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HTC Touch Cruise

By Joseph Hanlon on 10 April 2008

The Cruise is our favourite of the current HTC line-up and compares well to most of the competition. HTC does a good job of making the touchscreen experience easy to use, however, it won't be for everyone.

Editor's rating:8.0 User rating:8.5

Comments (22)

  • Mikewill gave 6/10 on 18/09/2008 20:21

    • Good: PDA, WiFi, 3G, outlook mail. WM is a bit disappointing
    • Bad: Does not handle categories like the Palm PDA. A bit slow. In bright sunlight you can not see screen, poor support

    A reasonable phone and has many interesting features if I could figure out how to get them to work

  • MikeMath gave 7/10 on 05/06/2008 22:19

    The Cruise is my favourite of the current HTC line-up and compares more than well to most of the competition. HTC also does a good job of making the touchscreen experience easy to use, however, it won't be for everyone. propecia - celexa

  • Buy viagra online gave 10/10 on 05/06/2008 16:52

    LOVE it. Never had a PDA WM phone before but I am loving it. I dont get why I read all these things about how bad the phone is looks wise. I really really dont think its that bad. Admittedly I almost got the original touch because I liked the look more but after getting this is pretty much grew on me within hours. What a feature packed

  • mg1965 gave 10/10 on 02/06/2008 23:15

    • Good: Same good features as everyone has mentioned. Good phone call quality, they seem to have got it right with this one. The GPS receiver worked well in middle of city not like my Nokia.
    • Bad: Had mine for 4 weeks now and only thing I can think of is the silver paint (about size of math head) has sort of peeled away. Fair enough I have used it every day/night for many many hours and every friend had handled it or given it a go. Still looks ok and not noticable to others .

    I have to agree with you Ezi, most of the internet reviews are comparing this HTC with other devices that do not have the same features. The iphone has no GPS or WM6 operating system so stop comparing.

  • EziGadgets gave 9/10 on 02/06/2008 23:03

    • Good: 3G, fast enough CPU + ram, good phone quality, great GPS receiver, WiFi, small enough to fit in my pocket, decent loud speaker, good CPU performance between applications, Car kit included. I can see the screen when driving with TomTom - something my Mio A702 has a big problem with! I have owned the Asus, Palm, Nokia N95 & Mio A701 and A702 - the HTC Cruise is far better than any of the above.

      Want to improve it? Download HTC Home Customiser for enhance your viewing options. I'm happy with my Cruise.
    • Bad: I have given this a real workout and I'm reluctant to mention any as this has been such a good device. However, to offer a fair review I will list them.

      No 3.5mm socket. Although good in the car (GPS navigation), can be hard to see in sunlight.

      Thats about all I have to pick with this unit. I was surprised how well it performs compared to my Mio A702. Got mine for AU$672 delivered to my door with 1gb card and original HTC car kit included - now thats reasonable!!!

    Great product! When will people realise that it's a PDA first with phone,GPS,WiFi capability. Stop comparing this to the iphone or any other mobile device! You want a phone - go buy a mobile phone!!!

  • A gave 10/10 on 30/05/2008 18:59

    • Good: GPS, Browsing features, kewl wheel and button, swappable soft keys, various keyboards, lesser weight than the bulky Tytn or Tytn II, better battery life, kewl touch FLO and many more...
    • Bad: Battery life can be bit better, but its above avg compared to WM phones. Design can be made shiny black, like the Dyamond.

    Excellent phone! all features are present for the new age.

  • would like gave 8/10 on 27/05/2008 19:50

    what network can i get one of these on?

  • aam gave 9/10 on 08/05/2008 13:35

    • Good: full option good looking
    • Bad: battery might not be as you wish for

    very nice and full of options. you dont need more than it has for me at least, a moment pause and thunder fast is not a big issue.

  • kingofgc gave 7/10 on 30/04/2008 12:06

    • Good: great features
    • Bad: poor placement of antenna

    All HTC phones, that i've seen, have the antenna placement at the top, next to your head. Apple & Motorola are the opposite. Speaker phones are still inadequate, and ppl still put phones next to their ear.

  • boopolo gave 9/10 on 24/04/2008 02:24

    • Good: Small and light. HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Co-pilot inc with the GPS. Fast GPS
    • Bad: HTC seem to be a stubborn lot. I have no doubt that they can improve the performance of all these PDAs with firmware/drivers.

    Mine is the O2 version (xda Orbit 2). Have it only one day, and as its my first WM phone, it is taking a bit getting used to. Having said that I have already installed HTC Home Customiser, and got the home page the way I want it. All connection up and running including mail etc

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