After just completing a review of HTC's P5500 Touch Dual handset, I was a little surprised to see a press release documenting HTC and Telstra's new Touch Dual 850, exclusively for Australia.
The new Dual handset differs from the standard, unlocked model in a number of ways: firstly, it is customised for Australia (and the world's) fastest data network; it offers built in Sensis Search, Whereis Maps (although probably not GPS) and Foxtel Mobile; and finally, and most importantly the Touch Dual 850 features the half-QWERTY keyboard that Australia has so far missed out on.
Telstra's Next-G 3.5G network seems perfect for the Touch Dual; high-speed mobile connectivity covering over 95% of the Australian population is a tempting prospect, which almost makes up for the alarming lack of WiFi that we saw on the Touch Dual P5500. However, the new model is priced relatively highly: outright, it's A$929, just over the price of the generic version, but it will also be available on a Telstra post-paid $80 per-month plan.
We will be taking an in-depth look at the Telstra HTC Touch Dual 850 at the beginning of March, so stay tuned.
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