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HTC Touch HD

it looks fucking hot... but no capacitive touch screen... oh well, no finger smudges then. ;)
 
J4M3S0N79 said:
3) RAM will be very important on any HTC Touch Flo device. The primary reason is sadly WinMo that has a tendency to rack up ram usage with application insallation and usage. Look for a version with a micro SDHC expansion ability. The diamonds and pros do not have these (i believe...though I could be wrong).
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The pro has an expansion slot as it does not have any internal memory. The diamond does not as it has 4gb internal memory.

J4M3S0N79 said:
5) The call quality is supposed to be nice, but HTC tends to use the mini USB jack instead of the standard headphone jack (read, expsneive accessories).
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Expensive? get a $2 miniusb to headphone converter
 
Is the official US release date known at all yet?

Also, is there going to be an official exclusive carrier?
 
PsichoDM said:
Is the official US release date known at all yet?
Also, is there going to be an official exclusive carrier?
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The only version theyve shown ONLY has Euro bands, none of the NAmerica frequencies.
 
It's standard practice for superphone companies like Nokia and HTC to release European versions of their superphones before releasing North American versions (which support North American high speed frequencies).
 
GLSauron said:
And the point of having such a big screen device sans HSPA is...? There is none.
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I would agree, but with WiFi and other features some people might not have HSDPA as a requirement for buying one. If that is the case your statement of no NA bands was incorrect, that's all I was saying.
 
I want this phone, but only if it comes in a CDMA version. Since I happen to work for a CDMA carrier. ;)
 
Jaerb4 said:
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/07/htc-not-bringing-touch-hd-to-the-states/

I wonder if this means the Pro isn't coming either. :/
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For the lazy/thread skimmers:

HTC not bringing Touch HD to the States

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 7th 2008 at 12:32PM

This shouldn't be surprising at all to anyone even remotely familiar with HTC's tendencies, but the Touch HD is officially not ever shipping to America (unless you import, obviously). The news was dropped via a Tweet (of all things), but evidently, the outcry over what we figured was common knowledge has caused some windows to be rattled in the penthouse offices. Another official Tweet followed to thank everyone for "expressing their desire for the HD," with the author noting that "US management now knows there's a grassroots demand for high-end HTCs here." Really, HTC? You needed a flood of angry Twitter comments to understand that Americans would give their second born for a phone like the Touch HD?

[Via WMExperts, thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: We've received official word from HTC that they've been really overwhelmed by the "strong" demand for the HD in the States and other markets where no launch has been planned (with that insane display, it seemed like a no-brainer to us!). Sadly, due to the engineering time required to get a North American 3G version in the pipeline, they say they're better off just waiting until the next round of products launches -- hopefully with some extra bands in the radio this time, eh?
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Yes, I was waiting and hoping for a US 3G version... makes muh eyes rain!!

No Touch HD = Xperia X1 for me
 
I had planned on getting the Pro since this wouldnt be coming anytime soon if it would have. And I care about 3g over wifi right now so eh. I do wish they would just put in quad band HSDPA radio's so that they can be used world wide, they do it for edge do it for 3g already.

You would think they dont want to make money the way they are shafting so many parts of the world who would buy this and other phones up right and left.
 
caw2007 said:
Yes, I was waiting and hoping for a US 3G version... makes muh eyes rain!!

No Touch HD = Xperia X1 for me
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Wow...Fantastic! Any idea on what pricing will end up being in the US? What carrier will it run on (curious because of contract pricing).
 
Denki said:
i'm pretty sure HTC made the xperia hardware as well...
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I'm aware of that. Doesn't change my opinion that they're complete dumbasses for not releasing this phone here. The more I see of the X1 though, I think I like it better anyway.
 
well, it makes my decision easy now. I'll just get an iphone. LOL.
 
whats so great about a phone that runs windows mobile? i recently got a touch diamond (sprint) and it sucks. gets super hot (feels like you got a fire in your pocket), and very unresponsive (locks up). I suppose if you're into making your own custom roms/optimizing it would be a nice phone, but out of the box, it sucks. I ended up exchanging for a blackberry curve which is far more stable (although not as "cool" looking). I think android+htc could potentially mean awesome phones, but for now, i dont think i'd buy another windows mobile phone.
 
I have the old HTC Touch and despise it so much that I went back to my Nokia N70. Nokia FTW...best mobile phones ever.
 
jcmuse said:
whats so great about a phone that runs windows mobile? i recently got a touch diamond (sprint) and it sucks. gets super hot (feels like you got a fire in your pocket), and very unresponsive (locks up). I suppose if you're into making your own custom roms/optimizing it would be a nice phone, but out of the box, it sucks. I ended up exchanging for a blackberry curve which is far more stable (although not as "cool" looking). I think android+htc could potentially mean awesome phones, but for now, i dont think i'd buy another windows mobile phone.
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What in the hell does an operating system have to do with your cell phone over heating? Don't you think it locks up from heat issues, which would be a hardware issue?
 
lol, thats why I keep my phone in a different pocket separate from my other things. Currently have the Samsung BlackJack II, I will either get the C905 or the X1 when they come out. the X1 makes me drool when I look at it.
 
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