HTC Touch HD 2 - General Topics

I just saw this on Slashgear about the Touch HD 2 having android OS.
http://www.slashgear.com/htc-touch-hd-2-shuns-windows-mobile-and-embraces-android-0455243/
The photo shows what seems to be the old Touch HD hardware - not sure if this will change. Is this something different to the HTC Leo? The processor speed suggests it isn't the same and I thought the Leo would be WM. If these are different devices it's going to make for some tough decision making!!

Redundant thread
Already posted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4465659#post4465659

no thats the touch2, im not sure about the touch hd 2. The source doesnt seem particularly detailed, and I doubt there'd be no change in hardware. The touch 2 is the low end windows phone...completely different to the touch hd, and completely different to the touch hd 2

It seems like the processor will be faster than the original touch HD. Seems like HTC is trying to have every consumer covered when it comes WM and android options. I do love the idea of the touch HD with android - the 'leo' with snapdragon however is hard to pass by despite the 'rediculous' size it's likely to end up with a 4.1inch screen.

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HTC Touch HD is Offical

Read 'em and weep
http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=64790
My touch pro is looking a bit old hat now...
Really?? But if you didn't need a keyboard why didn't you get the diamond (then you could be upset )
I still love the keyboard on my TP
But if they make a 1700mhz flavor for Tmo US 3G, I'll be all over that in an instant.
nah...rafael owners will cry when the HD pro comes out...but this one has no keyboard...so it's not really comparable
I on the other hand....am still waiting for the Touch Pro to be available here in the philippines...and then the HD comes out...sheesh.
No keyboard. No go.
steveoidm said:
Really?? But if you didn't need a keyboard why didn't you get the diamond (then you could be upset )
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Well they keyboard is a very nice iece of kit (and it's why I got the tP over the diamond, that and the SAR rating) but a bigger, higher resolution screen, 5mp camera and an updated TFlo 3D does look mighty fine...
And only a 1350mAH battery - pretty small given the screen size.....
The thing is, the way the keyboard is programmed - takes away a lot of the advantage (for me) to having a hardware keyboard. All of the keys register the same in outside programs. So the keyboard is currently useless for emulation and games.
Does anyone know if the Touch HD has TV Out like the Raphael? That could be another important distinction.
Looks like the sites down
But im in the same pickle...
HD or TP Big screen or keyboard.
l0st.prophet said:
Read 'em and weep
http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=64790
My touch pro is looking a bit old hat now...
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Nothing on that link. I have heard about the HD and would love to come back to Winmo from iPhone but I need 3G or HSPA on ATT. Will probably go with the Touch Pro until the HD comes available on ATT (if ever)
Very happy with my TP with the hardware, size and keyboard, unless they come up with another ground breaking innovation
I don't see why the HD is "over" Pro in some way (except the screen res. which I am not sure it is good or bad and the camera resolution which I don't really care too much).
no TV out?
Spec seems pretty light at the moment - I suspect more detail will be added in the comming days, weeks...... We may see some other "items" added to the list? Theres a basic review here too: http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-devices/news/2008/09/11/HTC-Touch-HD--The-True-iPhone-Rival-/p1 Looks pretty cool but it depends on what you beed?
I personally am fortunate to have both the Diamond and Pro - I added the pro to my collection after finding that it was a little extra memory and the MicroSD card slot that I missed - not the keyboard at all - I do love the Pro though and the "gadgets too" - the TV cable is great - I travel a lot with work and now use the Pro to watch movies on the Hotel room TV - thats pretty cool - and last week I gave a Power point presentation using the Pro on a standard projector - very cool indeed.....
So - I'll probably get a HD when they come along and we'll see which one I stick with - at the moment - the Pro's my main man....!
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13mm bigger
I see there 2 other models as well.
Still happy with the Pro great Business Tool which is more important to me.
The HD has this iphone feel about?
Will the Diamond/Touch Pros will get the Touchflo 3D enchancements from the Touch HD and Touch 3Gs/Viva?
There is a stocks tab in the HD and all the new Touchs have the 4 day weather right on the screen.
dreamtheater39 said:
no TV out?
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I second that! No tv out?
They would better go off by some hardware video decoder not only with bigger screen resolution. Hi-res devices really need such to fully enjoy movies on them.
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luckly it doesnt come with keyboard, otherwise, yes i'd cry loud!
htcplussony said:
Will the Diamond/Touch Pros will get the Touchflo 3D enchancements from the Touch HD and Touch 3Gs/Viva?
There is a stocks tab in the HD and all the new Touchs have the 4 day weather right on the screen.
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It's just some scripts and png files as part of Manila. They're already being dissected over on the Diamond forum (there's a custom Calendar and Calc tab), so no doubt once the HD version comes out it will be ported to Diamond/Pro. Of course the HD benefits from the WVGA to fit more info on screen.
Of course, HTC might release ROM updates that include the new interface as well.

