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CNET editors' review
HTC Tilt2 (AT&T) price range: $299.99
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 10/20/2009
- Released on: 10/19/2009
The good: The HTC Tilt2 ships with Windows Mobile 6.5 out of the box and offers excellent call quality. The smartphone features a spacious QWERTY keyboard and bright touch screen.
The bad: The Tilt2 is bulky and expensive. It lacks a standard 3.5mm headphone jack.
The bottom line: Delivering an improved design and updated operating system, the HTC Tilt2 is a worthy upgrade and offers AT&T's business customers a powerful smartphone.
Editors' note: Portions of the Features section were taken from our review of the
After waiting in the wings, AT&T's business customers are finally getting their turn with the HTC Touch Pro2. Dubbed the HTC Tilt2 (and obviously the successor to the AT&T Tilt), the smartphone has a leg up on T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon's version of the smartphone by shipping with Windows Mobile 6.5 out of the box.
While not a major overhaul of the Microsoft's mobile operating system, it brings a more user-friendly interface and several added features, such as the My Phone backup service and Windows Marketplace. The hardware is also vastly improved over the Tilt with a sharper touch screen and top-notch QWERTY keyboard, and the combination of the two certainly gives it an edge over AT&T's other smartphones, such as the HTC Pure, BlackBerry Bold, and iPhone. The browsing experience is a little frustrating and multimedia isn't its forte, but it delivers as a business device. The Tilt2 is available now for $299.99 with a two-year contract.
Design
Despite the different name, the HTC Tilt2 is instantly recognizable as a variant of the Touch Pro2. It most closely resembles the unlocked version of the smartphone, as it features the same speaker and camera layout on the back and the sexy chrome edges and smoky, mirrored face. Unfortunately, the Tilt2 carries over one thing we didn't like about the unlocked model, and that's the lack of a standard 3.5mm jack. Instead, you'll have to use the included audio adapter to plug in your favorite headphones or earbuds. The adapter plugs into the mini USB port on the bottom of the device and sticks out quite a bit, so it's a bit of a cumbersome setup.
Another variation of the Tilt2 is the full QWERTY keyboard. Instead of a dedicated number row like the T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon versions, AT&T requested that the top row be set aside for symbols, while numbers double up with some letter keys on the right half of the keyboard. While some might begrudge this change, we didn't find it hampered our typing experience. The numbers are clearly highlighted in blue, and you still get the same large buttons and ample spacing.
The HTC Tilt2 measures 4.54 inches tall by 2.33 inches wide by 0.65 inch thick and weighs 6.3 ounces, and while bulky, the larger size makes room for the smartphone's 3.6-inch WVGA resistive touch screen. It's sharp and vibrant and features a built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor. Since the HTC Tilt2 ships with Windows Mobile 6.5, however, you get some user interface enhancements not found on the other Touch Pro2 models. For example, you get the new Lock screen, which shows notifications to missed calls, new messages, appointments, and so forth and allows you to go directly to the relevant apps. The Start menu also features a more touch-friendly honeycomb layout, and you also get the option to switch to the new Today screen, though we prefer HTC's TouchFlo 3D interface since it shows more information at a glance.
Other features of the Tilt2's design include a volume rocker and a push-to-talk key on the left side, a touch-sensitive zoom bar below the display, and a microSD expansion slot behind the battery door. For more about the smartphone's design, please read our review of the HTC Touch Pro2.
Aside from the audio adapter, AT&T packages the HTC Tilt2 with an AC adapter, a USB cable, an extra stylus, a software CD, and reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
Features
The obvious advantage of the HTC Tilt2 over the other carrier versions of the HTC Touch Pro2 is that it ships with Windows Mobile 6.5 out of the box. This means you have instant access to Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft's My Phone backup service, and the improved Internet Explorer Mobile browser. The latter has always been a blemish on the Windows Mobile operating system, but with 6.5, you do get a number of improvements, such as Flash Lite support and better tools for page navigation. It is noticeably better than previous versions, but we'd still like to see more capabilities like tabbed browsing, an onscreen refresh button, in-page search, and so forth--all of which are features of the Opera Mobile browser, which, coincidentally, is included on Tilt2, so you get to pick and choose.
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. Once Exchange 2010 arrives, Windows Mobile 6.5 will also support conversation view for e-mails, unified messaging, free/busy calendar lookup, and more.
As a phone, the HTC Tilt2 offers quad-band world roaming, speed dial, smart dialing, voice commands, three-way calling, push-to-talk calls (note this costs an additional $5.00 a month) and text and multimedia messaging, conference calling, and a speakerphone. The latter two functions are enhanced by HTC's Straight Talk Technology, which was designed to improve the sound of the speakerphone and better integrate conference calling into the phone's contact management system.
