HTC Touch Pro 2 Package
This is my first impression on the new HTC Touch Pro 2 that I got yesterday. This post is not a full review on HTC Touch Pro 2 but I’ve played around with it for hours (yes, in one day lol) so hopefully this can be an early insight for you if you want to decide to buy the HTC Touch Pro 2. Subscribe to my blog via an RSS Feed or delivered to your email inbox to be notified when my full review of the device is published 
I was upgrading from HTC P3600i to HTC Touch Pro 2 and as far as I can say, it’s like upgrading your old mouse with the tracking ball to a laser mouse. Or if you know a bit about computer hardware, it’s like upgrading from a GeForce FX to a GeForce GTX.
HTC Touch Pro II Specifications
HTC Touch Pro II vs HTC P3600i main specifications:
- Qualcomm® MSM7200A™ 528 MHz processor vs 500 MHz Samsung processor
A bit more power although I’m not sure whether the Qualcomm has a better performance than the Samsung. If you are an expert in this area, please share your thoughts with us. - 512 MB ROM with 288 MB RAM vs 256 MB ROM with 64 MB RAM
Double everything! No more “Out of memory” problem so far
- 480×800 WVGA vs 240×320 QVGA
Again, double quality in pixels and crispiness! Yum! It’s like comparing to a 22″ LCD with the good old 15″ CRT monitor.
HTC Touch Pro II Hands on impressions
The Device, the Good
The device looks great and actually looks better than the photos that I’ve seen on the net previously. I was gearing towards the HTC Touch Diamond II because I think it looks sexier. Apparently I’m mistaken. HTC Touch Pro II looks as sexy as an iPhone. I’ll have no problem showing this off to my iPhone-lover friends
The screen is crystal clear and the quality of the display is amazing (since I was coming from a QVGA device, the change is huge for me).
The main buttons are made tiny, meaning you can see more on your screen. It’s good to have a bigger “working area” especially when you are writing documents, watching a video, or browsing the web with the HTC Touch Pro 2.
The Device, the Bad
The device is quite solid but kinda slippery. So be really cautious especially if you want to hold & operate it with one hand. There is barely a protection on the backside too, so do it slowly when you want to put down your HTC Touch Pro II on a hard surface, like your table, for example. Thankfully the camera at the back is quite protected so you shouldn’t break the lens even if you put it down hard (it’s quite hidden inside the casing).
Another thing that I hate is that I have to open the casing every time I want to do a soft reset. I mean, I can understand that I have to open the casing when I have to change the battery, the SIM card, and the storage card (how often will you change these?) but to do a soft reset? Since it’s still under Windows Mobile 6.1, memory seems to be leaking here and there (I don’t know whether I should blame the O/S or to the application developers). Even though the free memory is quite a lot (about 90-100 MB, thanks to the memory hungry TouchFlo 3D Interface), you’ll probably still do a soft reset of the HTC Touch Pro II every now and then.
Since the main buttons are tiny, it can be hard to answer/reject a call at times or even when you want to access the Start Menu through the button
HTC Touch Pro II – the TouchFlo 3D Interface
The interface is pretty solid, cool, and beautiful looking, thanks to the TouchFlo 3D. It is what Windows Mobile should be. The upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 can’t beat the TouchFlo 3D interface in terms of its intuitiveness.
Unfortunately the TouchFlo 3D requires lots of memory though so you’ll find out that even when HTC Touch Pro II has a 288 MB RAM, half of it has already been reserved for the TouchFlo 3D. Even that hasn’t solve the once-a-while sluggishness of the TouchFlo 3D when moving to different tabs. Nevertheless, I don’t think I’ll unload and uninstall TouchFlo 3D from the device ever! It makes me love my new phone more 
I could have installed a hacked ROM to get the TouchFlo on the HTC P3600i but it would be out of memory in no time!
I dislike TouchFlo 3D at its current version because:
- Can’t seem to make my own custom tab or third party add-ons (maybe not yet?)
