Wednesday, July 1, 2009
I Love It When We're Cruisin' Together - the HTC Touch Cruise Reviewed
Posted by Doug Raeburn in "Pocket PC Hardware" @ 07:00 AM
Product Category: PDA Phone
Manufacturer: HTC
Where to Buy: Expansys [Affiliate]
Price: $469.99 USD
Specifications: From the HTC site
Pros:
- Offers lots of features for a "budget conscious" phone;
- TouchFlo interface is one of the best efforts yet to make WM phones "touch friendly";
- Bundled CoPilot Navigation software adds functionality and value.
Cons:
- Battery life is merely adequate;
- Button layout on front differs from the "standard";
- Back cover feels a bit cheap.
Summary:
Everywhere you look these days, it's "iPhone this" and "iPhone that". For better or worse, the iPhone is a genuine phenomenon and has set the direction for touch enabled phones to come. Windows Mobile 6.5 and 7 will bring a variety of finger friendly touch features, but what do WM phone manufacturers do until then? If you're HTC, you put a flashy touch enabled shell on a variety of phones at a range of price levels. The Touch Cruise is one of the more affordable versions. Does HTC's strategy make it an iPhone contender? Let's take a look... Read more...
