UNBOXING: HTC Touch Pro

[tittietwister101]

why the european charger

[ThoughtsMedia]

@tittietwister101 Because it was a European unit of course. :-)

- Jason

[alexalexdobre]

Hello! Anyone can send me the picture from 03:20. Mine i erase it by mistake!

[TheCampton19]

about 600

[ncindync]

I really enjoy your reviews. Very well done and informative.

[yuoooooaw]

how much is it without the contract?

[ThoughtsMedia]

Go to Expansys or whatever other online store you want to use and check for yourself. :-)

- Jason

[MultiFireman]

thanks because i want to get one

[MultiFireman]

Is the touch pro the same as the HTC Fuze?????

[ThoughtsMedia]

Yes, the Touch Pro and the HTC Fuze are the same thing.

- Jason

[Millionar1000]

ok i really dont no what phone to get the touch pro or the env touch... someone pleazzzz reply back to this

[420CHEEF420]

in ur opinion whats the best overall phone sprint offers. touch pro im considering over instinct and palm pre i guess...?

[ThoughtsMedia]

I have no idea. I'm in Canada and know very little about Sprint phones.

- Jason

[spongykyk]

ooooooooooooooo u broke it

[ThoughtsMedia]

Broke it? No, it's working just fine. :-)

- Jason

[nanix222]

does the screen get scratches as easily as the touch diamond? my frend had one and it never droped it got scratched by its own stylus :- /

[ThoughtsMedia]

Strange - I have a Touch Diamond and haven't had any problems with screen scratches.

- Jason

[lonza64]

go a question for you is the touch smart 2 any better than this one

[theherofromdoom]

wats one would b better for gamming? tytn 2 or touch pro? i heard ppl played war craft 2 on the tytn 2 lol. i want to b able to play nintendo agmes and on core doom 1 2 and final. wat phone would u remcommend?? plz write back every. thx u :).

[ThoughtsMedia]

I don't do much gaming, so I'm not the right person to answer this question.

- Jason

[lcko]

@theherofromdoom

Don't buy one of these phones if the main reason is "gaming", thats just wrong.

And also, the Raphael lacks in performance, so I would NOT recommend this phone for gaming, due to the poor performance.

I actually regret buying the Raphael.

Sad, but true.

[cyberJamilonc]

lol ur funny, the touch pro is amazing, I have i for a few months and I have no performance problems,. It has tons of ram and tons of power. I don't know man, get it hecked or something.

[keyondmorris]

The TyTn II

[alimohammedhaider]

hey nice phone! :)

[memberoftubeyou]

Luckyly the "cons" against the HTC Touch Pro have been recognized by HTC and they brought out the HTC Touch Pro 2 yesterday - the first HTC Touch worth to buy!

As this one will be delivered here in Europe in a few weeks, I look forward to your first review in a few days?! I guess it should be out for sale at the US market a few months earlier than at the European market.

[ThoughtsMedia]

Haha - I *wish* I could review the HTC Touch Pro 2 in a few days, but that's not going to happen. There hasn't been any information I've read about availability yet.

- Jason

[Crussy777]

Does it lag ? does the screen break easily ??

[iH8Midgetz]

it lags alot... its pretty slow... and you cant buy a screen cover for it..

[indoboyzz]

iPhone 3G or HTC Touch Pro???

[xx76xx67]

is there like a way you can buy a different battery with more battery life?

[ThoughtsMedia]

Yes, a Google search for "HTC Touch Pro extended battery" will get you several options.

- Jason

[nassestyle]

you cant get an 1800 mAh instead of 1350 mAh i think

[thacosanostra]

in all honesty this isn't the phone to get. Xperia or the omnia!

[iLikeiPods1]

is this considered a smartphone or pda or w.e cause verizon charges 30 dollars a month for data and u have to pay it but if its not a smartphone ur ok

[ThoughtsMedia]

Yes, it's considered a smartphone and Verizon, like most carriers, will screw you over with higher data rates. It sucks, doesn't it?

- Jason

[iLikeiPods1]

im pretty sure its about 270 dollars with verizon, of course, 2 year contract

[kirfdog1]

349.99

[09acuratsx]

its $199 at alltel.

