American Express-SavingsHTC Touch Pro (Sprint)
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- Despite some performance issues, the HTC Touch Pro is one of Sprint's most feature-packed and powerful smartphones for business users.
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CNET editors' review
HTC Touch Pro (Sprint) price range: $299.99
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 11/04/2008
- Released on: 11/02/2008
The good: The HTC Touch Pro offers a full QWERTY keyboard and a gorgeous touch screen. The Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone also offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and EV-DO Rev. A support as well a nice mix of productivity and multimedia features.
The bad: The Touch Pro is sluggish at times. The smartphone is bulky, and there's no standard headphone jack or dedicated camera key.
The bottom line: Despite some performance issues, the HTC Touch Pro is one of Sprint's most feature-packed and powerful smartphones for business users.
After a slight delay, the HTC Touch Pro for Sprint has reported for duty. Described by the carrier as "the sophisticated approach to business," the Touch Pro mostly delivers on that claim. The overall look of the device and HTC 3D TouchFlo interface is definitely sophisticated, and there's plenty of features to keep the mobile professional happy--Windows Mobile 6.1, EV-DO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, GPS, just to name a few things . The Windows Mobile smartphone also expands on the capabilities of the HTC Touch Diamond with a full QWERTY keyboard, an expansion slot, and a couple of extra business tools.
Of course, it's not all roses and peaches. There are some design issues, and the smartphone can feel underpowered at times, but we'd say the pros outweigh the cons. It's one of the most feature-packed and powerful smartphones in Sprint's lineup, and offers business users a device that can keep you productive and entertained on the road. The HTC Touch Pro is available now for $299.99 with a two-year contract (after rebates and with a $25-or-higher data plan).
Design
From straight on, the HTC Touch Pro looks much like its sibling, the HTC Touch Diamond, with its sleek, smoky mirrored face, rounded edges, and attractive silver trim. Of course, the big difference is the addition of the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, which is a boon for messaging fanatics but also consequently adds some bulk to the smartphone. At 4 inches tall by 2 inches wide by 0.7 inch deep and 5.3 ounces, the Touch Pro is thick and heavy, making for a pretty tight fit in a pants pocket, but it's a more compact device compared with the HTC Mogul. The handset has a solid construction and features a soft-touch finish on back for extra texture. However, instead of a burgundy cover like the Touch Diamond, the Touch Pro has a silver back, which is somewhat plain but a more safe color for the corporate-centric smartphone.
The Touch Pro features the same 2.8-inch, 262,000-color touch screen and 3D TouchFlo interface as the Diamond. With a 640x480 pixel resolution, everything looks incredibly sharp and vibrant on screen. The touch screen is responsive and works well with the 3D TouchFlo interface. There is a toolbar along the bottom of the screen that lets you scroll left to right and launch applications with one touch. In several of the programs--more specifically e-mail, the camera, and music--you can go through your files and messages by swiping your thumb/finger up or down the screen, all with a cool animated 3D effect. While the Home screen is set to the Sprint theme by default, you can choose from others in the Settings menu as well as add items to the Today screen and change the background image.
On top of all this, the Touch Pro is also equipped with an accelerometer, so when you physically rotate the phone (left or right), the screen orientation goes from portrait mode to landscape mode. However, there are a couple of caveats. First, the accelerometer only works in certain applications, such as pictures, video, and Web browsing, but not for others like Office documents, Calendar, or e-mail when the phone is closed. We also found that at times, it takes some time for the screen to switch, and the delay was long enough to make us wonder whether the system froze. This was never the case, but the lag got to be pretty annoying. There is a utility called G-Sensor, which you can find in the Settings menu that lets you recalibrate the screen if you think it's off.
The screen also changes to landscape mode when you slide open the keyboard, and you get a new menu layout of eight shortcuts (E-mail, Messages, Bookmarks, Web search, Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Contacts), rather than the TouchFlo interface. To access the keyboard, you just slide the screen to the right, but we found the sliding motion wasn't the smoothest. There's a bit of friction that makes it feel like the front cover is grating against something. However, the phone feels sturdy enough to endure multiple openings and closings, and the screen securely stays in place. The Touch Pro keyboard features large buttons with a matte finish, giving it a nice nonslip texture. That said, we found them a bit stiff to press and again, we noticed a slight lag between the time we hit a button to the time it registered onscreen. We were still able to write e-mails and text messages with minimal mistakes, though not quite as fast we like, and we're pleased that there's a dedicated number row. In addition to the QWERTY keyboard, you get other input options, including an onscreen keyboard (full and compact QWERTY), block recognizer, and transcriber.
