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HTC Touch

{{Short description|Touchscreen mobile phone}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox mobile phone

| name = HTC Touch

| image = HTC Touch (1).jpg

| imagesize = 200

| slogan = Experience a new sensation

| manufacturer = High Tech Computer Corporation

| type = PDA Phone

| carrier =

| available = {{start date and age|2007|6}}

| screen = 65k-color QVGA (320x240 px), 2.8 in, TFT LCD

| exterior_screen =

| rear_camera = 2.0-megapixel CMOS color

| os = Windows Mobile 6.0, upgrades to 6.1 available via some carriers, 6.5 available via modded ROMS

| input = Touchscreen

| cpu = TI OMAP 850 201 MHz (GSM Touch), MSM7500 400MHz (CDMA Vogue)

| ringtone =

| memory = 128 MB internal flash
64 MB SDRAM (GSM Touch), 256 MB internal flash
128 MB SDRAM (CDMA Vogue)

| memory_card = Micro SD card
(SD 2.0 compatible)

| networks = Tri band GSM / GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE, GSM 900/1800/1900, CDMA

| battery = Rechargeable 1100 mAh Li-ion battery, up to 200 hr standby, 5 hr talk time

| connectivity = Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 802.11b/g, Mini-USB

| size = 99.9x58x13.9 mm

| form =

| weight = 112 g (including battery)

| music =

|series = HTC Touch family

|successor = HTC Touch2

|related = HTC Touch Dual

}}

The HTC Touch, also known as the HTC P3450 or its codename the HTC Elf or the HTC Vogue for the CDMA variant, is a Windows Mobile 6-powered Pocket PC designed and manufactured by HTC. Its main, unique feature is a user interface named TouchFLO{{cite web |url=http://www.theunwired.net/?item=videoview-htc-touchflo-touch-screen-experience-update |title=video, HTC TouchFLO Touch Screen Experience |first=Arne |last=Hess |work=the::unwired |date=2007-06-05 |access-date=27 November 2007 |archive-date=10 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510163737/http://www.theunwired.net/?item=videoview-htc-touchflo-touch-screen-experience-update |url-status=dead }} that detects a sweeping motion and can distinguish between a finger and a stylus. TouchFLO incorporates stylus-free access to a music player, a photo album, a video player and a picture-based contact book.

The global launch of the Touch was in Leicester Square, London, on {{start date|df=yes|2007|6|5}},[http://www.htc.com/press_room/03-press-070605.htm "HTC Touch Delivers New Touch Screen Experience"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611070505/http://www.htc.com/press_room/03-press-070605.htm |date=11 June 2007 }}, HTC Corp. (press release), 5 June 2007 and the phone was initially available in two colours: black and green.{{cite web |url=http://www.theunwired.net/?item=revised-htc-introduces-new-htc-touch-colors-and-upgrades-memory |title=HTC introduces new HTC Touch colors and upgrades memory |first=Arne |last=Hess |work=the::unwired |date=2007-11-16 |access-date=25 November 2007 |archive-date=19 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119052908/http://www.theunwired.net/?item=revised-htc-introduces-new-htc-touch-colors-and-upgrades-memory |url-status=dead }} The carrier bound names for this phone include Verizon Wireless XV6900, T-Mobile MDA Touch, O2 XDA Nova, Okta Touch and Vodafone VPA Touch.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&model=HTC%20Elf&num_rows_max=0 |title=PDAdb.net – Devices with the codename Elf |access-date=26 June 2008 |archive-date=24 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024153125/http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&model=HTC%20Elf&num_rows_max=0 |url-status=live }}

In November 2007, HTC started to sell an "Enhanced" Touch, also known as the HTC P3452 or its codename the HTC Elfin, with double the RAM and ROM of the original version (128 MB and 256 MB respectively).{{Cite web |url=http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=947 |title=PDAdb.net – HTC Touch P3452 – Enhanced Version (HTC Elfin 100) Specs |access-date=26 June 2008 |archive-date=22 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622133825/http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=947 |url-status=live }} The newer version is also available in two new colors: white and burgundy.

Sales

HTC shipped 1 million units within 5 months of the launch,{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitimes.com/telecom/a20080805PD206.html |title=HTC Touch Diamond shipments to reach the one million mark this month |date=5 August 2008 |access-date=24 August 2008 |archive-date=8 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808034203/http://www.digitimes.com/telecom/a20080805PD206.html |url-status=live }} and shipped another million in the following 6 months.{{cite web |url=http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2008/05/29/sales-projection-boosted-to-3-million-for-htc-touch-diamond/ |title=Sales projection boosted to 3 million for HTC Touch Diamond |work=Phones Review |date=2008-05-29 |access-date=24 August 2008 |archive-date=20 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620020205/http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2008/05/29/sales-projection-boosted-to-3-million-for-htc-touch-diamond/ |url-status=live }}

