My new smartphone: HTC Touch Pro2 (Verizon)

If you don't follow my Medical Smartphones blog, you may not know that I've been testing various smartphones and I've finally settled on a new one. It's not perfect, but it's a significant improvement over my old one (which was an old Verizon Wireless XV6800 (aka HTC Titan, Sprint Mogul, etc.) and it was old and clunky, but it worked fairly well. The keyboard ended up dying and I needed to get a new phone.

I now have the HTC Touch Pro2 and it's a solid Windows Mobile smartphone. I'll be writing about my experience with this phone over the next several days, so make sure you follow MedicalSmartphones.com to read my impressions. http://www.medicalsmartphones.com

The HTC Touch Pro2

Wow, the HTC Touch Pro2 really looks like a nice device. It will have a 3.6" touch screen (which is almost an inch longer than my current HTC Titan or XV6800 that has a 2.8" screen). Plus, it will feature the tilting keyboard that slides out. Personally, I think this is a great feature because you can set your device on a table and still see what's on the display.

With much more internal RAM and a fast processor, it should run Windows Mobile 6.5 without any problems. Maybe it will even get the upgrade for Windows Mobile 7 when it becomes available (or maybe that's just wishful thinking). Well, I'm happy with my XV6800 for now, so I don't plan to make any changes.

Actually, if (or when) I upgrade to a new smartphone, I probably won't go with a slider anymore. I'll probably get a candybar style device or maybe a thin touch screen device that doesn't have a hardware keyboard. I like to use my phone with one hand and I find that the slider just isn't good for that.