HTC Touch2 launching October 6th with Windows Mobile 6.5

Hey, HTC -- pull up a chair. Listen, we admire your tenacity and all, but did you realize that both Nokia World and IFA kicked off today? Cool, just making sure. Now that we're past that, we'd like to introduce you (as in, the audience) to one of the world's first "Windows phones," the Touch2. Packing a full touchscreen and an all-too-familiar design (remember the HTC Mega?), this here smartphone will launch with Windows Mobile 6.5, the outfit's TouchFLO interface, Microsoft Exchange support, a redesigned Internet Explorer Mobile and the new My Phone service to back up and sync photos, music, contacts and text messages for free from the Touch2 to the web. There's no word on exact pricing and availability, but it'll be available somewhere in this wide world October 6th, with broad availability in Europe and select Asian markets promised for early Q4.

[Via TechRadar]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 7:59AM]

Any idea what carrier will have this?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 8:16AM]

Oh well. So much for my hope that the Leo was going to be announced at the WM6.5 event.

[neko Posted Sep 2nd 2009 8:52AM]

undoubtedly it will be coming to verizon in 2011 with 1/2 the memory, windows 6.1, and a locked gps just in time to replace the original touch.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:26AM]

Seriously...most of us in the US are still waiting on the Touch Pro2 and all of us are waiting on the Hero, and Diamond2. I just can't get excited any more knowing a phone is going to take a year to get to the US market after it is announced.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:59AM]

Forgot to mention no wi-fi...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 9:03AM]

"Finally," the right size screen without that BIG WHEEL in the middle taking up precious space. To bad this size wasn't available in the US when I purchased my Touch Pro from Sprint last year. Now I'm waiting for Windows 7 in the larger screen with keyboard. When will that happen?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 2:13PM]

I though the Touch Diamond 2 was the Touch2.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:42PM]

I wonder why on Earth is the T2P not launching with WinMo6.5 like the T2. I smell a Rat.. The T2P for $349.99 after rebates with your fathers OS Winmo 6.1 is a joke. Why rush to market with an old OS? And know one including Microsift have confimed if the rom is upgradable to WinMo 7 or 6.5 at the very least. I say pass on WInMo until more is known!