HTC Touch 3G

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Even though there are many products in the HTC Touch series of handhelds, the original version is probably one of the most recognizable with its simple design and rounded edges. It therefore makes perfect sense to keep that look going and that's what HTC has done with the new Touch 3G. Not only has the company retained the attractive design of the first Touch, it has gone one up by making it slightly smaller even though more features have been introduced.

Design

As mentioned, the Touch 3G looks very much like the Touch. At 102 x 53.6 x 14.5mm, it is just a touch longer and thicker but quite a bit narrower than its predecessor. The Touch 3G is also quite a bit lighter, weighing at 96g compared with the HTC Touch's 112g. The general look and feel remains very similar--a screen flush with the chassis, very few physical keys and a soft-touch finish throughout. A silver strip runs around the edge and that's where the power button is found along the top, with volume control on the left and a mini-USB connector below.

Though HTC provided us an image showing four color variations, only the black is available for now.
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Like many other HTC PDA-phones, the single mini-USB port is for charging, syncing and connecting a wired headset. This means you need an adapter to connect your favorite headphones, not something we like to see in a handset.

The screen on the Touch 3G is a 2.8-inch QVGA one, pretty standard fare among Windows Mobile (WM) devices. We found it to be sufficiently bright and sharp and had no problems with its responsiveness doing touch commands.

On the rear is a 3.2-megapixel camera. This is a rudimentary one with no autofocus, no self-protrait mirror and no LED for lighting up subjects in dark situations. The entire back cover comes off to reveal the battery and microSD card slot. Fortunately, you do not need to remove the battery to access the memory card slot, so switching cards with the phone turned on is possible.

Tags: HTC Touch, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Adapter, High Tech Computer Corp., mini-USB

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