[alfonsa1]

I have this phone it's really nice, i hope HTC will put an extended Battery on the market, because the current battery life is horrible.

[nassestyle]

there is a extended battery already isnt it? in sweden there is a 1800 mAh..

[dbsshadow]

i just got mine. however when i try to move with the navigation button it only lets me go up and down thats it. is that normal?

[Observant1]

i actually have this phone. its cool. the battery life is awful. but its a nice phone

[socceroc93]

Why didn't you talk about the clarity of the phone calls?

[ThoughtsMedia]

Well, I didn't use it for any phone calls. ;-) The full review, a written review, is being done by Don Tolson over on Pocket PC Thoughts.

- Jason

[nuggets003]

cost 799

dam iphone is better

[dkid9999]

yea but in hong kong the iphone is 760USD so id rather buy this one..

[SamE9111]

ATTRACTIVE PACKAGE? LOLOLOLOLOL

[tkima1]

Ok, First of; Good Review!

Second, in the full Review, could you show how to lock the device? (Keypad Lock it) (Like on for example Sony Ericsson K810i --> * and MENU)

Can you also just tell if there is the Transcriber option on the device?

Your sincerely

Tkima1

[ThoughtsMedia]

You lock the phone by pressing and holding the red phone (hang-up button). And yes, it comes with Transcriber.

- Jason

[cab1eguy]

Another good review. It's nice to see HTC listening to feedback. I see they've pretty much fixed what we all hate about the Diamond (MicroSD slot, flash, glossy back, etc.) Wish I had waited a bit longer now!

[Elink247]

that is a cool phone

[nonlose]

the quality of the video was too black and i could not see all of the device.

[ThoughtsMedia]

Hmm - I have a fair bit of light shining onto my shooting surface, though it is a bit hard to see details on a shiny black object because it reflects the light. It looks OK on my monitor here though - perhaps you need to adjust either the gamma setting on your computer, or adjust the brightness/contrast on your monitor?

- Jason

[TheAgent06]

even for keyboard slider phone these day...it can be slimmer...its looks like its from the 90s

[A5IANSEN5AT10N]

oh my gosh i had the tilt

i just want to say--->horrible

thoughtsmedia you are right in how much it lagged

i was so fed up with it i got another phone within the same month

[markillococo]

Hi Jason,

Thanks for another great review!

I was just wondering if you had shot any photos?

I'd be very interested to see the camera quality for this device.

Thank you.

[ThoughtsMedia]

I didn't shoot any photos, but when the full written review is done up I'm sure there will be sample photos. There are also other reviews published by other people, so if you look for it, you'll definitely find sample photos.

- Jason

[turok5011]

what program did u use for the title at the top??

[ThoughtsMedia]

The video was edited in Adobe Premiere Elements 7.

- Jason

[turok5011]

ok thanks

[aminex]

very sexy looking device from HTC but wayyyy too expensive.

[silverstonewebcam]

i like it, but its a bit thick

[chieffw]

That baby looks sick, but what about the standard finger print problem on anything glossy? I have a Sony Ericson P1, and when I am not using the touch stick thing, the screen gets disgusting with fingerprints

[ThoughtsMedia]

Yeah, on the front there's not really much you can do - fingerprints, face grease, etc. It's pretty common for any device with a touch screen.

- Jason

[Antje14]

Can't wait for the full review.

Your a great reviewer.

Don't forget the quality of it's speakers and the volume :)

[callmejosiah]

wow, HTC makes some *really* nice-looking devices (I could put up with the added thickness for the full QWERTY functionality)... it's just a shame the price isn't about half that and that it isn't offered on Verizon or I might consider buying one.  great overview as always, thanks Jason!

[ThoughtsMedia]

Verizon will be offering something very soon...not sure what the pricing will be though.

- Jason

[callmejosiah]

good deal, I'll be keeping my eye out... thanks for the heads-up.

[Subzyr0]

Kind of looks like a Zune.

[ThoughtsMedia]

If you mean it's rectangular, yeah. But other than that, they have nothing in common. ;-)

- Jason

[gregcapo]

also att has one similar to this now called the htc fuse

[ThoughtsMedia]

Yes, it's showing up all over the place: in the US, with Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon.

- Jason

[09acuratsx]

and alltel.