The HTC Touch, also known as the HTC P3450 or its
codename
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the HTC Elf or the HTC Vogue for the CDMA variant, is a
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-powered
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designed and manufactured by
HTC
HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...
. Its main, unique feature is a user interface named ''TouchFLO''
that detects a sweeping motion and can distinguish between a finger and a
stylus
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. TouchFLO incorporates stylus-free access to a music player, a photo album, a video player and a picture-based
contact book
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.
The global launch of the Touch was in
Leicester Square
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,
London
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, on , and the phone was initially available in two colours:
black
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and
green
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.
The carrier bound names for this phone include Verizon Wireless XV6900, T-Mobile MDA Touch, O2 XDA Nova, Okta Touch and Vodafone VPA Touch.
[PDAdb.net - Devices with the codename Elf](_blank)
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In November 2007, HTC
HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...
started to sell an "Enhanced" Touch, also known as the HTC P3452 or its codename
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the HTC Elfin, with double the RAM and ROM of the original version (128 MB and 256 MB respectively).[PDAdb.net - HTC Touch P3452 - Enhanced Version (HTC Elfin 100) Specs](_blank)
/ref> The newer version is also available in two new colors: white
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and burgundy
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.
Sales
HTC shipped 1 million units within 5 months of the launch,[HTC Touch Diamond shipments to reach the one million mark this month](_blank)
/ref> and shipped another million in the following 6 months.
Features
*Connectivity
**Tri band
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GSM
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/ GPRS
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(Class 10) / EDGE
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: GSM
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(2.75 G)
** 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
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**Bluetooth
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2.0. Supports most common profiles including serial port, FTP, HID (keyboard and mice), headset, hands free, DUN (dial up networking for using the phone as a wireless modem for a notebook or desktop), and A2DP Bluetooth stereo.
**HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB & audio jack)
*Input
**Touchscreen
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(designed for fingers and the included stylus
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)
**5 -way directional block (including action button)
**Power and camera buttons
**TouchFLO
*Memory
**128 MB (35.46 MB user-accessible) flash
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ROM
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**64 MB (47.89 MB accessible) SDRAM
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**microSD
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expansion slot (SD 2.0 compatible, 1 GB card included, 16 GB SDHC Tested Successfully)
*Other features
** TI OMAP 850 201 MHz processor
**2.0-megapixel CMOS color camera
**2.8 in. LCD screen (240x320 px, 65k-color, QVGA
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, TFT)
HTC Vogue
The CDMA
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version of the Touch, known as the "HTC Vogue" or the "HTC P3050", has double the RAM
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and ROM
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of the original Touch, a faster 400 MHz processor (QualComm MSM7500), and a faster over the air data capability, but no Wi-Fi
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. This is sold under the name Okta Touch by Telecom in New Zealand. Also sold as the "HTC Touch" through Sprint Nextel
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and Alltel
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and as the "XV6900" through Verizon Wireless
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in the United States; as the "HTC Touch" by Bell Mobility
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and Telus Mobility
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in Canada
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; and through Raya and i2 Mobile in Egypt
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.
Operating system upgrades
The Windows Mobile version is upgradable, to 6.5.* via ROMs from XDA-Developers website.
Linux and Android conversions
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and Android operating systems are being ported to these phones. Vogue Linux runs on the HTC Vogue. Wing Linux, an Android version, is in development and available via ROMS, from xda-developers
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website. Android versions through 2.3 (Gingerbread) have been successfully ported to the CDMA (Vogue) version of the Touch.
See also
*HTC Touch 3G
The HTC Touch 3G is a Windows Mobile smartphone developed by the High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan. It was announced in September 2008 and released the following November.
*TouchFLO
*HTC Touch Family The HTC Touch family was a family of Pocket PCs designed and manufactured by HTC Corporation. Its slogan was ''Discover Touchnology''.
List of models
The members of the family, in order of release, are:
* HTC Touch, the first member of the family, ...
*O2 Xda
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References
External links
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*Featured in PC World
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