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. In addition, you can now 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 mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits, object push, file transfer, personal area networking, dial-up networking, and more. The Tilt2 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 Tilt2 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 smartphone ships with plenty of standard personal information management tools as well, such as a Adobe Reader LE, a task list, a note pad, a voice recorder, and a calculator.
Last but not least, the Tilt2 gets a slight upgrade over its predecessor in the camera department, going from a 3-megapixel camera to a 3.2-megapixel one. 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 as well as a camcorder mode. Unfortunately, picture quality wasn't that much better. Though images were slightly sharper and not as orange, there's still plenty of room for improvement in the color department. There's also a bit of shutter lag, so be sure not to pull away too soon after taking a picture. Saved images can be used for caller ID, background images, or can be viewed in a slide show. You can also share them via multimedia message or e-mail. The Tilt2 has up to 32GB of expandable memory while offering 512MB ROM/288MB RAM.
Performance
We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) HTC Tilt2 in San Francisco using AT&T service, and call quality was excellent. On our side of the conversation, the audio was exceptionally clear on both regular voice calls and speakerphone calls, with very little to no background noise. Volume was also plenty loud. Friends also reported good results, though one did say there was some occasional background noise when we were on speakerphone. We had no problems pairing the smartphone with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset or the Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones.
The Tilt2 is equipped with a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor, and overall, the smartphone was able to keep up with our demands. There was some occasional sluggishness as far as general performance, but nothing as bad as trying to connect to the mobile Web. CNET's San Francisco office seems to be a dead zone for AT&T's 3G network, so we had an incredibly hard time getting online and accessing Windows Marketplace. Thankfully, we had Wi-Fi to fall back on, but it was still frustrating nonetheless. We were able to able to connect to AT&T's network in other parts of town, though speeds varied. Using the Opera browser, at its fastest, CNET's full site loaded in 53 seconds and at its slowest 1 minute and 44 seconds, while CNN's mobile site varied from 10 seconds to 40 seconds.
Fortunately, the Tilt2's GPS capabilities were much more reliable and steady. The smartphone was always able to home in on location in a minute or less and accurately tracked our position as we drove through the city. We used AT&T Navigator to get directions from the Golden Gate Bridge to CNET's downtown offices, and the service was able to provide an accurate route within a matter of seconds. Voice prompts were loud and clear, but route recalculations were just a touch on the slower side.
The HTC Tilt2 features a 1,500mAh lithium ion battery with a rated talk time of 8.5 hours and up to 20 days of standby time. The smartphone fell about an hour short of its rated talk time, offering 7.25 hours of continuous talk time in our battery drain tests. According to FCC radiation tests, the Tilt2 has a digital SAR rating of 1.16 watts per kilogram and has a Hearing Aid Compatibility rating of M3.
User reviews
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EXCELLENT BUSINESS SMARTPHONE
by ImNotDead_1993 on October 7, 2009
Pros: Updated design
Great screen
Awesome Graphics
Business functionality/features
Screen Size
GREAT CAMERACons: Battery life could be better (not a big problem)
Windows Mobile 6.5 is somewhat slow at times (also not a big problem)
Hinge feel a little cheap, breakage in the future?Summary: My business colleague from AT&T recently tested out the HTC TouchPro2 for AT&T, slated for release as the AT&T Tilt 2. I currently own ...
Summary: My business colleague from AT&T recently tested out the HTC TouchPro2 for AT&T, slated for release as the AT&T Tilt 2. I currently own an iPhone but in the past had an HTC Tilt (which was great, used it for 3 years).
KennyB123 is right when he says that the default setting for email is to partially download the message however the problem I encountered was a message that stated "A Network Error Occurred" and thus the message could not be downloaded. I had the option set to fully download the message. So just to let everyone know that.
I was especially interested in the Tilt/TouchPro 2 because of its revamped design, larger screen, and minimalist design, and also just because it's running with AT&T. When I first decided to say goodbye to my Tilt I thought about checking out the Fuze because of its similarity but decided against it because of the iPhone. If I could return the iPhone I would definitely do so and pick up an iPod Touch instead and buy the Tilt 2. I'm not a fan of the Windows Mobile OS and in the past have hated using it because of slow processing and those irritating little freeze-ups that occur while you're trying to multitask. Well great news, people, the TouchPro2 solves the problem! Along with its little sibling the HTC Pure (also from AT&T) multitasking with Windows Mobile has never been easier.
