| PDA mobile phones are not as widely marketed as | | | | its official name is HTC Touch Dual. |
| the mainstream handset models purely down to the | | | | As with the HTC Touch version, the Dual utilises |
| fact that they are mostly purchased by businesses | | | | TouchFlo technology, enabling users to control 3D |
| and professionals rather than the man on the street. | | | | images and browse through emails, messages and |
| This range of mobile handsets offers far more | | | | music files with their fingertip. |
| software options for dealing with office tasks such as | | | | The 2.6 inch touchscreen encompasses handwriting |
| email, spreadsheets and PDF presentations and usually | | | | recognition with the use of a stylus for those preferring |
| feature a far larger display screen for viewing | | | | the old fashioned method. |
| documents as well as in some instances touchscreen | | | | The Operating System as one would expect with |
| technology for menu navigation. | | | | today's smartphones, is Windows Mobile 6.0 |
| The HTC Touch was the first mobile phone to feature | | | | Professional with Pocket Office and powered by a |
| a new navigation technology called TouchFlo, this | | | | 400Mhz Qualcomm processor. |
| meant that users could simply run their finger across | | | | Offering 256MB of expandable memory, the HTC |
| that screen to flick through their menu and then tap to | | | | Touch Dual is equipped with a 2 mega pixel camera |
| select an option. The technology negated the need for | | | | with digital zoom and video record and a secondary |
| a stylus which is the traditional way of using a | | | | front mounted camera for video calling. |
| touchscreen device, the stylus is a small stick | | | | The Music Player supports both MP3 and AAC audio |
| manufactured from either plastic or metal that is used | | | | file formats and USB connectivity makes for easy |
| as a pen would be for touching the screen. | | | | synchronisation of contacts and calendar entries plus |
| HTC have now upgraded the Touch model and | | | | downloading playlists directly onto your mobile from |
| released the Touch Dual, some will argue that it is not | | | | your PC. |
| actually an upgraded version as ome of the features | | | | Bluetooth Wireless Technology comes with A2DP |
| have been removed but it is the next handset to be | | | | Stereo support and with Live HTC Home you can |
| released in the range and therefore is classed as an | | | | view emails, missed calls, messages, weather reports |
| upgrade. | | | | and more with a single button press. |
| The HTC Touch Dual has lost WiFi capabilities but | | | | As you can see there have been many improvements |
| gained 3.5G HSDPA connectivity on top of the existing | | | | to what was a ground-braking handset with added |
| GPRS and EDGE Technology. At the touch of a | | | | features complimented by a new design. The overall |
| button, a keyboard is revealed beneath the sliding | | | | measurements are 107 x 55 x 15.8 mm and the Dual is |
| screen with a choice of either a 12 key number | | | | slightly heaver at 120 grams due to the extra weight |
| keypad or 20 key Qwerty keypad depending on | | | | of the slide out keyboard. |
| country and operator. | | | | Users may not be happy with the loss of WiFi but the |
| Because of the sliding mechanism, the HTC Touch | | | | added 3.5G technology will make for far faster |
| Dual has also been referred to as the HTC Slide, but | | | | download times essential in todays busy workplace. |