The HTC Touch features:

* 1GB microSD storage card included / 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM
* display: 2.8″ LCD touch screen with backlight, 240 x 320 dots resolution with 65,536 colours
* 2.0 mega-pixel CMOS colour camera
* Windows Mobile 6® Professional with Direct Push Email and HTML email support
* GSM/GPRS/EDGE Tri-band: 900, 1800,1900
* Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
* Bluetooth 2.0

Looking for a great price on an unlocked HTC Touch Dual? Check below for great deals on the HTC Touch Dual at eBay. Don’t have an eBay account yet? Click here to register at eBay US or at eBay UK - it’s fast and it’s free!

Listings at eBay US: (prices are in US currency)

HTC Touch Dual (Unlocked) Cell GSM ! MINT !

US $159.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 19:50:55 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

HTC Touch Dual (Unlocked) Cell GSM ! MINT !

US $149.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 19:51:31 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

HTC touch dual unlocked

US $99.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 22:26:50 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

NEW HTC P5530 TOUCH DUAL UNLOCKED GSM QUAD BAND PHONE

US $299.99 End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 16:01:58 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $299.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

HTC Touch Dual 3G

US $119.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 22:32:45 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $275.83 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

HTC Touch Dual Unlocked Phone

US $249.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 13:34:11 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Not quite what you were looking for? Search eBay US:

Listings at eBay UK: (Prices are in UK currency)

HTC P5520 Touch Dual PDA/Mobile Phone

GBP 220.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 9:10:07 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

HTC TOUCH DUAL P5500/P5520 FULL HOUSING+TOUCH SCREEN

GBP 40.99 End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 9:10:32 PDT Buy It Now for only: GBP 40.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

USED HTC DUAL TOUCH FACTORY UNLCOKED. BOXED INCLUDED

GBP 120.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 13:01:43 PDT Buy It Now for only: GBP 120.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

HTC Touch Dual (p5500) *Brand new * *Factory unlocked*

GBP 144.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 14:39:41 PDT Buy It Now for only: GBP 144.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

HTC - TOUCH DUAL PHONE FULLY BOXED MINT CONDITION

GBP 50.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 5:33:59 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

HTC TOUCH DUAL - MODEL P5500 PHONE - GOOD CONDITION

GBP 80.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-23-2010 12:22:24 PDT Buy It Now for only: GBP 80.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Not quite what you were looking for? Search eBay UK:

HTC Touch Press Release

HTC Corp., the world’s leading provider of Microsoft® Windows Mobile®-based smart devices, today announced the global launch of the HTC Touch™, a deceptively small and stylish mobile phone that ushers in an innovative new concept in intuitive touch screen navigation. Orange is the first pan-European operator to launch the HTC Touch™. The device brings a new level of simplicity to the powerful and function-rich device experience that today’s mobile customers demand.

Building on its rich ten-year history of mobile phone innovations, the HTC Touchâ„¢ represents extensive research and development and the conviction that fingertip control will enable more efficient, natural and intuitive touch screen navigation. The groundbreaking HTC Touchâ„¢ offers a new and unique way of controlling touch screen-based devices by recognising and responding to the sweep of a finger across the screen. It is intelligent enough to distinguish between finger and stylus input and then respond accordingly.

“With the HTC Touch™, access to your most commonly used content, contacts and features is only a simple finger flick away,” said Peter Chou, CEO and President of HTC. “Mobile phone makers have done a great job of cramming ever-more exciting features into ever-smaller phones. But the way in which one accesses these increasingly sophisticated features has not kept pace. That ends today with the HTC Touch™.”

Smart, stylish and versatile, the HTC Touchâ„¢ brings together a wide variety of communication, entertainment and professional capabilities that enable mobile consumers to balance work and play. The new HTC-designed homescreen provides one-touch access to emails, text messages, calendar appointments and contacts, as well as current weather conditions and forecasts for hundreds of cities around the world.