HTC Touch: Diamond Vs Pro Vs HD

Hi guys,
I am new to this forum.. I would appreciate your input...I have a question regarding these HTC PDA's
HTC Touch Diamond
HTC Touch Pro
HTC Touch HD
Which one is the best out of these in all standards... I have read about some problems with Diamond and Pro. but I would like you hear your opinions as I am going to place an order this week for one of these.
cheers
Touch Pro has the advantage of a keyboard, Touch HD has the advantage in everything else. That makes it easy enough.
welcome to the forum....I like the Touch HD. U can find more compare info on it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=425031
Thundarr The Barbarian said:
Touch Pro has the advantage of a keyboard, Touch HD has the advantage in everything else. That makes it easy enough.
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Completly agree mate
If HD makes a model with sliding super slim keyboard!! then could be the expected succesor of Uni.
I´ll go for the HD!
HTC Touch Pro HD
I am seriously thinking of replacing my long-in-the-tooth Tilt with the HTC Touch HD, but I love the slide out keyboard. Any chance that HTC will be bringing out a HTC Touch Pro HD in the next 6-8 months?
I wouldn't hold my breath for a HD with a keyboard as it defeats the object of having a large screen so you can get a usable size soft keyboard. Plus we know what it's been developed to compete with so anything that would make it bigger, heavier than the direct competition, like a slide out keyboard isn't going to happen IMHO.
As for the original question...
Pro and HD have expandable memory via MicroSD card were Diamond has fixed 4GB.
HD is the only one with a standard 3.5mm audio jack... for the others you need to buy an adapter.
HD is more or less an iPhone clone in terms of physical size so if you like that form factor its the one to go for. (my ideal would be the Diamond which is very slim)
Specification wise the Pro and HD are very similar but I guess that because the delayed release the HD will get an updated version of the TouchFlo system to make use of the big fancy screen.
hope it helps you make an informed decision
Ditto if the HD had a keyboard it would be HUUUUGE. Like having a universal TV remote in your pocket at all times.
not being released in the US
touch pro is best
touch hd:
1-no keyboard
2-no d pad
3-no camera flash
4-no camera buttom
5-big size
6-smaller life time battery ...assuming that compared with pro same 1350 battery but hd bigger screen
7-no tv output
I like the look of the HD but agree with the posts here a keyboard would make it awesome.
i also believe that the HD is the best of those three - alas, i love qwerty keyboards and since i couldn't decide between the HD and the Diamond PRO 0 and since i didn't want to choose between a slider keyboard and an awesome screen, i chose the xperia and would heartly recommend doing the same thing; it's a great device and you definitely won't regret buying it (especially that it runs the HD touchflo3d just fine!)

Omnia X Touch HD - What the best?

I Would like buy the new PocketPC But I need help for decide what the best pocket
- Omnia i900 or
- Touch HD
Thx
EMERSON VIER
depends on what you want from a device
Also if you are expecting to have the great support form this site you should choose HD, as this site is HTC only devices.
Good luck,
I'm sorry, but i can't see where the omnia is better than the Touch HD. maybe someone can enlighten me?
HD is better. But...
I actually use both Omnia and HD at the moment and I have to say both of them are very good.
The Omnia has a lot of nice custom applications, good performance and a cool optical D-Pad.
The HD had an AMAZING screen and a perfect design, but it lacks a D-Pad which is annoying.
In general there are some differences, but bottom line is that the HD is probably better.
I actually wrote a nice comparison between the HD and the Omnia. You are invited to take a look:
http://mobilespoon.blogspot.com/2009/05/samsung-omnia-vs-htc-touch-hd.html
Go with the Touch HD.. the battery life is longer (im sick of hearing about all omnia battery life issues.. get over it! >_<) and the screen resolution (WVGA) makes things look simply amazing.

HTC HERO, do want (o.s.), possible?

"it has full flash" THen, i want. - htc hero
link: http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/HTC-Hero-phone-p_3813.html
I have an touch pro, and DO NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER Cellphone!
The main processor is just as good (maybe the same) as all those new cellphones... 528 blablabl 258 blablabla...
well, the question is: Will it be possible? do anyone knows if is just that simple? copy files, and paste, and smile? Its the same brand, but another O.S... well, maybe? (operational system)
what people here would say about that?
Hows going the fusion between HTC touch pro and android?
the hardware specs look really like the touch pro and touch diamond. maybe they can pull this so we can get proper android on our touch pro. and hopefully keep dual boot.
don't think you want it on your raphael before there comes a vga version
otherwise it would not be that big on your screen
½ size pretty much
screensize might not be the best. android is already ported atleast visually to the touch pro. maybe this will help with the drivers. then the next step can be porting over that interface if you want it. lately htcs replacement interfaces have been quite nice. tf3d was quite good actually. itll be interesting to see what they do to android.
I believe the Hero is going to have a capacitive touchscreen. That may present a problem for our Touch Pro with the resistive touchscreen...
>_< i know that. the resistive touch screen and graphics, and the capacitive navipad isnt a problem in the current android port for raphael, its the rest of the hardware.
Just don't count on it. All the Android porting for the Diamond and Touch Pro and older devices has been REALLY slow. Buy an Android phone if you want Android.

