HTC Touch HD officially announced

Enjoy music videos, films and streaming like you never thought possible on a mobile device. Experience internet browsing so exhilarating… it feels like you never left your laptop at home. It’s all delivered to you on a pixel-packed 3.8” WVGA screen and seamlessly tied together with touch-responsive TouchFLO^TM 3D. Officially announced the HTC Touch HD

The ultrafast 3.5G technology lets you surf and download at true broadband speeds. On HSDPA networks, the Touch HD^TM delivers downlink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps – there is no need to slow down while you work or play.

The newly added Stock tab keeps you informed of the latest stock quotes, while the connected Home screen puts e-mail, messages and calendar only a finger-stroke away.

Get directions, view satellite maps and find your location using Google Maps. The maps are bigger and crisper thanks to the expansive screen. Tap the onscreen controls to zoom in and view more detail. This is navigation taken to a whole new level.

Highlights

3.8-inch wide, WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) display offering a cinema experience on the go

Vibrant TouchFLO^TM 3D user interface, responding perfectly to your finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing the web, and launching media

Surf and download at broadband speed with HSDPA internet connectivity

Google Maps enhanced by the wide screen viewing platform

5 megapixel camera for quality stills and video

3.5 mm audio jack makes the Touch HD^TM compatible with the majority of audio equipment available

Complete Specifications

Processor
Qualcomm® MSM 7201A™ 528 MHz

Operating System
Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional

Memory

ROM:
512 MB

RAM:
288 MB

Dimensions
115 mm x 62.8 mm x 12 mm
(4.35 in x 2.5 in x 0.47 in)

Weight
146.4 grams (5.164 ounces) with battery

Display
3.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 480 x 800 WVGA resolution

Network
HSDPA/WCDMA:

1. Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz

2. Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

1. 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)

Device Control

1. HTC TouchFLO™ 3D
2. Touch-sensitive front panel buttons

GPS
GPS and A-GPS ready

Connectivity
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0)

Camera

Main camera: 5 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera

Audio
Built-in 3.5 mm audio jack, microphone, speaker, and FM radio
Ring tone formats:

1. AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV

2. 40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI

Battery

Rechargeable Lithium-ion or Lithium-ion polymer battery
Capacity: 1350 mAh
Talk time:

1. Up to 390 minutes for WCDMA

2. Up to 310 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

1. Up to 450 hours for WCDMA

2. Up to 390 hours for GSM

Video call time: Up to 120 minutes

(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)

Expansion Slot
microSD™ memory card (SDHC™ capable)

AC Adapter
Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A

Check out the HTC launch pager here