• HTC Touch 3G [Review]

    HTC Touch 3G [Review]

    Frazier Barretto, Jan 28, 2009 1407 hrs IST

    Powerful but expensive

    Smooth, good touch responsiveness, build & design, battery, GPS, Wi-Fi.

    No video call camera, low speaker volume, expensive.

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The Touch 3G has a simple build and design but elegant in its own way. Comfort has been given priority while designing the Touch 3G, rather than trying to give it an out of the world look and feel, like what HTC tried to do with the Touch Diamond. The phone has a soft rubberized plastic feel throughout, which is great and comfortable to hold. The size of the phone also adds to the comfort and the non-stylus working of the handset is perfect for using the phone with one hand.
 



 


The phones large 2.8-inch screen takes the spotlight. Above the screen is the earpiece with two LED indicators on either side. These LED indicators provide indications for connectivity and alerts.


 



 


Under the screen are the two calling buttons and in the centre is a 5-way navigational D-Pad. The D-Pad and the two buttons have a chrome finish that adds to the phones appeal.


 



 


To the left of the phone is the volume control which is placed over the chrome ribbon running along the sides of the phone.
The right side is free of connectors and button, while the stylus compartment is at the top corner.


 

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(12) Comments
Abhinav Nigam
,Pune, India, on Apr 17, 2010 08:49 AM
It is the crappiest phone I have ever used. If I don't receive any calls in some time this shit phone goes into some kind of sleep mode and stop receiving any calls. The message the other caller receives is that the phone is switched off. What the heck... why the phone is switched off when it is in my hand and showing 4 bars of signal. Took it to customer service and they changed the entire motherboard after 4 visits and guess what ... the problem is still there .. Please don't buy any HTC phone cause I have heard they all have the same machinery and software inside. I paid INR 20200 for this phone and what I got was a piece of shit.
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Vivek
,BOKARO, on May 10, 2009 09:34 PM
looks ugly
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adesina musemil
,lagos, on Apr 01, 2009 09:34 PM
if i powered it it wound not powered untill i press the inner middle
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adesina musemil
,lagos, on Apr 01, 2009 09:28 PM
if i powered it ,it is not power,untill i put my hand on the inner middle of it
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JULIAN JOHN
,New DELHI , on Feb 14, 2009 12:53 PM
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Manish Mishra
,Bangalore, on Feb 11, 2009 06:03 PM
What you will do with a phone having 3.2 or more MPixel camera but with only 65000 colors? HTC phones are useless till they have limited colors. I am not a NOKIA lover, but appriciates NOKIA that their decent phones have minimum 16M colors.
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JULIAN JOHN
,NEW DELHI , on Feb 09, 2009 06:50 PM
ENTERPRISE DEPLOYMENT/REPAIRS OF ALL IPHONES,IPODS,HTC,BLACKBERRY,PALM,PDAs, FOR CORPORATES,NEW DELHI CONTACT AT JULIAN JOHN : 9810124668 ZION TECHNOLOGIES 245a,sant nagar,first floor, East Of Kailash New Delhi 65 (since 1997) 41620696//9810124668/41620840
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kamal
,mumbai, on Jan 30, 2009 01:59 PM
If you want a no nonsense with all the requirements including touch screen, 3.2mp camera, windows, blakberry connection, media player, extra memory, good battery, then there is always the old war horse SE P1i @ much low rate.
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rahul
,new delhi, on Jan 30, 2009 11:22 AM
So, does the reviewer mean that for the time being buy a 16K phone and by the time the 3G Spectrum Allocation is complete (may be in another 6 to 8 months), one can always buy that 26K phone...!!! Lol!!!
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Vinay Thakur
,Chandigarh, on Jan 30, 2009 09:48 AM
I had earlier Palm OS based Qool QDA 700 which lacked a lot of technological features than todays new phones. At present I own Nokia E71. Going by the usage I have found that Palm OS based phones are better user friendly than Symbian OS based. Windows OS based phones I found to be more prone to virus attacks. I know a lot of users might differ from my point, but I would definately love Techtree to do a review on Palm OS or a comparison among these OS.
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Anonymous
,Bangalore, on Jan 28, 2009 03:17 PM
A slight correction. The Touch Flo on the HTC Touch Viva is Touch Flo 2D and not a 3D one as mentioned. Hence there are no special graphics on the Touch Viva compared to the Touch 3G/Diamond. Also the Touch Diamond is a better option than the Touch 3G since the Diamond comes with a higher resolution screen + accelerometer and it is priced at Rs. 27000. I believe Universal and other such vendors sell it for 24000. Overall unless u are really impressed by the minimalistic looks of the Touch 3G, I see no reason why this phone should be preferred over the Diamond.
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naveenchaudhary
,meerut, on Jan 28, 2009 03:08 PM
I love my Nokia E71. at 20,000 it is the best buy you can find.
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