Features

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  • Connectivity
  • Tri band GSM / GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE: GSM 900/1800/1900 (2.75 G)
  • 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 2.0. Supports most common profiles including serial port, FTP, HID (keyboard and mice), headset, hands free, DUN (dial up networking for using the phone as a wireless modem for a notebook or desktop), and A2DP Bluetooth stereo.
  • HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB & audio jack)
  • Input
  • Touchscreen (designed for fingers and the included stylus)
  • 5 -way directional block (including action button)
  • Power and camera buttons
  • TouchFLO
  • Memory
  • 128 MB (35.46 MB user-accessible) flash ROM
  • 64 MB (47.89 MB accessible) SDRAM
  • microSD expansion slot (SD 2.0 compatible, 1 GB card included, 16 GB SDHC Tested Successfully)
  • Other features
  • TI OMAP 850 201 MHz processor
  • 2.0-megapixel CMOS color camera
  • 2.8 in. LCD screen (240x320 px, 65k-color, QVGA, TFT)

HTC Vogue

The CDMA version of the Touch, known as the "HTC Vogue" or the "HTC P3050", has double the RAM and ROM of the original Touch, a faster 400 MHz processor (QualComm MSM7500),{{cite web |url=http://www.htc.com/www/product/touch/specification.html |title=HTC Touch: Specification |publisher=HTC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112075847/http://www.htc.com/www/product/touch/specification.html |archive-date=2008-11-12}} and a faster over the air data capability, but no Wi-Fi.{{cite web |url=http://bgr.com/2007/08/17/htc-voguetouch-coming-to-sprint/ |title=HTC Vogue/Touch coming to Sprint |first=Josh |last=Karp |work=Boy Genius Report |date=17 August 2007 |access-date=2012-02-21 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218232312/http://www.bgr.com/2007/08/17/htc-voguetouch-coming-to-sprint/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=803&view=1 |title=HTC Touch P3050 (HTC Vogue 100) Detailed Specs | Technical Datasheet |work=PDAdb.net |date=30 July 2011 |access-date=2012-02-21 |archive-date=11 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211142141/http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=803&view=1 |url-status=live }} This is sold under the name Okta Touch by Telecom in New Zealand. Also sold as the "HTC Touch" through Sprint Nextel{{cite web |url=http://support.sprint.com/main.html?selectedDeviceId=9285 |title=HTC Touch Support |publisher=Sprint |date=7 January 2011 |access-date=2012-02-21 |archive-date=27 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127004938/http://support.sprint.com/main.html?selectedDeviceId=9285 |url-status=live }} and Alltel{{cite web|url=http://www.alltel.com/wps/wcm/connect/business/Home/B/PhonesAccessories/MyAccountPhones/BHTC+Touch/HTC+Touch |title=Alltel Wireless Home – Alltel Wireless |publisher=Alltel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927155604/http://www.alltel.com/wps/wcm/connect/business/Home/B/PhonesAccessories/MyAccountPhones/BHTC+Touch/HTC+Touch |archive-date=2011-09-27}} and as the "XV6900" through Verizon Wireless in the United States; as the "HTC Touch" by Bell Mobility{{cite web |url=http://www.bellmobility.ca/shopping/HTC-Touch-Dual/67331.details |title=HTC Touch Dual |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302061708/http://www.bellmobility.ca/shopping/HTC-Touch-Dual/67331.details |archive-date=2 March 2009 |publisher=Bell Mobility |url-status=dead }} and Telus Mobility{{cite web |url=http://www.telusmobility.com/on/pcs/handset_htc_p3050.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090415212447/http://www.telusmobility.com/on/pcs/handset_htc_p3050.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-04-15 |title=HTC Touch |publisher=Telus Mobility }} in Canada; and through Raya and i2 Mobile in Egypt.{{cite web |url=http://www.i2-mobile.com/?module=mobile&view=product&task=Product&product_id=577&brandid=9 |title=About Us |publisher=I2-mobile.com |access-date=2012-02-21 |archive-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712234215/http://www.i2-mobile.com/?module=mobile&view=product&task=Product&product_id=577&brandid=9 |url-status=live }}

Operating system upgrades

The Windows Mobile version is upgradable, to 6.5.* via ROMs from XDA-Developers website.{{Cite web |url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426540 |title=ONYX: Windows Mobile 6.1 & 6.5 ROMs |date=15 September 2008 |access-date=9 November 2010 |archive-date=16 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516163339/http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426540 |url-status=live }}

=Linux and Android conversions=

Linux and Android operating systems are being ported to these phones. Vogue Linux runs on the HTC Vogue.{{Cite web |url=http://cs-alb-pc3.massey.ac.nz/vogue/ |title=Vogue Linux |access-date=30 September 2008 |archive-date=29 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929095033/http://cs-alb-pc3.massey.ac.nz/vogue/ |url-status=dead }} Wing Linux, an Android version, is in development and available via ROMS, from xda-developers website.{{Cite web |url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554479 |title=XDA-Dev forum |date=31 August 2009 |access-date=9 November 2010 |archive-date=16 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516154446/http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554479 |url-status=live }} Android versions through 2.3 (Gingerbread) have been successfully ported to the CDMA (Vogue) version of the Touch.{{cite web |url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=588 |title=Touch CDMA Android Development – xda-developers |publisher=Forum.xda-developers.com |access-date=2012-02-21 |archive-date=13 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813125126/http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=588 |url-status=live }}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • Featured in PC World's round-up of [http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/285043c80a0104080142187548c0456d/pg1.htm Top Canadian Smartphones and Cell Phones]{{dead link|date=October 2013}}

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