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HTC Touch Smartphone (Sprint) - Review Gist

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Highly Recommended
Reviews Positive
Very Old Model
From 45 PDA Reviews.


Specs:
- GSM 1900, GSM 1800, GSM 900
- 128.0 MB
- PDA
- Mobile
- 16-bit (65000 colors) display
- GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
- 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7200
- 2.6 inch
- Smartphone, Touch Screen
Released: Jun 2007
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Summary

Review summaries for HTC Dual from expert pda reviewers.

a Windows Mobile smart phone, running the latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition.

HTC Touch (Sprint):CNet

The bottom line: The HTC Touch cell phone for Sprint boasts an innovative touch screen, a sleek interface, and a nice set of features, but the lack of a sizable keyboard really limits the usability of this device.
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The screen is also smart enough to know the difference between a tap and finger sweep, which comes in handy for scrolling through e-mails and Web pages."
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You do get some tactile controls on the HTC Touch."
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The virtual keys are larger so you can actually use your fingers to tap the letters."
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We were able to pair the Touch with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset with no problems."
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excellent sound with crisp audio and little to no interference."
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We tested the dual-band HTC Touch in San Francisco using Sprint service and call quality was good."
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call quality was OK."
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151MB of free program memory"
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With about 12MB of free program memory, there was often a few-second delay when opening applications."
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performance can sometimes be sluggish."
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images were clear"
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It's EV-DO capable and works with the Sprint Music Store"
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various image effects"

decent phone

HTC Touch:PCMAG

This "TouchFLO" interface is great. The Start menu is wider, and there's an option for larger fonts, making links and buttons easier to tap. Battery life was nearly 5 hours, excellent for such a slim device. *
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This "TouchFLO" interface is great."
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The touch functions are more responsive"
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extremely picky stylus"
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direct push e-mail"
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finger-friendly audio application"
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The earpiece and speakerphone are both loud"
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speedy processor, music and video played well"
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Videos are smooth"
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finger-friendly music application"
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camera interface that you can work with your finger"
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Battery life was nearly 5 hours, excellent for such a slim device."
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battery life is excellent."

very small green and red call control keys

Review: HTC Touch - A Totally Touchable Smartphone:Mobileburn.com

The sensing area of the display extends slightly beyond the viewable area of the screen, meaning even UI elements in the corner of the screen are easy to press. *
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One thing HTC has got perfect for the Touch Dual is the touch aspects of the display"
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The sensing area of the display extends slightly beyond the viewable area of the screen, meaning even UI elements in the corner of the screen are easy to press."
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new 20 key design"
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The stylus is nice and solid"

a few kinks prevent the Touch from being a great phone.

HTC Touch:PCWorld

Touch screen responds to finger swipes. Doesn't always behave properly. *
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Touch screen responds to finger swipes."
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Call volume and sound quality on the Touch were adequate"
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Doesn't always behave properly."
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The Touch's camera was a tad slow to snap photos"

amazing device

Review: Sprint Touch:Geek.com

It's very intuitive, touch friendly, and also sports a built-in Slide Show. *
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nice interface"
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effortless interface"
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It's very intuitive, touch friendly, and also sports a built-in Slide Show."
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I have been able to download online content over sprint's network at a pace of about 1 to 2 MBs per minute, NOT BAD!!!"
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the TV looks and plays great on the Touch, it switches to landscape mode and plays in fullscreen"
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attractive Start screen"
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cool TouchFlo interface"
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cool touchable interface"

The Sprint Touch is a thoroughly pleasant PDA phone

HTC Touch:MobileTechReview

As with most recent HTC-manufactured phones like the Wing and the Cingular 8525 , call quality is excellent and the volume is average by GSM standards. It's the perfect phone for style conscious buyers who need a PDA's features and advanced functions, but don't want to carry an ugly brick. Voice is clear on both incoming and outgoing ends and incoming volume is above average for a GSM phone. Esmertec's Java runtime is on-board so you can load Opera Mini and other Java-based applications wit... *
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friendly home screen"
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hip looks"
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full keyboard"
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Voice Speed Dial is accurate and reliable, and works with Bluetooth headsets and car kits as a consolation."
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new email"
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high speed wireless modem"
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The included stereo earbud headset's volume and sound quality are excellent."
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very good sound quality"
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sound through the Plantronics Pulsar 590a Bluetooth stereo headphones was very good"
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Browsing is also faster thanks to all that lovely memory"
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good performance"
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great multimedia features"
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Music sounds great through the included stereo earbuds with in-line mic and volume control."
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Good video playback performance"
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Video playback is quite good"
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battery life is superb by Windows Mobile Professional standards."
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Surprisingly good battery life for a device with a relatively small battery."

