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HTC Touch 3G Smartphone Review

Author Niall Magennis
Published 4th Feb 2009
Manufacturer HTC
Supplier Expansys
Price £286.95 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £329.99 (Inc VAT)
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Design Score 8 for Design
Features Score 8 for Features
Performance Score 7 for Performance
Value Score 7 for Value
Overall Score 7 for Overall
HTC Touch 3G Smartphone
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Unfortunately, the phone's camera isn't all that great. Despite having a respectable 3.2-megapixel resolution, the pictures it takes don't exactly have stunning amounts of detail and colours tend to look a little bit washed out. Under low light conditions it really struggles to produce acceptable results and things aren't helped by the fact that it lacks a flash. It's not the worst camera we've used on a phone, but it's certainly far from being the best.


There are a few other niggles too. There's no accelerometer, so you can't just tilt the phone to automatically switch it from portrait to landscape view when visiting web pages or viewing photos. And unlike the Touch HD, HTC hasn't kitted it out with a standard headphone adaptor. Instead, the supplied headphones connect to the miniUSB port at the bottom of the phone which is also used to sync and charge the handset. At least the supplied headphones have pretty decent sound quality and also include hands-free functionality and a volume control.


The call quality from the handset was good, but by no means perfect. The speaker sounds a little bit tinny at times which can make listening to calls in a noisy environment rather difficult - a packed pub for example. That said, it did have good reception and the battery life isn't bad either. We got around two days out of it with medium usage of features like the GPS receiver, HSDPA web browsing and general phone calls.

Verdict

There's a lot to like about the Touch 3G, as despite being small and slim, it still manages to pack in a decent range of features. It feels pretty speedy, too, and the battery life is decent. However, because of the lack of full integration between TouchFlo and Windows Mobile, coupled with the small screen, it's still a long way from providing the silky smooth user experience of the iPhone; the handset that is probably its nearest competitor in terms of price.

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comment dkjorgi said on 14th August 2009

I think its a great phone BUT be aware that if you buy it with Orange then it comes with their own WIFI program called Unique which is a replacement of the standard Windows Mobile ... more

comment pedro said on 20th August 2009

I am having the same problem. My htc is locked to Orange and unfortunetly can´t get acess to my home wifi. Does anyone knows how to overcome these settings?

comment Mike said on 16th October 2009

This is the first time I've been on this site as I was looking for reviews of the HTC Touch 3G. I do agree with those that have mentioned it that there is a bias towards the I-Phon... more

comment techisteve said on 23rd November 2009

I've had this phone for 11 months and wanted to clear a couple of issues before warranty expires so contacted HTC support - not getting much joy. The problem is that, if the displ... more

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