The HTC Touchâ„¢ is the first device to feature TouchFLOâ„¢, the new underlying touch screen technology developed by HTC. Consumers simply sweep their finger up the display to launch an animated, three-dimensional interface comprising three screens: Contacts, Media and Applications. The interface can be spun by swiping a finger right or left across the display, providing efficient access to the features consumers use most. TouchFLOâ„¢ also enhances finger touch scrolling and browsing of Web pages, documents, messages and contact lists.

Leveraging the broad functionality of Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the HTC Touch™ includes Outlook Mobile, Office Mobile and the capabilities to run thousands of third-party applications. Users can surf the web with Internet Explorer®, send and receive emails, chat and upload files to the internet.

The HTC Touchâ„¢ also features a 2 mega-pixel camera, a large 2.8-inch colour LCD screen and comes with a 1GB microSD card, giving users the versatility to store, upload and share multimedia content with ease.

HTC Touch Reviews

LaptopMag has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “While we would’ve liked to see a snappier processor under the hood, the HTC Touch delivers on its promise of an innovative interface. The TouchFLO navigation is far from a gimmick; it’s an extremely useful technology that’s smooth and effortless to use. Although it’s difficult to say how well the Touch will stack up against the iPhone–given that we haven’t tested the latter and that we don’t yet know what the subsidized price of the Touch will be–it has the makings of being a formidable low-cost iPhone competitor. Power users and messaging addicts should look elsewhere, but the Touch is the perfect little phone for people who want on-the-go Outlook and multimedia access with a little flash.” Link.

RegHardware has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “the unit’s battery life was nothing to write home about. HTC quotes five hours’ talk time, but I’d say you’re looking at charging the handset up overnight every night if you want to get the most out of the phone. … What a disappointment. HTC’s Touch is undeniably a smart-looking phone, but while it’s a stunner in pictures, in your hands it quickly becomes a fingerprint-plastered mess. Yes, it offers some neat touch-control improvements on the standard Windows Mobile 6 user interface, but for all the fancy visuals, it’s no iPhone.” Link.

PCMag has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “The Touch also feels slow, a problem endemic to touch-screen Windows Mobile 5 or 6 devices with 200-MHz processors. (The T-Mobile MDA and Wing have the same issue.) … Basically, the HTC Touch is a tease. It tempts you with a new interface that makes you feel like you’ll fly across the device. But with its slow response time and standard Windows Mobile software, it dumps you back on the ground at the end. For something in a similar form factor, I prefer the T-Mobile Dash with Windows Mobile 6 and a plain old QWERTY keypad.” Link.

PCPro has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “The Touch is tantalising proof that software and hardware designers are fast approaching the stage where all you’ll need to control your phone is a set of reliable fingers and a touchscreen. But it isn’t there yet. It’s no good being able to start a text message with your fingers if you can’t write the text message itself. And the same goes for browsing the internet, replying to emails, and even simply browsing files. While the Touch is the best piece of handheld, touch-sensitive design that’s available now, there are products on the horizon that look set to work even better - and that’s without even mentioning Apple’s iPhone.” Link.

MobileBurn has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “It certainly is crippled when it comes to finger based text entry, but apart from that, I rarely need the stylus at all in typical use. The Touch turns out to be a good passive messaging and data consumption device. It has the power to get information to the user, and present it in a usable fashion, but lacks some of the practical aspects of other Pocket PC devices that allow users to edit documents or create new messages easily. So while it is not going to be the perfect solution for power users and other road warriors that need to edit documents and create dozens of emails in a day, it could well be the perfect device for people who generally just need to keep on top of their appointments and manage their lives.” Link.

CNET has a review of the HTC Touch and notes, “Armed with a 201MHz TI OMAP850 processor and 128MB ROM/64MB RAM, general operation was a tad slow. With about 12MB of free program memory, there was often a few-second delay when opening applications. At first we thought our device just didn’t register our touch commands, but it was really a performance issue. Launching any of the multimedia functions really did a number on the Touch, as the screen sometimes froze midway between the music player and menu screen. This happened on a number of occasions, and got to be quite frustrating.” Link.

