One of the major gripes with handsets these days is the use of maker-specific headphone jacks, designed to keep users with the issued set. We are disappointed to find the Touch doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack, and while the headset provided is OK and the sound adequate we always feel that manufacturers are missing a trick in this respect. There is a choice of using the Windows Media Player or the HTC version, but all in all while the Touch Viva is nothing special when it comes to audio.
A 2 mega pixel camera is not going to excite many people these days, but at least it does have an autofocus feature. No flash, but video capability, and very basic features mean this isn’t going to be a selling point for the model. Again, it’s adequate but not great – something that we can say about a great number of models on the market right now.
No gripes here for you get Wi-Fi and Bluetooth along with mini USB, EDGE and GPRS functions, as well as quad band technology and all the usual messaging services. Email is pretty decent too and the browser – Opera 9.5 here – perfectly adequate so those looking to use the internet are going to be well served. The Touch Viva lacks HSPDA but is, all in all, pretty well connected.
HTC has a reputation for producing good looking and very capable phones that were once leaders in the style stakes. While this is a good looking handset, and one that is reasonably well specified, it is nothing special compared to many of its current rivals, but it scores highly for those who want an unfussy and uncluttered phone that does the job with little effort at a reasonable price.
There are various highly featured touchscreens release almost every month, some may become costly but more and more mobile phones are getting cheaper. There are various ways to save money and you can get a monthly pay mobilephone contract deals if ever you want to buy one.
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