HTC PURE Touchscreen: Pure Windows Mobile 6.5 Smartphone

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on October 5, 2009 3:47 PM

AT&T is now selling the touchscreen smartphone, the HTC PURE with Windows Mobile 6.5. The HTC PURE offers an advanced touch experience that is optimized for one-hand use, which further evolves the compact smartphone design.

Incorporating a large, brilliant 3.2-inch WVGA (800 x480 resistive touchscreen (with stylus), the HTC PURE is crafted to fit perfectly into the hand. The HTC Pure has an advanced five megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture, gravity sensor and an ambient light sensor. There's memory card slot that will allow users to easily add up to an additional 16GB of storage space for music or whatever.

Pricing and Availability

The HTC PURE is available at AT&T (pay $199.99 and receive $50 mail-in-rebate) Two-year agreement on a minimum $69.99 plan required.) If you are a new AT&T customer, don't forget to use the he Wireless and Mobile News' $50 off online only coupon-link with the purchase of a new phone with a plan. Free shipping is included with online activation.

Powered by the nation’s fastest 3G network and the Windows phone platform, the HTC PURE delivers an enhanced TouchFLO 3D interface on a large vibrant touch screen that makes navigation intuitive and offers full access to voice, text, or email in a single contact view, regardless of whether voice, text or email was used. This view can be accessed from the contact card or in the in-call screen during a phone conversation, ensuring the latest conversations are always at hand.

AT&T will support Windows Marketplace for Mobile in 2009 for access to a variety of applications on new AT&T devices, including the HTC PURE. Additionally, AT&T customers’ purchases from Windows Marketplace can be added to their monthly statements. After Microsoft delivers Windows Marketplace later this year for other versions of Windows Mobile, AT&T will make it available to customers using those versions.

Windows Mobile 6.5 received several upgrades that enhance ease-of-use, such as a touch-friendly user interface and improved browser with Flash support. Content and applications are just a fingertip away on the redesigned Start Menu and Internet Explorer Mobile will support the rich experiences that many Web pages offer for desktop computers.