HTC Touch 2 Review
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In a nutshell: The HTC Touch 2 is a compact, touchscreen, Windows
Mobile smartphone equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera, MP3 player,
GPS, HSPA, WiFi and Bluetooth. It's a compact and relatively inexpensive
smartphone, but we feel that the display is just too small.
Review: November 2009.
The HTC Touch 2 is HTC's entry-level smartphone offering. It's basically an
enhanced version of the HTC Touch 3G, and is
a compact, affordable, Windows Mobile smartphone. At this price point, the Touch
2 competes with smartphone offerings from other manufacturers, such as the Nokia
5800. Has it got what it takes to compete? We're not convinced.
The one thing that hampers the Touch 2 is its size. Yes, it's a compact touchscreen
phone, but even dirt-cheap touchscreen phones like the LG
Cookie or Samsung Tocco Lite manage
to fit in larger screens. Call us shallow, if you will, but sometimes size does
count. Windows Mobile 6.5 we can't get enough of, but on a 2.8 inch screen with
only modest resolution? We're not so sure.
The Touch 2 packs in a fair number of advanced features to justify itself.
It includes a GPS receiver, WiFi, HSPA offering blisteringly fast download speeds
of up to 7.2 Mbps, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The battery life is surprisingly
good for such a compact phone. It gives you easy access to Facebook and other
cool apps. But the camera is fixed focus and comes nowhere near the quality
of Nokia's 5530 touchscreen phone,
which costs much less than the Touch 2, and has a larger screen to boot. It
seems as though everything has been compromised to fit it into the small body.
If you want a compact, relatively inexpensive phone running Windows Mobile
6.5 (and who wouldn't?), the HTC Touch 2 is your phone. It's your only choice
in fact. But we'd suggest that the reason why no-one else has made such a phone
is because the compromises that must be made are just too great. The fact is
that the phone needs a bigger screen. If HTC had realised that, the Touch 2
could have been a winner. As it is, it's an interesting concept that widens
the choice of handsets available, but for us, it just doesn't cut it.
Features of the HTC Touch 2 include:
- 3.2 megapixel camera
- Video recording
- Display: TFT, 65k colours, 320 x 240 pixels (2.8 inches)
- GPS receiver
- Music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA formats)
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
- Ringtones: 40 voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
- Wallpaper
- Java
- Internet: GPRS, EDGE, HSPA (7.2 Mbps download)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate, mini-USB 2.0, Wi-Fi,
3.5mm audio jack
- Memory: 256 MB RAM plus microSD memory card
- Vibration alert
- Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) plus HSPA/WCDMA (900/2100 MHz)
- Size: 104 x 54 x 13 mm
- Weight: 110g
- Talktime: 370 - 440 minutes
- Battery standby: 370 - 500 hours
HTC Touch 2 User Reviews
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Average rating from 18 reviews:
Reviewed by USER from EU on 27th Sep 2012
Fantastic phone. I have been using it since 2010. It works perfectly.
I use all it features except ENROL. Everything else is working properly,
faster and realibly. It fell some down months ago from the second floo
balcony. There was an asphalt road down but phone works! Very durable.
Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro is fast and never cracks. Batter is OK. Whan
I talk 2 hours per day it survives 2 days. If you wanna more just go
back to your Nokia 6510. I don't think to replace my Touch 2 it soon.
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Reviewed by JulietS from England on 12th Apr 2011
I love this phone. For me, the fact that the screen is small is good
- I really would not want a larger phone. This one is compact enough
to fit in a bag without being unobtrusive. I have found everything on
it very good, it is really easy to use and I would definitely recommend
it.
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 25th Nov 2010
Brilliant phone,quick response,HTC's touch flo is excellent.Perfectly
usuable without resorting to the stylus.GPS is good and holds signal
well. Only very slight neg is small internal memory and battery life
but i get a day and half out of it before recharge.Winmo is very good
and nowhere near as clunky as people make out. Really can't fault it
at all,very good phone and excellent deals on it at the moment.
