HTC Touch Pro CDMA

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HTC Touch Pro

13 Oct 2009 Antoniog395

5.3 out of 10

I have had this phone for over a year now and I have had the screen replaced twice and Sprint has gave me a new phone twice so I guess this is my forth phone. I like the phone but if you need a phone that will last you through the day forget about it. I work the graveyard  shift and I can talk on the phone for twenty mins and three to four hours later my phone is completely dead. I also have been getting my text messages late I mean the next day late. I don't know if it's the phone or the network. I get error messages from microsoft and my phone locks up or bumps me out of  the program i'm in. I will be getting the Hero next and I hope its better or I'll be going to the Iphone.

Pros

Keyboard
Youtube
Touchflo
Camera is nice

Cons

Battery life totally sucks
Freezes up
Screen keeps going out
Speaker phone sucks

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19 Aug 2009 RobTouchPro

8.3 out of 10

I'm on my 5th one & finally got a good one through the warranty replacement. I had/have high hopes for this phone. I love the screen, though I cycle back and forth between Touch Flo and WinMo standard main screens. Theres pro and con points to both. The standard WinMo screen shows all email folders and how many new emails in each account, the Touch Flo only shows how many total with no breakdown unless you go into the mail menu and it's still not terrlbly intuitive though pretty. I've had a couple of keyboards freeze up and quit working even after performing a hard reset. On 2 unit's when changing the home screen from TouchFlo to MinMo, it takes 10min to 4 hours to do it. The speakers vary from rather quiet to acceptably loud. The camera is pretty decent providing you hold the phone still while you're taking a picture. I use the camera for work, sending pictures of watches to clients. It makes my job easier in that respect.

For messaging, it's great for sending emails and text's and the threaded format is awesome. The onscreen keyboards suck for the most part. HTC really should be doing tactile onscreen keyboards by now. I use the calendar a lot and the old WinMo calendar set up is ok but needs serious updating. In TouchFlo mode the calendar only displays 3 dates, one current, one upcoming and one all day. There is no variances, if you have 3 upcoming dates for the next day but no all day events or current, it only displays one of the upcoming events for the upcoming events the next day. Very obtuse! The WinMo screen shows all upcoming dates for the next 5 days, though you can set it for more or less days. Works very well.

Battery life is a mixed bag, I've been told several times that when you first get the phone, charge the battery completely then let it get all the way down to 5% and not to charge it until the screen prompts that you will lose data if you don't charge it soon. Do this for the first 5 cycles with the bettery, I did that and have decent battery life, at least a day or so. If I use the camera to take pictures and email them, it can run out in a matter of 4 - 5 hours. I have 2 spare batteries and a charger at work.

My service is through Alltel and I almost never drop calls. It's a bit hard to hear the person on the other end occasionally.

The learning curve for maximizing use of a MinMo phone is broad but once you have mastered all that the phone can do it's a pretty great device. If it froze up less and lagged less, I'd be more enthusiastic about it. I'm really looking forward to the Pro 2. The  Touch Flo has sped up considerably and it goes much deeper into the standard WinMo program. THey also rewrote all the software for the antiquated WinMo calendar and it's beautiful and looks easy to use. I don't think I'll get a Blackberry because their web browser is seriously weak, even on their top end models. I'm very interested in the HTC Hero with Android, if they came out with a Hero variant with a physical thumboard, I'd likely own one.

Overall, my Touch Pro has been productive and Alltel has been good about replacing it when they have gone bad. HTC posted a ROM update very recently through Alltel, and it has sped up the Touch Flo a LOT and when you're waiting for a webpage to load the lag is a lot shorter. It crashes quite a bit less too. I wish it was like this out of the box!

Pros

Size, messaging options and ease, vibrant screen, keyboard (when it works) camera. Touch Flo (for weather features, music) Opera mobile is WAY better than IE.

Cons

Battery life, flakiness, freezing up, Touch Flo, (pretty but not configurable or flexible)

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Mobile PC in stylish, sexy fashion

21 Apr 2009 Sweeny Russ

9.7 out of 10

I've been waiting for a windows mobile device that is dependable as the new touch series ever since I had my dell axim 6 years ago.  HTC wasn't waiting for Microsoft and hit a home run with this device.  This device has unimaginable capabilities that is unmatched by any other device currently in the United States.  The Omap 11 processor boasts a snappy very responsiveness.  And win mo 6.1 and 6.5 run seemlessly.  Tflo 3d is a beautiful powerful way to access everything in this device in an inuitive way.  The screen is gorgeous and text, pics, and videos are extremely sharp.  Opera pairs with this device seemlessly with scroll wheel, g sensor, and finger operations for a rich mobile internet experience in the palm of your hand.  Push and exchange email are standard.

Pros

Performance, beauty, functionality, unsurpassed technology

Cons

Need two batteries to get through the day

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