HTC Pure

65% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Sharp looks. Stunning LCD display. Great Web browser. Good voice quality.

Squished control keys and on-screen keyboards. Poor speakerphone. Horrendous dongle required for headphone use.

Camera and Conclusions The 5-megapixel auto-focus camera lacks an LED flash and a shortcut button, so you need to scroll to the camera icon and snap pictures with the touch screen. Widescreen photos looked balanced but suffered from low-shutter-speed...

Svelte and attractive design ; Inexpensive

User interface can be slow ; No 3.5mm headphone jack

The head-turning HTC Pure is touch-friendly and inexpensive, but its lack of a headphone jack and its drab multimedia features are disappointing.

Windows Mobile 6.5′s new user interface is way better than before and the HTC Pure is a stylish and overall efficient device, except for typing. Just like the iPhone, this smartphone is better suited for people who mainly browse the Internet, snap...

The HTC Pure for AT&T ships with Windows Mobile 6.5, which brings an easier-to-use interface, an improved browser, and new services. The compact smartphone also offers full wireless options and a 5-megapixel camera.

The Pure lacks a standard 3.5 millimeter headphone jack. Touch screen is resistive instead of capacitive. Windows Marketplace is a bit slow to load and Internet Explorer Mobile still falls behind the competition.

The HTC Pure offers AT&T customers an affordable touch-screen smartphone that showcases a more intuitive Windows Mobile operating system and strikes a nice balance between work and play. That said, those looking for a handset that excels in multimedia...

Windows Mobile 6.5 software; Responsive, high-resolution touch screen; Push email

Proprietary headphone jack requires bulky adaptor; Cramped keyboard

HTC Pure distinguishes through its rather low price and a few other gimmicks that make it a possible choice for those looking for a mid-budget smartphone. I would enlist here: elegant design, Wi-Fi and HSDPA connectivity, 5-megapixel camera, good music...

The major drawbacks of the smartphone are the frequent freezes, plus the numerous software bugs (Bluetooth not working correctly sometimes, Wi-Fi not always connecting, etc.). The small keys of the virtual QWERTY keyboard are a nightmare. Besides the...