HTC is introducing a new Windows Smartphone device aimed directly at the upcoming Apple iPhone product. It’s called the HTC Touch and yes, it tries to be iPhone like in design and operation. With the Touch, you can execute commands simply by touching at the 2.8 inch 320 x 240 resolution display with your finger, or sweeping your finger in various directions. HTC calls the finger sweeping technology “TouchFLO”.

With TouchFLO, users simply sweep their finger up the display to launch an animated three dimensional interface comprising three screens – contacts, media and applications. The interface can be spun by swiping a finger right or left across the display – providing efficient access to the features that users most commonly use.

The user interface doesn’t look like your typical Windows Mobile UI as much of it contains large buttons that provide access to common activities such as content, contacts, and applications. The “homescreen” was designed by HTC to provide one touch access to emails, text messages, calendar appointments, and contacts as well as weather conditions and forecasts for hundreds of cities around the world.

Note – the Touch does have a few buttons – three of them to be exact – found below the touch screen display. That’s it though. There’s no QWERTY keyboard or dial to work with.

Here are the specs to the HTC Touch:

  • 2.8 inch LCD touch screen with backlight and 240 x 320 resolution with 65K colors
  • 201 MHz processor
  • 2 megapixel CMOS digital camera
  • Windows Mobile 6 Professional with Direct Push Email and HTML email support
  • Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900, 1800, 1900
  • WiFi, 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0
  • Measures 99 x 58 x 13.9 mm and weighs 112 grams with the battery
  • 1GB microSD card included
  • 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM
  • 1100 mAh rechargeable lithium ion battery
  • Available in soft black or wasabi green

The HTC Touch is available now in the UK and will be released later this month in Asia and throughout Europe. HTC will be launching a North American and Latin American version of the Touch sometime during the second half of this year.

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