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Another HTC device has arrived! The HTC Touch 3G is the middle class of the newly announced trio. Can it squeeze into the already-crowded WM phone market? Let’s find out now.

The package includes the phone, a battery, a charger, a data cable, a handsfree, a user’s manual plus 2 styluses (one backup).

Like other Touch models from HTC, the oval-shaped HTC Touch 3G has just the right size to fit in your hand. The flush screen design can be found on this phone (but curiously, not the HTC Touch Viva). This design allows users to touch all 4 corners of the screen without difficulty but it exposes the screen to more pressure.

The usual D-pad and Answer/Reject are still there on the HTC Touch 3G. I hope HTC can come up with a new arrangement of the keys because the very same arrangement can be found on countless HTC models!

On the back of the phone you can find the 3.2MP camera. The lack of auto-focus makes the increased pixel count somewhat meaningless.

The usual necessities of a smartphone cannot be better hidden. To access the card slot or reset button you need to remove the cover. Luckily the phone is reasonably stable so you don’t have to reach for the reset hole very often.

HTC has added Comm Manager, Connection Setup and Advanced Network to help manage the wireless options on the phone more efficiently. But you still need to know some basic about networking to take full advantage of this phone.

Here’s the revamped TouchFLO interface by HTC. It looks a lot nicer than the old TouchFLO and can do many of the tasks of TouchFLO 3D (except Stocks quote) found on more expensive HTC models. The overall speed is great, and you can do many of the day-to-day tasks through this interface (eg: launching the most frequently-used program, as shown here).

Careful readers will notice that you can have the HTC Touch Diamond at Plemix at a similar price. Which one should you get? The HTC Touch 3G has a faster interface (TouchFLO) while the HTC Touch Diamond has a VGA screen (big difference), an accelerometer, and a nice body design. Both have HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, same CPU and RAM. If you want an absolutely speedy phone and no hassles then the HTC Touch 3G is for you. Power users may want to tap into the potential given by the VGA screen on the HTC Touch Diamond though.

HTC Touch 3G T3232 Video Review

# posted by plemix @ 6:14 PM