HTC’s TouchFLO user interface offers the touch-based experience that Windows Mobile should have from the get-go. It’s so good, in fact, that Microsoft will reportedly be working to improve the TouchFLO interface and integrate it more closely with upcoming versions of Windows Mobile.
The latest and greatest Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone to rock the TouchFLO goodness is the HTC Touch Cruise. With a Qualcomm MSM7200 CPU clocked at 400Mhz, 128MB RAM/256MB ROM, A-GPS, WiFi (802.11b/g), quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio, tri-band (850/1900/2100Mhz) HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.0 megapixel camera, VGA video-call camera, and microSD card slot, the HTC Touch Cruise is more like an HTC TyTn II Kaiser (AT&T 8925 Tilt) than a sibling of the HTC Touch. Of course, this vertical sliding TouchFLO device is bigger in all regards than the HTC Touch, but still manages a svelteness that belies its dimensions.
Mobility Today has had some time to play with the device and they’ve posted a fairly succinct “first look” review. The highlights of the HTC Touch Cruise are the flush, 2.8-inch touchscreen (a nice departure from the recessed pressure-sensitive touchscreens that we’re used to seeing), the rotating/scrolling navigation pad, strong signal quality and strength, and the feel of the device in the hand. The soft-touch finish gives the HTC Touch Cruise an elegant presence, while the GPS and HSDPA features make it a true power-player.
Overall, if you want the raw power of a flagship smartphone like the HTC TyTn II Kaiser, but don’t want the bulk/weight or the QWERTY keyboard, then the HTC Touch Cruise is your best bet. In place of the QWERTY keyboard, you’ll get a slimmer profile and the highly touted TouchFLO interface.
Head on over to Mobility Today for the full review.
[Via: Mobility Today]