HTC Pure (AT&T)

Pros: Great form factor. Amazing screen. GREAT call quality and reception. Extremely customizable. Takes fantastic photos (in good light).

Cons: Slippery! AT&T puts too much junk in it. No 3.5mm jack but not such a big deal since they provide the dongle. Speaker phone is atrocious! Low light photos are impossible.

Summary: Feels amazing in my hand and it always works!

Great form factor. Amazing screen. GREAT call quality and reception. Extremely customizable. Takes fantastic photos (in good light).

Slippery! AT&T puts too much junk in it. No 3.5mm jack but not such a big deal since they provide the dongle. Speaker phone is atrocious! Low light photos are impossible.








I've wanted an HTC phone since forever and this one does not disappoint. I love their UI that they put over WinMo; the graphics are amazing and the UI is very intuitive. All around gorgeousness!

WinMo's interface, however, could use some serious polishing when it comes to a few features, but they're getting there. Some people don't like the staggered Start menu but I rather like it. WinMo 6.5.1 is pretty nice and feels better for a touch phone, and you can rearrange the Start screen better. As far as I understood, WinMo7 will not be compatible with this phone due to hardware constricitons.

Since I got this phone a few weeks ago, I've dumped AT&Ts ROM and reflashed with custom ROMS from xda-developers and I highly recommend you do the same. By removing all the AT&T junk, it speeds the phone up by a lot. Be advised though that by doing this, you will void your warranty and AT&T will not fix a phone that they no longer recognize unless you put it back the way you got it (as of today 11/12/09, that's still be worked on over at xda-developers; it's coming though). I think it's worth it and I love my non-blue themed, no longer bloated Pure so much more now. If you plan on embarking on the customizing route (so fun!), the phone is known as a "TOPAZ" over at xda-developers.
You can also flash to a different radio which may provide better reception. I did and hallelujah, I can make a cell phone call in my house without the call being dropped or having to hang out of a window! HSDPA is great!!! (I live near a debilitating mountain range.)

Oh, before I forget to mention... the phone is very slippery!! Just the other day I dropped it and scarred it pretty bad. A case or a ZAGG cover is a must!!!

The touch screen is very responsive and I love the haptic(?) feedback. Browsing the web is great and very, very user friendly. Skyfire is a must have! "Heavy" sites may lag but again, HSDPA really helps with that.

Having Windows Office Mobile has proved to be very useful for me, specifically as a study tool for school. Having a PowerPoint study guide in my pocket is great.

The HTC mp3 player is pretty good and is very nice looking. Windows Player Mobile works just fine as well. The speaker on the phone is rather bright and I much prefer listening through headphones. Make sure you have a quality pair of headphones to fully appreciate the sound quality because it is AWESOME!!! I was very pleasantly surprised!

The camera takes GREAT daytime pictures but seriously lacks in the low light category. Video is a little less than what I expected. I haven't tried playing a movie or anything yet but I'm sure it's absolutely beautiful. I wish they would cover these poor camera lenses too.

I love the weather tab, it's my favorite!

Texting and email is a breeze with the full QWERTY touch keyboard. The XT9 with spell correction is great. My last phone was touch screen only as well so I don't miss not having a physical keyboard. Don't text and drive.

The form factor is very sexy and it fits my hand very well. Go pick one up and you'll see what I mean ;)

Call quality is soooooo darn good! I can hear people very well and very clear and they hear me just as good. The phone makes a great, uhhh, PHONE!!

I would and have recommended this phone to friends. Hopefully I've given you a pretty good idea of what to expect, but the best thing you can do for yourself is to go out and test drive it yourself and see if it's a good fit for YOU =) GL!