Seems right to start off with performance, then, doesn't it? The phone's general performance and speed was great, even while web browsing and multitasking. I noticed that the lag (duration between selecting a command and the phone executing the command) was only about a second in some cases. Phone performance also is great. I brought this up in my review of the Pure and feel that I should point it out again in this review. The caller's voice (running on 3G in Los Angeles) was crystal clear on my end and there was very little to no background noise. Oftentimes I'll be on a call with someone in a crowded downtown area or loud environment and the caller or myself will notice great levels of background noise, boy can that get irritating. (I still have this problem with my iPhone). The Tilt 2 greatly reduces this problem and even when walking around outside I can hear what the caller is saying and or they can hear me. My friend and I did this test which we often put phones through. He held his iPod earphone up to the speaker of the Tilt 2 and called me on my iPhone and the clarity of the sound even from Apple's less than mentionable standard earphones came through clear on my end, whereas when doing this with the iPhone music often came through fuzzy, with static, or not at all. I think we were listening to Breaking Benjamin's new album and (if you're a fan) as you know their music is often loud and has a heavy bass track, well even that came through.
Business users will be happy to find a great looking and great feeling and (most importantly) great working tactile full five-row keyboard on the Tilt 2. I really liked the Pure when I got to hang onto it for a few days but having to use the virtual QWERTY was getting to be a pain in the you-know-where. More and more phones are combining a full touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. Some are failing at it, some are excelling and I have to say that the Tilt 2 was probably the BEST phone with the combo I've used. Typing out emails and text messages is extremely easy and is overall a great experience. The screen is large and has a high resolution so text and pictures and videos look AMAZING on the phone.
Email setup (corporate and personal) is a breeze and once you're done you're good to go. It's up to you whether or not you want to activate Push (this will drain your battery). I need to for my business email but if you don't need to I'd suggest not doing so. It'll save your battery! Windows Mobile hasn't in the past been the best for email capabilities, but this baby does it all. I honestly have to say that with the larger screen and larger keyboard it handles email better than the iPhone and Blackberry smartphones. The only problem I had was that the message didn't fully download and so I only got half of what my message said. Okay, that wasn't too bad but let's just hope it wasn't anything important. Email not only looks great, but the application works well and is integrated with everything else on your phone.
A new home screen greets you everytime you power up your phone, and unlike previous HTC and Windows Mobile devices this guy actually knows what you want on your home screen (and you can customize it too). No more switching apps and slowing down the phone. Everything you need is right there and only a tap away, very convenient.
A drawback for me was battery life, however. (And as I mentioned with the Pure) I was only able to get about 12 hours of life on a full charge which took me from around 6AM to 6PM which was disappointing considering I didn't have everything on the phone running. (Location services were disabled and Wi-Fi was powered down). All in all it's not bad considering the power needed to function the phone, but sorry guys, you're not going to be able to take down that girl's number!
All in all it's a great device. I was extremely pleased with it, and should please the general demographic it's aimed at. But as always check it out before buying!
Updated on Oct 14, 2009
Updated on Oct 18, 2009Tomorrow I have to return the Tilt to my pal in the company's IT Tech department and wanted to just give you guys a short summary of how it has been. I will deffinitely miss the Tilt 2 and might pay retail to buy it when it's officially released. I charged the unit at work which gave me enough juice to power the phone through until about 11PM when I usually get home. I did drop the phone once on a very unforgiving concrete sidewalk and was so scared it had broken but low and behold NOT EVEN A SCRATCH! That was a stroke of luck. I did notice however that when using a stylus with the unit the screen got a tiny bit scratched and fingerprinting was a big problem which I had to keep wiping off. HTC ahould think of using an oleophobic screen like the one on my 3GS which is really nice. Performance through the whole 10 days was excellent and I have to say impressive for an HTC/ Windows Mobile phone. I'm going to be dissapointed when I have to use my iPhone again. Hope the review helped you!:)10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Input Options Make This the Best Smartphone
by sirenprincess on October 29, 2009
Pros: keyboard
stylus
resistance touch screen
large touch screen, clear beautiful picture
full integration with Word, Excel, Power Point
ease of getting to what you want quicklyCons: no predictive text (only xt9)
small, flat buttons for power and answering calls
'flipping' movement mechanism can cause motion sicknessSummary: I upgraded from a Tilt to a Tilt 2. I LOVED my Tilt, but when it had a few problems (actually fixed by updating the software) I became panicked as ...
Summary: I upgraded from a Tilt to a Tilt 2. I LOVED my Tilt, but when it had a few problems (actually fixed by updating the software) I became panicked as I realized there wasn't a single phone in the marketplace I would have at the time. I've been watching the release date for the Tilt 2 ever since, and bought it right away.
One feature that I forgot to mention that I am particularly enjoying is the speaker phone. It has GREAT sound quality on both ends, even when I'm driving. This wasn't a feature I expected to use much, but since the sound is SO great and it let's me be hands free, I'm actually using it a lot. I'm very impressed with all of the call features, the calling interface and display, and especially the speaker phone.
