During the first week of December, the mobile phone with the best screen on the market (HTC Touch HD) will arrive in Portugal. Elegant, with a user-oriented design, a new audiovisual dimension and perfect for multimedia entertainment lovers, the new terminal features a 3.8” display, a standard 3.5 mm audio connector and a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera.
The new top-end model was presented on 20 November at Pestana Palace Hotel (Lisbon) and is a TMN exclusive. “The crown jewel of our Christmas campaign” stated Luís Avelar, Board Member, PT, about this device.
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“This is an instrument of communication with the world”, highlighted Luís Avelar |
HTC Touch HD |
Pedro Abad, on the right, spoke about HTC |
This Board Member further explained that there is “a bigger demand for this type of terminals. (…) This market has been increasing”. Our expectations are that the market may become bigger with the launch of new HTC Touch HD.
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New HTC Touch HD in the hands of António Muñoz |
According to António Muñoz from HTC, this device affords “a better mobile Internet experience”. This product manager presented the terminal features and stressed that “this is a different experience from what we have seen so far”.
For Pedro Abad, manager for Spain and Portugal, HTC, “innovation is the main message that his company wishes to convey. “What is the next step? Ours is very simple. To make it happen”, based on mobility, integration and convergence.
This “is an instrument of communication with the world”, said Luís Avelar. With this launch, TMN consolidates its leadership in the smartphone offering in Portugal and reinforces its offering by targeting those who always want to have their office in their pocket, combining productivity tools, such as advanced email solutions, internet access and file edition to leisure and entertainment functions such as storage and reproduction of music, video, TV, games, among others.
The HTC Touch HD will be sold in TMN’s Special Edition packages with special discounts. Outside these packages, the mobile phone will cost circa 579 Euro.
A luxury for your senses
HTC Touch HD combines the latest technologies and is the ideal device for those who will not want to lose quality in the reproduction of multimedia content. Watching videos full screen with high resolution, listening to music or taking high-quality photos thanks to its 5-megapixel camera are but a few of its features.
Change your way of seeing the world
New HTC Touch HD makes it simpler to access the directory, messages and contents thanks to its revolutionary TouchFLO 3D interface. Its big screen opens a window to a digital world full of possibilities, adapting to each user’s preferences.
Internet in your pocket
The high resolution of the widescreen display combined with a download speed 18 times higher than standard 3G, allow a fast Internet surfing with full pages. The HSUPA system increases the data download rate up to 7.2 Mbps and the data transmission rate up to 2 Gbps. This TMN exclusive contributes to an Internet experience similar to what can be obtained at home, in terms of download speed and of page format.
User-oriented
As the result of a growing need and demand from users, HTC’s terminal was conceived for both personal and professional use.
Key features:
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Dimensions: 115 x 62,8 x 12 mm
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Weight: 146,4 g battery included
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Network: WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100 MHz
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Quadriband GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
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HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA @ 2 Mbps
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Operating System: HTC TouchFLO 3D with Windows Mobile ® 6.1 Professional
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Display: 3.8” VGA Wide Screen (480x800 WVGA)
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Camera: 5.0 megapixels autofocus - Second camera: VGA
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Internal Memory: 512 MB flash, 288 MB RAM
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Memory Card: 8GB microSD (SDHC compatible)
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WLAN: 802.11 b / g
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Bluetooth ® 2.0 with EDR
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GPS: GPS / AGP
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Interface: HTC extUSB (combined mini-USB and audio connector, high-speed USB 2.0)
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Battery: 1350 mAh
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Conversation Time: WCDMA: up to 390 minutes / GSM: up to 310 minutes
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Standby time: WCDMA: up to 450 hours / GSM: up to 390 hours
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CPU: Qualcomm ® MSM7201a, 528 MHz