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HTC Touch HD video review

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The most telling thing about the Touch HD is that everyone we showed it to asked why Google didn't use this as the phone to launch Android. It's a question that's difficult to answer as in terms of hardware this is unquestionably a brilliant device and with a decent OS it could have been a serious challenger to the iPhone. However, in its current form it's merely the best of the also rans, but that still means it's one of the best Windows Mobile device on the market at the moment. Read full review

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Niall Magennis

By Niall Magennis
Reviewed 24 November 2008
Updated 26 May 2011

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  • Review
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  • Reviewed by Niall Magennis
  • 24 November 2008
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HTC Touch HD details

Performance
7/10
Value
7/10
Features
9/10
Design
9/10
Overall
8/10

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OliverLevett

10:35 AM on 24 November, 2008

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I didn't realise things like native copy and paste, support for multitasking, proper exchange server support, support for third party SIPs, a native instant messaging client, and a lot more things i really can't be bothered to waste time typing weren't important to an OS...





Clearly you failed to notice the depth of alterations and innovations made by HTC to the device to make it more friendly to the "dumb phone" market (what the iPhone actually is), with things like a popup after a call asking whether you'd like to save the number to a contact, if the number isn't already linked to a contact, and the ability to use the device as a storage device, or tether it rather than connecting to ActiveSync/WMDC.





There some improvements that could be made to the OS, such as the integration of .NET CF 3.5 (that was released after platform builder for 6.1) instead of version 2.0 of the Framework.





Being able to use a stylus allows you to do things you can't do on an iPhone. Handwriting recognition anyone?





Also, your statement about using an SD card to expand the "288MB of RAM" seems slightly ridiculous, unless you can get a truly outstanding data rate accross the SD interface I think you meant expanding the ROM, which is 512MB rather than the 288MB of RAM.

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> Being able to use a stylus allows you to do things you can't do on an iPhone. Handwriting recognition anyone?





I think the iPhone has proved beyond all doubt that a stylus just isn't necessary any more. Handwriting recognition? How 90's... I (and most people in the digital age) can type faster than they can writ anyway.

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12:00 PM on 24 November, 2008

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Its interesting that Jonathan Bray who is a regular Trusted Reviews contributor gave this phone 5 Stars (the maximum) in this months PC Pro. The inconsistency between your reviewers is becoming more and more noticeable.





Whatever anyone says about WM it cant be denied that its connectivity, particularly in the area of syncing is unsurpassed. With most phones you cant sync between a number of computers whereas WM allows syncing with my work server via exchange and syncing between my home PC & Laptop so my diary and contacts are the same on every device I use. Try doing that so easily with any other OS.

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12:10 PM on 24 November, 2008

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@Oliver, Crikey! the mere mention of the word I-Phone and you've gone ballistic. But to be honest these constant I-Phone haters venting there anger is getting a bit tiresome. If you don't want one, and MMS & Cut'n'Paste is so important, then don't buy one, not too complicated is it?, And the fact of the matter is, if it wasn't for Apple they wouldn't even be the (copycat, catchup) HTC.



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12:41 PM on 24 November, 2008

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@Francis Phillips - Jon Bray isn't with us anymore and is speaking to a different (presumably highly tech-centric) audience now. Consequently I can understand his willingness to give the Touch HD a higher score and I don't see it as inconsistency at all.





That said, he doesn't write from TR these days and we are not responsible for the reviews he writes elsewhere or what his motivations might be.

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12:52 PM on 24 November, 2008

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I change my phone at the end of February, and I would have gone for this without hesitatation if it wasn't for one thing - the fact that Windows Mobile 6.5 will not be available to update onto exsiting Windows Mobile devices.





Having tried the iPhone I'm not a fan, and will therefore be kept waiting until something beter comes out early next year. Fingers crossed...

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Gordon





Jon Bray is still shown as a contributor on your 'about us' page.

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Yes, it's badly in need of updating. Will sort this out soon.





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@Francis Phillips - the site will be updated in due course.

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Besides the reviews, I really enjoy reading the comments on this site just as much as the comments on Randall kennedy's blog @ infoworld, because you get a lot of very opinionated chaps. Well the review was alright but will rather wait for microsoft to release the new windows mobile OS before i plunge some cash into a brand new phone. Besides i am too broke after buying the M6400(http://www.adoniteink.com/reviews). Need my pockets to recuperate.

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