The BEST feature is the variety of text input options available to you. I HATE iphones and there non-resistance touch screens. I have long fingernails and prefer to just tap the screen with my nail. But there are lots of other people with big thumbs, etc, that need to be able to use a stylus. I also love being able to use a stylus because it's discreet on a disk while in a meeting, etc. Nothing like texting in the air with your thumbs on an iphone. With the tilt 2, you can input text using almost any method you could imagine. I preferred using the stylus on the touch screen on my tilt 1, and that option is still available and great. I can use my nails to type on the touch screen much easier on this phone because it has a full touch keyboard with bigger keys onscreen. It is NOT an exact normal qwerty keyboard, but has the letters in the main format and you press and hold for symbols. If you prefer a regular keyboard, that's an option, to be used with the stylus. It still takes Palm handwriting, if you like that. And then the physical keyboard. Wow. Just Wow. I can not say enough about this. It is sooo much better than the tilt 1. I am now using the physical keyboard as my preferred method when I don't have to be discreet. It is so fast! Choices, that's what the tilt 2 is about. You can do whatever is easiest and most comfortable for you.
You can customize a LOT on the interface too--which tabs on the touch flo you want, the order of them, or you can switch the standard Microsoft. I didn't think I would like the touch flo, but I prefer it to the Microsoft. I still miss the days of the old interface, where you could keep your screen uncluttered, have a couple of links to things you wanted, and everything else under hidden menus accessed with the stylus. But really the fast, fast access to internet sites and contacts makes this a real nice interface.
The other main advantage of this phone is the complete integration with microsoft word, excel, and power point. You can easily write and edit documents on your phone, which I do frequently, and do not need a separate app or converter. It's perfect.
The opera browser is a huge step up from the tilt 1 IE. I like that it loads the whole page and you can zoom in on whatever you'd like. Really useful.
I like the actual phone features as well--great speaker phone, conference call. It's really clear that this phone was invented with business users in mind. The people tab with the pictures puts frequently called numbers a simple tap away. I really like it.
I have found, in general, if there is something I don't like, I just have to look a little deeper and figure out how to customize it. There are options to change almost anything I want to the way I wanted it.
I find the phone is NOT huge like everyone says. It's the same size as an iphone. The screen size is much bigger than my tilt 1, but the phone is so much thinner, it seems lighter, more streamlined, less bulky. I have no problem using it in my labcoat pocket. And the large screen makes apps like medical programs I use just pop, so easy to read and use.
I have also not had a problem with battery life. I normally charge every night when I go to bed, but it is lasting me all day without using very much battery with heavy, heavy texting and internet use all day long.
A few negatives. I miss having bigger buttons on the phone. I know it's supposed to look streamlined, but it's hard to find the answer button in the dark or while doing something else. The power button doesn't have a strong 'push' feel, so it's hard to be sure you got it.
The 'flipping' movement for flipping through screens, flipping through e-mails, etc can cause motion sickness. I'd honestly prefer drop down menus. But it's a credit to the phone's brilliant display that it can cause that.
This phone does not have a predictive text feature like the tilt 1, and that is what I miss most. It comes with the option for xt9, which is not the same. The xt9 does predict what you're typing, but it also corrects for hitting the wrong key. Sounds great--fix your typos, but in reality it's really annoying when it decides you typed something not even remotely close to what you typed, when you typed what you wanted right. I can see the advantages of xt9 and why some people might want it, but I want the option for my old predictive text, that was basically just word completion. I can type the letters right, I just want it to guess what I'm typing to save time. I do really miss this, but the speed of the keyboard makes up for the loss of this function.
Updated on Nov 2, 2009
One call feature I do NOT like is the options for answering the phone. As I mentioned previously, the physical answer button is so small on the phone. What I did not mention was that the onscreen answer buttons is stupid. You have to slide a bar to answer or ignore. Why can't I just tap answer? Using the slider while you're busy is a pain. I want a fast answer button.5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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lovely phone
by peterpulmonary on October 29, 2009
Pros: customizable
great screen
no more mistyping on large keys on keyboard
elegant
best and most easy to use speakerphone everCons: will not squeeze your orange juice
Summary: when i first picked up this phone in the store, i thought the display was wrong, as the phone had been described as "large and bulky" in reviews. the phone ...
Summary: when i first picked up this phone in the store, i thought the display was wrong, as the phone had been described as "large and bulky" in reviews. the phone i picked up was sleek, light and elegant.
the touch flo 3d is good, i am currently not using that, but using the self-customized today screen with the info i want on the today screen, eg: calendar, emails, internet search bar, time etc. exactly what i want no more no less.
to go to speakerphone, just put the phone face down on surface. very smooth sounding.
no more mistyping on the keyboard. no more typing on fingernails, use your whole thumb (takes getting used to the comfort).
battery life seems fine.
easily fits in shirt pocket.
easily locks (one finger press) and unlocks (slide).3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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wonderful smartphone!
by jaffreywali on November 4, 2009
Pros: fantastic screen (better than my xperia)
excellent speakers
very good phone
nice key board (but not as good as the tilt)
nice tilting screen (mechanism is better than the tilt)
no freeze upsCons: poor web browser
Summary: overall I rate this the #1 smart phone on the market right now considering all capabilities. It can be had for $99 from wire fly and that is unbeatable value! ...
