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4.5 stars
"Sprint's Touch Pro is a winner!"
Pros: Beautiful design, Great feel in the hand, Easy to type on, Expandable storage, Screen clarity is unsurpassed, Generous included applications & accessories
Cons: Speakerphone could be louder for voice calls.
Summary: I got the Touch Pro on it's very first day of release from Best Buy and what a phone is has turned out to be. I previously had the Touch Diamond by Sprint and was not too impressed with the battery life and speakerphone as well as the non-expandable memory.
The Touch Pro is sleek and a real eye-catcher. The chrome accents around the phone really look great and soft touch back is a great improvement in my opinion over the GSM version.
Performance of the phone is great. It is very fast and easy to navigate thanks to the TouchFlo design which gives you easy access to messaging, contacts, internet etc. Sprint included their TV application which works well as well as Sprint Music Store. Aside from Internet Explorer, the Touch Pro comes with Opera Mobile which is a great internet browser.
The Screen is amazing and all images are crisp and clear with high detail. It's like looking at HD only on a cell phone. The touch screen is very responsive and accurate and the Pro also includes a Accelerometer calibration program for tilting the phone. The stylus is also handy when you need to jot down some notes.
The keyboard has a great feel and is extremely easy to type on even for someone with big fingers such as myself. The slide mechanism is smooth and works like a charm.
Battery life is also better compared to the Diamond I had. I got 6 hours from a full charge with very heavy usage when programming the phone, downloading apps, making phone calls, GPS navigating, and using the web and watching tv. On standby the phone seems to maintain a healthy charge. I have found that turning of data connection when not using the internet is a great bettery saver (it autmatically turns back on when Opera or IE is opened)
Making phone calls is very user friendly. You can simply "speak" the number and it will dial it for you, or you can speak someones name and it will recognize it and dial. Call clarity is great in the earpiece but could be better with the speakerphone, however on such a high tech device I wasn't expecting a bullhorn. Overall, the speakerphone is adeqaute but does sometimes sound a bit tinny. Callers on the other end said I sounded clear using both speakerphone and earpiece. While the speakerphone for calls may be a bit lacking, the speaker for anything else on the phone is LOUD!
Internet & Messaging is also nifty to use. TouchFlo integrates Text Messaging, E-mail and Picture Mail right into the menu and creating messages is a snap. Internet speed in my area with Sprint is very fast and the phone can download programs and webpages in seconds.
Sprint TV is also a great application, however I also own a Slingbox and opted to pay the one-time fee on $29.99 to watch my home TV with all premium channels in real-time. Sprint's TV App is good in my opinion, but most channels are mobile versions of regular broadcasting stations and not what you would see live if you tuned in on your home TV. Both applications considered, they both work great and have a lot to offer.
The camera takes very clear pictures on the lowest zoom setting and the flash is actually quite bright. I wasn't expecting much from an LED light, but I was surprised that the phone could take a decent picture in total darkness from a few feet away. In bright light, the images are crisp and clear but zooming in too far seems to affect the focus capability a bit (due to holding the phone steady....remember the days before Steadyshot here people!)
Video playback is also top notch with the Pro. I converted a few DVD's and was able to watch them in windows media player. Playback was stunning and audio was crystal clear. I believe I used H.264 format when I converted the DVD's.
GPS navigation is very snappy and accurate. I also downloaded Google Maps which works well with the Pro's GPS. Sprint Navigation was a little more user friendly and the voice guided prompts were better for keeping your eyes on the road. The Sprint app also offers 3d view which is nice.
*The only gripe I had with the phone was when the weater module was giving me an error that it could not connect. I did a quick internet search and found a third party fix and now it works like a charm.
While the Diamond and the Pro are both very similar, the Pro wins hands down in my book for its keyboard, expandable memory and sleeker design. I would recommend the phone to anyone!
- 7 replies to this review
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Can the Sprint version be used in Europe?
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I actually was able to get my phone from a Sprint store a day early as my Treo 650 completely died & Sprint took pity on me. The phone has been fantastic & has exceeded my wildest hopes. I can't say enough good things about this phone. The only negative I've had is a Win Mobile 6.1 bug. Win Moblie is supposed to let you sync with muliple pc's (eg. desktop & notebook) but in reality you can only sync to one pc otherwise you'll get an error. Sprint does not know how to fix so search for the error code to get fix. Basically, if you've made the same mistake & tried to sync two computers, you'll have to unpair your phone and resync one function at a time. Tasks seems to be the culprit so do not resync your tasks. Once done, no more issues. MS Win Mo support claims they're working on a fix.
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For video, I had about 1,100 MP4's that I made from various media to work with the Apple iPods. All of those MP4's work perfectly, look great, and sound great on the HTC Pro. With a 16 gb microSD card, I have all of those plus many other things at my fingertips wherever I go.
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http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=63
The above link will take you to the site that can help with the sound. -
About the SPEAKER PHONE: FIX
There is a fix available at ppcgeeks.com to fix the speakerphone problem which makes it loud and clear... -
i have a question which program did you uuse to convert dvds to a format to watch on your phone?
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hi there! i called CS 3x's and went to the sprint store today and nobody has an answer to this question, is there a 'talking text' associated with this phone? i'm referring to if i send u a text, when u receive it, does the TP have the ability to speak the text out loud when u want to retrieve the msg?
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