HTC Touch Pro2

The HTC Touch Pro2 is a mobile phone aimed as the business professional that is touted to supports features that treats calls with as much care and attention as messages in the business world. The phone features Straight Talk™ which transit communication from email to a single or multi-party calls as well as a means to complete conference bridge calls. The process completed by dual microphone and speakers that turn the mobile into a professional quality speakerphone by placing the phone face down on the table. The Touch Pro2 is also equipped with a keyboard that facilitates getting the message out. The HTC Touch Pro2 puts clear sound quality and voice reception at the core of its design. It is touted as a palm-size professional conference phone with a loudspeaker and dedicated noise-cancelling microphone that delivers voice over conference calls. It also provides users with connectivity while on the go with its 3G network frequencies, as well as WiFi 802.11 b/g connectivity.

Specifications
Processor, memory and operating system
The HTC Touch Pro2 is powered by a Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz processor and runs Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional operating system. It is supported by a 512 MB ROM and 288 MB RAM.

Form factor
The HTC Touch Pro2 is designed in a 116 x 59.2 x 16.65 mm (4.57 x 2.33 x 0.66 inches) form factor that weighs 178.5 grams (6.3 ounces) with battery. The phone also supports a TouchFLO™ 3D device control, a zoom bar and a slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard. It also supports a G-sensor and noise-canceling dual microphones and speakers.

Display
The HTC Touch Pro2 supports a 3.6-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 x 800 WVGA resolution and adjustable tilt screen.

Network
It supports HSPA and WCDMA 900 / 2100 MHz network with up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds, as well as quad-band GSM, GPRS and EDGE (for 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz band frequency; HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.) network frequencies.

Connectivity
The HTC Touch Pro 2 also supports an internal GPS antenna for location base searches and geo tagging capabilities; Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets and synchronization; Wi-Fi® IEEE 802.11 b/g for internet connectivity at hotspots and HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0, audio jack, and TV Out in one).

Camera
It features a 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus and a secondary VGA CMOS color camera.

Audio and video
Audio format supported on the phone are AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI and M4A. Video supported formats are WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V and AVI.

Battery
The HTC Touch Pro 2 is powered by a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (with 1500 mAh capacity) that provides users with up to 390 minutes for WCDMA/ 510 minutes for GSM of talk time and up to 750 hours for WCDMA/500 hours for GSM of standby time. Video call time is up to 160 minutes (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)

Expansion Slot
The phone also supports a microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) expansion slot.

Reviews:

“With a feature set to match its large size, the HTC Touch Pro2 will be a great device for power and business users once it finally hits North America and adds U.S. 3G support” – (CNET, 2009)

“if you count yourself one of the few fans of Windows Mobile 6.1, you’re looking at one sweet piece of hardware. We think the HTC Touch Pro2 may be one of the finest Windows Mobile 6.1 phones available.” – (Digital Trends, 2009)

“we can confidently recommend the Touch Pro2 as the best Windows Mobile device in the world. That might not make your decision any easier, but as long as you’re considering a Windows Mobile phone, the Touch Pro2 is going to be the reigning champ for a long, long time. Or at least until HTC releases the Touch Pro3.” – (Boy Genius, 2009)