Below the display you get a navigation array of Talk and End buttons, a Home shortcut, a back key, and a directional keypad with a center select button. In addition to pressing the latter up, down, left, or right, you can use your thumb or finger to make a clockwise or counterclockwise circle to zoom in/out of pages since the control is touch-sensitive.
On the left side, there's a volume rocker and a power button on top. The camera is located on the back, and unlike the Touch Diamond, there is a microSD expansion slot, though you have to remove the back cover to get to it. There's a mini USB port and a reset hole on the bottom of the phone. Unfortunately, like the T-Mobile G1, the USB port is the only option for connecting a headset. There is an audio adapter included in the box, but we'd rather just have the 3.5mm headphone jack built natively into the device. Hopefully, HTC will start doing this in future products. Also, of note, there's no dedicated capture button, which we missed while trying to take pictures.
Sprint packages the HTC Touch Pro with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a 1GB microSD card, a wired headset, an audio adapter, a carrying case, a software CD, and reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
Features
Billed as a business device, the HTC Touch Pro is fully stocked with productivity and communication options, as well as plenty of diversions for after work hours. Starting with phone features, the Touch Pro offers a speakerphone, voice dialing and commands, speed dial, and text and multimedia messaging. The address book is only limited by the available memory and you can store multiple numbers for a single entry, as well as home and work addresses, e-mail, IM screen name, birthday, and more. For caller ID purposes, you can pair a contact with a photo, a caller group, or one of 59 polyphonic ringtones. The smartphone also has Bluetooth 2.0 that supports mono- and stereo-Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits, file sharing, dial-up networking, and more. If you want to use the Touch Pro as a modem for your laptop, you will need to sign up for a Sprint Power Vision Modem Plan, which runs $39.99 per month for 40MB or $49.99 per month for unlimited.
The Touch Pro runs on Sprint's EV-DO Rev. A network for faster Web browsing, e-mail, and downloads. The Rev. A offers an extra boost over regular EV-DO, bringing download speeds up to the 600Kbps-to-1.4Mbps range versus 400Kbps-to-700Kbps, while upload speeds will average around 350Kpbs to 500Kpbs (compared with EV-DO's 50Kpbs to 70Kbps). Of course, this is all dependent if you live in a coverage area (you can find a coverage map from Sprint's Web site). If you're not one of the lucky ones, the Touch Pro also has integrated Wi-Fi, so you have another option for getting online. In addition to Internet Explorer Mobile, the Touch Pro also ships with the Opera Mobile HTML Web browser (version 9.5), which arguably gives you a better browsing experience with the ability to open numerous tabs, zoom and pan pages, bookmark sites, and more, all with ease.
The final wireless radio included on the Touch Pro is GPS/A-GPS, which means the smartphone will use both satellites and cellular triangulation to get a fix on your position. Plus, there's a utility called QuickGPS installed on the device to speed up the time it takes to find your position by downloading the latest satellite information via an Internet connection. You can get some basic navigation tools with Google Maps but for more robust capabilities, you'll have to turn to a location-based service (LBS) like Sprint Navigation. The LBS offers turn-by-turn text- and voice-guided directions, traffic updates, local search, and more. Sprint Navigation is free for the first day of use, but afterwards, you will have to pay $2.99 per day or $9.99 per month for unlimited use.
The HTC Touch Pro runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition and comes with Windows Live integration. For document management, you get the full Microsoft Office Mobile Suite, as well as ClearVue Presentation 5 Pro for creating, viewing, and working on PowerPoint presentations. The Touch Pro also has video-out capabilities, so you could even give presentations or show images from the smartphone onto an external display. Other PIM features include a business card scanner, Adobe Reader LE, a Zip manager, Jetcet Print 5 for connecting to a printer, a voice recorder, a calculator, a notepad, and a task manager.
Microsoft Direct Push Technology brings real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. The Touch Pro also supports HTML-formatted e-mail and you can access POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts, which, in most cases, is a simple process of inputting your username and password. For quicker communication, Sprint offers three of the major instant-messaging clients--AIM, Yahoo, and Windows Live Messenger, and there's threaded text messaging for an IM-like chat view.
When you're ready to relax, the HTC Touch Pro can take care of your needs with a number of multimedia features. You get the standard Windows Media Player 10 Mobile player with support for AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, MPEG-4, WMV files, and more. Like the HTC Touch Diamond, there are also some multimedia extras on the Touch Pro, including a dedicated YouTube application, a streaming-media program, and a utility called MP3 Trimmer that allows you to cut and trim MP3 files and make them into ringtones. As far as memory, the Touch Pro 512MB ROM and 288MB RAM, and we're happy to see that the Touch Pro has a microSD expansion slot, which was missing on the Touch Diamond.
