October 16th, 2009
AT&T Tilt 2 reviewed as last of four Touch Pro2 US variants
It looks like the final US carrier branded Touch Pro2 device will be launching this weekend. AT&T’s Tilt 2 is scheduled to be available on 18 October, but the folks at WMExperts were able to get their hands on one and posted a review. The Tilt 2 is the first of the four carrier HTC Touch Pro2 units to launch with Windows Mobile 6.5. It also appears to look most like the European HTC Touch Pro2 with curves and silver highlights. I still really like using my T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2, especially since it is not loaded with bloatware like AT&T continues to do with all of their smartphones that are not iPhones.
It also looks like the T-Mobile version has the best keyboard of all four major US wireless carriers with a dedicated number row and actual CTRL key for efficiency during text entry. There is still no word on when the Sprint, T-Mobile, or Verizon devices will get the Windows Mobile 6.5 update, but as I pointed out before there isn’t a whole lot in the WM 6.5 update that is needed on the Touch Pro2.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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