HTC Shift review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Rory Reid

Reviewed on: 8 May 2008

Tags: HTC, HTC Shift, capacity, SIM card, pixels

We like:

Looks good; highly portable

We don't like:

Keyboard and mouse are awful; doesn't meet minimum system requirements for its own operating system; way too expensive

CNET UK judgement:

We can't think of a single good reason to buy the HTC Shift. It's so bad it's almost unbelievable. It's too expensive, its keyboard will give you RSI, and it's so slow it'll drive you to throw it -- or yourself -- out of a window in frustration. Buy this at your peril

Full review:

Every six months or so, a new manufacturer takes it upon itself to flog the terminally-wounded horse that is the ultra-mobile PC. Samsung has cracked the whip three or four times, Asus had a go, and we've seen countless others try and ultimately fail in the process. Continue Reading...