HTC Touch

The phone also offers Windows Live that will allow push mail, synchronization with Windows Live Contacts, voice IM, selectable home screen plug-ins, presence information, Windows Live Spaces, and Office Live e-mail compatibility. One of the most useful features of the phone is that it allows you to encrypt your data saved on the memory card. So if ever your mobile gets stolen or left behind, you know no one can access the information without your permission.

The phone supports Wi-Fi, and more importantly VoIP. So you can place and receive VoIP calls. Additionally, Internet calling settings allow the user to specify when to call over cellular and when to call over VoIP. The Wi-Fi works pretty well and the phone also allows HTML support in emails. So you can directly launch a website link from your mail. The phone also supports Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP/HFP profiles.

The HTC Touch has a launcher tool that's like a desktop and can be edited to your convenience. You can keep your essential functions here and launch it at anytime without having to get lost within the phone. It's pretty useful, but is pretty drab to look at.

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You can play music through either Windows Media player or the Music player that can be accessed through the TouchFLO system. Either way, the music quality of the phone is below average. To begin with, the volume is too low and the frequencies are all jumbled. Also, WMP failed to recognize and build the library of songs saved on the external memory card. This, I think, is a major drawback. You can listen to songs on the additional music player provided, but the sound quality will just disappoint you. It plays MP3 and AAC. And No, there is no FM radio! It also supports video playback through the Windows Media player.

The camera is 2 megapixels with up to 1600x1200 pixels with video capabilities. Quite frankly, I like the camera, and the largish screen helps too. There is a fair amount of settings for you to experiment with. You may, however, find the camera a bit slow while saving on external memory. The night mode works pretty well for a phone camera and if you like shooting pictures you will like the color balance options. Also the camera has no flash.