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| Manufacturer | High Tech Computer Corporation |
|---|---|
| Type | PDA Phone |
| Series | HTC Touch family |
| Availability by region | June 2007; 18 years ago (2007-06) |
| Successor | HTC Touch2 |
| Related | HTC Touch Dual |
| Compatible networks | Tri bandGSM /GPRS (Class 10) /EDGE,GSM 900/1800/1900,CDMA |
| Dimensions | 99.9×58×13.9 mm (3.93×2.28×0.55 in) |
| Weight | 112g(including battery) |
| Operating system | Windows Mobile 6.0,upgrades to 6.1 available via some carriers, 6.5 available via modded ROMS |
| CPU | TI OMAP 850 201 MHz (GSM Touch), MSM7500 400MHz (CDMA Vogue) |
| Memory | 128 MB internalflash 64 MBSDRAM (GSM Touch), 256 MB internal flash 128 MBSDRAM (CDMA Vogue) |
| Removable storage | Micro SD card (SD 2.0 compatible) |
| Battery | Rechargeable 1100 mAhLi-ion battery,up to 200 hr standby, 5 hr talk time |
| Rear camera | 2.0-megapixel CMOS color |
| Display | 65k-colorQVGA (320x240px), 2.8 in,TFT LCD |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0+EDR,802.11b/g,Mini-USB |
| Data inputs | Touchscreen |
TheHTC Touch, also known as theHTC P3450 or itscodename theHTC Elf or theHTC Vogue for the CDMA variant, is aWindows Mobile 6-poweredPocket PC designed and manufactured byHTC. Its main, unique feature is a user interface namedTouchFLO[1] that detects a sweeping motion and can distinguish between a finger and astylus. TouchFLO incorporates stylus-free access to a music player, a photo album, a video player and a picture-basedcontact book.The global launch of the Touch was inLeicester Square,London, on 5 June 2007 (2007-06-05),[2] and the phone was initially available in two colours:black andgreen.[3] The carrier bound names for this phone includeVerizon Wireless XV6900,T-Mobile MDA Touch,O2 XDA Nova,Okta Touch andVodafone VPA Touch.[4]
In November 2007,HTC started to sell an "Enhanced" Touch, also known as theHTC P3452 or itscodename theHTC Elfin, with double the RAM and ROM of the original version (128 MB and 256 MB respectively).[5] The newer version is also available in two new colors:white andburgundy.[3]
HTC shipped 1 million units within 5 months of the launch,[6] and shipped another million in the following 6 months.[7]
TheCDMA version of the Touch, known as the "HTC Vogue" or the "HTC P3050", has double theRAM andROM of the original Touch, a faster 400 MHz processor (QualComm MSM7500),[8] and a faster over the air data capability, but noWi-Fi.[9][10] This is sold under the name Okta Touch byTelecom in New Zealand. Also sold as the "HTC Touch" throughSprint Nextel[11] andAlltel[12] and as the "XV6900" throughVerizon Wireless in the United States; as the "HTC Touch" byBell Mobility[13] andTelus Mobility[14] inCanada; and throughRaya andi2 Mobile inEgypt.[15]
The Windows Mobile version is upgradable, to 6.5.* via ROMs from XDA-Developers website.[16]
Linux andAndroid operating systems are being ported to these phones. Vogue Linux runs on the HTC Vogue.[17] Wing Linux, an Android version, is in development and available via ROMS, fromxda-developers website.[18] Android versions through 2.3 (Gingerbread) have been successfully ported to the CDMA (Vogue) version of the Touch.[19]
