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Photos: HTC Touch HD, we wish it was Android

By Joseph Hanlon on 03 November 2008

Topics: gps, htc, mobile phone, pda, smartphone, windows mobile, android, htc touch, touch, iphone

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  fjaiesoe commented on 13/01/2009 08:06 Report abuse

  why dont just windows make a smoother interface and touch friendly like iphone but it does not have to be make it more responsive without that loading round thing in the middle

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  Blackstoned commented on 25/11/2008 22:58 Report abuse

  the main beef ppl has against Wce is the speed. Android is expected to be a heck of alot faster on the same hardware. that said - it's because android's missing a whole chunk of functionality that Wce (rather, WM6.1) offers which most ppl take for granted. WM6.1 is more mature because it's been around for ages, HUGEE online dev community dedicated to it and lots of software base (free and $), but ultimately, it was based on CE which was never intended for mobile phones and its hardware structure - therefore EVERYTHING goes thru the CPU (ie: SLOW!). Android on the other hand, lightweight, linux based, open-source and purpose built for its respective host device, will make far more efficient use of available hardware (ie: FAST!), but it's still a toddler. Give it time to grow and I'm sure Android will properly outrival WM9 or 10 or whatever it may be then. But by that time, I'd be using my TouchHD as a coaster and prolly have owned 4 other phones since. In closing - for now, it's great news that the Touch HD is on WM6. Ask me the same question a few years later, I may just say something different! =)

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  winsee commented on 19/11/2008 15:06 Report abuse

  yep i agree, android blows and it is a heap of garbage when compared to windows ce, since windows ce has come a long way. also important to not that windows ce isn't as terrible as other windows OS's (ie like vista). ce is practically a different OS all together.

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  bm3 commented on 18/11/2008 18:42 Report abuse

  dean234,
  
  yes linux is more reliable and secure, but i was pointing to the mobile operating system, the point is windoes ce has been in development several years longer than android... in terms of the layers built ontop of the kernals.
  
  next time, try to understand what people are telling you instead of making unproductive counter arguments on a different tangent.

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  dean234 commented on 18/11/2008 04:21 Report abuse

  bm3, next thing your going to say is that Windows is better than Linux. Android is Linux which by itself makes it very powerful. Do some research before you post useless comments plz.

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  bm3 commented on 06/11/2008 12:47 Report abuse

  windows mobile sh*ts all over android 10 times over. google should just stick to search and maps, not go trying to develop an operating system killer that has been in the works for 20 years (windows).

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  Ziggy commented on 04/11/2008 07:58 Report abuse

  There's nothing wrong with Windows Mobile based PDA phones. I've used one for many years (HP-RW-6828, made by HTC) and apart from an occasional reboot, it works very well.
  
  Window Mobile devices synchronise the best with Outlook, which for me means that I literally have my office in my pocket at all times. Although I have to carry a very small external Bluetooth GPS receiver to couple to the fantastic TomTom GPS software on my PDA phone, it works as well as the best standalone TomTom GPS unit.
  
  Windows Mobile based PDA phones offer more facilities - tens of thousands of third-party programs, many of them free and the ability to play virtually any sort of audio and video, which makes the Apple iPhone look like the lame and limited piece of junk that it really is, when the hype is removed.
  
  The HTC Touch HD has everything my HP PDA phone has and a hell of a lot more, including the built-in GPS receiver. Its screen is the best in the world. and it looks fantastic too. Why would anybody waste their money on an Apple iPhone and be locked into iTunes and limited Apple software, as well as lacking many facilities and can't even change the battery? Why buy a gPhone when you can get a Touch HD that eats it alive? I know what I'll be getting to replace my HP PDA phone. I can't wait to get my hands on the Touch HD. It's got EVERYTHING I need and more.

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  Surur commented on 03/11/2008 18:41 Report abuse

  "...instead the Touch HD stumbles along on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional."
  
  What an idiotic thing to say. Ifit ran android the video camera would not work, it would not have exchange activesync and it would have no onscreen keyboard (which is rather essential for a keyboard-less device).
  
  When are you going to get it in your thick heads that Android is totally immature?