As an EV-DO-capable smartphone, you can access the carrier's various multimedia services, including Sprint TV and the Sprint Music Store. Sprint offers these services as part of the Sprint Power Vision pack, which ranges in price from $15 to $25 per month. Sprint TV gives you access to programming from a variety of channels, including CNN, Comedy Central, and Sprint Exclusive Entertainment. In addition, you can listen to live streaming music and talk radio from Sirius, VH1 Mobile, and MTV Mobile. Meanwhile, the Sprint Music Store offers track downloads for $0.99 each, or you can get a six-pack for $5.94. However, be aware, that you no longer get a PC download included in that cost.
Finally, the HTC Touch Pro features a 3.2-megapixel camera with up to 4x zoom and video-recording capabilities. The editing options are the same as those found on the Touch Diamond's camera, which you can read about in our full review. Picture quality was a little disappointing for a 3.2-megapixel camera. Though we could make out the images, the colors looked gray and flat. There's also some delay between the time you actually press the button to the time the image is actually captured, so be sure to keep your hand steady. Video quality was good, that is if you're recording slow-moving scenes. Anything with action looked blurry and almost unwatchable.
Performance
We tested the dual-band (CDMA 850/1900; EV-DO Rev. A) in San Francisco using Sprint service and call quality was generally good. There were a couple of times where voices sounded slightly muffled, but for the most part, we enjoyed admirable sound quality with very little distortion or background noise. We also had no problem checking flight information using an airline's voice-automated system. Our friends also reported good results. Speakerphone quality was OK. We were able to carry on conversations, but there was some slight voice distortion. We paired the Touch Pro with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset and the Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones.
Armed with a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM 7201A processor, the Touch Pro couldn't quite seem to keep up with our needs at times. As we mentioned earlier, there was some sluggishness with simple tasks like changing screen orientation or composing messages, yet at other times, the smartphone was quite responsive. There is a task manager that can help optimize your phone's performance but even so, we wish for better and more consistent overall performance.
With the combination of Sprint's EV-DO Rev. A network and the Opera browser, surfing the Web on the Touch Pro was a good experience. Unfortunately, Sprint TV was a little problematic; there were a few occasions where a program wouldn't launch and the network would time out. When we finally did get video, the quality wasn't the greatest though fine for short amounts of time. We had much better luck with the YouTube application, as we enjoyed good-quality video and better download times. Music playback was decent for a smartphone. Nothing to write home about but we suspect most of you won't be playing your songs through the speaker and instead will use headphones, which makes the inclusion of a standard headphone jack all the more important.
The HTC Touch Pro features a 1,340mAh lithium ion battery with a rated talk time of 3.75 hours. In our battery drain tests, the Touch Pro was able to beat the rated talk time slightly with a total of 4.25 hours. According to FCC radiation tests, the Touch Pro has a digital SAR rating of 0.908 watt per kilogram.
User reviews
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Sprint's Touch Pro is a winner!
by chris1683 on October 26, 2008
Pros: Beautiful design, Great feel in the hand, Easy to type on, Expandable storage, Screen clarity is unsurpassed, Generous included applications & accessories
Cons: Speakerphone could be louder for voice calls.
Summary: I got the Touch Pro on it's very first day of release from Best Buy and what a phone is has turned out to be. I previously had the ...
Summary: I got the Touch Pro on it's very first day of release from Best Buy and what a phone is has turned out to be. I previously had the Touch Diamond by Sprint and was not too impressed with the battery life and speakerphone as well as the non-expandable memory.
The Touch Pro is sleek and a real eye-catcher. The chrome accents around the phone really look great and soft touch back is a great improvement in my opinion over the GSM version.
Performance of the phone is great. It is very fast and easy to navigate thanks to the TouchFlo design which gives you easy access to messaging, contacts, internet etc. Sprint included their TV application which works well as well as Sprint Music Store. Aside from Internet Explorer, the Touch Pro comes with Opera Mobile which is a great internet browser.
The Screen is amazing and all images are crisp and clear with high detail. It's like looking at HD only on a cell phone. The touch screen is very responsive and accurate and the Pro also includes a Accelerometer calibration program for tilting the phone. The stylus is also handy when you need to jot down some notes.
The keyboard has a great feel and is extremely easy to type on even for someone with big fingers such as myself. The slide mechanism is smooth and works like a charm.
