HTC Touch HD User Reviews

If you don't want to follow the iPhone crowd, this handset is a winner. For a Windows Mobile 6.1 handset, HTC have done us proud. It may not have the accessability or the range of apps available to the iPhone, but it does hit the high scores for usability, fuctionality and desirability.

The main plus is the fabulous internet browsing experience, which was great with Opera 9, and has been greatfully improved with Opera 10, neither of which is operational with the iPhone. You truly get the full internet experience, instead of mobile and cut down websites.

Friends with iPhones who are now bored, are looking at my Touch HD with envy, and with the touch HD2 coming soon, with a better camera, byebye iPhone.

As a business user this is a phone that offers exceptional usability for e-mail and web browsing. There aren't as many apps as the iPhone and if you enjoy the distraction of apps, you probably want to go for the iPhone. For me this syncs will with other technology and allows ease of data movement.

This phone has a beautiful slimline design which is pleasing to the eye, very easy to use and has a large, responsive VGA screen and in my opinion is one of the best Windows Mobile yet. The GPS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and a 3.5mm headphone jack makes for a very smart phone.

On the smooth back of the Touch HD lies a 5-megapixel camera recessed into a metallic bump -- just a shame it doesnt have a lens cover. Overall, though, the Touch HD is HTC's most attractive device yet.

At your disposal is all the Windows Mobile 6 functionality that you'd expect, including Exchange email support, Microsoft Office documents editing and viewing capabilities, and Windows Mobile media player, which supports various codecs.

Battery life is quoted at 420 minutes talk time with 3G turned on and 680 hours on standby. While we'd like to say it's as good as the iPhone 3G, we can't. Windows Mobile just doesn't offer the same ease of use, even with TouchFLO 3D. Still, it is one of the best Windows Mobile devices we've seen.

Best smartphone around. Forget the iPhone, it's still struggling to catch up with the rest of the competition. You don't need to pay stupid money for apps, and it has them all in spades as it uses microsoft mobile, and best of all it looks sexy and has a really great interface thanks to the HTC Touchflo

My overall opinion on the HTC touch HD is around 8/10

The features of this phone are brilliant, however lacking some of the "loved" features from my previous phone - the iphone.

The camera "can" take brilliant pictures when the right conditions are in place ie. not shaking or dark.

The camera lacks a flash though. I have found this quite annoying at times.

The look and feel of this phone phone is excellent. The screen is also very crisp and clear. I love this phone.