- I have to slide the slider whenever I want to Accept or Reject a call (Hello? I know it’s cool but can’t we just press the screen button?)
- It hasn’t covered all Windows Mobile settings/programs, so often you have to switch/turn off TouchFlo 3D to access certain tray/system settings.
There are not much to hate and apparently the goods outweigh the bad by many, so thumbs up to TouchFlo 3D but the current version is just not there yet.
HTC Touch Pro II vs HTC P3600i
Not sure if you are interested in these comparisons, but if you own an HTC P3600i like I do, then read these comparisons with the new HTC Touch Pro II:
- The GPS locks much faster than the P3600i. Previously I had to wait 10-20 minutes in CBD area to get a lock. Now, it’s only a few minutes! Outside of CBD, I’m sure we’ll get a lock in seconds or less than a minute!
- It’s much faster to install, load, and run an application.
- Never run out of memory again (at least til we have another new memory-hungry application).
- Now I can use my TechrificWay GPS software with text-to-speech recognition turned on, woohoo!
- The weight is not much different than the P3600i so it looks as if I’m still holding a P3600i but a bit taller.
- No more replacing screen protectors every few months because I scratched the screen protectors with the stylus (I did some heavy writings with my P3600i every week), thanks to the keyboard.
- Now I can SMS easily with the on-screen Phonepad or the QWERTY keyboard.
- You can’t use HTC P3600i USB connection cable with the HTC Touch Pro II (I tried with 2 different cables and none of them worked).
- The camera is much better than the P3600i but not superb quality:
Not really good in a low light condition
Auto focused camera, even with Macro shots
HTC Touch Pro II Impressions conclusion
Thinking to switch from HTC P3600i to HTC Touch Pro II? The answer is easy, GO FOR IT! You’ll never ever regret your decision Unfortunately I can’t give any advice if you are planning to upgrade from other devices. I don’t think it’s worth upgrading from the original HTC Touch Pro but I heard that the TouchFlo 3D on Touch Pro II is much smoother compared to the Touch Pro.
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PS: I said that this post is an early impression, but after writing it, it looks like a full blown review lol.
HTC Touch Pro2 T7373 Unlocked Smartphone – International Version with No U.S. Warranty (Black/Grey)
UPDATE: If you are interested, check out my full review on HTC Touch Pro 2.
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Great product.
Are images taken at your home?
Can i know what did you win ? I see a small cup on the left
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Yeah, it’s my bedroom (living in an apartment). I didn’t realize that people would actually notice the other things on the photo O_o
Err..the small cup..I won the best actor on this year’s church easter camp lol. Nothing to brag about, it’s a talent show where you were divided into groups and had a few hours of practice to come up with something. I was acting as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean, lol. I got a few photos below but you probably wouldn’t recognize me hahah.
But anyways, let’s get back to the topic lol
Like Nihan, I got curious with your setup there. What are those in the upper right? Stuffed bears? How cute, Mike! ^^
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My ex-girlfriend bought it for me at the Melbourne Zoo last time. The Hippo’s tummy looks like mine which was the reason why she bought it ^^
Nice product indeed!
What kind of camera did you use for taking the photos?
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I took the first pic (the HTC Touch Pro II packaging) with my old camera, a Canon iXus 800IS.
But I did the macro and my desktop shots with the HTC Touch Pro II phone, to show the quality
Looks good! I want one already!
Great review Michael Love the images!
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Thanks Brian
It is the best phone I’ve ever had so far
I’m deciding between this, Touch Pro II, and Touch HD.
I just don’t think I’ll need a hard keyboard so Touch HD is still the go for me especially since it has the manual focus; like a real camera.
What kills me is the cost for it all though and no bundled GPS software; Nothing beats my Touch Cruise for value so far.
Ah.. I went for Touch Pro II mainly because of the keyboard. I write documents a lot (at least once a week heavily) so I really want a good nice hardware keyboard.
