Windows Mobile 6.5 is finally here, and it takes WinMo phones to new, unbelievable heights. Even existing phones are getting in on the act, so let's check out the big three that will now run Windows Mobile 6.5.
HTC Touch Diamond2
The HTC Touch Diamond2 actually does a very good job of making it so you don't have to go into standard Windows menus that often, as on top of the operating system, the interface is HTC's patented TouchFLO 3D setup, where everything is achieved through various finger swipes and sweeping gestures. It is truly intuitive, and it's the reason why the HTC Touch Diamond2 is such an unmitigated joy to use. Of course, it's not all about being pretty, a phone needs to have decent features and the HTC Touch Diamond2 has them in spades, from the 5 megapixel camera, through GPS, to incredibly fast HSDPA internet access (not to mention the superb Opera Mobile web browser). To many, the HTC Touch Diamond2 is the ultimate Windows Mobile phone. The HTC Touch Diamond2 will be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 through an official HTC software update.
HTC Touch Pro2
The HTC Touch Pro2 brings Windows Mobile to the party, and it really is a joy to use, and just like the HTC Touch Diamond2, it's optimised for touch controls. Or, in other words, you press the screen on the HTC Touch Pro2 with a finger, not a dibber (well, ok, a stylus, but dibber sounds better, to me). Specs-wise, it's no slouch, either, with 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, WiFi, built-in GPS and a frankly brilliant slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It truly is a gorgeous mobile phone, and I'll be frank, it's hard to think of any other Windows Mobile phone coming close to it. The HTC Touch Pro2 will be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 through an official HTC software update.
Toshiba TG01
So, there's the HTC Touch Diamond2, which has beautiful looks, and there's the HTC Touch Pro2, which adds in a QWERTY keyboard. But finally, there's the fastest Windows Mobile phone yet released, the Toshiba TG01, which comes with an unbelievable 4.1 inch screen. That huge screen and the ludicrously fast 1GHz 'Snapdragon' processor give Windows a whole new lease of life, removing any of the 'clunkiness' Windows phones of long ago may have had. In the case of the Toshiba TG01, Windows Mobile is allied to a brand new, 3D interface, with a series of 3 revolving strips that contain all your apps and shortcuts. The animations and actions of the new Windows Mobile 6.5 interface are smooth and beautiful, and it's even better with the Toshiba TG01, as the manufacturer has announced that all TG01s sold, from now on, will come with 6.5 pre-installed!
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