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Reviewed by Tom McKenzie from UNITED KINGDOM on
12th Nov 2010
There might be some units that work, but mine doesn't. Battery dead
in 5 mins, heats up, turns off when it feels like it, calls people when
I'm trying to scroll through contacts, stops downloading email, just
a disaster. As I say - it might just be my handset, and I've had the
provider admit that the initial battery I had in was from a 'bad batch'
and needed swapping. Can't complain in that they swapped it very quickly,
but the phone is still a nighmare. I am very used to iPhone, Ipod, Hero,
etc. so am not doing or expecting anything untoward - this phone is
just junk. Avoid at all costs.
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Reviewed by Tony Hunt from UK on 8th Aug 2010
This phone is a disaster. I have had one for 2 months and the touch
screen is dead. It is slow and clumsy. Vodafone are changing this as
they no longer market this model. I am going ober to Samsung Galaxy.
Can't wait
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Reviewed by Karm1 from London/England on 29th
Mar 2010
The Touch2 aint a bad phone at all, People who have a problem with this
phone either dont know about winmo or quite simply aint smart enough
to get the best out of smartphones. The phone ticks nearly every box
one could want on a phone so whats the problem people keep finding.
For the people that knew years ago, WinMo has so much apps going for
it that we can customise just about everything
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Reviewed by Edmund Velinor from Saint Kitts and Nevis
on 26th Feb 2010
Ever since my first HTC phone i have stayed glued to the name. This
phone as stated, is an upgrade to the Touch. It works great, faster
smoother and much more responsive than my old Touch. I do miss my navigational
button and my designated camera button though. The video quality is
an improvement, but photo quality is just about the same. For the price,
features, and quality, its an excellent phone.
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Reviewed by gurmeet singh from india on 21st Feb
2010
the display might be smaller than other costly smart phones, but its
value for money and is best in its price range. it has all the features
which a professional needs e.g. push mail, full integration with microsoft
outlook, 3g, wifi, good web browser. what else is left. Really a value
for money.
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Reviewed by STEVE from SHEFFIELD on 2nd Feb 2010
THIS PHONE IS A DISASTER. OVERCOMPLICATED AND SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN YOU
NEED IT. DO NOT GO NEAR THIS PHONE.
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Reviewed by andy from manchester uk on 2nd Jan
2010
this phone is everthing you could want,its compact,easy to use,and looks
and feels fantastic,by far one of the best looking handsets around and
present and light for a windows phone recommend to anyone
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Reviewed by Saravanan from India on 23rd Dec 2009
I bought HTC touch2 last week. It is fine good. but it lacked the following
: Accelerometer,handwriting input methods, etc. But the main advantage
is that it Windows Mobile 6.5 . That is the one which gives the real
value to the phone. But not more than that. So if you want a simple
touch screen phone with a descent camera (3.2MP),wifi,3G etc, then HTC
touch2 is the phone u need to buy
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Reviewed by David C from Liverpool on 14th Nov
2009
Can't praise this phone highly enough. I Originally had some problems
with the LG Arena on Orange so sent it back and got this on T-Mobile.
I honestly can't think of anything I don't like about this phone.
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Reviewed by michael from u.k on 6th Nov 2009
amazing phone from the moment i saw it on the internet to the time i
took it out of the packaging i fell in love with it
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Reviewed by Chilaxx from Belgium on 22nd Oct 2009
I just got this phone a few days ago and I love it! Works very smooth
and fast! Windows Mobile 6.5 is also a great improvement. And for €309
it's just an outstanding price for what you get.
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Reviewed by megan from pakistan on 16th Oct 2009
wonedurful
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Reviewed by paul from uk on 15th Oct 2009
great phone i love the touch screen prob the best phone ive seen thanks
www.thegadgetsgalore.com
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Reviewed by dougie from scotland on 13th Oct 2009
the best phone ever
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Reviewed by annie from britain on 5th Oct 2009
this phones awesome! its so cool my mate has it and i used it i love
it thanks babe luv ya
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