CrunchGear has a review of the HTC Touch and concludes, “Overall, the HTC Touch is one of the better Windows Mobile phones I’ve seen in awhile. The lack of a QWERTY keyboard can be overlooked after a few days of practicing using the on-screen keyboard. Plus the screen looks fantastic, the WiFi is fast, and the TouchFLO interface is pretty fun to use. On the other hand, no US release date, a terrible camera, and the fact that it’s still a Windows Mobile device make the Touch seem unappealing at times. I’d recommend getting it when it comes out here if you’re a T-Mobile customer and don’t want to switch or if you don’t want to shell out the big bucks the iPhone commends.” Link.

Trusted Reviews has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “The Touch is a terribly flawed attempt at a mainstream consumer product from HTC. There’s no denying that the TouchFLO interface works well, but all it does is take you to applications which then require traditional Windows Mobile stylus input. It may be the prettiest device that HTC has brought to market, but that’s really all it has going for it. HTC may be denying that it’s going after the iPhone market, but it’s too much of a coincidence to ignore. But despite being first out of the gate, Apple has absolutely nothing to worry about from a device that doesn’t even have a headphone socket!” Link.

MobileTechReviews has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “The HTC Touch is a beautiful, very small PDA phone, something we just about never get to say. It’s the perfect phone for style conscious buyers who need a PDA’s features and advanced functions, but don’t want to carry an ugly brick. However, those who text or email frequently won’t be happy with the tiny on-screen keyboard and (very functional) handwriting recognition. The Touch isn’t meant to compete with hardware-keyboarded PDA and smartphones like the Treo 750, Cingular 8525, T-Mobile Dash or BlackBerry 8800. And while the touch user interface is a step in the right direction, it’s really just one application launcher rather than a pervasive change to the phone’s interaction on the whole.” Link.

PocketNow has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “The biggest problem with the HTC Touch is trying to type with one big thumb. It doesn’t come with a large enough software based keyboard so you’ll have to either take out the stylus or install some other type of soft-keyboard that will be easier to use. What pains me about this is that HTC used to include the T9 PhonePad on some of their older devices. The PhonePad text input method is basically a simulation of a T9 numeric keypad where each number represents 3 letters and the software automatically suggests words that include the possible combination of letters. It worked great and would have been perfect on a finger-interface style device such as the HTC Touch.” Link.

Pocket-lint has a review of the HTC Touch gives it a 9 out of 10: “In use and over the last 24 hours with the phone we’ve been equally impressed and frustrated at the same time. Supposedly designed with people in mind, the home screen offering the usual array of Windows Mobile 6 at a glance information such as appointments, email and weather, however it did take us some time to get to grips with the scrolling swiping element - but I think this was more to our finger starting in the wrong place than with an issue with the design.” Link.

Infosync has a review of the HTC Touch and gives it a 64% rating: “some of the best features on the device simply don’t work consistently, especially the TouchFlo features, the highlight of the device. We would rather see HTC add one of their sparkling keyboards to this phone, but if they won’t go that route, and they refuse to drop Windows Mobile for a more touch-friendly OS, it’s going to take more than a new overlay and some fun tricks to adapt Windows Mobile for this sort of device.” Link.

ITReviews has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “More innovative is what HTC calls the TouchFLO interface. You swipe a finger upwards from the bottom of the screen to the top and it turns up a new screen. Then swipe left-to-right or right-to-left to get a second screen and a third. The transition between screens is cute - you get the feeling a cube is rotating inside the HTC Touch in a sort of Tardis-like fashion. … HTC’s Touch is a beautifully neat piece of hardware. It has fairly average specifications, though, and the TouchFLO interface is something of a gimmick, albeit a clever one.” Link.