Summary: overall I rate this the #1 smart phone on the market right now considering all capabilities. It can be had for $99 from wire fly and that is unbeatable value!
I can see many advantages to an iphone, but the Tilt 2 home screen is more informative. The key board is far easier to type on and both the phone and speaker on the Tilt 2 is better. Not just that, but the Tilt2 has a more sophisticated blue tooth implementation so you can actually use a bluetooth stereo headset without losing control of the volume.
It is a little bulkier than the Droid but going by specs the tilt 2 has a deeper feature set when it comes to windows mobile integration, and of course the excellent key board on the tilt2. Unlike the Droid the tilt2 is a world phone and HTC has a long history of rock solid smartphones. But I will take a look at Droid when it comes out. The droid is targetted as a consumer model while tilt2 is business. Droid has free navigation, but tilt2 comes with free Exchange integration. So $15 for Droid exchange integration is more than $10 for ATTs navi service...
Plus All considered this looks to be the premier phone right now for business use. iphone has the best web browser and multi media capabilities because of itunes integration. I have an itouch and love it, but for a hone I still prefer the HTC phones (including the Sony Xperia which I also own).
Updated on Nov 4, 2009
The Tilt2 has a clearer screen, although I do admit the iphones screen looks more contrasty. The iphone 3gs UI is super smooth, but the Tilt 2 isn't bad. But the touch UI on the iphone is plain better.
While the web browser is one area where the iphone is better, the Tilt2 IE browser is better at handling mobile sites. I find scrolling with the iphone pretty cumbersome.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Nice Business Phone Plus Some Fun, WM6.5 Can Be Better
by NoriNY on October 17, 2009
Pros: Compared to the first Tilt, a lot longer battery life, larger screen, and better audio/speaker. HTC's TouchFlow 3D allows iPhone-ish icon-driving navigation when turned on, GPS, slideout keyboard in addition to on-screen one. Expansion up to 32GB.
Cons: Cost. No improvements on camera / video (still 3 mega pix), loss of zoom on camera, loss of press-drag for highlighting, no way to display e-mail account statuses in addition to TouchFlow 3D's icons (WM6.1 could do this),
Summary: The phone is slim and has a slick look like the iPhone.
I'm very pleased with how they rectify the weaknesses of the first Tilt. With the 1500 mAh ...Summary: The phone is slim and has a slick look like the iPhone.
Yes, you can, but it takes 3 extra steps to highlight messages. It's a lot more time consuming now to delete multiple messages. If you wanna delete like 5, the chances are it's faster to delete one at a time.
I'm very pleased with how they rectify the weaknesses of the first Tilt. With the 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery lasts noticeably longer (up to 8.5 hours of talk time), I can get through the day without a 2ndary or extended battery even with heavy usage of Windows applications that most users of this phone would get this phone for. The larger screen eliminates the 'cramming' and makes a lot easier to navigate in pretty much every application in addition to its excellent resolution. The breaking up of voices over the phone are gone as well.
It is also more of an eye candy than Tilt1 with TouchFlow3D turned on and comes with an adapter for a 3.5mm headphone in addition to the option to use stereo bluetooth headphones. A feature I'm pleased with since combined with a 8GB microSD storage, the better battery life and audio quality, I can finally enjoy some music during commute without carrying a separate mp3 player or bulky and expensive stereo bluetooth headset.
Three things I miss having going from the first Tilt to Tilt 2 are the ability to highlight multiple e-mail messages and delete them all at once. Now, when you press on one e-mail and drag down, the screen moves down. With the first Tilt, I used to be able to choose to either move down on the screen or highlight multiple messages in my inbox depending on how long I held down on a particular e-mail listing. It's time to seriously stop junk mails! Also, when you turn on TouchFlow 3D, its icons on Today that are similar to WM6.1's icons below the date and time, the only other things that get displayed right on Today along with the icons are the Calender and Call History. There's no way to display e-mail accounts statuses or anything else along with icons for TouchFlow 3D. I am HOPING for an upgrade to WM6.5 that is similar to WM6.1. Lastly, camera's zooming function is gone even at the lowest resolution setting. But instead, you get the ability to choose a screen area for the camera to focus on.
