HTC Fuze

“At the end of this review, we're back where we left off. The Touch Pro and the Diamond just go together. In the face of Touch Pro, the Diamond has lost some of its one-of-a-kind design-driven edge and gained elsewhere (beside the waistline). It's not the most obvious QWERTY add-on only: the TV-out port, better battery and microSD card slot sound just as sweet. It's not as simple as we liked the Diamond, so we like the Touch Pro even better. It just so seems the Touch Pro comes closer to the definitive PocketPC concept.Anyway, it's time to draw the line and, from what our experience shows, the Touch Pro quite deserves every penny you spend on it. The price tag is hefty but it's worth noting that HTC Touch Pro costs less than the TyTN II used to upon release. There is no better device on the market in this class (yet) and if this is the kind of phone you are after - just go for it.The good news for all the rest is that there's choice. The HTC Touch Diamond and the Samsung Omnia make pretty good keyboard-less alternatives.Needless to say, the Touch Pro is still to receive its trial by fire. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will also have its say on the market success of the Pro. Now, that's good news for all of us: an exciting clash awaits.”

“Some people have really bad phone skills. You'll ask a question and they'll take forever to answer, or they just sit there on the line, making you think the call dropped. (Hello? Hello?) Now imagine a phone that does that. You tap a button and nothing happens. So you hit it again. After the third or fourth press, all of the commands register, taking you someplace you didn't want to go. You have just met the HTC Fuze. This unresponsive sluggard is so laggy that all of its good qualities are snowed under by its constant reluctance to do anything.Which is a bummer, because in most other respects, this is a pretty cool handset. One of the best features is the 3-megapixel camera with automatic focus. Few phones have it, and it makes a world of difference when you can get your subject into sharp clarity by pressing the button halfway. All it's missing is a real flash (it just has that weak LED). The keyboard is roomy and easy to type on, making short work of e-mails and text messages, and there's even a function that pulls up a notepad for jotting if you pull the stylus out mid-call. The Fuze comes with 288 MB of SDRAM, but you can add a microSD for as much extra space as you need. The HTC also has Bluetooth and WiFi for connectivity and faster web performance at access points.”

“The HTC Fuze from AT&T definitely looks and feels like an extremely high-end device. However, the high-gloss finish makes this smartphone a complete fingerprint magnet, and the glass over the touchscreen can make touching the correct area a bit of a challenge. We were relatively impressed by the photos taken by the 3.2 megapixel camera, though rather annoyed with the lack of a dedicated camera button, and the somewhat confusing option menus. The included micro-USB to 3.5mm headphone adapter is an excellent workaround, and the overall music quality is good. Great battery life and great reception round out the features of this finger-friendly smartphone, along with the nice QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately, the system is sluggish overall, but that could easily be fixed with a firmware update. Overall, we at MobileBurn.com give the HTC Fuze from AT&T a 'Highly Recommended' rating.”