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HTC Touch Pro Video Review (Part 1)
The HTC Touch Pro is one of those sought after devices that took its sweet time getting to Canada. It’s currently available through Bell and Telus on several different price plans.
Telus HTC Touch Pro for $299.99 on a 3-year contract, $549.99 on a 2-year contract, $599.99 on a 1-year contract and the full buyout rate of $649.99. Bell HTC Touch Pro prices: 30-day:$599.95; 1-year: $549.95; 2-year: $449.95 and 3-year: $239.95
This is a touchscreen device that has a side slider QWERTY keyboard, 2.8″ colour screen, 640×480 VGA resolution, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and camcorder, GPS, Music player, speakerphone, Accelerometer, Handwriting recognition and weighs 165 grams.
In our first review of the Pro we took a peek around the Telus version (Bell has a different interface). We found that the overall device felt nice in the hands and with a weight of 165 grams you’ll feel a difference when you compare it to the Touch Diamond which weighs in at 110 grams. This is mainly due to the QWERTY keyboard – a great asset to this smartphone. The touchscreen is very responsive and with the Touch Flo 3D navigation we found no lag time accessing the applications we needed.
The keyboard itself has 5 rows and looks exactly like your computer keyboard. For the size of the phone (102 x 51 x 18.1 mm) it does feel a bit tight to type e-mails, messages or web addresses, but this just takes some getting used to. Overall the feel of the keys have a “matte” feel to them.
In our first video review we looked into the browser, Touch Flo 3D navigation, Pictures and Video, Music. Our next reviews we will go more into the phone features, contacts, calendar, battery life, text messages and e-mails.
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I’ve played with this device, and think it’s great, but the best part is the QuickFind application that you find when you start pressing on the slide out keyboard. It makes finding stuff on the deivce so easy to do.
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I was suprised to see a new interface on the bell version, TouchFlo can still be used so I guess it all depends on preference.
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How well does this phone handle emails? I’m a current Blackberry user (Telus, 8830) and wanted to move towards a touchscreen with camera. The Storm is an option cause after playing with it for 15 minutes I found it more aggravating then anything (slow, not responsive). Any help would be appreciated.
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hey, I’ve had an HTC Pro for about 5 months now, and although i love it, ive been getting really irritated with it’s constant freezing. I understand it is a windows mobile issue, not an HTC issue so if u guys like HTC phones, I would go with an Android version. If it didnt freeze, i would give it a 10/10 but as of now, it is only a 7/10. Just thought I should let people know, and it is actually my second HTC windows mobile device and both have had these issues. Thanks
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I am having the same issues as Abdul. I’m on my second HTC Pro in just under a year. The interface is good but the constant freezing and the phone going into sleep mode while checking emails is maddening. I have used other HTC products and been very happy with them. It maybe a windows issue but I have seen no movement to fix this. The concept and ease of use is very good. Until they/MS fix the windows issue I can only give it a 6/10 at best.
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This is one of the worst phones I have ever owned. I have gone through one problem after another. I have had this phone replaced FIVE times in ONE YEAR and each time I get the SAME problem, its freezes, the key board stop working, the screen freezes, it glitches. I wouldn’t reccomend this phone to ANYONE who doesn’t want to go though hell dealing with there provider and HTC (who both won’t do anything for me to help me out) Now I’m locked in a 3 year plan with a phone that needs to be replaced every 3 months.
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