HTC Touch
Since June 2007 , the Taiwanese manufacturer HTC ( H igh T ech C omputer) has been selling a series of cell phones under the HTC Touch product range , which are controlled via a touchscreen using finger gestures. There are currently eight models called Touch , Touch Cruise , Touch Dual , Touch Diamond , Touch Pro , Touch HD , Touch 3G and Touch Viva . A special feature of the HTC Touch series is the device operation using finger gestures via the so-called TouchFLO surface, which should make stylus operation largely superfluous on the Windows Mobile operating system (this was replaced at the end of 2009 by the new HTC Sense surface) . With this concept, HTC competes directly with the Apple iPhone .
Touch
The HTC Touch (model ID Elf) is a tri-band cell phone with touch screen , the dimensions are 99.9 mm × 58 mm × 13.9 mm, a weight of g at the 112th The 2.8 " QVGA touchscreen has a resolution of 240 × 320 pixels. The processor is a TI OMAP850, clocked at 201 MHz. 64 MB RAM and 128 MB ROM are available. In addition to the Bluetooth function and a microSD - memory card slot that also supports SDHC cards, the device offers Wi-Fi on the device, the operating system is running. Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0; an upgrade to 6.1 was announced, but never officially published but circulating in various forums unofficial upgrades to Windows Mobile.. 6.1, 6.5 and 6.5.3. The power is provided by a replaceable 1100 mAh battery. Shortly after its introduction, the device was expanded to 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM and marketed by some mobile phone providers as an XL version (model ID Elfin ).
Touch cruise
The HTC Touch Cruise complements the concept of the first HTC Touch with a GPS receiver. The dimensions are 110 mm × 58 mm × 15.5 mm with a weight of 130 g. The device has a Qualcomm MSM7200 with 400 MHz, 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM. A microSD memory card slot (supported according to HTC microSDHC with unlimited storage) and a replaceable 1350 mAh battery are built in.
Touch dual
The HTC Touch Dual combines the concept of the HTC Touch phones with a pull-out keyboard. The dimensions 107 mm × 55 mm × 15.8 mm and the weight of 120 g are very similar to those of the other HTC Touch devices, as is the resolution of 320 × 240 pixels. The processor is a Qualcomm MSM7200 with 400 MHz. The memories are 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM. In addition to the usual GPRS, the faster EDGE and UMTS with HSDPA are available as connection networks . A W-LAN interface is missing. The device has a microSD memory card slot and a replaceable 1100 mAh battery. The operating system is Windows Mobile 6.
Touch Diamond
The HTC Touch Diamond is a smartphone with a VGA touchscreen. Windows Mobile version 6.1 is used as the operating system. The graphical user interface is an in-house development by HTC, on which version 9.5 of the Opera Mobile web browser also runs. The Qualcomm MSM7201a processor is clocked at 528 MHz. The chipset contains an additional 64 MB RAM to the built-in 128 MB RAM. Thus, the device has 192 MB RAM and a 256 MB + 4096 MB Flash ROM, which is addressed as an internal memory card. Like the iPhone, the device cannot be expanded using additional memory cards. It can connect via GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA and W-LAN and is equipped with a GPS receiver with extended A-GPS functionality. The built-in front camera can be used for video calls under UMTS. The dimensions are 102 mm × 51 mm × 11.5 mm and the device weighs 110 g. The 2.8 inch screen has a resolution of 480 × 640 pixels. The device comes with a 900 mAh battery.
Touch Pro
The HTC Touch Pro is almost identical to the HTC Touch Diamond. However, thanks to better features, it is a little thicker at 18.05 mm and a little heavier at 165 g. The Touch Pro complements the Touch Diamond with a pull-out QWERTY keyboard, a larger replaceable battery with a capacity of 1360 mAh and with 288 MB RAM + 512 MB ROM + microSD memory card slot has significantly more memory reserves than its brother. The Touch Pro also has an LED flash and a TV-out function.
