HTC Releases Three Series of Touch Smartphones

HTC storms the market with its three brand of Touch series smartphones namely Touch HD,

Touch 3G and Touch Viva. Apart from the fact that the three phones are manufactured by HTC they all have different features that perform distinctive functions.

With a dimension of 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.4 inches, weight of about 5.1 ounces, a wide screen of 3.8" and wide-screen VGA display with a resolution of 480 x 800, the Touch HD is larger and heavier than the Touch 3G which only measures 4 by 2.1 by 0.5 inches, weighs about 3.3 ounces and has a 2.8-inch screen with the TouchFLO interface. The Touch Viva is even smaller in length at 3.9 by 2.2 by 0.5 inches but weighs about 3.9 ounces some 0.6 ounces heavier than the Touch 3G.

Powered by Window Mobile 6.1, Touch HD comes with advanced features that confer great functionalities which include integrated Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, EDGE, and 3G connectivity capable of 7.2 Mbps with a browser that makes access to the internet very easy through which users can receive e-mail and use instant messaging, and the Pocket Office enables them to view and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. The multimedia features include a 5-megapixel camera with auto focus the large screen has an accelerometer and can be used to watch videos. There's also a standard headphone jack and stereo Bluetooth capabilities.

Also powered by windows 6.0, the Touch 3G is a bit of a step down but nevertheless comes with enough great features that also make it an interesting mobile phone. It also has Wi-Fi, EDGE, 3G capabilities and a built-in GPS receiver that function as location-based services. The handset also has a multimedia player, Bluetooth version 2.0, built-in hands-free capability, and a microSD slot for expandable memory. Unlike Touch HD, the Touch 3G has a 3.2-megapixel camera.

Unlike the other two, the Touch Viva lacks 3G connection and GPS but has an integrated Wi-Fi and EDGE connections, and it can view and edit some Office files. For easy internet connection, it possesses a full HTML browser, Bluetooth version 2.0, expandable memory via a microSD slot, a 2-megapixel camera, and a multimedia player.

The company plans to make all the three available at the same time and envisage early October but however pricing has yet not been mentioned.