cons: did not connect to the web at all and call volume is very low and you cant hear when it rings and it kept going off and i had to restart all the time to get the wifi to work . htc needs to fix these problems
Summary: not good to slow wont connect to any web or wifi
Summary: not good to slow wont connect to any web or wifi
0 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: HTC
- Part number: PUREBLKATT
- Description: In today's world, a conversation can take many forms, from voice to text - but there's always a person on the other end. The HTC PURE arranges your conversations by people, not just by how you speak with them. When looking at your contacts, you now can see a history of your conversation in whatever form it took place. It doesn't matter if you get asked about a recent email while you are talking on the phone, or if you're in a café reminiscing about a friend's recent text - all your interactions are neatly laid out for viewing and follow-up in a tree of communication with that person. One indisputable fact about smartphones - a big screen on a small phone is good. That's why they've stretched the display on the HTC PURE to its very limits, while still keeping the same compact size. Enjoy videos, websites, photos and any other images on the ultra sharp wide screen display. The high resolution screen will reveal every minute detail in the most vivid way.
General
- Product Type Smartphone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider AT&T
- Width 2.1 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 4.3 in
- Weight 4.1 oz
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Candy bar
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Application Software File Explorer, Microsoft ActiveSync, Microsoft Office Mobile, Windows Media Player Mobile, Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile
- Additional Features Accelerometer, TouchFLO 3D touch-screen
Communicator Features
- Operating System Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Messaging & Data Services
- Messaging Services Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)
- Mobile Email Yes
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes - Class 12
- Internet Browser Yes
- HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
- Messaging / Data Features RSS feeds, PDF support, Zip Manager support, Microsoft Word support, Microsoft Excel support, Macromedia Flash support, Microsoft PowerPoint support
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 5 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 5 megapixels
GPS System
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
- Diagonal Size 3.2 in
- Features Ambient light sensor
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Data port - 11 pin HTC ExtUSB
- Slot Provided 1
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Talk Time Up to 336 min (GSM), Up to 300 min (WCDMA)
Manufacturer info
- HTC
- Manufacturer profile
- Browse HTC products on Shopper.com
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- Website: http://www.htc.com/
- Address:
13920 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005 - Phone: (425) 861-9174
- Email: info@htcamerica.net
- Fax: (425) 861-1715
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