Sprint Touch Pro Revealed!!!

[Mike20PR]

Unlike last week's slip up, Sprint managed to keep this bit of news under wraps and announced on the opening day of CTIA Fall 2008 that it will offer the HTC Touch Pro starting October 19. The ultimate replacement for the Sprint HTC Mogul, the Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone will go for $299.99 with a two-year contract and after rebates.

The Touch Pro is similar to the HTC Touch Diamond for Sprint but has three major differences: 1) the smartphone features a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard; 2) it has expandable memory; and 3) the 3.2-megapixel camera has a flash. Of course, with the built-in keyboard, the Touch Pro is also slightly thicker and heavier than the Diamond, measuring 4 inches tall by 2 inches wide by 0.7 inch deep and weighing 5.3 ounces. On front, there's a 2.8-inch touchscreen with a 262,000 color output and 640x480 pixel resolution that allows you to interact with the 3D TouchFlo interface.

For the business user, the Touch Pro offers a full range of wireless options: EV-DO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP support, and GPS. To complement the latter, the smartphone works with the Sprint Navigation for real-time, turn-by-turn driving directions. The usual Windows Mobile suspects are there, including the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite, Direct Push Technology, and Internet Explorer Mobile. The Opera browser is also installed on the device.

Entertainment and multimedia goodies include the aforementioned 3.2-megapixel camera, support for Sprint TV and the Sprint Music Store, and an HTC-developed YouTube application. There's 512MB of ROM and 288MB of RAM and a 1GB microSD card will be included in the box.

We're expecting to see HTC Touch Pro in person at the MobileFocus event, so stay tuned for some first impressions and hopefully a video. In addition, we'll be receiving our evaluation unit of the HTC Touch Diamond Wednesday afternoon so expect to see a full review soon.

From Sprint Themselves
http://newsreleases.sprint.com/phoen...oom&ID=1195804

[rico002]

when does this come to att?

[csmartycssmarty]

sprint has exclusivity on this for at least a couple months. prolly til after christmas. other carriers wont get them offcially for a while. but if you have att you could always purchase an unlocked gsm version from over seas... many have done this already

[Mike20PR]

“ Originally Posted by csmartycssmarty ”

sprint has exclusivity on this for at least a couple months. prolly til after christmas. other carriers wont get them offcially for a while. but if you have att you could always purchase an unlocked gsm version from over seas... many have done this already

agreed

but those puppies go for 800 to 1000 smackaroos!!!

[GokuSS3]

“ Originally Posted by Mike20PR ”

agreed

but those puppies go for 800 to 1000 smackaroos!!!

There is one on Ebay right now going for 1000 if any one wants it. Doubt it will be going anywhere anytime soon lmao

[NINE'SICKS]

do we have a retail dollar amount?? cuz im j months into my contract since i got the mogul, or if anyone knows a way around that??

[csmartycssmarty]

they will retail from sprint without a contract for 579.99 ... but not till they re released of course. i also doubt they will be available at all in stores without a contract

[NINE'SICKS]

damn that sux.. im sure i can get it without contract, not many ppl around my area buy smartphones/ppc's

[broSki]

yea sprint would rather lock you up in a contract and secure u, instead of selling u a plain phone....sorry gsm users looks like u gotta pull out the credit cards on this baby, its about time cdma gets love, and we deserve it being the bet in the USA

[iamdasht19]

hahhahahaha guess what???? i already have had this sexy beast!!! lmao have fun waiting over another month.

[NINE'SICKS]

im gunna camp out side my local sprint store for this phone...im sure ill be the only one but hey! thats what junkies do....hmmm...i can post this on the other thread!?

[Mike20PR]

but with WM7 supposely around the corner for the end of this year or early next year

is it worth upgrading or is it better to wait a little longer for the WM7 powerhouse to drop???

Can the Pro and Diamond support WM7??

[IFMISM]

“ Originally Posted by D/\SH ”

hahhahahaha guess what???? i already have had this sexy beast!!! lmao have fun waiting over another month.

that's not funny. i'm still waiting

[iamdasht19]

“ Originally Posted by IFMISM ”

that's not funny. i'm still waiting

lmao thats what she said to you last night during sex.

[NINE'SICKS]

WHOOOOAAA! lmao!

[BiohaZard]

“ Originally Posted by D/\SH ”

lmao thats what she said to you last night during sex.

ouch, that boy just ain't right

[iamdasht19]

“ Originally Posted by BiohaZard ”

ouch, that boy just ain't right

hahaha it may not be right but it is funny lmao.

[IFMISM]

“ Originally Posted by D/\SH ”

lmao thats what she said to you last night during sex.

lmao. that's funny

[micmead21]

Hey Dash?!? Exactly how did you get a Touch Pro already? You mind sharing so we could do the same!!! I want to get both the Diamond and Touch Pro...THat'd be sick!!! Touch Pro for business and Diamond for leisure.

[iamdasht19]

“ Originally Posted by micmead21 ”

Hey Dash?!? Exactly how did you get a Touch Pro already? You mind sharing so we could do the same!!! I want to get both the Diamond and Touch Pro...THat'd be sick!!! Touch Pro for business and Diamond for leisure.

i already said in my official review i wrote a while back.... i work corporate for sprint so i got it through my job and being high up there :> always good to be the high ups lmao.

[brooklyn z]

yeah right, if u had it u would show it

[iamdasht19]

“ Originally Posted by brooklyn z ”

yeah right, if u had it u would show it

i cant otherwise i get fired as i have sstated already in the thread... and how would i have wrote a revieew on it... i dont got to prove myself to you or no one...... banned

[saxmanrp]

So if I have the Touch will I be able to upgrade or not?

[iamdasht19]

“ Originally Posted by saxmanrp ”

So if I have the Touch will I be able to upgrade or not?

what do you mean by upgrade? like buy or you mean swap?

[saxmanrp]

Of course I don't mind buying the phone but will they be like no your lock to your phone..