Battery life is also better compared to the Diamond I had. I got 6 hours from a full charge with very heavy usage when programming the phone, downloading apps, making phone calls, GPS navigating, and using the web and watching tv. On standby the phone seems to maintain a healthy charge. I have found that turning of data connection when not using the internet is a great bettery saver (it autmatically turns back on when Opera or IE is opened)
Making phone calls is very user friendly. You can simply "speak" the number and it will dial it for you, or you can speak someones name and it will recognize it and dial. Call clarity is great in the earpiece but could be better with the speakerphone, however on such a high tech device I wasn't expecting a bullhorn. Overall, the speakerphone is adeqaute but does sometimes sound a bit tinny. Callers on the other end said I sounded clear using both speakerphone and earpiece. While the speakerphone for calls may be a bit lacking, the speaker for anything else on the phone is LOUD!
Internet & Messaging is also nifty to use. TouchFlo integrates Text Messaging, E-mail and Picture Mail right into the menu and creating messages is a snap. Internet speed in my area with Sprint is very fast and the phone can download programs and webpages in seconds.
Sprint TV is also a great application, however I also own a Slingbox and opted to pay the one-time fee on $29.99 to watch my home TV with all premium channels in real-time. Sprint's TV App is good in my opinion, but most channels are mobile versions of regular broadcasting stations and not what you would see live if you tuned in on your home TV. Both applications considered, they both work great and have a lot to offer.
The camera takes very clear pictures on the lowest zoom setting and the flash is actually quite bright. I wasn't expecting much from an LED light, but I was surprised that the phone could take a decent picture in total darkness from a few feet away. In bright light, the images are crisp and clear but zooming in too far seems to affect the focus capability a bit (due to holding the phone steady....remember the days before Steadyshot here people!)
Video playback is also top notch with the Pro. I converted a few DVD's and was able to watch them in windows media player. Playback was stunning and audio was crystal clear. I believe I used H.264 format when I converted the DVD's.
GPS navigation is very snappy and accurate. I also downloaded Google Maps which works well with the Pro's GPS. Sprint Navigation was a little more user friendly and the voice guided prompts were better for keeping your eyes on the road. The Sprint app also offers 3d view which is nice.
*The only gripe I had with the phone was when the weater module was giving me an error that it could not connect. I did a quick internet search and found a third party fix and now it works like a charm.
While the Diamond and the Pro are both very similar, the Pro wins hands down in my book for its keyboard, expandable memory and sleeker design. I would recommend the phone to anyone!38 out of 50 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Everything You Need in One Device!!!!!!
by Aquil33 on November 8, 2008
Pros: Sexiness of Iphone and Windows Mobile combined
Excellent screen clarity
Weather app is amazing
TouchFLO 3D is amazing
World Card Mobile
5 row Keyboard
RAM and ROM
Every Feature you need in a deviceCons: -Battery Life could be better
-Sprint should have kept the original HTC black battery coverSummary: I have been using PDAs since 2000 and this has to be the best product thus far, I have graduated from the HTC Mogul, Treo 700p,650,600,300, Kyocera ...
Summary: I have been using PDAs since 2000 and this has to be the best product thus far, I have graduated from the HTC Mogul, Treo 700p,650,600,300, Kyocera 6035, Visor Platinum, and Handspring Visor. The HTC Touch Pro improved on the shortcomings of the HTC Mogul which were few. The VGA screen is flawless and I love the addition of TouchFlo 3D, I was able to transfer the majority of my Windows Mobile applications that I use on the Mogul. There is a transfer conflict on a few third party applications that were only made for QVGA screens, but not for my major applications. PPCGeeks can help you out on where to find the best third party apps that are TouchPro specific. I am able to use all of my 2000+ contacts, set up my calendar, use Notes and MS Office, get business email, msn email, and custom domain email; use as a modem for my laptop, watch youtube, play music while I workout with BT headphones, take 3.2 megapixel pictures and videos with a flash, use 3D Free GPS with Sprint Navigation, Read my bible in 4 different versions (laridian.com), watch TV, go to all my favorite websites in a great view with Opera 9.5, WiFi is great but I don't use it, and I save everything on my 8GB micorSDHC card that I used on the Mogul. If you are upgrading from an older Windows Mobile Pocket PC device all you have to do is save your information with SPB backup 2.0 on a microSD card and then restore your information on the TouchPro. With the application, WORLD CARD MOBILE you can take the picture of a business card and save it into your contacts, Amazing!!! If you are really looking for a powerful PDA that does it all, no need to look anywhere else, I have played with all the other toys that are out there and I know their specs and limitations, The HTC TouchPro has none.
