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VIDEO: Unreleased TELUS HTC Touch Pro2
TELUS will be launching the HTC Touch Pro2 shortly (another World Edition) and we got our hands on one of these gems!
It comes loaded with a 3.6 inch tilting touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.1, a 3.2 megapixel camera with video, speakerphone, Wi-Fi all put together nicely with a full 5-row QWERTY keyboard. This honestly has it all and the touchscreen is incredibly responsive. Plus the full QWERTY keyboard is one of the biggest I’ve seen which makes it easier to type your messages. Check it out here (we’ll have a full review shortly):
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omg omg omg omg WHEN is this baby coming out!?!?!
Aand how did you folks get your hands on one??
I’m really happy they stuck with the Euro-style back cover. Very nice. I think this is the best looking TP2 out of all I’ve seen, (sprint’s is hideous, and T-mo’s is a brick)
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Right on, any luck with catching the North American HSPA bands it will run on?
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“comes with Windows Mobile 6.1″…
that’s like saying it comes with Herpes. Fortunately the HTC custom interface hides most of the non-finger-friendly ugliness under a nice-looking exterior.
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Joe Ball Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
well it’t not much, but it will eventually have a WM6.5 upgrade (when it’s released)
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midtoad Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Speaking as the owner of a Bell UT Starcom running WinMo 5, I have to say that carriers have a damn poor record of providing OS updates for products they’ve sold. Bell never released WinMo 6 for my device. Why should you believe that they will release WinMo 6.5 for you?
(This failure may be one of the reasons for the success of Apple’s iPhone: OS updates have been plenty, and issued by the OS builder directly to the user, bypassing the carrier). Ditto for Google’s Android and RIM’s Blackberry.
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Joe Ball Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Because HTC have said they will roll out wm6.5 upgrades ONLY to phones with the ‘windows’ button on them. The TP2 has the windows button.
Guaranteed. It will get a wm6.5 upgrade
midtoad Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Good to hear it will get WinMo 6.5, because it looks like a signficant improvement.
TP2 is comming July 21st.. hes als missing one of the most important points.. this is a World Edition. it takes SIM cards as well.
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It shows that there is a headphone jack which is a good surprise but is it 2.5MM or 3.5MM?
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Joe Ball Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
it’s a 3.5! as far as I know. Check out http://pocketnow.com/hardware-1/touch-pro2-for-verizon-wireless-telus-to-feature-35-mm-headphone-jack
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korey Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Sweet
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Wahoo!! A real headphone jack instead of the usb port for headphones! It’s only a 2.5mm but at least it’s a start! Bell, you need this like YESTERDAY!!
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I have read this device will have World Phone capabilities, to Rich’s questions, will the North American bands be locked until HDPA network is fired up?
Also, does anyone know Telus’s plans for allowing unlocked phones on new HDPA network?
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come on, you have your hands on the actual device, all the specs could be released! please oh please tri-band HSPA!!! lol
And whats up with the jack? (I think they meant 3.5), its pretty surprising that they would have included that… I thought the reason it was not in other devices was space.
Sucks that there is no front-facing camera (although it is not surprising).
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not impressed at all…the only good feature i c is the tilting screen…will def have to examine hands on….i think ill b sticking w/ my TP for now, HTC has alot of phones coming out so i think i will hold off on TP2
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Joe Ball Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
..yeah… not that much of an upgrade from a TP, but from a Diamond, it’s a world of difference.
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Jessie Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 4:10 am
larger screen, more memory, updated interface, much better keyboard, headphone jack, larger battery… that is quite an upgrade.
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Can you confirm if it also support microphone? I prefer wired headsets over bluetooth.
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Joe Ball Reply:
July 17th, 2009 at 8:19 am
It’s no confirmation, but I’m pretty sure the headset that comes with it has a mic (you can see it in the video, the thing he takes the plastic film off of) because it’s the same design as the headset I got with my Diamond.
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j. Reply:
July 17th, 2009 at 11:46 am
If you look at the jack of the included headset, its a TRRS (stereo + an extra metal ring), meaning it supports the mic too.
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Does the extended USB port still work with older HTC headphones?
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Can you check the manual/hardware info and see what GSM bands the device supports? I know it won’t be unlocked for north america, but I’m curious if it will be similar to the Snap and support HSPA bands even if they are locked.
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Wow. Im seriously considering buying this full price. I wonder what the battery life is going to be like though…I had barely a day out of my diamond with moderate use…I seriously hope this one is better.
Me thinks 649.99 outright.
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Jessie Reply:
July 18th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
549 outright buy (yes 100 cheaper than Touch Diamond Pro!) Battery life has been getting some STUPID GOOD reviews on the GSM version of this phone – as much as 1 week on a charge with even basic usage! The clock has been slowed slighty on the CPU which is doing wonders supposedly.
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Need those GSM band supported specifications please
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I have been doing some sleuth work on the web trying to find what bands this phone will support… I am starting to salivate at the possibilities of unlocking this phone for use in the States (as I am a Telus user here in Vancouver, BC)
This is what I found and could be an indication of the bands supported by the Touch Diamond 2 for Telus!
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/13/mystery-htc-phone-gets-gsm-certification-headed-for-verizon-wireless/
As we have seen in the past, Verizon, Sprint, Bell, and Telus share a lot of the same phones. If this phone supports 1900 and 850 bands I think I am going to go ape shit!!
Couldn’t one unlock the GSM segment of the phone and go free run on the 850 1900 bands in the states!?
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Jessie Reply:
July 18th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
After more research I found out that the attached phone above is the Snap… depending on if Telus takes the same configuration as the Verizon snap world phone radios this phone could be CDMA/EVDO/GSM 850 and 1900 (including the remaining two bands!) If that’s the case I don’t see why one couldn’t unlock the phone for use on any GSM network in Europe or US….
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Are the buttons on the keyboard made of the same plastic as the euro version? They kind of look rubber in this video..
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does it have FM radio?
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Jessie Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 4:10 am
yes
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Does anyone know if it comes with the chrome trim and white keyboard version?
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Jessie Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 4:12 am
No chrome – it’s like a brush alloy… the keyboard is also aluminum looking. Trust me – you don’t want the chrome (see Sprint HTC Pro for more insight – it flaked like crazy and ended up looking very, very bad.) The brushed alloy look should hold up a lot longer.
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Is this a Telus only exclusive, any word if it will make it to Bell?
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Can I use this phone with T-Mobile? and will it keep all of its features.
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im getting this phone today !! im thinking of getting this phone or the Blackberry storm i cant chose which one to get
lol im leaning toward the HTC Touch pro 2 , which one do you think i should get?
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