Milking on the Touch brand, HTC announces three new phones under the Touch family. The Touch HD has a humongous 3.8-inch widescreen supporting VGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels) and a 3.5mm audio jack. The phone is targeted at multimedia enthusiasts and runs Windows Mobile 6.1 OS with TouchFlo 3D gracing the home screen. 5 megapixel camera fulfills the on-the-go photography needs while 7.2 Mbps HSDPA for internet needs.
HTC Touch HD Specifications:
Size: 115 x 62.8 x 12 mm
Weight: 146.4 grams/5.164 oz with battery
Connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Software/Operating system: HTC TouchFLO 3D with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Display: 3.8 inch Wide Screen VGA screen (480 x 800 WVGA)
Camera: 5.0 megapixel with auto focus – Second Camera: VGA
Internal memory: 512 MB flash; 288 MB RAM
Memory card: microSD memory card (SDHC capable)
WLAN: 802.11b/g
Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
GPS: GPS/AGPS
Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
Battery: 1350 mAh
Talk time: WCDMA: Up to 390 minutes / GSM: Up to 310 minutes
Standby time: WCDMA: Up to 450 hours / GSM: Up to 390 hours
Chipset: Qualcomm® MSM7201a 528 MHz
HTC Touch Viva is the same Touch with some improvements and revamped body design. The only improvements are Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro onboard along with GPS functionality. Rest all the specifications are same.
HTC Touch Viva Specifications:
Size: 104.5 x 59 x 15.75 mm
Weight: 110g
Connectivity: GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Software/Operating system: HTC TouchFLO with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Display: 2.8 inch QVGA screen
Camera: 2 megapixel
Internal memory: 256 MB flash; 128 MB RAM
Memory card: microSD
WLAN: 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
GPS: GPS/AGPS
Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
Battery: 1100 mAh
Talk time: GSM: Up to 480 minutes
Standby time: GSM: Up to 270 hours
Chipset: TI OMAP850, 201 MHz
On the other hand, HTC Touch 3G has a lot more than the 3G tag. It has got a fast 528MHz processor, WinMo 6.1 Pro, GPS, 7.2Mbps HSDPA and a 3.2 megapixel camera.
HTC Touch 3G Specifications:
Size: 102 x 53.6 x 14.5 mm
Weight: 96g
Connectivity: GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Software/Operating system: HTC TouchFLO with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Display: 2.8 inch QVGA screen
Camera: 3.2 megapixel
Internal memory: 256 MB flash; 192 MB RAM
Memory card: microSD
Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
GPS: GPS/AGPS
Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
Battery: 1100 mAh
Talk time: WCDMA: Up to 360 minutes / GSM: Up to 400 minutes
Standby time: WCDMA: Up to 450 hours / GSM: Up to 365 hours
Chipset: Qualcomm® MSM7225™ 528 MHz
HTC Touch HD will be come in Q4 2008 with select European carriers while Touch Viva and Touch 3G will be shipping from early next month.
I am planning to purchase HTC Viva, i mainly use my mobile for chat and email with business colleague. so its going to be business use majorly. hope its a right decision.