Average User Rating

Design: 6.9; 68.84615%
Features: 7.1; 71.15385%
Performance: 6.4; 64.23077%

Good

6.8

out of 10

Based on 26 opinions

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1.

23 Mar 2009 by Anonymous

80%8out of 10

I laugh every time I see someone write a review that says "I'm writing a review on the phone and not the carrier". I want everyone to understand that it in most cases that would be the only way to do it. Unfortunately in this case the carrier effects the phones software so dramatically that it serious changes the dynamics of the whole phone.

I bought this phone way back in November and it has been over all a solid phone. I have used little tweaks to help the Verizon crippling software. It wasn't until just a week ago that I installed a new custom ROM (SSK 1.5).

Now I feel I can give the phone and not the carrier the review it deserves!

Plain and simple this phone is AWESOME now that the so called carrier's crap is no longer plaguing the phones performance. The only thing I couldnt change was Verizon's idea to reduce the RAM from 288 to 192.

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2.

21 Feb 2009 by Anonymous

83.3%8.3out of 10

Well im rating the phone, not by the carrier BUT THE PHONE. the phone is really coo. At times it will lag up..... but what windows device doesnt!!! the battery life could be better.... But having as many phones as i have, the Pro is really good. The Flow is sick, and the camera and its feats are awsome. and putting opera on it was great.. And the motion runs great.. That teeter game is sick... and that means you can put a lot more motion games on there......BECAUSE it is a windows device you can do a lot more then some people have been posting... there are plenty hacks and feats you can add to it... Do a lil research before you go wrighting off the PHONE... you can do a lot! Yes verizon wants its money.. but they cant catch everything and figure out how to block it all!!! So dont rate the phone low cause the company its on... this is not a company review, its a phone review.

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3.

6 Jan 2009 by Anonymous

33.3%3.3out of 10

Why does Verizon feel such a deep need to strip features out of manufactures phones? Verizon reduced the RAM from 288 to 192. People who don't own the phone might not think this is a big deal but it is. Touch Flo is great but it needs every ounce of juice the phone has to run smoothly. It is mind boggling that Verizon would cripple the phone further when 288 isn't enough. Its like putting a 4 cylinder in a Ferrari or only being restricted to driving it in a parking garage. Verizon is also the only company to lock the GPS. I called to talk to a service representative to see if there was a way to turn it on. They said that they couldn't do that for me but would gladly give me one month free for VZ Navigator. So then it made sense. HTC designed a feature that works great with Google maps but Verizon cant make money off that. So what do they do? LOCK IT! Verizon now makes it mandatory for you to get their data plan and I'm OK with that. But they then make you pay another 10 dollars on top of that for their beloved VZ Navigator. I was upset with that. I have read a lot about how well HTC designed their YouTube player. I was really excited to put my 30 dollar data plan to some good use. I figured if I cant use Google maps with my data plan then maybe I could mess around on YouTube. You are not going to believe this but they took that away from the phone too. My friend had a Sprint Touch Pro and should me his as he laughed at me. I was looking for the included case that HTC provides and it was also missing. I went to the Verizon store to yes spend more money for a case that HTC normally gives you. Verizon doesn't have a case yet for it. By this point I'm really impressed. I did remember my friends Sprint Touch Pro had some included head phones that would pick up FM signals. Yes you guessed it. Verizon took this too. Well I thought all is not lost because surely the phone cost less with all these features missing. You guessed it once again. The Sprint Touch Pro was less money! But hey, I have the network! LOL!!

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4. just my view

24 Dec 2008 by Anonymous

100%10out of 10

Let me start by saying that the phone would have been better if given all sprint features...now that being said this is by far the best phone on Verizon...This has great features and works pretty good...No it isnt perfect but no phone is...It is built alittle cheap feeling but it isnt any worse than many other phones on Verizon. I owned both Storm and Omnia and sent both back Storm was worst phone I ever used.. Omnia didnt work as smoth as this and I couldnt wifi to work...Even with the flaws I believe the touch pro to be the best Verizon has to offer...I dont want to change carriers...I do think Verizon as a company should do its customers better than they do...But this is best phone Verizon has at this time to me..Everyone is different so please try all the phones you can and I hope you find one that will bring some happiness in some small way to you..My rating is based on verizon phones and not on others so if it seems High to you that is why.