Touch HD
The HTC Touch HD has a 3.8 " WVGA touchscreen with a resolution of 480 × 800 pixels. Like the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro, the processor is a Qualcomm MSM7201a with 528 MHz and 288 MB RAM + 512 MB ROM and a microSD memory card slot. The scope of delivery includes an 8 GB micro SDHC card, which can be replaced with a card up to 32 GB in size if necessary. It also has an integrated GPS receiver (with optional QuickGPS and A- GPS support for faster signal processing), a 5 megapixel camera and can connect via WLAN (802.11b / g) or Bluetooth. The Touch HD (in contrast to the iPhone ) adheres to the Bluetooth standard Advanced Audio Distribution Profile A2DP , This is why it is possible to work with appropriate Bluetooth stereo devices such as headphones and car radio interfaces from other manufacturers, as well as numerous other Bluetooth profiles such as modem functions for a coupled device tes notebook are available. It supports broadband access via UMTS or HSDPA. The built-in front camera allows the use of video calls under UMTS. The telephone part supports GSM / GPRS / EDGE and quad band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. The jack plug for the headset corresponds to the common 3.5 mm format, so that headsets from third-party providers can also be operated without any problems. When the headset is plugged in, it doubles as an antenna for the built-in FM radio. The Touch HD runs on Windows Mobile 6.1. A 1350 mAh battery is installed and replaceable. With dimensions of 115 mm × 62.8 mm × 12 mm and a weight of 147 g, the iPhone is the most similar of all devices from HTC's Touch family, with the Touch HD having a 2.5 times higher resolution and a 7 , 6 mm (0.3 ") larger screen. The Touch HD was introduced by HTC on September 15, 2008.
Touch 3G
With a 2.8 "QVGA touchscreen, dimensions of 102 mm × 53.6 mm × 14.5 mm and weight of 96 g, the HTC Touch 3G is very similar to the touch of the first generation. However, it features a Qualcomm MSM7225 processor with 528 MHz and GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, as well as WLAN provide faster access to the Internet.The exchangeable battery, like that of the first Touch, has a capacity of 1100 mAh.
Touch Viva
The HTC Touch Viva shows the most obvious similarities with the first generation Touch. Like the first Touch in the series, it only has a TI OMAP850 processor with 201 MHz, WLAN, GPRS, EDGE and without UMTS. HTC therefore markets the Touch Viva in the low-budget class. The 2.8 "QVGA touchscreen and the exchangeable 1100 mAh battery are just as big as the first touch. With 104.5 mm × 59 mm × 15.75 mm and a weight of 110 g, it is only slightly larger.
Touch Diamond II
The first successor to the Touch Diamond came on the market in the second quarter of 2009 with an enlarged display (3.2 ") and the resolution of 480 × 800 pixels, which is atypical for Windows Mobile. The mobile phone can be operated via Bluetooth, WLAN, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA communicate with the outside world. HTC Push Internet technology is also integrated into this smartphone . Like the previous model, the Touch Diamond II has an integrated GPS receiver. Furthermore, there is a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and a zoom bar under the Screen. With 528 MHz, the processor performance remains as with the predecessor. The TouchFLO 3D surface is already known from the predecessors. The dimensions remain at 107.85 mm (L) × 53.1 mm (W) × 13.7 mm (D ) in the frame and weighs 118 grams with the battery.
Touch Pro II
The successor of the Touch Pro differs externally from its predecessor in the display size (now 3.6 "), the increased weight (187.5 g), the keyboard and device size (116 mm × 59.2 mm × 17, 25 mm (L × W × D)), and by eliminating the D-Pad, which has given way to a zoom bar. The zoom bar allows you to zoom in on images, websites or Google Maps ™. The swiveling screen can be used to write messages Slide it to the side and a full QWERTY keyboard appears. HSDPA and WLAN enable fast surfing on the World Wide Web. In addition, as with the Touch Diamond II, the software and interface have been expanded. In addition, new business functions such as Straight Talk (conference function) have been added. added.
References and comments
- ↑ Technical data of the HTC Touch Dual
- ↑ > Technical data of the HTC Touch Diamond
- ↑ golem.de
- ↑ Specifications of the HTC Touch Pro II at HTC.com
- ↑ Data sheet ( Memento of the original from December 14th, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Straight Talk at HTC.com
Web links
- Article at FOCUS Online (Touch Diamond)
- Specifications (Touch Diamond, at inside-handy.de)
- www.htc.com/de (website of the manufacturer)
- The HTC Touch HD in the test (test report from the consumer magazine teltarif.de)