Overall, I am pleased with this device as not only does it offer multiple functions that serve my business as well as multimedia needs, but also the battery life allows me to actually use the features that the phone has. I would give it 5 stars if the price was 50 to 100 dollars less. The Pure is going for 150 dollars with 2-year contract and MIR, 150 dollars less than this phone, and things you don't get are the slideout keyboard and a battery as good as the one that comes with Tilt 2, but The Pure's camera is better.
Updated on Oct 28, 20092 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Nice upgrade from a Tilt, but still not the best
Pros: Tethering
Speakerphone
Bluetooth 2.0
Calls sound fantasticCons: Stock AT&T phone limited to 300Kb/s download when using GSM.
WiFi limited (capped) to 1.5Mb/s.
AT&T bloatware all over the phone
Internet is slow and laggySummary: My Tilt broke and I mainly chose this phone over the iPhone because it had the ability to tether. I received the phone from AT&T.
Tethering was okay ...Summary: My Tilt broke and I mainly chose this phone over the iPhone because it had the ability to tether. I received the phone from AT&T.
Tethering was okay running at 300Kb/s. Trying to stream a Youtube video was kind of ridiculous though. After downloading a .cab file (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569953&page=2) it now goes up to 2Mb/s and averages about 1.5 - 1.7 Mb/s. That's a substantial increase in speed. Asking the customer to modify the registry in order to get all the speed the phone is capable of is really unnecessary and uncalled for. It should be fast right out of the box.
Another problem with the phone is that if you put it in WiFi mode you'll find that the speed is capped at 1.7 Mb/s. So in essence, you may have a WiFi network in your household that is capable of 7 - 15 Mb/s but you'll only get 1.7 Mb/s. Apparently all HTC Touch 2 and Tilt 2 phones have this problem, so it's a hardware/firmware issue and there's no way around it. For comparison, I compared an iPhone 3GS on the same WiFi network and it got 7 Mb/s. The HTC Tilt 2 is pathetic when it comes to this.
Internet is the worse. It's slow and requires multiple pushes to get a link to work. It's barely usable. However, speeding up the download speed helped.
I found a bug in the email program and it was quite annoying. I won't go into details, but be careful if you decide you don't want Outlook to sync any longer and decide to remove it from your phone. If you have external emails you'll find that the boxes for the external email will remain on your phone but you won't be able to do anything with them. In fact you won't even be able to remove them. So they'll be sitting there, unused, for as long as you have the phone.
So, did I like anything about the phone? Yes, the tethering. The speakerphone is one part I never used on my Tilt and it's fantastic on the Tilt 2. I was barely able to hear people with my Jawbone bluetooth headset with my Tilt. Now people come in loud and clear. I attribute that to the Bluetooth 2.0. The main reason why I purchased a cell phone was to make calls and the phone is fantastic for that. The calls are clear and the noise reduction is fantastic. People on the other end think I hung up the phone because it's so quiet.
Having Outlook, Word and Excel is a huge plus.
So overall, I'm happy with the phone now that I made the modifications. I'm even happier that I was even able to make modifications (I love tinkering). If I had an Apple iPhone I would have been locked in and not able to do any of the things I was able to do. Then again, the WiFi part on an iPhone was already perfect as was the regular bandwidth from GSM. The sound quality is fantastic and I couldn't ask for more. Being able to tether my computer is a HUGE plus, especially if you don't have a free WiFi network available.
Oh, I found that I'm able to receive a call while I'm tethered and the computer will continue to receive data! I was streaming a Youtube video when I suddenly received a call and the video continued streaming. That was fantastic.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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iPhone just got blown away...
by SRobbins1977 on November 2, 2009
Pros: Ton of features and phone as modem to my laptop. Music, MiniHD movies, mobile office and remote desktop.
Cons: Dont like the camera quality... But then I should mention i have never liked any cell phones camera quality.
Summary: You?ll have to excuse this review, I only have the iphone to compare it to as that was my last phone.
To the point? This phone is great. It ...Summary: You?ll have to excuse this review, I only have the iphone to compare it to as that was my last phone.
Haha, I ment to comment that I love the keyboard! so much more screen tis like working in another world!
To the point? This phone is great. It blows my old iphone. I cant say if you?re a Mac fan that you will like this phone. In fact most Mac fans will probably hate it. For 1) Its more feature rich and lacks the restrictive simplicity the iphone gives its users 2) Its not selling a lifestyle that you can buy into and instantly believe your now a free thinker. This phone is for real free thinking, platform neutral people.
I?ve been using it for a couple weeks and am most impressed with call quality, my calls haven?t dropped yet and that never happened with my old phone(I actually thought it was ATT). Zooming on websites is so much easier there is a bar dedicated to it, making the nerve racking ordeal that your page might zoom and lock up(iphone feature) much less a headache. And I have to say I have already used the diverse number of ?WinMo? apps to remotely take over my computer. I was on the training loading hardware intense programs for the days tasks. Very kewl. And not to forget the phone as modem function! I love surfing the web on my big laptop screen going into work!