23 out of 23 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Style and function mix for possibly the best phone yet.
by phat78boy on November 13, 2008
Pros: Touch Flo 3D is beautiful. Built in micro SD with capacity up to 32GB(when available). Hard keyboard is a plus to me, might be a minus to others. VGA resolution, the screen is gorgeous.
Cons: Battery life, while not terrible, could be better.
Summary: While some consider the Iphone and Blackberry smart devices, I just consider them phones. Really, what can they do over the Instinct or the slew of other phones on the ...
Summary: While some consider the Iphone and Blackberry smart devices, I just consider them phones. Really, what can they do over the Instinct or the slew of other phones on the market now?
With Touch Pro you can literally administer your network while having lunch miles away. Connect via VPN and then your just a remote desktop launch away from your server and whatever you need to do.
With Word and Excel built in, you can download your attachments, edit them and then send them back all without have to go to a desktop. While other phones can open documents, anything but the most basic of documents gets messed up with 3rd party viewers and editors.
Multimedia has always been pretty good on Windows Mobile devices and its no exception on the Touch Pro. While it could be made more "pretty", it works just fine.
The CPU, memory, and storage on this phone is amazing. A 528 MHz processor, 288 MB of RAM and the ability for basically endless storage was the real selling factor for me. I have yet to tax the memory on this device, something that was done with ease on past WinMo devices. As of now, I have a 16GB microSD card that I don't see filling up anytime soon. If that does happen, the cards are easy to switch out.
The inclusion of Opera 9.5 was a must have in my opinion. Its absolutely flawless in my time using it so far. With the VGA screen, I can actually view whole webpages and using the scroll wheel easily zoom to whatever I want to view. You will not be disappointed.
Last but not least is the Touch Flo 3D. Amazing. I've had this phone for a few weeks now and I'm amazed at how crisp it is to the touch. You barely realize that its a WinMo phone. The scroll wheel is very nice. To enlarge or minimize text or pictures, you just run your finger around the center circle. My only complaint with that is I wish it worked with every application on the device.
In all, if your just looking for a phone to play multimedia files and keep your calendar, this might not be the phone for you. If you want a phone that is immensely customizable and has more power then some small laptops....this is your phone.12 out of 12 users found this user opinion helpful.
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I think the phone is great.
by shlsmns on November 11, 2008
Pros: The look of the phone. The slide out 5 row keyboard. The selection of ring tones. How the applications look.
Cons: There is some lag so you have to be patient.
Summary: I have had my phone for about 2 weeks now. I previously owned a Palm Centro. I like this phone much much better. I feel as though I definitely upgraded ...
Summary: I have had my phone for about 2 weeks now. I previously owned a Palm Centro. I like this phone much much better. I feel as though I definitely upgraded when I chose this phone. It is absolutely beautiful. The people complaining about it I really don't get where they are coming from. I can only assume they are the competition and trying to discourage people from buying the phone. Yes, sometimes the phone is slow in loading but I really dig this phone. When you look at the weather and its a rainy day it puts 3D raindrops on the screen which are then quickly wiped away by a windshield wiper. Those are the types of things I really appreciate. When you get a text message it appears on a black background which I really like as well. Aesthetically the phone is gorgeous. I don't think its "too thick" at all. I has a full slide out keyboard so why would you expect it to be razor thin??
I have had this phone for about 8 months now and unfortunately I am not as impressed as I was initially. This phone is very sluggish. It frequently locks up to a point where I have to point where I have to take the battery out to reset it. It only holds a charge for about 6 hours and this is with only a few text message being sent or received! I then try to buy a new battery and this phone doesn't have way to just buy the dang battery so they had to send me an entirely new phone. The replacement phone doesn't work quite the same way the other phone does. When I text with the slide out keyboard the power button is now so sensitive that if I slightly touch it I turn the phone off in the middle of texting! I am so over Sprint. I have been with them since 2001 but I really think it is time to move on. I'm really disappointed with Sprint and their line up of phones.
I have figured out how everything works and it is different than my Palm but no real issue for me. The GPS is pretty awesome too. If you are looking for a sophisticated, beautiful piece of technology I definitely recommend the HTC Touch Pro.
Updated on Jun 18, 200911 out of 11 users found this user opinion helpful.
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To offset the terrible review by samssingh
by lipidfats on October 1, 2008
Pros: The SPRINT VERSION has an improved touch flo experience, a nice alloy finish, rounded edges and a sleek back panel. It is the most powerful HTC unit to date (along with the sprint version of the diamond) with 528mhz processor and 288mb of RAM.
