How does HTC do it? First it releases the first Google Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, and a week later it releases another touchscreen titan, the HTC Touch HD. It’s not out in shops until Thursday, but we’ve just got our hands on it two days early. Fancy some exclusive shots and first impressions? Read on!
We’re pretty impressed by the box – it’s not as slim as the iPhone’s sure, but have you ever seen a piece of cardboard rock the Gothic look quite like this? Opening it up, we’ve got the money shot: the massive, 3.8 inch touchscreen Touch HD itself. It’s immense. Anything else after that is going to be a slight anti-climax, but a charger and USB cord are still essential out of the box – we don’t like those clunky earphones though.
Ignore the European power cable – a UK one will be included, and while it’s missing from this preview handset, Orange assures us there’ll be an 8GB SDHC card to pop in and power up your media library. But enough talk: see for yourself in the gallery below. And if you want to know how the HTC Touch HD measures up to the latest touchscreen smartphones, check out our Stat Clash and see.
Out November 6 | £80 (plus £40 per month) | Orange
