HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today revealed their latest release smartphone, the Touch HD, to a crowded press conference in Sydney’s State Theatre building.
HTC’s latest entertainment focused handset, boasts some impressive specifications and is trying to set the benchmark in the mobile multimedia marketplace.
HTC claim that this device is the ultimate entertainment solution, due to its 3.8 inch wide-screen VGA display, desktop quality broadband, 5.0 mega pixel camera, HTC TouchFLO 3D technology and 3.5mm audio jack.
Anthony Peets, sales and marketing director at ANZ, HTC Corporation, was very proud of the new release and stated “widescreen TV, internet and video have become the standard in today’s world, so there is no reason to miss out when you leave the house. Touch HD delivers that uncompromising multimedia and internet experience.”
One of the key features Peets expressed about the new Touch HD is the internet capabilities and how this new device will revolutionise the market.
“We are living in a time where the concept of entertainment has radically changed. The internet is so much more than just email and our customers expect to be able to access the internet and high quality multimedia content when they are on the move in Australia, or indeed, the world,” said Peets.
The Touch HD is exclusively available on Telstra’s Next G network and Glenice Macellan, Telstra consumer, executive director, commented that “this device gives customers a huge range of useful features to experience Next G on the go at its best, like the fastest streaming rates available on any handset.”
Not only this but it also boasts download speeds up to 16 times faster than original 3G and renders quickly in full page width.
Overall Peets and HTC in general seemed to demonstrate a lot of enthusiasm about their new product, but the question still remains of whether or not it can beat the already hugely successful Apple iPhone, a product they obviously gained a lot of inspiration from in the development process.
The HTC Touch HD will be available from 10 February 2009 exclusively through Telstra shops and dealers for a recommended price of $1499.