slick, shiny numeric keypad

Review: HTC Touch Dual business smartphone:Infosyncworld.com

The most significant improvement in the HTC Touch Dual is surprisingly not the hardware keyboard. Perhaps we would have found it more useful if we had tested the SureType version instead of the numeric keys on our review unit, but to us, the best improvement was in the responsiveness of the phone and the TouchFLO interface. This Touch seemed to work much better than the other two we'd tried, and made the phone much more usable and likable. It still won't match a full-QWERTY phone for producti...
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the keyboard on screen seems much more responsive."
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Buttons are larger and more square"
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slick, shiny numeric keypad"
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Calls on the HTC Touch sounded very good"
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never worked properly"
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Pictures didn't look great"

unlocked phone

HTC Touch Dual:DigitalTrends

The buttons and the lettering system are fast, responsive and easy to understand. On the right is a well-disguised camera quick key and an equally well-hidden stylus holder (the instrument can be removed by pulling the small notch on the stylus itself). camera quickkey phone are simple. *
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The buttons and the lettering system are fast, responsive and easy to understand."
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all-purpose menu joystick"
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On the right is a well-disguised camera quick key and an equally well-hidden stylus holder (the instrument can be removed by pulling the small notch on the stylus itself). camera quickkey phone are simple."

the phone's speaker system is on the weaker side.

HTC Touch (Sprint):review.zdnet.com

The HTC Touch cell phone for Sprint boasts an innovative touch screen, a sleek interface, and a nice set of features, but the lack of a sizable keyboard really limits the usability of this device.
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the Touch also is the smallest touch-screen smartphone that we've seen in recent memory."
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features an advanced touch screen that lets you operate the smartphone with your fingertips."
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The virtual keys are larger so you can actually use your fingers to tap the letters."
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The Web browsing experience was great as pages loaded quickly, thanks to Sprint's swift EV-DO network, as were downloads from the Sprint Music Store."
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We were able to pair the Touch with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset with no problems."
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The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone has integrated Bluetooth and a 2-megapixel camera."
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call quality was good."
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For the most part, we enjoyed clear audio"
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the Touch doesn't have the best speaker system and songs sounded harsh and one-dimensional."
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you do get white balance settings, including one for night shots, and various image effects."
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Though images were clear, there was an orangey, brownish tone to the colors."

very fine looking device

HTC jumps on touch-screen phone bandwagon:Reg Hardware

This device will be available globally; it's being launched first in the UK - initially just on Orange - then the rest of Europe, Asia and the US. *

whole device

HTC Touch:PCAuthority

Transitions are three-dimensional and HTC has specially tailored the hardware to keep everything running smoothly; you can't install TouchFLO on existing devices. The two-megapixel camera is OK, but get used to a half-second shutter response and noisy photos in low light. *
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welcome screen"
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multidirectional key"
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new email"
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The two-megapixel camera is OK, but get used to a half-second shutter response and noisy photos in low light."
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The two-megapixel camera is OK"

features a fully-fledged Windows Mobile palmtop computing system

HTC Touch Review:TechRadar.com

A strong all-rounder that delivers fashion-sense, functionality and innovation
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the home screen is rather more attractive and user-friendly than on a normal Windows Mobile device."
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features a fully-fledged Windows Mobile palmtop computing system"
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finger-friendly screen gives you quick access to music, photos and videos."
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Camera lacks autofocus"

we prefer to carry the phone, which is certainly not of the smallest ones, hung on the belt.

HTC Touch Review:Phonearena.com

Its high contrast, providing good visibility
good impression. *
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The two buttons are easy to press"
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Its high contrast, providing good visibility good impression."
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keyboards white colored illumination eases its use at night."
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the navigational pad is very convenient, and the bulge easing the sliding up/down, is slightly above it."

offers many welcome productivity improvements.

Touch by HTC (Sprint):Laptopmag

HTC and Sprint hope to get fingers tapping on something other than an iPhone.
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large, bright, 2.8-inch LCD"
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down menus on the phone was inefficient at best."
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When you need to respond to an e-mail or enter a Web address, you can pull up a virtual keyboard by tapping an icon."
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Stereo Bluetooth"
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supports not only Direct Push e-mail but also the full version of Office Mobile."
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The calls we placed were very clear and went through swiftly."
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• Poor speaker quality"
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The one little speaker on the back of the Touch, to the side of the camera, didn't deliver clear sound for any of the programs we watched"
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Sluggish processor"
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Video content streamed on Windows Media Player or viewed on Sprint TV was fairly consistent, and the image looked better in full-screen or landscape mode."
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we easily navigated the camera's various settings, which include white balance, resolution, and up to 10X zoom, depending on the photo size."
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Video content streamed on Windows Media Player or viewed on Sprint TV was fairly consistent"

the device is satisfyingly attractive, and adds a touch of class to the business handset market.

