[NEWS] HTC Touch Pro2 is awesome in ways the Touch Pro never could be

[CYBER WEESJE]

SOURCE

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/16/htc-touch-pro2-is-awesome-in-ways-the-touch-pro-never-could-be/

So, how do you make HTC's Touch Pro -- already near the top of the WinMo heap -- an even beefier device? For starters, you can throw out that nasty VGA screen of yesteryear and up it with a 3.6-inch 800 x 400 replacement. Next, add a dedicated touch-sensitive zoom slider that works overtime to take maximum advantage of said screen, then throw in a few key carryovers: 512MB of ROM, 288MB of RAM, microSD expansion, and a 3.2 megapixel cam. Meet the Touch Pro2, the official follow-up to HTC's popular series of QWERTY sliders that introduces so-called "Straight Talk" technology for "seamlessly" transitioning conversations between email, single-line calls, and party calls. It'll also automatically switch to the crazy high-performance, full-duplex speakerphone simply by flipping the phone over, so it's clear that this bad boy was meant for business. It'll launch early in the second quarter in parts of Asia and Europe with other "major global markets" following in early Summer. Check out a shot of the Touch Pro2 in its fully (and delightfully) articulated position after the break.
The HTC Touch Pro 2 comes with full WiFi compability, quad band HSUPA and dual band HSDPA as well as Bluetooth wireless with A2DP stereo support, 3G connectivity and miniUSB connectivity. Multimedia features include a 3.15 mega pixel camera with video capture & playback, integrated GPS with a-GPS function, an MP3 music player and FM radio. Also worth a mention is the 288MB of internal memory that comes with the HTC Touch Pro2 boosted by external microSD card expansion.

HTC Confirms Touch Pro2 Coming to Major Markets via Twitter Updates
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... for releasing this kind of info!?). No launch date or pricing details are available as of yet. All that is known is that the Touch Pro2 will be ‘broadly available’ in most areas in North America (Canada?), and it could hit us as early as this spring. The Touch Pro2 comes complete with a beautiful 3.6″ screen and a new version of TouchFLO. No word if 3G will be on-board for the North American version of the device, but we certainly hope so. [Via: electronista] Related News from IntoMobile: ...
HTC Confirms Touch Pro2 Coming To the US [Touch Pro2]
Gizmodo — ... has confirmed that their touchscreen / QWERTY slider Touch Pro2 will be available in all major markets—including North America. However, there isn't much as far as specific details are concerned. The exact date that it might arrive has not been determined (although they did note that launch should take place in Q2 ). Whether features like 3G compatibility will be added to the Pro2 for it's US debut also remains to be seen. [Twitter and Twitter via Electronista]
HTC Touch Pro2 Coming To The U.S.
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — HTC has confirmed that the Touch Pro2 will be coming to the U.S. The HTC Touch Pro2 has a touchscreen and a QWERTY keyboard. It is uncertain whether it will be 3G and when the release date takes place. There is a tilting keyboard design with a 3.6″ screen. The HTC Touch Pro2 has a TouchFLO interface that is built on Windows Mobile. [via

THAT LOOKS SO AWESOME CHECK THIS VIDEOS OUT THANKS TO TAYLORAMJ FOR THE LINKS

http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/255/
and here is the Touch Pro2 in depth on video

http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/252/

YOU TUBE CLIP TOUCH PRO 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rou0V2B4kS8

NEW ADDET SCREENSHOTS OF THE DIAMOND 2 TFD3
Here they are, HTC Touch Diamond 2 screenshots. Notice the new calendar tab in the TouchFlo3D, new calculator, improved keyboards (you can set the keys to vibrate), Remote Desktop application (finaly!).

http://ai.rs/2009/02/htc-touch-diamond-2-screenshots/

GRTZ WEESJE
MODERATOR@AMJ

[jr5416]

Yea bro i just saw that omg thats is awesome lol here is some more news .But can you imagine the prices,i dont think i wanna c that

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/news/show/92570/htc-announces-htc-touch-diamond2-and-htc-touch-pro2.html

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So whos gonna be the first complaining about their Touch Pro to get the new one lol,it worked with the mogul whos to say it wont work with the touch pro .

