HTC Touch Pro2 hits virtual shelves, unlocked and ready for action

by Paul Miller posted May 26th 2009 at 12:40PM

Luckily we've got solid word of HTC's Touch Pro2 headed for all of the majors Stateside, or this would come as a bit more of a blow for the hopelessly selfish Windows Mobile users among us: HTC's QWERTY slider flagship is now available online and unlocked, though its Euro-centric nature means there's no 3G for folks who'd like to use it in the wilds of the United States of America. Still, there's plenty of greatness here outside the HSPA data, and the $800-ish pricetag doesn't seem too unreasonable for what you get. And hey, maybe you live in Europe -- we're not ones to judge.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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nyuhsuk @ May 26th 2009 12:56PM

Any more news about when this is being released on T-Mobile USA (perhaps earlier than that expected July 22nd date)? They took the Wing off a few weeks ago but still no update on this dropping on the 1700~ can't wait...

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Ian Littman @ May 26th 2009 1:04PM

Remind me again what makes this phone worth $800? Okay, maybe I'm trying to justify my purchase of a Touch Pro that should arrive in a few days, but $800...whew...

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Kumar @ May 26th 2009 2:15PM

Follow the links....it's 10 pounds more than the touch HD and 30 pounds more than the original Touch Pro on the linked site.

So yeah, if you paid for it to be shipped over, including the VAT, you're getting hosed, but it will probably be much less unlocked when it's for sale in the rest of the EU or in the US.

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SDAlpha1510 @ May 26th 2009 1:14PM

Personally I am waiting for any announcements at E3 before i make a decision on my new phone.

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Emceerice @ May 26th 2009 6:23PM

E3..? So you're hoping Nintendo will announce the new Wii Phone?

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daki @ May 27th 2009 5:09AM

Same here, a month ago I was set on buying this phone, but now I'm not so sure.

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Joe Chiappetta @ May 26th 2009 3:07PM

Only $800 for a phone!!! I'll take three.

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mroach @ May 26th 2009 3:25PM

"Euro-centric nature" more like rest-of-world.

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Toha @ Jun 1st 2009 5:18AM

I live in Europe(Belarus)and i have no 3g in my country.i was looking forward touch pro2 cause it seemed better than n97 which is very bad hardware for a great price.but there are only 3,2 mpx and only 528 mhz processor.its no good