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Apr 02
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When one of my friends asked me to suggest a entry level windows smartphone , I suggested HTC Touch Viva or HTC Touch, mainly because of their internal memory being 128 MB RAM & 256 MB ROM so that the phone isn’t as laggy as the Asus P320 which I have posted about earlier. And he bought a HTC Touch (Model No.: P3452) , I got to play with it here are some points I took from it,
- Its very handy (measuring 99 x 58 x 13.9 mm & weighing 112g) and the matte finish makes it look extra smart.
- The Home Screen customized by HTC touch flo interface was a nice ‘Touch’ making the phone easier to use hiding the clutter of windows mobile 6.0
- When I read a spec that it had 3 speakers and I didn’t see it on the phone I thought its music qualities would be iffy…BUT when I played a song through the headphones it was rocking.
- The 2.8″ 240 x 320 TFT screen was nice and crisp
- The network reception and sound quality was good so making it a Nice phone to start with
- The 2.0 Mpx camera was OK, should suffice for the occasional snaps
- Office stuff like EMail, Office Suite, PDF reader are all standard and works well
- Connectivity wise GPRS/EDGE, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, USB should be enough in India
- Even though the Touch Flo interface is good in some parts I wasn’t able to use the finger swipes to work for me
- A FM radio would have been nice
- The mini usb jack must be used for connectivity, charging and for the headphones making it quite cumbersome. A dedicated 3.5 mm audio jack would have been nice
- Priced at Rs. 15,750/- (310$) with 1 additional stylus, 1 GB micro SD card, pouch, screen protector, stereo earphones, mini-usb cable its 2000 rs costlier than HTC touch viva. Basically both are same minus the exterior looks.
So those who want to step into the world of windows mobile can try either the Touch or Viva….
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