HTC Touch is a simple, elegant, light windows phone with all basic phone, PDA and touch phone features. I will NOT compare HTC ‘Touch’ with iPod.
First thing that flattered in this phone was the standard Windows Mobile 6.0 smooth and responsive User Interface. The touch screen is 2.8 inches big, crisp, intuitive and easy to use. The transcriber UI would let me write not just letters, but words and even sentences before it converts that to text. And in most cases understands my entire sentences with NO single mistake. Of course it took few days for me and the phone to come to that understanding.
Calendar, To Do Lists, Clock, Camera, Audio Recorder are all same as other windows phones. While you type word during SMS, email or what ever mostly it guesses the words you intend to type and lists them out. This pretty cool intuitive UI element uses some memory to store what you typed recently and shows the recent ones first. This phone has so many such simple touches (‘Touch’!?) that really touches you in its day to day use.
The phone is slim, compact and absolutely weightless (including the battery).
The WiFi is 802.11g and so easy to set up and use. I use the Bluetooth every day to synch my Calendar, Contacts and Tasks. Easy!
I added a 2GB SD Card that provides ample space for music, emails, pictures, personal files and downloaded applications. Since it is a windows phone, the usage model is extensible. You could buy a personal financial planner, medical records, full screen keyboard, music composer, and endless applications.
Now let us come to the flaws.
The phone’s time zone for some reason (battery down) now and then resets to the manufacturing default, which is Europe!
The speaker is in the bottom and hence you need to place up side down when you rest it on table to let the speaker do its job.
Even if you do so the speaker volume is so feeble, be it ring volume, speaker for music, wake up alarms.
The battery backup is just ok. Must have been at least double of what it is for the price we pay, and kind of features and appeal it has.
All in all, HTC Touch is A Class product with scope for significant improvements. I look forward for revised versions addressing the flaws.