[CYBER WEESJE]

Originally Posted by jr5416

yea bro i just saw that omg thats is awesome lol here is some more news .but can you imagine the prices,i dont think i wanna c that

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/news/show/92570/htc-announces-htc-touch-diamond2-and-htc-touch-pro2.html

--------- new post merged on 16/2/2009 at 08:30:26 --------

so whos gonna be the first complaining about their touch pro to get the new one lol,it worked with the mogul whos to say it wont work with the touch pro .

this a realy awesome touch pro 2 i like the screen flip like the mogul realy nice the prices yes i am scared of that lol

grtz weesje
moderator@AMJ

[CYBER WEESJE]

yo dash have you seen this what do you think i am in love whit that touch pro 2 lol



GRTZ WEESJE
MODERATOR@AMJ

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by jr5416

Yea bro i just saw that omg thats is awesome lol here is some more news .But can you imagine the prices,i dont think i wanna c that

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/news/show/92570/htc-announces-htc-touch-diamond2-and-htc-touch-pro2.html

--------- New Post Merged on 16/2/2009 at 08:30:26 --------

So whos gonna be the first complaining about their Touch Pro to get the new one lol,it worked with the mogul whos to say it wont work with the touch pro .

not for sprint didnt say anything about the states release that i saw.

Originally Posted by weesje

yo dash have you seen this what do you think i am in love whit that touch pro 2 lol



GRTZ WEESJE
MODERATOR@AMJ

i think it is sexy as hell and the stats made me cream in my pants :glasses1:

[CYBER WEESJE]

Originally Posted by d/\sh

not for sprint didnt say anything about the states release that i saw.



I think it is sexy as hell and the stats made me cream in my pants :glasses1:

hahaha it looks so awesome that flip screen dos it for me realy nice think this will be a ohter best seller for htc


grtz weesje
moderator@AMJ

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by weesje

hahaha it looks so awesome that flip screen dos it for me realy nice think this will be a ohter best seller for htc


grtz weesje
moderator@AMJ

thats for sure and i wouldnt be suprised to see it come out in 2010 early for the states and prolly sprint first :> and even early for gsm providers in the states.... (if you want branded otherwise ebay for unlocked versions)

[Mike20PR]

looks sexy although the only significant difference from my pro to this would be the wvga screen, id switch nevertheless (maybe)

but there are a couple of things im sorta dissapionted about the touch pros succesor...

-qualcomm still?? i thought htc was gonna use tegras chip now. i always wanted for my next device to not have the crappy graphics performance that current--> HTC <-- devices do. really shows on my pro and would love to put an end to this

-WM6.1? i believe that its too late for new devices with 6.1 now that 6.5 (even WM7, who knows?) will be well under way when this device should be released, so all the HTC goodies on this device will be for an outdated OS and who knows if it will be fully compatible with the new version of WM? till talented developers port it and iron out the bugs. HTC should have waited for Microsoft to ship them the new version and go from there

[trentonmac]

It does look like a slick phone. I'll have to do what I can to get one when/if it comes out for sprint. I am disappointed that they did not up the processor/RAM/Storage any though. What do I care really though, I'll need the latest and greatest phone because i am addicted.

My name is Trenton and I am a Smartphone Junkie :glasses1:

[TaylorSPJ]

Originally Posted by Mike20PR

looks sexy although the only significant difference from my pro to this would be the wvga screen, id switch nevertheless (maybe)

but there are a couple of things im sorta dissapionted about the touch pros succesor...

-qualcomm still?? i thought htc was gonna use tegras chip now. i always wanted for my next device to not have the crappy graphics performance that current--> HTC <-- devices do. really shows on my pro and would love to put an end to this

-WM6.1? i believe that its too late for new devices with 6.1 now that 6.5 (even WM7, who knows?) will be well under way when this device should be released, so all the HTC goodies on this device will be for an outdated OS and who knows if it will be fully compatible with the new version of WM? till talented developers port it and iron out the bugs. HTC should have waited for Microsoft to ship them the new version and go from there

I agree i thought they would implement the Nvidia chips in these, but for the OS.....6.5 it will be....found a video of the diamond 2 with 6.5 on it....looks pretty sweet for the most part check it out....weesje you can add this kink to the OP if ya want to....