Cons: Thickness (only .7" tho), but that is to be expected with the option to use a physical keyboard, which by the way, has 5 ROWS OF KEYS!! Its now like using a computer keyboard... texting, here i come!
Summary: With the improved touch flo experience over the previous gsm version and windows mobile functionality, this phone will turn heads. The improved speed and memory over the original touch makes ...
Summary: With the improved touch flo experience over the previous gsm version and windows mobile functionality, this phone will turn heads. The improved speed and memory over the original touch makes this your best option for 2008-2009. The use of a physical keyboard separates this phone from the diamond, so if you love the diamond and need a hard-keyboard, then this phone is for you. I GAVE THIS PHONE 5 STARS TO OFFSET 'SAMSSINGH'S UNWARRANTED REVIEW. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT I'D STILL GIVE THIS PHONE A SOLID 4.5 STARS. No smart phone in the near future should get five, so this is as good as it gets. Thanks for reading.
19 out of 31 users found this user opinion helpful.
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The near-perfect do-everything personal computer/phone
by dalethorn2 on November 8, 2008
Pros: Plays iPod MP4 videos. Plays MP3's. Displays and edits(1) all of my photos. Displays and edits all of my text files, and displays if not edits most other document files. Browses Internet with GPS location. Plays some TV channels, and YouTube.
Cons: The camera doesn't really have 3 mp of resolution. So far I haven't found out how to scroll through photos in date sequence. Some websites just aren't friendly to small (VGA) screens.
Summary: I am replacing not only my previous Internet phone (Palm Centro) with the HTC Pro, I'm also replacing my Toshiba Libretto Windows XP laptop computer with it. The Libretto ...
Summary: I am replacing not only my previous Internet phone (Palm Centro) with the HTC Pro, I'm also replacing my Toshiba Libretto Windows XP laptop computer with it. The Libretto is 8 x 6 x 1 inch, small enough to carry everywhere, but the HTC Pro fits on my belt in the same case as the Palm Centro, and is much more flexible and easier to use than the Libretto. The HTC Pro's sound quality is as good as or better than the Libretto or the 160 gb iPod I have (also replaced by the Pro), and the video screen quality is better than the iPod too. Although the Pro's screen is much smaller than the Libretto's screen, it's so clear and crisp that I find it adequate for all of my purposes. I purchased a couple of tiny mini-USB to 3.5 mm adapters to attach to my headphone cords, so I don't have to worry about the dongle getting in the way when I walk around listening to media on the HTC Pro.
10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Bonnie Cha is knucklehead
by stylishguyks on November 15, 2008
Pros: Productivity powerhouse
Top of the line high end WinMo Smartphone
Very sophisticated
Nice sex appeal
Power pack features
Gorgeous VGA display
Storage extensibility with external microSDCons: Slightly sluggish sometimes with more processes on
Battery life could have been better
Should have kept original shiny black faceted back coverSummary: CNET reviews are really B.S. This Bonnie Cha from CNET has no freakin' clue what she is talking about. If you want a real reviews on phones, go to ...
Summary: CNET reviews are really B.S. This Bonnie Cha from CNET has no freakin' clue what she is talking about. If you want a real reviews on phones, go to phonedog.com. This guy Noah he is absolutely awesome in giving reviews. Not biased at all and will tell you what he thinks upfront and why.
I am not saying because I don't like her but I doubt her intelligence. It seems like she reviewed the phone in just one sitting. In terms of cellphone technology goes, the better review is something you give after prolong use of phone for about a week just to cover all phases of life you went wit this phone.
The major problem with CNET is I think they are biased towards AT&T and iphone. I remembered they gave HTC Touch Diamond original the European version some low rating with one of reason was the internet was slow. The reason internet is slow on original HTC Touch Diamond is because the European 3G frequency band is different than in US GSM 3G frequency band. Both 3G bands are on different hardware and hence when they tested the phone, of course the phone was drawing 2G from AT&T. It is a simple logic.
Second point was it has only 4GB storage. Well the phone was made for casual users. If you need more storage then go with Touch pro. HTC knows that. Everyone in europe knows that. It is not surprise that you suddenly realized diamond has just 4 GB. HTC has said on their box also. That is not a negative point but that's what the phone have to offer. You just can't give negative reviews because of the technical limitations here. That is totally absurd. If CNET can't understand this then I doubt their credibility really!!!
CNET may have great reviews in other products, but as far as cellphone goes, those guys are idiots and knuckleheads. That's why I don't read CNET reviews.
