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HTC Touch 3G - Leveling Up

By Seow Tein Hee - 15 Nov 2008

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Touching Down on a 2D Plane

In just a short few years, we've seen Windows Mobile devices moving out from a niche market with its dedicated fans and high price points, to a mainstream one where it meets the demand of the consumers with its features and affordable pricing. The HTC Touch was aptly introduced for the consumer in mind, but it was not all that it could have been for the power user.

In response to this, the HTC Touch 3G, with a speedier processor, pumped up memory and added 3.5G network support has managed to fill the gaps left by its elder sibling. Officially speaking, the Touch 3G is not the direct successor to the Touch, especially so since there's a new ROM for the HTC Touch that includes an update to the Windows Mobile 6.1 platform and the next generation TouchFlo interface as seen on the Touch 3G.

A close match to the Touch 3G (and a cheaper alternative at S$668) is the ASUS P552w, but if you are a stoic HTC supporter and got yourself used to the TouchFlo interface, the choice is obvious.

Whilst the Touch 3G doesn't sport the VGA screen that's now widely popular amongst devices such as the HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, or Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1, you should consider other factors besides the crisp sharp display resolutions. Think of the Qualcomm 528MHz processor. Feel the speed at which you can swipe through various important features such as your Messages, Browser (Opera's bundled with the Touch 3G, by the way) and many other oft-used functions. If you aren't seeking a device with top-notch entertainment delivery, and yet gets the work done easily and swiftly with a small form factor, the S$798 HTC Touch 3G could just be the one for you.

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