Well you’ve got Google maps by default on the phone but you’ll still have to pay for the internet/data connection
So better spend a few hundreds to get a GPS software in, if you really need it
Which is why I love my Touch Cruise; maps for most of the world bundled.
But I personally only need something for keeping quick notes and reminders and stuff. Games, camera, music, movies, really isn’t what I need, only nice to have.
Phone and GPS is a must though of course.
Michael, nice write up. That looks like a slick phone. I’m a G1 fan myself. My last phone was a Moto Q which I loved but couldn’t stand Windows Mobile. Why didn’t you go with something like a G1 or an iPhone?
BTW, nice site. I just found you off your comment on ProBlogger here: http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/06/04/how-not-to-get-a-guest-post-published-on-a-blog-in-11-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-4735648
You’ll be happy to know I’m a subscriber of your blog now
Looking forward to connecting and reading more good posts here. Cheers!
Hi Kevin, welcome and it’s good to know you
I don’t like a G1 phone because I think you’ll need lots of internet connection to be able to use it fully. I also don’t really like the interface (judging from the screenshots)
As for iPhone, I don’t like how I need to use my little finger to do an SMS, it’s so hard to do. I also don’t normally use my phone for watching videos and listening to music, which are the strongest points of iPhone?
But mostly, it’s because I’m already get used to a windows mobile device and its applications. I’ve even bought some applications before so I don’t really want to spend more on new applications.
I have been quite surprised by the G1. The internet connection is actually pretty good and the Android browser is fairly quick. I thought the interface looked a little weird at first but just like any new phone it takes some getting use to. Now I love it. The tracking ball is great for selecting small links and I love the physical keyboard. Another big thing for me was having synchronization of Gmail and Google Calendar. That’s been really nice
I am not a fan of the iPhone either. I can’t understand why someone would not want a physical keyboard. I mean, you can type much faster with less errors on a physical keyboard.
Yeah, I’m kind of like that to, in that, once I’m use to something I don’t want to have to migrate to another solution. I guess that’s why I’m using Windows XP (not Vista) and running it on a Mac
Well I wasn’t a fan of a physical keyboard before because of the bulkiness of the phone. But I’m loving it so much now!
Hehe well in a way, I love trying new things if it’s technology related – which explains why I’m on Windows 7 RC at the moment
Hi Michael, I just bought the Touch Pro 2 after reading your review. It’s a great phone. I also had the P3600i which I was a big fan of. I was thinking of holding off upgrading until WinMo 6.5 was released, but after reading your article I decided to go ahead and buy it. No regrets at all. Definitely the best phone I’ve owned. The speaker phone and the slide-out keyboard are currently making my iPhone ownning friends just slightly jealous!
Thanks for sharing that with us and glad that I can help out with your decision.
The speaker and the slide-out keyboard are probably the only things that we can boast to those iPhone users
so aulia, do you have any complains for this phone?because i think i want to buy this too, because it’s looks great for me that always use ms word and excel in daily. but i’m afraid of sliding phone, my friend said sliding phone may broken soon than candy bar phone, how do you think?
I’m writing a full review of the phone and planning to publish it early next week
But so far all the complaints are very minor and negligible
check this, is it true?
http://forums.hexus.net/mobile-phones-accessories/165260-opinions-htc-touch-pro-2-a.html
Why don’t you just turn off and turn on the device? Is it the same of doing the soft reset, and in this case, easier and faster. :p
Yeah, I didn’t realize this until I had the phone for a few days *knocks head on the wall*
Thanks for a nice and quick comparison with P3600i, but you haven’t tried enough USB cables – I use the same cable that came originally with D810 to activesync my D810, P3600i, Touch HD and Touch Pro2.
Thanks for pointing that out. I guess I can safely buy an extra cable now without the need of waiting for a “Touch Pro 2″ USB cable
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