Pros

Wifi
key pad
Many features
Screen is the best
nice looking phone
works much smoother than Storm or Omnia

Cons

Doesnt feel as solid as I would like
wish they would have left the extra ram

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5. Linked

23 Dec 2008 by ReduceGadget

100%10out of 10

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6. Disapointing

17 Dec 2008 by Anonymous

26.7%2.7out of 10

This is actually a bad phone. The phone was incredibly slow and I wanted to throw it out a window. The bugs were the most annoying thing on any verizon phone. IMO, this is the worst verizon phone out.

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7. In depth and non-biased review

11 Dec 2008 by Joe Lindner

93.3%9.3out of 10

Ok. I ordered this phone the day it appeared on the the Verizon website and have had it for over 2 weeks. This is my 4th windows mobile phone. In fact I've been using WM based phones since they originally came out, so I know their characteristics and limitations very well. I've gone from a Samsung i600, to a Samsung i730, to a Samsung i760, and then to the Touch Pro. Here's what I've found:

First of all, the Touch-Flo 3D interface is great. I absolutely love it. It's smooth and responsive, and better yet, the animations on the Favorites, Picture Viewer, and weather screens are beautiful. Also, everything off of the start menu has resized a tad bigger. As a result, I can actually use everything on my phone without the stylus if I prefer. The Calendar is still a little tough without it, but it's doable without too much of a headache. That being said there are a few things about Touch-Flo that I didn't like. It can bog down a tad if you use the slider immediately after closing a program. After a few seconds, it gets caught up and everything is fine. Also, the touch flo home screen isn't as customizable as I'd like. Tasks cannon be displayed there (I ended up putting them on the start menu), only the next 1 or 2 upcoming appointments can be displayed. There is no option to show everything coming up in the next 24 hours, for example. However these are minor gripes.

Next, I've seen several complaints listed here about the phone bogging down too much with Touch-Flo active. Every WM based phoneI've ever had had problems with this after you opened a few apps and closed them. The reason being is that when you close a WM app, it just hibernates. It won't really close until you go into the task manager and close it, and that doesn't always work too well, either. After a reboot, however, they become responsive again. The Touch Pro actually has an option the system settings to force programs to close when you X out of them. I found that turning that feature on virtually eliminated that problem. I haven't been force to restart my phone at all since I got it. However, you have to go in and enable it. I thought it should have been on by default.

Third, I think the phone looks really nice. The ATT version looks a little better, but Verizon's square version is by no means ugly. The 3.2 megapixel camera takes surprisingly nice pictures. Took a bunch of coaster pics at Six Flags over the weekend and they look great on my 28" Monitor. The keyboard "M" is in a wierd spot because the directional arrows get in the way, but I got used to that pretty quickly, and the keyboard keys feel pretty good. Not as good as the i760 keys, but I'm not complaining. The Touch Pro has one of the fastest if not the fastest processor I've seen on a WM phone so far, and the Verizon version can take up to a 16GB memory card for storage (Tip: get a big memory card and install your apps to that, not the phone. It will keep you from filling up the phone's internal memory and slowing it down). Battery life was one of the things I was a little disappointed with. With the phone on, bluetooth enabled, the phone set to check email every 30 minutes, and playing with some of the installted programs occaisionally, I managed to run the battery out in about 6-7 hours. with the email checking shut off, I can make it though the whole day with about 30% if the battery remaining. I guess the data connection sucks power. There are a few aftermarket extended batteries coming out for this device, so I will definitely in the market for one of those.

Overall, I still have to say I love this phone. It's easily the best Windows Mobile device to come out, and the touch-flo interface is nicer than the iphone interface in many ways to me. I hope this helps.