When you give a review about the phone, you should look solely what that phone has to offer. You can't just say, WinMo sucks on this phone. Of course no one has said WinMO OS is pretty here. If you have problems with WinMO OS then either don't give the review or review the OS in separate discussion. You are here for review what this phone has to offer and what it's power. This is what CNET and that stupid dumb Bonnie Cha lacks. She has no clue what Sprint Touch Pro has to offer. You know I can write better reviews about this phone than her. It seems to me CNET might be going with a standard format and filling in all details or may be Bonnie Cha from CNET had a fight with her B.F the night before!
IMO, a true review would be just look at that phone. Don't compare with iphone.
Another great example how stupid CNET is when they reviews this phone Serene from Bang
& Olufsen. First of all it is a 1500 dollar phone and it is made by Bang & Olufsen. It is not a touch screen but it is a simple clam shell phone with a unique design which you have never seen before. The primary target of this phone are rich people who wants to impress somone and carry this phone on a nice romantic weekend gate away. You don't carry you blackberry or iphone for that. Obviously CNET gave negative reviews because the phone is expensive and does not offer a lot for that price. What CNET failed to understand here is this phone is not a mediocre phone like iphone or blackberry. This phone is made for unique sets of people. You can mentioned that thing but you can't give negative reviews just because you as a person can't afford this phone. This totally Baloney.
Updated on Nov 15, 20089 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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An Exciting and wonderfully hip new piece of tech
by Rafe_emt on November 2, 2008
Pros: Sleek sexy design , Responsive keyboard , briliant screen , built in aol and yahoo messenger ,text and mms messaging , flash is more than adequate for near dark pics , music from sd micro cards and mp3 ringers are loud and clear
Cons: although the case is a great looking silver finish it does pick up smudges and fingerprints real easily , While many of the bells and whistles on the device are straight foward the learning curve isnt for the novice, you will need to read the manual
Summary: After Being put thru the usual Sprint hijinks to get the HTC PRO I was finally able to purchase it at best buy for a grand total of $325.11 (...
Summary: After Being put thru the usual Sprint hijinks to get the HTC PRO I was finally able to purchase it at best buy for a grand total of $325.11 (thats price with renewal of a two year contract and a $150.00 dollar upgrade) .
I must say it was money well spent . Right out of the box the Pro catches the eye the design is suprisingly sleek and light and the silver finish is very exciting and gives the Pro an overall eycatching appearance . The finish though does catch finger prints and smudges quite easily , The moment i can find a good wraparound shell case i will purchase it . That being said the Pro is very light and small feeling in the hand , I traded from a treo 700 p and the size and toughness factor is very noticeable. I have large hands and on first holding my Pro i was scared i would crush it , but after a few hours of touching it and yes you will touch it for hours My Pro felt totaly comfortable .
The touch flo and the onscreen keyboard surprised me because i thought that my fingers would be too big to let me use them properly but I can actually send text messages pretty quickly just typing on the screen . As for messaging the touch comes preloaded with aol ,yahoo and msn messenger and they work flawlessly.
The windows media player also worked without a hitch and although im not a big fan of media player it played well . Ill still problably get pocket tunes deluxe but thats more of a preference thing .
The screen is absolutely a dream when I tried the built in you tube application the videos were crisp and clear .
The opera browser while a bit bit confusing at first but works pretty quick its like trying to navigate the internet with a playstation portable .
The Slider function on the Pro works smoothly it doesnt feel loose or fragile and once its in the extended position stays put . The keys while small are comfortable and there are buttons for text and email .
The wi-fi function connected without problem to my wireless network.
The bluetooth pairing performed painlessley and i had decent sound quaility with my plaintronics 640 e earpiece . The wired stereo headset that HTC packages with the device gave above average call quality with the people I was talking to saying they heard me clearly . And when using the headset to listen to music while not highquality gave decent enough sound .
The camera is a little tricky to use at first you really have to read the manual to take full advantage of the settings and the 3.2 megapixels .
On a whole I must say that being a palm guy for so long its a bit of a switch to be using windows mobile but HTC makes it a pleasure and there customer service is great .
For price and features and just overall cool tech I would recommend the HTC PRO12 out of 19 users found this user opinion helpful.
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After using the Touch Pro Im in love with this phone.
by SBR_L3GION on November 13, 2008
Pros: - It is a Windows Mobile Device Therefore it is very customizable.
- Has a Vga screen that is 480x640 pixels in size.
- Has Ev/Do Rev/A connection. Approx 2mb of download speed.
- Thousands of 3rd party Apps available for the device.
- 3.2Mp cameraCons: I wish they would have left the Fm radio app in the phone. but this issue is being worked on. I also wish they would left the front facing camera on this phone.