Brighthand has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “There’s a lot to like about the HTC Touch. It’s small, sleek, and yet still powerful. It definitely a solid competitor for the iPhone. It’s not for everyone, though. If you write a lot of emails or text messages on your smartphone, you’d be better off with a model that includes a built-in keyboard. And be warned, the Touch isn’t gong to be cheap. At this point, it’s being sold directly to consumers, so there’s no carrier subsidy.” Link.

PCPro has a review of the HTC Touch and writes, “The Touch is tantalising proof that software and hardware designers are fast approaching the stage where all you’ll need to control your phone is a set of reliable fingers and a touchscreen. But it isn’t there yet. It’s no good being able to start a text message application with your fingers if you can’t write the text message itself. And the same goes for browsing the internet, replying to emails and even simply browsing files. While the Touch is the best piece of handheld, touch-sensitive design that’s available now, there are products on the horizon that look set to work even better - the iPhone chief among them.” Link.

Australian PC Authority reviews the HTC Touch and writes, “With WM6 it will always integrate better with Outlook than any Apple product ever will, though like the iPhone, the limitation to GPRS and EDGE, rather than 3G, will detract some users…But at 112g and 14mm thick (2mm thinner than the iPhone) it’s highly pocketable and we found the battery lasted for a respectable three days under moderate usage before needing to be charged. Optus is selling it for various prices under contract but www.phoneshop.com.au’s price of $614 is very respectable. It suits ‘voice’ callers, who want the features of WM6 more than data specialists, but few people won’t like it. It’s sexy but lacks the wow factor of the iPhone. But it also lacks the fashionista stigma too and it’s actually available in Australia, right now.” Link.

LetsGoMobile reviews the HTC Touch and writes, “Personally I find the HTC Touch a nice mobile phone with innovative features. The TouchFLO technology is a fantastic invention, it works fast and effectively. Despite the fact that the TouchFlo technology is used in the HTC Touch for the first time it is a well thoughtout concept. It certainly answers to the business user’s needs to have the possibility of checking email or opening office documents while on the road. The battery capacity is somewhat disappointing when using the phone intensively. And when you’re travelling a lot with no possibility of recharging the phone I would recommend taking a second battery with you. If you are planning to buy a mobile phone for frequent photo taking, I would not recommend the HTC Touch for its limited photographic possibilities due to lacking a flash. Improvements can still be made, like adding the beforementioned flash. Also the lack of HSDPA/UMTS could be disappointing for a certain target group. HTC solved this problem by adding the HTC Touch Dual mobile phone to the HTC Touch line. As soon as a sample is available we will publish a HTC Touch Dual review. In short, the HTC Touch is recommendable for early adopters and consumers who are crazy about new technologies and do not mind the somewhat limited battery capacity.” Link.

PCMag reviews the HTC Touch (Sprint) and writes, “In Sprint’s lineup, the Touch sits between the Palm Centro and the HTC Mogul. It’s smoother and more stylish than either, and its form factor and tactile interface make it the best media player of the bunch. Still, the competition is stiff. If you don’t need the big screen, the Centro gives you full phone and PDA capabilities for less than half the price, and the Mogul’s integrated Wi-Fi and keyboard will help you work more efficiently than on the Touch.” Link.

MobileTechReview has a review of the HTC Touch (Sprint) and writes, “The Sprint Touch is a thoroughly pleasant PDA phone with great looks, incredibly small dimensions, a low price and a touch display that means you won’t have to whip out the stylus quite so often. Unlike the AT&T Tilt, it doesn’t offer every feature in the book, but not everyone needs a GPS, WiFi, a hardware keyboard and the significant increase in size and price they bring. If you want a PDA phone that syncs with Outlook, has great multimedia features and good performance, the Sprint Touch is well worth a look.” Link.