My biggest upset is that camera phones are still so junky. I figured my iphone was old so; that was its excuse for the poor camera quality. Now this phone the same. Arent they making cameras the size of thumbnails now?! I?m also Upset at ATT for taking so long to get this phone out. But I cant say that this is a problem with the phone as much as it?s a problem with ATT.
Anyway, not a big deal for me, I?m used to it. I would say that this phone fulfills all realistic expectations. If you get the 2 year contract its only $299 and my ATT sales man give me the rebate right away plus another $50 dollars if I purchased something right then. So I got a kewl stereo blue tooth head set from Altec Lansing.
Updated on Nov 2, 2009
Updated on Nov 6, 2009I also noticed that when I try to slide the keyboard out my fingers slip on the metalic finish of the side face of the phone. Just a minor annoyance but wanted to mention that. I bought a rubber low profile sticky from a craft store, cut it down to size and that problem is gone. it looks kinda nice actually. Like it came with the phone
Updated on Nov 23, 2009VPN, Remote Desktop, and Bluetooth work GREAT for me. And I havent had ANY of the problems your having. I've been connection to my servers, and home computer for the past month or so now. What are your settings? Maybe I can help.
Have you tried exchanging it? Other possibility, Update your SIM card. The SIM card from my old phone needed to be updated.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Best Windows Mobile Device
by jpoirier587 on October 28, 2009
Pros: Screen quality
Speakerphone
Keyboard
Touch Screen
Touch Flo 3d
Build Quality
Voice RecognitionCons: occasional windows mobile sluggishness
windows mobile menusSummary: First off i have had this phone for about a week and a half now. i have delved through every menu and setting the phone offers so i know this ...
Summary: First off i have had this phone for about a week and a half now. i have delved through every menu and setting the phone offers so i know this thing inside and out. I have also previously owned the original iphone. (so you cant say I'm biased)
ok so i have heavily modded this phone with a new sense ui rom and all kinds of goodies. this phone was good stock but now that i've truley got it the way i want it i dont see leaving this phone anytime soon.
Ok, cons first.
Windows mobile is nothing to trifle with. It is a beast of an operating system. This is at time both a curse and a blessing. I definitely wouldn't recommend this to my grandmother, lets put it that way. The menus can get very technical and if you don't know what you are looking at and you start tampering with the more intricate settings it's very possible for example to make your data connection no longer work. If you have a background in networking or are just very computer savvy then things wont look that unfamiliar. General rule of thumb I'd give to the average user would be "if you don't know what it is, don't touch it". Thankfully there really is no need for the average user to venture into these types of system level settings. Now on the flip-side if you DO know what you are doing then windows mobile gives you an unmatched level of accessibility to the inner workings of the operating systems settings. Still even with the strides that have been made in 6.5 to make the interface more finger friendly, and they have, are not apparent once you get deeper into the os. Thankfully the Tilt 2's touch screen is accurate enough that even in these situations a stylus is not needed and a fingernail will do. Other than that everything else is on the up and up which I'll get to right about now.
Pros
I'll start off with what immediately strikes you upon using this phone and that would of course be the screen. It is fantastic, very clear and crisp. If i had to describe it in one word it would be "impressive". What more this superb screen also happens to be the best and most accurate resistive screens I've ever used. Previously, after my Iphone had seen the last of it days, i went to the E71x vowing never to get another touch screen unless it was capacitive. I had played with other resistive screens on LG's and Samsung's and they all left a bad taste in my mouth. That all changed when i got my hands on this baby. Before, resistive displays had felt so inaccurate and far away from the actual layer of the screen i was pressing. The Tilt 2 was the first resistive to give me the same confidence in my presses as that of a capacitive screen like the Iphone. If you want to see the difference I'm talking about go to your at&t store and play with the HTC Pure and then move over to the Tilt 2. The difference will be immediate and clear. Suddenly you'll understand why the Tilt 2 is double the price of the Pure.
The Tilt 2 offers a neat and useful speakerphone that activates when the phone is flipped over and laid face down. Easily the best speakerphone I've ever had which is saying a lot because the E71x had a pretty stellar speakerphone as well. Some users may not use speakerphone often but i use it quite a bit. Personally i hate having to hold a phone to my ear for extended periods of time and unless I'm driving a long ways in my car i don't use a bluetooth headset. It's nice to be able to answer a call and flip the phone over on the table and start talking so i can have both hands free to continue owning people in Call of Duty.
