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HTC Touch is a little bit different than the previous products of HTC. The TouchFlo interface is the biggest difference and this one was the smallest smartphone until then. It is 3.9 inches long by 2.8 inches wide by 0.5 inch tall and it weighs only 3.98 ounces. It fits nice in the palm, and it is easy to slip it into pants pocket or in a bag. Compared to the bulky Palm Treo 755p (4'' x 2.3'' x 0.8'', with 5.6 ounces) and to Cingular 8525 (4.4'' x 2.2'' x 0.8'' and 6.2 ounces), it is quite slim and elegant. This device has a soft-touch finish, and it has a rubber-like texture which makes it easy to grip.

This device has a 2.8'' screen on diagonal, and it can display 65,536 colors. The resolution is 240x320 and it is pretty standard, but the TouchFlo technology of the interface makes it really special. It allows you to operate the smartphone with your fingers or with the taps. This version of HTC smartphone has also a lot of improvements in the interface and in the menu, and this means you can access your messages easier, the applications and other information.

In the menu, on top of the shortcuts you can find access to contacts and calendar, and you can read your messages with only one touch, and also check the call list and the frequently used applications. The screen makes the difference between a tap and a finger sweep, and it is quite handy for scrolling in messages, e-mails and Web pages.

The biggest problem with this HTC product is that entering text is quite difficult, and there is no easy way to do this. Even if the design is compact and you have a full QWERTY keyboard, you actually have to use the tiny virtual keyboard, of course with a stylus. On the right side of the smartphone, you will find the camera key and the SIM card and miniSD card slots, which have protection from an attached cover. The volume rocker is on the left side, next to the USB port and the power button is located on the top of the smartphone. HTC doesn't actually offer anything revolutionary in the features field, it runs Windows Mobile 6, the Professional Edition and the wireless options include WiFi and Bluetooth but not 3G. So you have to surf the Web with EDGE speeds, where you find a hotspot.

HTC is equipped with a 2Mp camera, which offers an 8x zoom and which also has video recording capabilities. The available options are standard for a phone camera: five resolutions and four quality settings. It doesn't have a flash, but you get the white balance settings, which include the night mode settings, and many other image effects.

HTC Touch's battery has a 5 hours talk time lige, and it can stay alive for 8 days in standby mode. On a single charge, this smartphone offers 6 hours of talk.

HTC's touchscreen is quite advanced, and it allows you to operate it with the fingertips. The Windows Mobile 6 is quite good for this smartphone and the updated TouchFlo interface, Bluetooth and WiFi availability and the 2Mp camera make of HTC Touch a cool smartphone. As cons, the tiny virtual keyboard is quite hard to use, and it doesn't even work on landscape mode. The SIM and microSD cards are covered, and this is good, but it is actually hard to access them. The speakerphone quality is poor, and sometimes, the phone is sluggish.

The lack of a good keyboard limits the usability of this smartphone, and despite the beautiful design and hardware, Windows Mobile has quite low performances, and it needs some tweaking before making it work really good.