Leaf International Communications, a local leader in mobile phone innovation and distributor of HTC cellphones, today unveiled its advanced next generation business phone, the HTC Touch Pro. Bringing a beautiful new angle to mobile business productivity, the HTC Touch Pro utilises similar styling and functionality of the highly anticipated Touch Diamond and introduces a variety of business-focused enhancements that make getting work done on the go quick and easy.
"The HTC Touch Pro and Touch Diamond from Leaf have introduced a new generation of HTC Touch devices to South Africa - making the promise of the one-hand, one-touch mobile Internet a reality," said Quinton Leigh, Managing Director of Leaf. "HTC Touch Pro is for those customers that require the ease of use and enjoyment of TouchFLO 3D and want the styling of the Touch Diamond but also need the powerful mobile business experience that HTC delivers.
"Users have been especially impressed by the HTC Touch Pro's gravity sensor, which turns the phone off in the event of it being dropped, protecting your data. Another popular feature is the phone's steel chassis, which makes it exceptionally durable." The convenient new five-row qwerty keyboard and the TV-out functionality are features that have been well received internationally - making generating lengthy documents and presenting PowerPoint a breeze.
A new dimension to Touch - one hand, one touch
HTC has taken a great leap forward in touch screen innovation with its 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D. TouchFLO 3D provides a stunningly intuitive way to zip through common tasks like messaging, calendar appointments or making calls with just one touch. Delve a little deeper and you will find that your music, photos, contacts and surfing the Web are also responsive to the touch. In addition to this, the Touch Pro includes a new innovative touch-sensitive control for device interaction.
Making the mobile Internet useful and fun
With the introduction of Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, HTC delivers an entirely new mobile Internet experience that utilises broadband-like speeds with HSDPA 7.2Mbps and wireless connectivity. Committed to improving Web browsing, HTC provides a new customised mobile Web browser that enables easy viewing and effortless Web site navigation, as if designed to be viewed on a PC. "As part of this browsing experience users can zoom and pan Web sites with one hand and automatically view optimised content that has been specially created to fit the display while turning the device sideways automatically rotates the Web page view from a portrait to landscape view," says Leigh.
In addition to Web browsing, the Touch Pro includes an HTC-developed YouTube application for watching a variety of user-generated video content and includes Google Maps for mobile for mapping and traffic data.
Combining style and productivity
Like the Touch Diamond, Touch Pro is crafted with precision to fit comfortably in a user's hand and combines elegant touch screen response with the direct precision of HTC's trademark sliding keyboard design. Introducing a new five-row qwerty keyboard layout that makes typing-intensive tasks like composing e-mails or working on Microsoft Office documents quick and easy. Built-in TV-out functionality means users can deliver the perfect PowerPoint presentation from the Touch Pro.
Innovative genius
The Touch Pro delivers an unrivalled combination of features and functionality. The 2.8-inch display provides near-print quality viewing that enables Web browsing and viewing of photographs. The built-in camera includes an optical auto-focus lens that ensures the photos you take will be clear and consistent. "Advanced wireless and auto-sensor screen pivoting are just some of the features that make the Touch Pro experience a stand out," says Leigh.
Key HTC Touch Pro Specifications
* Size: 102 x 51 x 18.05mm
* Weight: 165 g
* Connectivity: WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
* Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
* Display: 2.8-inch VGA touch screen
* Camera: 3.2MP, with the second VGA camera for video calling
* Internal memory: 512MB flash, 288MB RAM
* Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
* Keyboard: Slide-out five-row qwerty keyboard
* Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
* Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g
* GPS: GPS/AGPS
* Interface: HTC ExtUSB(11-pin mini-USB 2.0, audio jack, and TV out in one)
* Battery: 1340 mAh
* Talk time: GSM: up to 8 hours
* Standby time: GSM: up to two-weeks
* Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz
HTC introduces new accessories
Also today, HTC announced multiple accessories will be available for the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro including a similarly designed desktop cradle and travel charger accessory pack as well as an extended battery and slim collapsible case for the Touch Diamond.
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