Sprint Announces HTC Touch: November 4 is D-day

The HTC Touch is here. Available exclusively through Sprint starting November 4, the Touch is a full touch-screen mobile phone running on Windows Mobile 6 with entertainment being its prime agenda. Featuring a big, nearly 3-inch display, the phone is based on TouchFLO technology for smooth menu navigation with a finger swipe. There's also a 3D cube interface for quick access to entertainment, communication tools and a dial-by-picture photo caller ID screen.

The HTC Touch takes advantage of Sprint's broadband network and lets users access the Sprint Music Store for over-the-air song downloads. You can also watch Sprint TV featuring 50 live and on-demand channels of audio and video. The phone offers a MicroSD memory card slot that supports up to 4GB capacity, and comes bundled with a 512MB card.

A basic 2 MPx camera with 5x zoom (and video capability) is thrown in. There's also stereo Bluetooth and voice-activated dialing. The HTC Touch measures 4" x 2.4" x 0.6" and weighs in at just 4 oz. Priced at US $249.99 (along with a 2 year service agreement), there's a $100 rebate as well. There's no "unlimited" data plan, instead standard data rates will apply for music/content downloads.