A few weeks ago I got a new phone that I have been enjoying and I finally got off my lazy ass to review it.
Behold
the AT&T Tilt 2 (aka: Touch Pro 2). This phone is my favorite phone
to date. It comes packaged with Windows Mobile 6.5, a 528 MHz processor,
288 MB DDR RAM, GPS, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and
much more.
Many
people may boo it for being a Window Mobile phone and in some cases I
might agree with them, but Windows Mobile isn't half bad if you know.....
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how and
where to
go
to customize it. Plus the rumor I want to believe is that FpseCE (the
best PlayStation emulator for a SmartPhone) is to be released this
week! Yes, I know the iPhone has some sort of PlayStation emulator, but it is
very limited in game compatibility and uses frame skipping to achieve high frame
rates.
Anyways, I recommend installing a customized ROM on your phone
(although your could VOID your warranty if you send it in "modified").
When I first turned on the Tilt 2 I was astonished on how awesome it
looked, but was very disappointed at the stock software AT&T
decided to put on it. The phone was sluggish and internet browsing was slow which was a
partial let down. But with some of the aforementioned customizing, you will be in business and a happy customer once again.
As for the hardware, the screen is a 3.6" WVGA 480 x 800 LCD and will
blow you away once you see it. The resolution is perfect for Remote
Desktop, Citrix, Gaming, Word & Excel documents and many more
applications. The slide-out
QWERTY keyboard is a vast improvement over previous HTC models. The keys are
evenly spaced which makes it easier to type faster without worrying
about hitting other keys. The camera takes good pictures, but is
limited to areas with good
lighting as there is no flash. Also, there is no directional pad on the
device which took a while to get used to coming from a phone that had
one.
As for the main reason the phone was named "Tilt 2", the tilting screen! When
I first saw it, I thought it was
a marketing gimmick, but after using it for several weeks it is a very
nice feature. The tilt enables you to sit the phone down and
view the screen in landscape to watch videos, read email and surf the
internet.
The
battery life is pretty good at 6.5 hours talk time and 650 hours of
standby time in 3G. In the real world I am sure the numbers are lower
due to web surfing, downloading email, text messaging and who knows
what.
If you are in the market for a new phone I would
definitely recommend this phone or the same phone provided by other US carriers. On other carriers, you may find the phone listed under the original name, Touch Pro 2.
Pros:
- High Resolution Screen
- A well spaced slide-out QWERTY keyboard
- Tilting Screen
- Battery life has been improved over the previous model (Touch Pro)
Cons:
- No camera flash
- No directional pad
- AT&T stock ROM is sluggish (but is easily fixable)
