Cons : Camera could be better
HTC Touch Pro2 Specifications :
Frequency : Quadband 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Screen : 3.6 TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen at 480 x 800 WVGA resolutions
Connectivity : Bluetooth, HTC ExtUSB, Wi-Fi, HSDPA
Others : 3.2 Megapixel color camera with auto-focus
Dimensions : 116 x 59.2 x 16.65 mm
Weight : 178.5g
Let’s face it; the price of the Touch Pro2 makes it something of an overvalued gem. But if you can get past the price tag to consider a high-end, business-centric phone to manage your working life, the Touch Pro2 actually offers a lot.
For one, the design is excellent. With its 116 x 59.2 x 16.65 mm dimensions, it’s rather large and heavy, but its streamlined designed doesn’t bulk in your pockets. The display is huge and wonderful (3.6 inch WVGA), featuring a crystal screen that is crisp and bright.
It features a sliding 5- row QWERTY keyboard, which is one of the most complete phone keyboards we’ve seen. The screen also tilts, which helps during typing or viewing videos. Typing on the keyboard is a breeze, thanks to the well spaced design.
Being a business-centric phone, the Touch Pro2 comes well equipped. We like the new conference call interface, which lets you choose your contacts merely by tapping on them (read: convenient). You can even cue these calls in your appointment manager, and what’s left is to accept it, when it reminds you.
For these conference calls, HTC implemented what they call the StraightTalk technology – specifically, it provides superb audio feedback and reception quality when the phone is used as a speakerphone. For the part, they’re quite right; we made a few test calls and the audio quality is great for both caller and receiver.
A setback, however, is the 3.2 megapixels camera. The picture quality looks dull and slightly pixelated, and while there’s a function that allows the camera to focus on wherever you tap on the screen, it doesn’t help very much. HTC Diamond2 has a megapixels piece, so why does the Touch Pro2 get a retread?
Running on the ageing Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS seems like a peculiar decision, but TouchFlo 3D manages to make it look and feel spanking new. We’ve had no problems running any applications, and the bundled software like Opera Mobile works perfectly fine.
In the end, it’s classic debate of money vs functionality. US$630 is a lot for a phone, but its functionalities and great design might just be enough to cover its worth. Just… start saving up.
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