Pros

Touch Flo 3D
Processor Speed
Good amount of internal memory
High-Res screen
Design
Slide-Out keyboard (I still haven't seen a decent touch screen Keyboard. Not even on the iPhone)

Cons

Battery life
In-ability to customize Touch Flo
Incoming calls turn the touch screen on... even if it's in your pocket.

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8.

10 Dec 2008 by Anonymous

50%5out of 10

a person would think that all touch pros would be the same. look at the editor and user reviews on the other carriers touch pros. i wonder if Verizon could learn something from this. the reviews say it all.

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9. Stop hatin' on Verizon

9 Dec 2008 by Anonnymust:)

96.7%9.7out of 10

Okay, sorry this part isnt exactly a review. But really, so Verizon takes off a couple features. Sure, you might've wanted the Youtube App or whatever, and you can only put 10 cities on the weather. It's NOT the same phone as the At&t version or the Sprint versions. Thats exactly the point, there are different VERSIONS. Don't expect them all to be the same. If it matters to you that much, you can go switch to At&t and get the iPhone or their version of the Touch Pro. The touch screen looks great, clean and bright, but hard to see in the sunlight. The keyboard feels good when you press it (the placement of the M key is the only thing, but you get used to it) I wish the screen was a little bit bigger, but its fine, it really is. You can still see web pages and stuff. Wifi is AWESOME ive been looking for a Wifi-able phone for a while now and this works great. It does make the battery go down a bit but its like a mini computer so im not that fazed by it. It's a beautiful phone and it fits well in pockets, with only a little bulge like you would get with a wallet. I'm still working on how to get the TouchFLo going but the touch screen is decent without it. Okay, so it's not a phone that is for everyone. Do your research before you get it. If you are slow at technology and have trouble operating microwaves, do NOT get this phone. it's pretty user friendly towards business people and teenagers who are whizzes at cell phones, but it will also work if you are a 35 year old mom (or dad) who needs a bit of organization in your life.

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10. I waited 4 months for this phone

7 Dec 2008 by Josh Swanstrom

40%4out of 10

I "upgraded" from a samsung i760 to this the first day you could order it from Verizon on the internet. I have had the phone for a week now and am very disapointed.

The vibrate is not violent enough for me. I want to be able to feel the phone vibrate when it is in my pocket and with this one I miss calls and texts because I always leave my phones on vibrate.

The accelerometer is very cool and works great.

The keyboard is much less easy to type on than the i760 keyboard. And yes, the location of the "M" is dumb.

It takes about 5-10 seconds for the phone to switch to bluetooth. This really bugs me because when i answer a phone call in my car, the person on the other end hangs up before the call gets transferred from the handset to my hands free.

There is a little bump right on the Verizon logo. Not a huge deal, but makes it look cheap.

VERY SLOW when I try to use the Touch Flow. I enabled it at first and got so frustrated with how slow the phone responded, I had to turn it off to get back some memory.

The touch screen is enables as soon as the phone rings. That means that if it is in you pocket, there is a very good chance you will touch the answer or ignore button before you get it out of your pocket. There are custom fixes for this, and I assume Verizon will fix this too, but it just goes to show how little thought was put into the usability of the phone.

Battery life is reasonable.

All in all, this phone is not for the normal cell phone user. It is meant for people that want to do a lot with their phone. The problem is that Verizon took away just enough RAM to give people like that a headache. People just using this for a phone will not have a problem, but why would they pay so much for a phone if all they wanted to do was the basics? To make a long story short, I will probably be returning the phone this week.

Oh... and the touchflo does let you change the city to just about any city in the country. It only has a few big cities programmed by default. You can delete them and add your own based on zip code.

Pros

Accelerometer
Wifi
TouchFlo is cool
Verizon network

Cons

Overall design and performance
Price
Keyboard
TouchFlo is a memory hog
Verizon tech support has little to no info on the phone
Vibrate is too soft and quiet
Takes a long time to switch mic and speaker to bluetooth devices after call is connected.

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