The HTC Touch Pro is an upgrade to HTC Touch Diamond with business-focused enhancements that is now available from Sprint.
The HTC Touch Pro adds a five-row, slide-out QWERTY keyboard
for easy data entry, expandable storage capabilities with a microSD
card slot (1 GB card included) and a business card scanner application
to automatically capture and convert business card information to the
contact list using the built-in 3.2 MP camera/camcorder.
Sprint customers will have direct animated access to arrange their
favorite contacts, photos, weather and music by using HTC's intuitive
TouchFLO 3D interface. By combining a rich, dynamic presentation with
integrated multi-media features, people have the ability to graphically
personalize their device with 3D animated transitions.
The HTC Touch Pro for Sprint provides a mobile Internet experience
that uses the Sprint EV-DO Rev. A
technology access, , peak
download data rates increase to 3.1 Mbps and peak upload data rates
increase to 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds improve to 600 Kbps to
1.4 Mbps and average uplink speeds increase to 350 Kbps to 500 Kbps.
Other features include:
- Zoom and pan web sites and automatically view optimized
content that has been specially created to fit the display. - Turning the device sideways automatically
rotates the Web page view from a portrait to landscape view. - Direct access to exclusive Sprint content, including live and on-demand
programming from Sprint TV® as well as over-the-air song downloads from
the Sprint Music StoreSM and even a custom YouTube application for
watching a variety of user-generated video content. - 2.8 inch display provides near-print quality viewing
that enables beautiful Web browsing and viewing of photographs. - The
built-in camera includes an optical auto-focus lens.
The HTC Touch Pro is priced at $299.99 with a two-year subscriber
agreement, after a $100 mail-in-rebate and a $25-or-higher data add-on
or Everything plan with data. Customers will be able to purchase the
device in select national retailers beginning the week of Oct. 26 and
in all Sprint sales channels, including online at www.sprint.com,
1-800-SPRINT1 and Sprint Stores, on Nov. 2.
Key HTC Touch Pro Specs:
- Size: 4.17 (L) x 2.05(W) x 0.70 (D)
- Weight: 5.3 ounces
- Connectivity: CDMA 2000 1X/EVDO Rev.A/1xRTT and IS-95A/B voice or data. Dual band (800 and 1900 MHz)
- Operating system: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
- Display: 2.8-inch VGA touch screen
- Camera: 3.2MP, with autofocus, flash and video calling
- Internal memory: 512 MB flash, 288 MB RAM
- Expansion slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible); supports up to 16 GB
- Keyboard: Slide-out five-row QWERTY keyboard
- Bluetooth: v2.0 with A2DP support (Stereo Bluetooth)
- Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- GPS: GPS/AGPS
- Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
- Battery: 1340 mAh
- Talk time: 250 minutes
- Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz