Due to its innovative design, many people have branded the HTC Touch as the “iPhone killer”. HTC's latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional device got its name from its new TouchFLO interface. As for the design, HTC went for the minimalist look with its curved black, rubberized body and chrome accents, giving the Touch an elegance all its own. Even with the packaging, HTC showed meticulous attention to detail, matching the elegance of the device. With the TouchFLO software, a near flawless design, a 2 MP camera, it can certainly give the iPhone a run for its money. However, the slow processor and GSM band support could be improved on.

The reviewer compares the iPhone’s media campaign to a blitzkrieg. It was touted the world’s first phone/handheld PC to operate on touch alone - no keys or stylus. But it isn’t alone, and neither is it the first. Weeks before the iPhone's release, HTC quietly launched the Touch mobile phone. The HTC Touch features a 201 Mhz Texas Instruments processor running on Windows Mobile 6, 128MB of flash ROM, and 64MB of RAM. The screen is a 2.8-inch, 65,000-color, 240x320 (QVGA) LCD. It’s a GSM/GPRS/EDGE tri-band cell phone, with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, a 2.0MP digital camera, and a microSD expansion slot. A stylus is included, but the intended method of control is the 5-way navigator and HTC's unique TouchFlo software. Powering it all is an 1100mAh lithium-ion battery with a purported talk time of five hours and 200 hours of standby. The Touch is one of the smallest, slimmest Windows Mobile devices on the market. Techies might not be happy with how slow it runs, but the reviewer thinks it would be a good introduction for those looking to move up to a PDA phone from their regular mobile phone. That is, if they’re willing to shell out $600.