Laoptop Mag reviews the HTC Touch (Sprint) and writes, “Since the summer, Apple’s iPhone has made the word “touch” synonymous with “cool,” and so the predominant issue for the Touch by HTC will be its struggle to define itself as either a corporate organizer or hip touch phone. By touting Windows Mobile 6, the stylus, and Microsoft Office, the Touch is clearly more of a businessperson’s device (even though it lacks Wi-Fi). The Touch is loaded with 3G plus all the multimedia goodness Sprint has to offer–Sprint Music Store, Sprint TV, etc.–but the Touch’s finicky user interface pales in comparison to the champ’s. This is a good but not great low-cost iPhone alternative.” Link.

InfoSync reviews the HTC Touch (Sprint) and writes, “We’re not surprised that the TouchFLO interface doesn’t work properly on this device, since it didn’t work properly on the GSM version we reviewed back in July. We’re disappointed that the touch screen technology wasn’t improved since then, and we had such difficulties with this phone that we would discourage anyone from considering it without giving it a proper hands-on test. If TouchFLO worked flawlessly, the Touch might have been an easy-to-use Windows Mobile phone, but even then it would have suffered from input issues that limit the usability of WM6’s most powerful features, the calendar and productivity apps. Yet, on the horizon there is hope, as a few updates to the Touch have already been announced. If these issues were fixed, we would love to take another look.” Link.

GeekZone reviews the HTC Touch and writes, “Internally it’s very well designed, the actual ARM processor for the PDA side is also the actual mobile phone component chip and it gives amazing battery life! If only Nokia could achieve the same result!
Connecting to data is very fast and smooth. Sending SMS is fully intergrated. also pressing and holding the red key gives either a quick menu or you can assign it a function. I have “end data connection” to save battery juice.” Link.

PC World reviews the HTC Touch and writes, “HTC’s Touch is being billed as an alternative to Apple’s iPhone, and for the most part it is a worthy one. The Touch’s price is about the same as that of the iPhone: It costs $350 (as of 12/20/07) with a two-year AT&T contract.” Link.

Gadgetnutz reviews the HTC Touch and writes, “There is a lot to like about the HTC Touch. The size is great, it feels wonderful in the hand, the screen is gorgeous and their Touch Flo interface is fun and works well. Throw in all the multi-media content from Sprint and this is quite a bit of phone for the money…The biggest “black mark” against this phone is not the fault of HTC or Sprint - it is Windows Mobile. Windows Mobile is in need of an upgrade, it generally takes two to three times as many clicks to perform simple tasks and it can be “clunky.” While the HTC Touch Flo is essentially a “shell” that functions on top of Windows Mobile, you won’t be able to escape the Windows Mobile screens.” Link.

MobileBurn reviews the HTC Touch and writes, “For me, the Verizon XV6900 addresses these problems. I rarely need the stylus at all in typical use. The XV6900 turns out to be a good passive messaging and data consumption device. It has the power to get information to the user, and present it in a usable fashion, but lacks some of the practical aspects of other Pocket PC devices, like full QWERTY keyboards, that allow users to edit documents or create new messages easily…So while it is not going to be the perfect solution for power users and other road warriors that need to edit documents and create dozens of emails in a day, it could well be the perfect device for people who generally just need to keep on top of their appointments and manage their lives. HTC certainly has a lot more work to do with their TouchFLO system, but in its current state it is still overall useful and powerful enough to earn itself a “Highly Recommended” rating.” Link.

PC Mag reviews the HTC Touch and writes, “There’s nothing else quite like the Touch in Alltel’s lineup, at least in terms of its combination of price, power, and a large touch screen. The BlackBerry Pearl is also affordable, but it isn’t Windows Mobile. If you’re looking for WM power on Alltel, you can go for the HTC PPC6800, a fine device with both a sizable touch screen and a full keyboard, but you’ll end up paying much more. A 400 MHz, fully fledged Windows Mobile Professional device for a mere $129.99 (with contract) is pretty impressive. Given the lack of a physical keyboard, I wouldn’t recommend the Touch to beginning smartphone users, but Windows Mobile aficionados will find a great deal here.” Link.