Touch Pro 2 specs?

[dfitzpatrick]

Ack just realized I might have posted in the wrong forum. Mod, can you move to TP forum?

Ok, I just saw the product specs of this.. and I am wondering if I am the only one scratching my head going "wtf?" to this.

Highlights
TP -> TP2 Processor same clock but different model? TP2 has a older one at MSM7200. Anyone know the difference? Is it noteworthy?

TP -> TP2 RAM exactly the same

Touch Pro 2 is slightly heavier.
Touch Pro 2 -1.6mm thick

Biggest upside I see is 2.8 VGA to 3.6 WVGA

TP2 reportedly a little better at call time although we can't really verify that...
TP2 removes the flash light. No upgrade on camera
TP2 has dual speakers/mics w/ noise cancelling.

I did not see it in the specs, but I also heard something about an Audio jack on the TP2 instead of external.


So besides a bigger screen and probably some better conference call experiences, not much is changed imo. I'm a current TP owner and I was reaally reaaally just hoping the next generation would do more under the hood type work in terms of ram/clock speed etc. It makes me wonder why they didn't... are we capped at this clock speed? Is this the ceiling for our current technology?


What are your guy's thoughts? More than likely I will not be upgrading unless there is a special deal to TP users to make the switch.



Original Touch Pro

Processor Qualcomm® MSM7201A™ 528 MHz
Operating System Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
Memory ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 288MB
Dimensions 102 mm (L) X 51 mm (W) X 18.05 mm (T)
Weight 165 g (with battery)
Display 2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with VGA resolution
Network HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)

Device Control TouchFLO™ 3D
Touch-sensitive navigation control
Keyboard Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0, audio jack, and TV Out* in one)
Camera
Main camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus and flash light
Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera

Audio Built-in microphone, speaker and FM radio with RDS
Ring tone supported formats:
MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB
40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion or Lithium-ion polymer battery
Capacity: 1340 mAh

Talk time:
Up to 378 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 419 minutes for GSM
Standby time:
Up to 462 hours for WCDMA
Up to 367 hours for GSM
Video call time: Up to 189 minutes for WCDMA
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A


Touch Pro 2
Model HTC Touch Pro2 (T7373)
Processor Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
Operating System Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
Memory ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions(LxWxT) 116 X 59.2 X 16.65 mm (4.57 X 2.33 X 0.66 inches)
Weight 178.5 grams (6.3 ounces) with battery
Display 3.6-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
Adjustable tilt screen
Network HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control TouchFLO™ 3D
Zoom bar
Keyboard Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0, audio jack, and TV Out* in one)
Camera Main camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera
Audio supported formats AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A
Video supported formats WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1500 mAh
Talk time:
Up to 390 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 510 minutes for GSM
Standby time:
Up to 750 hours for WCDMA
Up to 500 hours for GSM
Video call time: Up to 160 minutes
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features G-Sensor
Straight Talk™
Noise-cancelling dual microphones and speakers

[pastert33]

I really love my touch pro and I don't believe there are enough features for me to up-grade. The screen is nice but there would be a wait for programs to come out for that size. The one thing that I really really want is the new touchflo! Some talented people are working getting that ported so I'll be staying with my good ole pro!

[ronaldheld]

I think I will wait to upgrade until the TP3 appears.

[itouch24]

i want android sense on the touch

[unr]

The TP2 is a joke when compared to the Omnia II.

[TheRealHotshot]

and with all that said imma still buy it. FULL PRICE if need be

[gTen]

Well from what I heard the 7200A processor consumes a little less energy and has better video playback/record.. in cases of Sprint you get CDMA/GSM which is pretty important for business users.

Another plus is the increased battery. And there is bluetooth 2.1 >.>

and there is the tilt functionality...

I wouldn't particularly call it the "next" version of touch pro but more of what touch pro should have been..

So probably better name for it is Touch Pro Rev2 rather then Touch Pro2 >.>

There are faster processors..like the Snap Dragon which has 1ghz and new snap dragons which go up to 1.3-1.6ghz was it?

But only phone now with it is the toshiba and asus i think plans on releasing a underclocked snap dragon at 800mhz.

Trust me phones are not released perfect on purpose..its to make you buy the next one

Question is..what are you expecting from a phone? if you look at touch pro its rather quick at what it does..this one will improve on video and make it a good business phone..some extra ram wouldnt hurt but anything over is already plans for making your phone a gaming platform.
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[TheRealHotshot]

Originally Posted by gTen

Well from what I heard the 7200A processor consumes a little less energy and has better video playback/record.. in cases of Sprint you get CDMA/GSM which is pretty important for business users.

Another plus is the increased battery. And there is bluetooth 2.1 >.>

and there is the tilt functionality...

I wouldn't particularly call it the "next" version of touch pro but more of what touch pro should have been..

So probably better name for it is Touch Pro Rev2 rather then Touch Pro2 >.>

There are faster processors..like the Snap Dragon which has 1ghz and new snap dragons which go up to 1.3-1.6ghz was it?

But only phone now with it is the toshiba and asus i think plans on releasing a underclocked snap dragon at 800mhz.

Trust me phones are not released perfect on purpose..its to make you buy the next one

Question is..what are you expecting from a phone? if you look at touch pro its rather quick at what it does..this one will improve on video and make it a good business phone..some extra ram wouldnt hurt but anything over is already plans for making your phone a gaming platform.

thanks you make greats points!

[AstainHellbring]

rember a few things that cdma's getting on it too, WORLD PHONE thats a huge change. Also this sports a new wifi/bt chipset that greatly changes things widcomm BT stack default and wifi doesnt cause device to get hot as hell!

[racemepls]

Whats the likelyhood of us being able to unlock the gsm roaming for the us?