HTC Touch Pro
25 July 2008
Written by Mike Meers
The Pro is HTC’s latest edition to the Touch line, and is a business-oriented handset with its fare share of high-end features. Top-line features include a 2.8” slide-away touch LCD, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, an internal GPS chipset, 3.2mpx auto focus camera, and a miniSD 2.0 compatible port.
From the front the Pro looks like most other candy-bar smartphones, with a large LCD positioned above a selection of navigational/dedicated functionality keys. But where’s the keypad? Slide the top section of the Pro to the right and a full QWERTY keyboard is revealed, with the display automatically re-orientated to landscape mode.
Speaking of displays, the Pro’s LCD is a massive 2.8” inch panel with 480 x 640 pixel resolution and touch-sensitivity. The display supports up to 65,536 colours and will be large enough to view documents and browse the web without having to constantly scroll left and right.
Powered by a Qualcomm MSM7201A processor clocked at 528MHz, the Pro runs Windows Mobile Professional 6.1. The handset has 288MB of RAM and 512MB of built-in ROM.
HTC’s own TouchFlo UI technology is an integral part of the Pro, and provides users with convenient touch-based gestures to control popular applications. Using finger swipes you can flick through lists such as contacts and messages, and specific gestures are pre-defined to open messages, music, and the Internet browser.
Connectivity-wise the Pro supports WCDMA 900/2100MHz 3G networks and GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz 2G networks. HSDPA up to 7.2Mbit/s (downlink) is supported for high-speed web downloads direct to your handset, or if you’re roaming in a 2G network you can use GPRS/EDGE. WiFi is also supported, with a 802.11b/g compatible chipset packed in to the Pro.
Local connectivity options Bluetooth and USB are also supported, as well as a TV-out port for sharing things like photos, videos, documents and presentations. Popular Bluetooth profiles such as A2DP are supported.
The Pro has a built-in GPS chipset and navigational software to provide turn-by-turn navigation when you’re out and about.
The HTC Touch Pro’s digital camera is an auto-focus 3.2mpx module, with built-in flash light. A secondary camera is located on the front of the Pro for video calling on compatible 3G networks.
The 1340mAh lithium-ion battery pack will give the HTC Touch Pro up to 378/419 (3G/2G) minutes of talk time, or up to 462/367 (3G/2G) hours of standby time. Additionally, up to 189 minutes of video calling can be pulled from a fully charged battery.
The Pro is a tad on the beefy side, measuring 102 x 51 x 18.05mm and weighing 165grams. It will be available in Australia around September/October.
FYI .:. HTC Touch Pro
(ETA September/October 2008 for Australia) |
Basic specifications
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Network system |
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz 3G: WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100MHz |
Form factor |
Horizontal slider |
Size |
102 x 51 x 18.05mm |
Weight |
165 grams |
Display |
2.8", touch-sensitive TFT LCD display @ 480 x 640 pixels |
Battery type used |
Lithium-ion battery @ 1340mAh |
Talk/usage time* |
Up to 419 minutes* (2G) Up to 378 minutes* (3G) Up to 189 minutes* (video-talk time) |
Standby time* |
Up to 367 hours* (2G) 3G: Up to 462 hours* (3G) |
Accompanying features
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Connectivity options |
Bluetooth version 2.0, USB version 2.0, WiFi (802.11b/g) and TV-out |
Camera support |
3.2mpx digital camera with auto-focus and photo lights |
Data support |
GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, and HSDPA (7.2Mbit/s) |
Exchangeable covers |
None |
Internet applications |
Internet Explorer Mobile |
Memory |
Internal
- |
External
- |
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Yes, 512MB |
Yes, microSD (SD 2.0 supported) |
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Messaging capabilities |
SMS, MMS, and e-mail |
Ringing tones |
Polyphonic MIDI, MP3, AAC+, AAC, WMA, WAV and AMR-NB |
Synchronisation with PC |
Yes, via PC |
System for... |
Add-on applications
- |
Gaming
- |
Phone
- |
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Java MIDP 2.0 |
Java MIDP 2.0 |
Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 |
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Extras supported
(not listed above) |
Qualcomm MSM7201A CPU @ 528MHz
TouchFlo 3D technology
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Internal GPS chipset
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Additional VGA camera for video calling
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* As per manufacturer's specifications (with supplied battery)
^ Final specifications to be confirmed
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