Typical price: £320
What is it: Touchscreen Windows Mobile smart phone
What we think: Attractive, responsive and easy to use, but the interface still suffers from some rough edges
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 14 January 2009
Tags: htc, menus, handset, gps
We like:
Stylish design; speedy and responsive; good range of features
We don't like:
Small screen; glitches with TouchFLO and Windows Mobile interface
CNET UK judgement:
The HTC Touch 3G is a decent handset with some impressive features, but it's not a great leap forward from the original Touch and isn't really good enough to seriously challenge the iPhone 3G
HTC Touch 3G History
15 Sep 2008 in Crave
HTC Touch 3G and Touch Viva unveiled
HTC has launched two more handsets into the wild -- the Touch 3G and the budget-oriented Touch Viva. They both rock great feature sets including GPS, HSDPA and big jolly touch-sensitive screens
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