The HTC Touch Dual is a touchscreen slider smartphone by Taiwan’s HTC (High Tech Computer Company). http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchdual/specification.html It’s named after its touch screen capabilities, as well as its design, in which the screen is placed on a moveable front panel that can be slid up to reveal a compact QWERTY keyboard. http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-touch-dual-unlocked/4505-6452_7-32641751.html#reviewPage1
The HTC Touch Dual’s screen is a 2.6 inch resistive touch screen which can be used with not only one’s finger, but a stylus as well. This screen can display 65 thousand colors at a resolution of 240 by 320 pixels. http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-touch-dual-unlocked/4505-6452_7-32641751.html#reviewPage1. When this screen panel is slide upwards, a compact QWERTY keyboard is revealed. A compact QWERTY keyboard has 20 keys, displaying not only the standard numbers, *, and #, but additional punctuation for texting and other communication such as question mark, period, exclamation point, comma, and dash. In addition, each key has an alternate ability to be one of two letters, or an additional symbol.
The HTC Touch Dual has a 2 megapixel rear-facing camera for taking still photos or moving videos. It also has a secondary front-facing camera used for video calls. http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchdual/specification.html
HTC Touch Dual Overview and Product Tour
This video offers a first look at the HTC Touch Dual at it's launch party. The host shares her gripes with the HTC Touch, before showing the upgraded HTC Touch Dual version. She shows the keyboard, and then goes into the applications and shows us how to use some of the main features, such as the camera and photo album application. She also compares the phone in size to the HTC Touch, and talks about some of the other features that have been added in this iteration.
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Manufacturer
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Price
Prices vary by contract
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Release Date
November 2007
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Size
107 mm x 55 mm x 15.8 mm
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Weight
120 grams
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Memory
256 MB Internal ROM and microSD expansion slot
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Operating System
Windows Mobile 6 Professional
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Display
2.6 inch LCD touchscreen with 240x320 pixel resolutionhttp://www.htc.com/www/product/touchdual/specification.html
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Camera
2 megapixel rear facing camera with video capability and secondary front facing camera for video calls
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WiFi
None
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Bluetooth
Yes - Bluetooth 2.0
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GPS
None
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Battery
Standard rechargeable Lithium-Ion Polymer battery with up to 5 hours talk time, dependent on network