HTC Pro.Three Anyone?

Really liking the design thus far. The back looks rubberized, has better speakers, and on top of that, it looks like that there is some derivative of a xenon flash? I like how the name is put on the back too. Plus, 1 ghz is what's attracting me here.
From everything that I've read, it is either going to be 5 or 8 MP camera. I'll be happy with either so long as HTC makes the camera of good quality, not the crap we've seen on the diamonds.
Will definitely invest the ~$500-$600 for this phone, but chances are this may run up to $1,000
It looks fantastic, though in Australia it probably will cost $1k+ ;{
How does the Snapdragon measure up to Tegra?
See this active thread for the latest info on a very cool htc ppc:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=560143
Some discordance seems to be around---
As the line EDITED Pro product line is with hardware keyboard, like Rapahel aka touch pro and rhodium aka touch pro 2
So the EDITED pro 3 should have a keyboard
Anyone have this more clear?
what is shure is that leo is not the EDITED pro 3
orb3000 said:
Some discordance seems to be around---
As the line Touch Pro product line is with hardware keyboard, like Rapahel aka touch pro and rhodium aka touch pro 2
So the touch pro 3 should have a keyboard
Anyone have this more clear?
what is shure is that leo is not the touch pro 3
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Im actually glad this doesn't have a physical keyboard. with a 4.3" capacitative touch screen and 1ghz, this on screen keyboard should be even better. Plus, less bulk
Agree mate, I don't use the keyboard and I want a light weight HTC ppc, big screen & Powerful cpu! So this will be my next device
orb3000 said:
Some discordance seems to be around---
As the line Touch Pro product line is with hardware keyboard, like Rapahel aka touch pro and rhodium aka touch pro 2
So the touch pro 3 should have a keyboard
Anyone have this more clear?
what is shure is that leo is not the touch pro 3
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The Leo is actually HD2 instead of Touch Pro 3. I am very sure that a version with the slide out keyboard will follow very soon aka TP3 with the exact same spec as HD2.
For me, I will get the HD2 for the uprated hardware and capacitive touch screen and then change to TP3 when it launches in the near future (I hope).
Leechoonhwee said:
The Leo is actually HD2 instead of Touch Pro 3. I am very sure that a version with the slide out keyboard will follow very soon aka TP3 with the exact same spec as HD2.
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How long after the Touch HD launched did the Touch Pro 2 come out?
I think HTC is operating on a roughly annual cycle. The Touch HD2 is due out roughly a year after the original Touch HD. I wouldn't expect to see the successor to the TP2 and TD2 until May 2010.
theomni said:
Really liking the design thus far. The back looks rubberized, has better speakers, and on top of that, it looks like that there is some derivative of a xenon flash? I like how the name is put on the back too. Plus, 1 ghz is what's attracting me here.
From everything that I've read, it is either going to be 5 or 8 MP camera. I'll be happy with either so long as HTC makes the camera of good quality, not the crap we've seen on the diamonds.
Will definitely invest the ~$500-$600 for this phone, but chances are this may run up to $1,000
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It's not a Xenon flash, it's simply dual-LED. And the camera is 5MP, not 8. I wouldn't hold your breath for an HTC phone with a good camera.
Shasarak said:
It's not a Xenon flash, it's simply dual-LED. And the camera is 5MP, not 8. I wouldn't hold your breath for an HTC phone with a good camera.
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It's good to have a phone maker focus on making great phones rather than making 12MP camera *cough*Samsung*cough* with the same crappy CMOS sensor as a $25 webcam.
I'm actually glad that HTC doesnt bother themselves with 1080p video and TV-out functions and actually focus on what's important -- improving the user experience WITHIN the phone.
orb3000 said:
Some discordance seems to be around---
As the line Touch Pro product line is with hardware keyboard, like Rapahel aka touch pro and rhodium aka touch pro 2
So the touch pro 3 should have a keyboard
Anyone have this more clear?
what is shure is that leo is not the touch pro 3
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The problem there is that you are completely inventing the word "Touch". It does not appear at all on the device! This is "Pro.Three" not "Touch Pro 3". Quite different.
Of course, it may not appear anywhere under the Pro.Three branding, and this may have even just been a prototype naming not for public release, and it will be HD2 everywhere.
Stop inventing the word "Touch"! Why are so many people doing this? I may as wonder why they are calling it the "Super Gopher Molester Pro 3" when it doesn't molest gophers! That's because "Supoer Gopher Molester" isn't in the name!