Review: HTC Touch Dual Smartphone:Computershopper.com

Adding intuitive touch elements to the user interface of a device can make it a lot easier to use, and when it is done right, it can make the device more accessible for users from beginner to advanced. One thing HTC has got perfect for the Touch Dual is the touch aspects of the display, which will obviously make or break the device. UI elements in the corner of the screen are easy to press. The spring-loaded slider feels very smooth and well made, though does make somewhat of a scraping soun... *
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One thing HTC has got perfect for the Touch Dual is the touch aspects of the display, which will obviously make or break the device."
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clear key"
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UI elements in the corner of the screen are easy to press."
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The spring-loaded slider feels very smooth and well made, though does make somewhat of a scraping sound when in motion."
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The memory card slot is accessible from the outside of the device, which is a big improvement over the original, which forced you to remove the battery cover to get to it."
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large virtual keys"

three best selling PDA phones

HTC Touch DUAL:Mobile88.com

The solution could have look much more reasonable as a part of the original Touch device. The original Touch model had it on the bottom edge which was way more convenient, especially when you had the phone inside the case - the new solution doesn't allow plugging in headset in such a situation due to the unusual slot location. HTC Touch Dual comes with a bundling typical to most PDA phones, there are no nice extras like a memory card (unlike the abundant set of accessories that came with the... *
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It's simply wonderful that the HTC guys were smart enough to notice the awkwardness of the side piece hosting expansion and SIM card slots in the earlier Touch model and fixed that in Touch Dual."
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trademark virtual keyboard"
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quick access menu"
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built-in speaker"
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for the powerful camera... yet powerful in its respective class only, though."
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The explanation is quite simple - the Motorola company already had a range of stylish folders based on the RAZR platform imbued with a powerful ¡¥image charge' and securely backed up by the slim build by the time PEBL U6 was released, which just drained the new solution's popularity because the customers already were more than satisfied with the existing products."
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free user memory"

first device

HTC Touch smartphone:pcadvisor

Click on to the camera – or press the hardware button on the righthand side – and the HTC Touch's screen quality becomes apparent. The top resolution is just 2Mp, which seems a shame for such well-thought-out cameraphone software. HTC claims users will be able to to zoom in to and rotate photos on the Touch Dual one-handed – a feature also supported by Apple's iPhone. Users will also be able to view photo slideshows. *
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Click on to the camera – or press the hardware button on the righthand side – and the HTC Touch's screen quality becomes apparent."
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user-friendly touchscreen interface phone"
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small slide-out keyboard"
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user-friendly icon-based navigation"
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The top resolution is just 2Mp, which seems a shame for such well-thought-out cameraphone software."
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HTC claims users will be able to to zoom in to and rotate photos on the Touch Dual one-handed – a feature also supported by Apple's iPhone."
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Users will also be able to view photo slideshows."

the home screen is rather more attractive and user-friendly than on a normal Windows Mobile device.

HTC Touch:TechRadar.com

Stripping away the Qwerty keyboard and numberpad leave you with a device that is so neat and small you can't help but be impressed. No Qwerty keypad. Camera lacks autofocus. *
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the home screen is rather more attractive and user-friendly than on a normal Windows Mobile device."
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No Qwerty keypad."
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Camera lacks autofocus."

for users looking for a practical, professional smart phone, the Touch has a lot to offer.

HTC Touch:Mobiledia

This key is convenient, and allows users to choose the phone's functions. The problem becomes more apparent once users move
past the main Touch Cube interface. The Touch offers great potential for connectivity, with access to Sprint's
Power Vision Modem Plan. *
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This key is convenient, and allows users to choose the phone's functions."
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virtual keyboard"
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The problem becomes more apparent once users move past the main Touch Cube interface."
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The Touch offers great potential for connectivity, with access to Sprint's Power Vision Modem Plan."
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small speaker sound"

Music sound quality was good

HTC Touch CDMA Review:About.Com

In early 2007, when we started to hear about the HTC Touch, it was seen as a potential iPhone killer. But it is really only a PDA phone without a full keyboard. Its sluggishness and blurry pictures make it a cell phone a lot of users wouldn't even consider. But if you are craving for a lower priced iPhone-like device, you might like the HTC Touch's slim and lightweight design and good sound quality.
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The lack of a physical keyboard on the HTC Touch is a real disappointment: The display is smaller and you can't type text without using the stylus."
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The sound quality was fine and the speakerphone was powerful."
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Music sound quality was good"
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The HTC Touch has a 2-megapixel camera but you won't see all those pixels since it is extremely motion-sensitive."
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unable to take any decent pictures"
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The camera produced blurry pictures"
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The battery life was acceptable"

decent little screen protector

HTC Touch Smartphone:Thetechlounge.com

Inside the box is a small container that holds the phone, complete with very stylish line art, and two other containers that hold the plethora of accessories and documentation that come with the Touch. *
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decent little screen protector"

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