AT&T Fuze Cell Phone Review - Intro
The AT&T Fuze, also known as the HTC Touch Pro, is a Windows Mobile device that packs in everything a busy person will need to stay in touch and on top of a crazy schedule. With multimedia functionality for music and video playback as well, it also promises to keep you entertained, though this doesn't work out all that well in reality, as is the case with its 3.2-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens and LED flash, too. The Fuze is a quad-band GSM device with 3G connectivity on AT&T's network, with global 3G network compatibility as well. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and GPS round out the Fuze's package quite nicely. Positives and negatives abound with the Fuze and we've found them all.
| Section |
The Good |
The Bad |
| Tour & Design |
Width that's comfortable in the hand |
Heavy and unattractive |
| Audio Quality |
Sound sent is very good |
Sound received will be artificially amplified or cut off in areas |
| Imaging |
Decent camera interface and photo album software |
Unfocused live preview & poor video quality |
| Making/Receiving Calls |
Robust non-audio alerts |
You'll go gray waiting to make a call after turning it on |
| Messaging |
All the email you can handle |
AT&T will charge you for every IM sent & received |
| Organizer |
All the bases are covered to keep track of your PIM data |
No one-touch voice memo recording |
| Multimedia |
The Fuze will be a decent music player |
Some trouble playing back high-bitrate video |
| Software |
Highly-extensible and established OS |
TouchFLO is awful - turn it OFF! |
| Battery Life |
Great call time and music playback battery life |
Web browsing battery life is just average |
| Connectivity |
Excellent Bluetooth support |
Nothing to complain about here |
| Hardware |
Fast text entry with one or 2 hands |
Touch screen isn't sensitive enough |
| Other Features |
GPS is on board! |
You have to pay $9.99/mo to get turn-by-turn navigation |
| Value & Comparisons |
Powerful device that can do a little bit of everything |
Expensive compared to comparable devices that perform better |
