Review: HTC Touch Pro2
Business Card Reader
One of the most useful apps pre-installed on the TP2 (Sprint version only) is WorldCard. This application allows you to take pictures of business cards, and then automatically converts them into contacts. I shot 5 separate cards, each with a variety of colors and fonts. To its credit, the application ignores color and takes a B&W image. This lets it parse the data to find the information and fill in the contact fields with the appropriate data. As with all card readers, it definitely goofed up from time to time. Still, it's FAR faster to enter in contact information this way and clean it up later if necessary.
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth worked great. The TP2 paired easily with standard and stereo headsets. Calls sounded good and so did music. The TP2 also paired with PCs, and could transfer files to/from them without issues.
Clock
The default setting of the TP2 places a large clock at the top of the home screen. If the home screen was the last screen you looked at, pressing the lock (power) key will light up the screen and you can check the time no problem. If you left another application open or running, the TP2 will not show you the clock when you unlock it, but rather the last application you were using. This could be frustrating if all you want to do is check the time. To be honest, this has been a problem with HTC phones for a while now. I am surprised it hasn't been fixed, though I understand the value of quickly getting back to the last application used.
GPS
Both variants of the TP2 have GPS on board with access to navigation apps. I found the GPS radio to be extremely accurate when outdoors. It was able to pinpoint me to within several feet. Driving directions via TeleNav (T-Mobile) or Sprint Navigation (Sprint) were simple to obtain and offered good routing.
Weather
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I love the weather app in the TouchFLO UI. HTC obviously thinks knowing what the weather is is important, because one of the icons in the carousel is for the weather. I opened it up today to look at the weather forecast for New York City. It was partly cloudy, and the not only does the weather application tell you that it partly cloudy, but it is animated, and shows you moving clouds and the sun trying to peek out. Very neat. Adding and removing cities is easy, and you can also choose to see a 5-day view of the weather.
Wi-Fi
The Touch Pro2 has Wi-Fi on board. The T-Mobile version will seamlessly find a T-Mobile hotspot and connect for data and voice calls. I found that internet and data usage was smoother and faster over Wi-Fi than either T-Mobile or Sprint's 3G networks, but that's not all that surprising.
YouTube
The TP2 also contains a YouTube client that is built into the browser section of the phone. It lets you go to a mobile-friendly version of YouTube and find videos to watch. The videos streamed quickly and without too much stuttering or pauses.
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HTC Touch Pro2 (GSM) / Tilt 2
HTC Touch Pro2 (CDMA)