http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/255/

and here is the Touch Pro2 in depth on video

 http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/252/

[CYBER WEESJE]

Originally Posted by taylorAMJ

i agree i thought they would implement the nvidia chips in these, but for the os.....6.5 it will be....found a video of the diamond 2 with 6.5 on it....looks pretty sweet for the most part check it out....weesje you can add this kink to the op if ya want to....

http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/255/

and here is the touch pro2 in depth on video

 http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/252/

thanks addet links i love that flip screen the cpu is not perfect i now bud in the end its ohter great htc device whe al whant to buy it

grtz weesje
moderator@AMJ

[kaos]

I will stick with my razr running vista......

[ICEM/\N]

this thang is sexy as hell

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by kaos

I will stick with my razr running vista......

hahahahaha me too :> im glad that we are the only ones with these.... (thanks for the hookup. )

[angiekay]

Oh WOW! is all I can say..............that phone, I agree, looks sexy as hell!!! maybe it will be released by the time I'm eligible for an upgrade which is a longggggg time.......like December I think (and Alltel), I know........but I can still hope and dream, right?

[broSki]

phone looks hot but still same internals as tp, nothing different there....wvga and screen size, and battery and tilt, and bigger keys, and spaced out keys is only diff....ill wait for nvidia chips 2 be used...and as for usa releases who knows but in bottom it says to be released in early summer 09 for ALL MAJOR GLOBAL COMPANIES I think sprint falls under that

[Mike20PR]

i have been researching this device online and by video and in the consumers side (mainly junkies and geeks) its a flop waiting to happen

pro
-bigger screen (yet a bigger battery and recourse hog)
-conference speaker (nice addition due to the speakerphone problems)
-tilt screen (cool)
-bigger and spaced kb (nice)

cons
-same crappy Qualcomm processor (same or more lag and crappy gfx performance)
-same ram/rom size (are you serious HTC?)
-removed camera flash (for a mute button...ok)
-same camera (and yet diamond2 has 5mp)
-no video out (it was mentioned but not totally sure)

not much of an upgrade, besides the bigger screen theres no point to upgrade if you have a pro

dont get me wrong, i love htc and winmo but you have to look past the hype or you will be seriouslly dissappointed

[Sh0wNuF]

Originally Posted by Mike20PR

i have been researching this device online and by video and in the consumers side (mainly junkies and geeks) its a flop waiting to happen

pro
-bigger screen (yet a bigger battery and recourse hog)
-conference speaker (nice addition due to the speakerphone problems)
-tilt screen (cool)
-bigger and spaced kb (nice)

cons
-same crappy Qualcomm processor (same or more lag and crappy gfx performance)
-same ram/rom size (are you serious HTC?)
-removed camera flash (for a mute button...ok)
-same camera (and yet diamond2 has 5mp)
-no video out (it was mentioned but not totally sure)

not much of an upgrade, besides the bigger screen theres no point to upgrade if you have a pro

dont get me wrong, i love htc and winmo but you have to look past the hype or you will be seriouslly dissappointed

true that, what interested me the most was the start menu and how it was more finger friendly the ones we currently have...hopefully someone will be able to write a program that gives everyone else that function.

[littledaisy]

so i just saw this youtube video on it and well im not totaly impressed...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnTAqA_dppg

[broSki]

Originally Posted by littledaisy

so i just saw this youtube video on it and well im not totaly impressed...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnTAqA_dppg

alot of ppl arent impressed at all, ppl on xda are making a petition to not buy this phone b.c they r pissed htc threw it out so fast

[meansixx]

WOW!!!! i just jizzed in my pants..lol very nice.

[Sh0wNuF]

Originally Posted by broSki

alot of ppl arent impressed at all, ppl on xda are making a petition to not buy this phone b.c they r pissed htc threw it out so fast

yeah i definitely agree...i think its a lil wierd that the diamond and touch pro have been out for less than 6 months and they already have a new one? but i will be tryin to snag one of these when they come out

[CYBER WEESJE]

Update to the first posted link to screenshots of diamond 2 tfd3 new


grtz weesje
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