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	• HTC Touch P3450 Unlocked Smartphone with 2 MP Camera, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version ... HTC HTC, 2007 average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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I purchased my Touch through Sprint about a week ago and am pretty happy with it so far. I've had no issues with phone service quality (I'm fortunate to live in an area where Sprint's coverage is almost continuous) and I'm very impressed with the Touch's features even if I don't use all of them. One example is the "Touch Cube". It was fun to play with for a few minutes but I don't really see myself getting much use from it as everything I need is already on the Home page. One thing on the Home page that I'd love to be able to use is the Weather feature. Sadly the weather info is provided by AccuWeather and only major cities are included in the set-up list. You can include some cities via registry tweaks, but many more are still not supported. Basically "Weather" is a dead feature on my phone.

The Touch itself feels solidly made and the screen is plenty big. Using the Sprint EVDO I'm able to surf the web at speeds that are almost as fast as when I was using WiFi with my old Mogul. I also have my Touch connected to a Slingbox and the picture is very impressive, much better than I expected. The Touch doesn't have an external keyboard but that was actually a selling point for me as I've got fat thumbs and prefer to use a stylus.

I would have given five stars if it weren't for the useless Weather feature and the lack of more built-in customization options for the interface (fonts, colors & such). I'm pretty happy with it so far. :)

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Exactly what I needed

I traded in my four-year-old O2 for the HTC Touch. I looked at a lot of other alternatives, and just about everything in the same price range was too bulky or too expensive. I was also very accustomed to Windows Mobile, didn't like the interface for Symbian or for the i-Phone (which was too expensive anyway).

I also prefer virtual keyboards over hard keyboards (so Blackberry and Nokia E series were out), and prefer using the keyboard with a stylus rather than using my finger. But I notice the HTC works fine either way, with stylus or finger. Just happy that a stylus is included and that it fits snugly in the case. Shorter is better, too, less chance of breakage.
Basically it's a super update of the O2. Slimmer, lighter and more reliable. It's funny that some reviewers here have mentioned lockups or freezes, as that was an occasional problem with my O2 but it hasn't happened once yet in the two months I've had the HTC Touch. Three stars so far.

I don't use the Touch Cube feature, which basically seems like something thrown in to compete with the iPhone. It's just as useless here as on the iPhone. I also find the weather feature useless, as I live in Thailand and it's not supported here. Besides I already know what the weather is: tropical. I wish there was a way to erase the Weather feature from the 'Today' menu as it's a bit distracting. Minus one star for these two features.

Sound quality of the phone is excellent, tons better than the O2 and better than any of the Nokias I've owned, and Nokias are known for good sound. Add one star.

The camera is a big improvement over the one in the O2 as well. It's much more logical the way photos are stored and accessed after you shoot. This may have been an improvement that came from Windows Mobile rather than the HTC Touch programming. Add one star.

The comfortable, non-slip feel of the phone is outstanding. No other PDA phone I've handled comes close actually.

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