Keyboard, keyboard, keyboard. I had heard multiple reviewers calling it one of the best, if not the best, keyboard they had ever used. They were not lying. Because of it's width you might not be able to pound out seventy words a minute like you could on your crackberry but what you get is a spacious, well laid out keyboard that result in few misspresses and is comfortable to type long messages on. Each key is backlit in white with its alternate function in blue, making it uber easy to keep typing after the sun goes down. There has been much debate over at&t's decision to forgo the top number row for symbols. Like Ms. Bonny Cha (is it Ms. or Mrs.? I'm not sure. Maybe she will enlighten us with a reply lol) said, it hasn't made a real impact on my experience with the phone. I've had no trouble writing my texts or emails because of this change in layout.
Final thoughts
Touch Flo 3d does an excellent job of keeping you out of Windows Mobile proper ninety percent of the time but i would still recommend this phone to people that are confident in there ability to manage this devise. I think maybe the best way to describe my overall experience is to say that Touch Flo is an excellent interface for your everyday functionality while windows mobile offers features that are far superior to something like the Iphone os, even if they aren't as accessible or super smooth. Try to remote desktop on an Iphone and let me know how far you get. ;)
Updated on Nov 9, 2009
mods made:
touch flo 3d auto rotates using the accelerometer without having to open the keyboard.
when keyboard is open the power button is disabled to prevent accidentally putting the phone to sleep while typing.
all new icons.
mp3 trimmer to make ringtones
improved and customized lock screen.
change background for ALL tabs not just the home screen.
AT&T bloatware is gone and my memory usage is down to 60 percent. (this includes at&t boot and power off animation and sound) this makes the phone run faster
opera 9.7 beta (works real well)
slide to shutdown app (longpress the power button now gives the option to turn off, restart or sleep).
Updated on Nov 14, 2009dude, that's all it takes to give you motion sickness? how do you drive a car?1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Merge an Iphone with the Tilt 1 and you get the tilt 2!
by AtlComputerMan on October 23, 2009
Pros: Beautiful screen, large keyboard, fast user interface, expansion slot for more memory
Cons: a bit bulky and heavy in your pocket, touchflo 3d is sluggish and crashes too often, at&t software overcrowds the overall experience
Summary: if you want a windows phone that is user friendly with an easy interface to use, you cant go wrong with the windows mobile 6.5 product.
Summary: if you want a windows phone that is user friendly with an easy interface to use, you cant go wrong with the windows mobile 6.5 product.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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former htc user ..................now iphone user
by ajtech7 on October 25, 2009
Pros: amazing call quality and screen sharpness and color
Cons: jerky screen , locks up, sloooooow alot of time
Summary: I also wanted this to be an equal competitor to the iphone..........it needs some competition so we all can have more choices....................but , my friends i am here to ...
Summary: I also wanted this to be an equal competitor to the iphone..........it needs some competition so we all can have more choices....................but , my friends i am here to tell you unfortunately its not..............the iphone is simply in another league...........that said, this tilt2 is nice.................the call quality is , well , nothing short of amazing............nothing beats it............the screen sharpness and color are amazing.........i went to 2 att stores in different cities and tried 3 in one store and 1 in another. Also an employees phone. All of them did the same thing when browsing..........jerky screen movement, locking up, sloooow alot of the time............i compared it side by side to the iphone 3gs..............it really isnt a fair comparison but the iphones fluidity is just amazing .........the contrast is stark..............but the tilt2 is getting closer to perfecting itself...............i have high hope that in the future the htc will meet , if not exceed the iphone in functionality..............but first its got to bring its interface up to par
in response to nextronic: I have to chuckle a little when you say why critique it if you dont own it ?...... Why not ?......heh heh..............as if owning it is going to change the fact that the browser is slow and screen is jerky and it locks up. i tested 5 of them in two stores for a good period of time.........and side by side with the iphone ........so unless by some magical phenomenon its going to change if i pay for it and take it out of the store then i think it is what it is..........thats why they have them powered on with internet and full function in the store, so we can try them before we buy them..........so as spock would probably say about your statement . "thats illogical". :)
Updated on Oct 28, 20092 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: HTC
- Part number: 4030272
- Description: Business success depends on human interaction. You can often get more done with a quick phone call or a face to face meeting than you can in strings of emails. So why do all business phones seem to ignore the importance of calls? The HTC Tilt 2 treats your calls with as much care and attention as your messages.
General
- Product Type Smartphone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider AT&T
- Width 2.3 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 4.5 in
- Weight 6.3 oz
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Slider
- 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, Push-to-talk mode, 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
- 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 3.2 megapixels, this camera phone will give you higher quality pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 3.2 megapixels
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
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 3.6 in
- Features Ambient light sensor
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, AMR, MP3, WAV, WMA
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Data port - 11 pin HTC ExtUSB
- Slot Provided 1
Miscellaneous
- Hearing Aid Compatible Yes
- Included Accessories Stylus, Software kit, Screen protection film
- Cables Included USB cable
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Talk Time 450 min
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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