lude219 said:
I'm actually glad that HTC doesnt bother themselves with 1080p video and TV-out functions and actually focus on what's important -- improving the user experience WITHIN the phone.
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I'd quite like to see a phone with HDMI output so you can use it as a pocketsized media PC. Actually a phone with a built-in high-definition projector would be quite neat too. (They do make projector phones, but not in HD as far as I know).
Leechoonhwee said:
The Leo is actually HD2 instead of Touch Pro 3. I am very sure that a version with the slide out keyboard will follow very soon aka TP3 with the exact same spec as HD2.
For me, I will get the HD2 for the uprated hardware and capacitive touch screen and then change to TP3 when it launches in the near future (I hope).
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Thanks for the aclaration, I guess I´m going to wait till a harware keyboard comes out as is a must for me
mr_Ray said:
The problem there is that you are completely inventing the word "Touch". It does not appear at all on the device! This is "Pro.Three" not "Touch Pro 3". Quite different.
Of course, it may not appear anywhere under the Pro.Three branding, and this may have even just been a prototype naming not for public release, and it will be HD2 everywhere.
Stop inventing the word "Touch"! Why are so many people doing this? I may as wonder why they are calling it the "Super Gopher Molester Pro 3" when it doesn't molest gophers! That's because "Supoer Gopher Molester" isn't in the name!
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You´re right is not touch, but hey relax!
I was just searching about all this as I was not sure...
Peace,
mr_Ray said:
I may as wonder why they are calling it the "Super Gopher Molester Pro 3" when it doesn't molest gophers! That's because "Super Gopher Molester" isn't in the name!
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I'd buy that. Bill Murray should have had one, that gopher wouldn't have caused him so much trouble.
balf said:
I'd buy that. Bill Murray should have had one, that gopher wouldn't have caused him so much trouble.
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I'm not an advocate for man+gopher relationships, but I'd love to see that movie (FOR COMEDIC REASONS ONLY...I SWEAR!).
orb3000 said:
You´re right is not touch, but hey relax!
I was just searching about all this as I was not sure...
Peace,
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Nothing against you, you're just the first one at hand to rant at!
It's just annoying the number of people that can't read a few simple words in front of their own eyes. Fair enough on a forum, but when you have supposed "news sites" that allegedly specialse in phone info reporting the release of the "Touch Pro 3", it's pretty darn annoying.
for example : http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2009/09/28/htc-leo-touch-pro-3-pics.html
Idiots! This crud is to quality reporting what herpes is to world peace.
Shame your way of thinking is so radical...
I wouldn´t call anyone an idiot
Respect is 1st, then our opinions come...
Leo doesn't cover my list of requirements . I need a 4 inch resistive screen, 1 ghz cpu, slide-out keyboard, quality speakers, WinMo and a d-pad.
Leo will be HD 2, but Leo with a keyboard might get to be TOUCH Pro 3. Anyway, TOUCH Pro 3 will have similar specs, judging by the current HTC policy. I am looking forward to hearing about the TOUCH Pro 3 and replacing my X1 with it. The X2 sucks, TP2 sucks and any device without a keyboard is pathetic as far as I'm concerned. TOUCH Pro 3 might be the one.
P.S. TOUCH, TOUCH, TOUCH, TOUCH, TOUCH, TOUCH...
Shasarak said:
How long after the Touch HD launched did the Touch Pro 2 come out?
I think HTC is operating on a roughly annual cycle. The Touch HD2 is due out roughly a year after the original Touch HD. I wouldn't expect to see the successor to the TP2 and TD2 until May 2010.
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In my country, the TP2 came out about 2 - 3 months after the HD.
I would like to think that May 2010 seems to be realistic for TP3... 4.3 inch capacitive, 1ghz snapdragon with slide out keyboard!
Right now I am just waiting to ditch my HERO for the HD2 the moment it comes out
orelsi said:
Leo doesn't cover my list of requirements . I need a 4 inch resistive screen, 1 ghz cpu, slide-out keyboard, quality speakers, WinMo and a d-pad.
Leo will be HD 2, but Leo with a keyboard might get to be TOUCH Pro 3. Anyway, TOUCH Pro 3 will have similar specs, judging by the current HTC policy. I am looking forward to hearing about the TOUCH Pro 3 and replacing my X1 with it. The X2 sucks, TP2 sucks and any device without a keyboard is pathetic as far as I'm concerned. TOUCH Pro 3 might be the one.
P.S. TOUCH, TOUCH, TOUCH, TOUCH, TOUCH, TOUCH...
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completly agree!!

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