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The Touch Dual is quite an improvement over its predecessor with many little tweaks here and there. The keyboard is obviously the key feature here, and the inclusion of it makes this a great phone for composing mails or documents on the device.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who loved the HTC Touch and those who didn’t. And if I were to guess, I would say that the numbers are about 50/50.
Rumours of the Touch Dual surfaced soon after the HTC Touch launched last year, and those who loved the HTC Touch have been anxiously waiting for the arrival of what seemed like a very promising device. Comparing the new and the old side by side, you will notice that the Touch Dual is slightly slimmer than its predecessor and slightly taller.
The most important difference, however, is the slide-out keyboard situated under the LCD, hence the “Dual” nomenclature. The sliding mechanism is durable and very responsive. This means that you only need to push it slightly before the spring mechanism kicks in and ‘automatically’ slides the screen up or down.
Everything else still ‘screams’ classic Touch functionality and users who have used the Touch will feel right at home. The Touch Dual still features the sexy yet functional Live HTC Home screen, an interface we really hope other manufacturers will take note of. The signature Touch feature of the series is also present on the Touch Dual: TouchFLO allows you to use finger gestures on the screen to browse through e-mails and navigate your device.
While the HTC Touch was not really my favourite phone in the range, it had something I liked but not enough to make me want to use the phone over a long term. Initially, I felt the same way about the Touch Dual, especially considering that its major feature, the keyboard, felt rather clumsy the first few times I used it.
The problem is that the keypad is too small for individual keys – such as those found on the HTC S620 – so the company opted for a 20-key QWERTY layout. Basically, each button represents two letters, which could make typing tricky if you are not a fan of predictive text input. During the month or so that I used the Touch Dual, I tried to let as many people as possible use it to get some feedback on the keyboard, but again the consensus was about 50/50.
Besides the keyboard issue, everything else about this phone is top-notch. As an Exchange user, I simply configured my server details on the device and within ten minutes all my e-mails, calendar entries and contacts were synchronised with the Touch Dual. The device was very responsive and even with Leaf Locate (vector mapping software for HTC devices) running, it seemed to keep up a good pace.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who loved the HTC Touch and those who didn’t. And if I were to guess, I would say that the numbers are about 50/50.
Rumours of the Touch Dual surfaced soon after the HTC Touch launched last year, and those who loved the HTC Touch have been anxiously waiting for the arrival of what seemed like a very promising device. Comparing the new and the old side by side, you will notice that the Touch Dual is slightly slimmer than its predecessor and slightly taller.
The most important difference, however, is the slide-out keyboard situated under the LCD, hence the “Dual” nomenclature. The sliding mechanism is durable and very responsive. This means that you only need to push it slightly before the spring mechanism kicks in and ‘automatically’ slides the screen up or down.
Everything else still ‘screams’ classic Touch functionality and users who have used the Touch will feel right at home. The Touch Dual still features the sexy yet functional Live HTC Home screen, an interface we really hope other manufacturers will take note of. The signature Touch feature of the series is also present on the Touch Dual: TouchFLO allows you to use finger gestures on the screen to browse through e-mails and navigate your device.
While the HTC Touch was not really my favourite phone in the range, it had something I liked but not enough to make me want to use the phone over a long term. Initially, I felt the same way about the Touch Dual, especially considering that its major feature, the keyboard, felt rather clumsy the first few times I used it.
The problem is that the keypad is too small for individual keys – such as those found on the HTC S620 – so the company opted for a 20-key QWERTY layout. Basically, each button represents two letters, which could make typing tricky if you are not a fan of predictive text input. During the month or so that I used the Touch Dual, I tried to let as many people as possible use it to get some feedback on the keyboard, but again the consensus was about 50/50.
Besides the keyboard issue, everything else about this phone is top-notch. As an Exchange user, I simply configured my server details on the device and within ten minutes all my e-mails, calendar entries and contacts were synchronised with the Touch Dual. The device was very responsive and even with Leaf Locate (vector mapping software for HTC devices) running, it seemed to keep up a good pace.