HTC Touch
ManufacturerHigh Tech Computer Corporation
SloganExperience a new sensation
SeriesHTC Touch family
Compatible networksTri band GSM / GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE, GSM 900/1800/1900, CDMA
Availability by regionJune 2007; 16 years ago (2007-06)
SuccessorHTC Touch2
RelatedHTC Touch Dual
TypePDA Phone
Dimensions99.9x58x13.9 mm
Mass112 g (including battery)
Operating systemWindows Mobile 6.0, upgrades to 6.1 available via some carriers, 6.5 available via modded ROMS
CPUTI OMAP 850 201 MHz (GSM Touch), MSM7500 400MHz (CDMA Vogue)
Memory128 MB internal flash
64 MB SDRAM (GSM Touch), 256 MB internal flash
128 MB SDRAM (CDMA Vogue)
Removable storageMicro SD Card
(SD 2.0 compatible)
BatteryRechargeable 1100 mAh Li-ion battery, up to 200 hr standby, 5 hr talk time
Display65k-color QVGA (320x240 px), 2.8 in, TFT LCD
Rear camera2.0-megapixel CMOS color
ConnectivityBluetooth 2.0+EDR, 802.11b/g, Mini-USB
Data inputsTouchscreen

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[1] 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 5 June 2007 (2007-06-05),[2] and the phone was initially available in two colours: black and green.[3] The carrier bound names for this phone include Verizon Wireless XV6900, T-Mobile MDA Touch, O2 XDA Nova, Okta Touch and Vodafone VPA Touch.[4]

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).[5] The newer version is also available in two new colors: white and burgundy.[3]

Sales

HTC shipped 1 million units within 5 months of the launch,[6] and shipped another million in the following 6 months.[7]

Features

A T-Mobile MDA Touch running WM 6.1
A Verizon Vogue running WM 6.5

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),[8] and a faster over the air data capability, but no Wi-Fi.[9][10] This is sold under the name Okta Touch by Telecom in New Zealand. Also sold as the "HTC Touch" through Sprint Nextel[11] and Alltel[12] and as the "XV6900" through Verizon Wireless in the United States; as the "HTC Touch" by Bell Mobility[13] and Telus Mobility[14] in Canada; and through Raya and i2 Mobile in Egypt.[15]

Operating system upgrades

The Windows Mobile version is upgradable, to 6.5.* via ROMs from XDA-Developers website.[16]

Linux and Android conversions

Linux and Android operating systems are being ported to these phones. Vogue Linux runs on the HTC Vogue.[17] Wing Linux, an Android version, is in development and available via ROMS, from xda-developers website.[18] Android versions through 2.3 (Gingerbread) have been successfully ported to the CDMA (Vogue) version of the Touch.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hess, Arne (5 June 2007). "video, HTC TouchFLO Touch Screen Experience". the::unwired. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  2. ^ "HTC Touch Delivers New Touch Screen Experience" Archived 11 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, HTC Corp. (press release), 5 June 2007
  3. ^ a b Hess, Arne (16 November 2007). "HTC introduces new HTC Touch colors and upgrades memory". the::unwired. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2007.
  4. ^ "PDAdb.net – Devices with the codename Elf". Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  5. ^ "PDAdb.net – HTC Touch P3452 – Enhanced Version (HTC Elfin 100) Specs". Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  6. ^ "HTC Touch Diamond shipments to reach the one million mark this month". 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Sales projection boosted to 3 million for HTC Touch Diamond". Phones Review. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  8. ^ "HTC Touch: Specification". HTC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008.
  9. ^ Karp, Josh (17 August 2007). "HTC Vogue/Touch coming to Sprint". Boy Genius Report. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  10. ^ "HTC Touch P3050 (HTC Vogue 100) Detailed Specs | Technical Datasheet". PDAdb.net. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  11. ^ "HTC Touch Support". Sprint. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Alltel Wireless Home – Alltel Wireless". Alltel. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  13. ^ "HTC Touch Dual". Bell Mobility. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009.
  14. ^ "HTC Touch". Telus Mobility. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009.
  15. ^ "About Us". I2-mobile.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  16. ^ "ONYX: Windows Mobile 6.1 & 6.5 ROMs". 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  17. ^ "Vogue Linux". Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  18. ^ "XDA-Dev forum". 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  19. ^ "Touch CDMA Android Development – xda-developers". Forum.xda-developers.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

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