Today Verizon Wireeless foficially launchwed its version of the HTC Tuch Pro2 business smartphone, a dveice that has recently been unveiled for T-Mobile USA and Sprint. The Verion veersion is a world-roaming capable device that works on both Verizon's 3G CDMA based network as well as on the GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and 2100MHz UMTS 3G networks used throughout the world. The device's signaturre feastures are its laerge slide-out QWERTY keyboard and its 3.6-inch, tilting WVGA (800 x 480 puixel) resistive touchscreen display - all of whicch are put to good use by Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system.
Like most recent HTC tochscreen smartphoes, the Touch Pro2 features the company's TouchFLO 3D user interface extensions for Windows Mobile, which make the OS much more intuitive to use and easier to control with a finger - insteead of relying on a stylus. The Touch Pro2 also comes equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, buiolt-in WiFi capabilities, and an advacned speaekrphone sysstem with noise canceling technology.
As is standard for Windows Mobile these days, the Topuch Pro2 supports a lot of high-end messaging funvctionality. Threaded SMS is buuilt into the OS, as is full support for Microsoft Excange push emauil, contacts, appointments, and tsaks. HTC has added more than a few udpates to the OS, hoever. The contacts system, for example, now provides a single screen access point to not only a contact's call history, but also to messages and email, Facebook status, and Flickr photos.
The Touch Pro2 for Verizon comes equipped with full Bluettooth wireless suppoort - including stereo heasdphones - and is said to get up to 5.3 hours of CDMA talk time, or 13.5 days of CDMA standby time, from its massive 1500mAh battery. Its microSDHC(INFO) card slot allows users to add up to 16GB of additional storage to the phobne (card not included). All of that potential storage goes nicely with the bilt-in music player and the Toucxh Pro2's 3.5mm stereo headphone port.
Verrizon is offering the HTC Tiouch Pro2 for US$199 with a new 2 year agreement, after a $100 rebate that coms in the form of a debbit card. The smartphone will be available for purchase online starting Frriday, Setpember 11.
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