Summary: I have owned a few Windows Mobile Devices now and this is by far my favorite. It has most everything us WinMo users have wanted. The screen resolution is great ...
Summary: I have owned a few Windows Mobile Devices now and this is by far my favorite. It has most everything us WinMo users have wanted. The screen resolution is great and the screen even supports multi touch. it has the G-sensor that is great with games and such. I have owned many phones and this is the phone with the most customizability with the most potential have owned. i own an iPhone also and only use it for games when Im developing for this phone. I text alot and tried using the iPhone for that and no matter how hard i tried i couldnt get used to there keyboard, but when i use the onscreen keyboard on this phone i can text quite easily. Last month I had over 15,000 texts and I about a quarter of that was on this phone the other was on my Sprint Touch. All in All i chalk this up to be the best Device in ths U.S. whether you want it for business or abilty to customize.
7 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Complete Mobile Solution
by mobguy on November 8, 2008
Pros: SprintTV is impressive, slider keypad is perfect, GPS on the money, exchange activesync, wifi, opera browser, accelerometer, auto-orienting screen, evdo revA, voice quality is right on, very well thought out design, and cool factor (turns heads).
Cons: Only thing this thing doesn't have that would make it perfect is visual voicemail. Standard voicemail is feature rich however. I imagine this is coming soon though.
Summary: Finally, I can put my laptop down and forget about it. No more separate mp3 players, phones, etc. This device does it all and amazingly fast. Sprint's EVDO RevA ...
Summary: Finally, I can put my laptop down and forget about it. No more separate mp3 players, phones, etc. This device does it all and amazingly fast. Sprint's EVDO RevA 3G data network is that fastest thing out there. Aside from their new 4G network I suppose. Wonder how long before we start seeing these devices capable of dual-mode... I highly recommend this device and it destroyed my friends' 3g iphone on data and feature richness. Seems this is truly a smart phone and definitely raises the bar. Too bad ATT hypes up their network as the fastest 3G net when they're infants in 3G space and coverage is so poor, it was embarrassing to see first hand. I'd recommend to anyone shopping for smart phones and carriers to educate yourself to learn where these companies are going so you don't find yourself locked into a contract and possibly older technology while you watch others enjoy well thought out advancement & are positively enabled through tech.
7 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: HTC
- Part number: PPC6850SP
- Description: The HTC Touch Pro brings together elegant touch screen response with the direct precision of keyboard entry, leaving out nothing to deliver a powerhouse communication tool in a beautiful, compact design. The 2.8-inch VGA touch screen provides four times the resolution of most smart devices, making email, documents and web pages sharper and easier to work with than ever before. HTC's rich, touch-responsive interface, TouchFLO 3D, provides a stunningly intuitive way to zip through common tasks like messaging, calendar checks or making calls. Delve a little deeper to find that playing media files, searching for contacts and surfing the web are also responsive to your touch. The web browser puts the full Internet in the palm of your hand. Websites look just like they do on a PC, and TouchFLO 3D makes it easy to pan around and zoom in on exactly the information you're looking for. If you need a wide screen, simply tilt the Touch Pro sideways and the page switches to landscape view. Slide out the 5-row QWERTY keyboard to make light work of typing-intensive tasks like composing email or working on Microsoft Office documents, perfect for when your day takes a serious turn. High speed connectivity will keep you in touch with colleagues and contacts wherever you are. Integrated GPS can be used with maps software for a full turn-by-turn satellite navigation experience. Built-in Wi-Fi and TV-out functionality mean you can hook up to the local wireless hot spot to surf, then deliver the perfect PowerPoint presentation without a laptop in sight. A beautiful angle on business, the HTC Touch Pro introduces effortless presence to enterprise-standard communications.
General
- Product Type Smartphone
- Service Provider Not specified
- Width 2 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 4 in
- Weight 5.8 oz
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Slider
- Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Additional Features TouchFLO 3D touch-screen
Communicator Features
- Operating System Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Messaging & Data Services
- 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
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 3.2 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 3.2 megapixels
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Camera Light Source Flash
GPS System
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 640 x 480 pixels
- Diagonal Size 2.8 in
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, AMR, MP3, WAV, WMA, MIDI, AAC +
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Video out / hands-free microphone connector - 11 pin HTC ExtUSB
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Capacity 1340 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 419 min
- Standby Time Up to 462 h
Product series
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Manufacturer: HTC
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 419 min, 5.8 oz
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Manufacturer: HTC
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 419 min, 5.8 oz
Manufacturer info
- HTC
- Manufacturer profile
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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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