Typical price: £310
What is it: Very attractive smart phone with a large touchscreen
What we think: A beautiful smart phone with real wow factor, but hampered by a skin-deep interface and no 3G
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 6 June 2007
Tags: HTC, HTC Touch, applications, Windows Mobile, megapixel camera
We like:
Compact design; large touchscreen; Wi-Fi; TouchFlo interface is lovely
We don't like:
Lack of 3G; TouchFlo isn't much more than a Windows Mobile skin
CNET UK judgement:
This is a beautifully designed Windows Mobile smart phone with some rather nifty menus, although they don't work across the entire phone. If you want to receive emails with style then this is worth checking out from HTC or operators such as Orange and T-Mobile. But if you don't like using a stylus then get yourself a phone with a full Qwerty keypad instead
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