HTC's 4Q07 device line-up and new Touch
LONDON — October 1, 2007—HTC Corp. today launched three new devices from its Q4 2007 product portfolio and announced the European launch of the HTC Touch Dual™, a new and more powerful member of the Touch™ family that integrates 3.5G wireless connectivity with a sleek and innovative sliding keypad design.
Source and more details: HTC Press Release
Also HTC reports it has sold 800,000 of its Touch mobile phones since they went on sale on July 22nd. In roughly the same period of time (2.3 months) the iPhone sold 1 million units, although that was restricted to the US while the Touch was in multiple countries. Still, 800,000 isn’t for a company with no brand name, and indicates that higher-end devices are beginning to gain the attention of buyers. I think the hype around the iPhone had a lot to do with generating that interest, rather than Apple getting lucky and releasing the iPhone at the right time. HTC has beaten Apple to the launch of the next version of its handset (which is unsurprising considering it is a handset manufacturer and used to the market) with the Touch Dual phone.
France Telecom’s mobile arm Orange should be the first operator to sell the phone - which can run on a 3.5G/HSDPA network - in the U.K., France, Romania and Poland, starting in October. The phone - which like Apple’s iPhone has a two-megapixel camera, touch screen and the ability to rotate images - will be provided free in the U.K. to Orange customers on a 35 pound-a-month tariff
Source and more details: HTC Press Release
Also HTC reports it has sold 800,000 of its Touch mobile phones since they went on sale on July 22nd. In roughly the same period of time (2.3 months) the iPhone sold 1 million units, although that was restricted to the US while the Touch was in multiple countries. Still, 800,000 isn’t for a company with no brand name, and indicates that higher-end devices are beginning to gain the attention of buyers. I think the hype around the iPhone had a lot to do with generating that interest, rather than Apple getting lucky and releasing the iPhone at the right time. HTC has beaten Apple to the launch of the next version of its handset (which is unsurprising considering it is a handset manufacturer and used to the market) with the Touch Dual phone.
France Telecom’s mobile arm Orange should be the first operator to sell the phone - which can run on a 3.5G/HSDPA network - in the U.K., France, Romania and Poland, starting in October. The phone - which like Apple’s iPhone has a two-megapixel camera, touch screen and the ability to rotate images - will be provided free in the U.K. to Orange customers on a 35 pound-a-month tariff